Carter Lumber Interview. We sat down with Carter Lumber and dug into what the company is all about. We talked with Russ Murphy from the Carter Lumber companies. Russ filled us in on what Carter can do for drivers looking to be local driver. Tune in and hear this awesome interview with our good friends…
Bad Things Can Happen When A Carrier Keeps A Driver Pay. This week we are missing little Miss Ruthann. She is sick and is in bed getting much needed rest. Troy will be going it all by himself. Bad Things Can Happen When A Carrier Keeps A Driver Pay. When a carrier keeps part or…
Truckers Make The Best Husbands. The national average for divorced people in the United States, is, almost 50%. Yuk, right? Almost half of everyone that gets married, will get a divorce. If you get married a 2nd time, there is a 60% chance this marriage will fail. A 3rd time getting married? 3 times and…
Vengeance On The Road. Recently a trucker took out his own vengeance on a trucking company. A driver started burning semi trucks that belonged to Swift transportation. In all, 25 semi trucks were torched. Im not sure what this 64 year old trucker was thinking but he was on a roll. You would think that…
Drive Monkey Drive. Autonomous maker Locomotion is teaming up with Stevens Trucking of Oklahoma. Steven has plans to acquire up to 500 autonomous rigs. Although fully autonomous vehicles will not be out for a few years to come. Stevens allegedly will have a pilot program some time in 2023. The Autonomous Relay Convoy or ARC…
When team Driving Ends Bad. Recently a team driver, shot his co-driver while in Texas. The victim then called 911 and reported the incident. Can you only imagine how that relationship must have been? This, many times, a team ends bad. Not necessarily with one of the team members shot but relationships don't end unless…
Stop Pleading Guilty To Traffic Violations. Why do truckers and the general public keep agreeing with the police? When you get a ticket, you are still innocent till proven guilty in the USA! So why do you just pay the ticket and go about your business? I'll tell you why. Because it is convenient to…
Worst Trucker plus A Story to Make You Cry. We recently sat down with, possibly the worst trucker ever. What we mean by "worst trucker", we mean worst attitude. Troy say and talked with an entitled driver, that thinks everyone owes him something. A driver called in on one of the show lines recently to…
Trucking Scams & Sleep Apnea Explained. Have you ever heard of, Padding the Fuel Bill? Here is how it works. A driver and someone at the fuel desk conspire to ripoff the drivers employer. This involves fuel receipts and cash. It is not nice and eventually the driver gets caught. another scam, involves two drivers.…
Truck Driver Trainer Fired. A Truck Driver Teacher was recently terminated from his job. A trucker trainer is in hot water because of his particular training skills. Class A commercial schools have to maintain a level of professionalism. When their employees don't represent the school correctly, they run the risk of hurting their resume and…
Lease Purchase & Fuel Surcharge Explained. Should a driver partake in a lease purchase in todays market? The answer in short is "yes" if you are getting a fuel legit surcharge and "no" if you are not. If you are not getting a surcharge, you are getting "ripped-off". In short a fuel surcharge is given…
Something's Happening In the Trucking Industry. The perfect storm is happening right now in trucking. Freight rates are down, fuel prices are up not to mention the supply shortages. On top of all that, brokers are getting rich. A while back, truck drivers and assembly line workers, were paid to stay home. While they were…
