The Big Shut Down (Semi Trucks). In 1973 a truck driver named named J.W. Edwards shut his semi truck down on Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania. His handle on the C.B. Radio was "River Rat". This would be the first time that the American Trucker got a national voice. Frustrated with an oil embargo Edwards had…
SEMI TRUCK HITS STOPPED TRAFFIC 10 DEAD. On June 19th, along Interstate 65 in Alabama at mile post 138 near the bridge over Pigeon Creek was the location of a deadly scene. Ten people were killed, including 8 children, teenagers and 2 adults, when a semi truck failed to stop at a queue, as the…
TRUCKERS BECOMING HUMAN TRAFFIC. In a recent article by Freightwaves, they ran a report in a trucker that was lured from a foreign country to work in the USA. Once here the trucker alleges he was forced to work illegal hours, ultimately risking his safety and others not he road. The trucker also stated that…
All about Trucking Gainville Accident The recent accident in Gainesville Florida was tragic and many lives were lost. The authorities have announced that the blame is going to the north bound truck driver. The driver is said to have made an abrupt swerve taking a car across the medium and killing another trucker. My opinion…
All about Trucking Trucking News - 7 Killed Two 4 Wheelers. This week in the news a terrible accident outside of Gainesville Fl. Reactions on all the blogs have been divided. Some are saying the truck driver is at fault and I would caution those people that unless they are witness to the accident don't…
Pre-Trip It or Be Screwed Truck drivers every day are forced to look at the clock as they race time to make money. When starting your day with a limited set of hours to work it sometimes can be tempting to skip the "Pre-Trip inspection". This can result in a deadly decision as equipment can…
Trucking-New with Ruthann - Ice In The South Trucking-New With Ruthann - Truckers all 4 wheelers were made subject to a very bad slippery storm. Most parts of North Carolina had to deal with snow and ice covered roads. In the south the snow removal has been traditionally par at best. With snow and ice…
Trucker Sentenced to Prison - Up a Creek A Trucking Company owner is on his way to jail after a major accident. A carrier has lied about about a hazmat load which is the cause of a huge wreck that destroyed much. Crime does not pay when you get caught trying to scam everyone. Also…
Before Your Get your CDL Before You Get Your CDL please watch our podcast. Have you really thought about what happens after you get your Class A CDL? Have you really done your research on what the actual job initials? This career or lifestyle as we like to call it, has a job that goes…
Trucking-News with Ruthann - Dumb Criminals Trucking-News with Ruthann - Dumb Criminals is exactly what it sounds like. Criminals these days are just not the brightest people in the world. A man that attacked Trucker Amos bragged about it the night he did it. Have you ever wondered why someone would commit a crime and…
Semi-Trucks - What the Public Don't Know! Semi-Trucks - What the Public Don't Know! Haha there are many things that the general public does not know about semi-trucks. Things that we truckers never stop to give second thought to. Things like how much an average semi-truck weighs. To us its second nature but to the…
