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…
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…
Truck Stops Failing Truckers Plus AB5 Explained. Truck Stops have been losing their traditional feel for the last decade. What was once a family atmosphere of diners with friendly waitresses and truckers getting together for a meal. Has become a hurry up, pay for your fuel and order your McDonalds meal and get out of…
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…
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…
What Happened On Interstate 10. This past week on Wednesday 6/15/2022 we were traveling east on Interstate 10 in Florida. A digital sign warned motorists of an accident 26 miles ahead. It also said the right lane would be closed. When we arrived to the scene which was mile marker 111. We noticed a tractor…
8 Things Truckers Want You To Know. There are things you may not know about the trucking industry. There are also things you may not know about truckers and they're semi trucks. For starters, did you know it takes a semi truck 2 football fields to come to a complete stop? The motoring public is…
Top Reasons Truckers At Fault Accidents. Before I write some of this article, let me start off by saying, car drivers cause more accidents than big trucks. But that's not what this story is about. This is about, the main reason truckers are at fault when in an accident. Statistics from the study indicate that…
Trucker Bites IT AT Rest Area. Nurgazy Mamyrov a trucker from Longhorn PA, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of October 5th 2021. Mamyrov was involved in a few incidents with citizens before state police were called to the scene. When state police arrived, they found Mamyrov arguing with another driver. Both…
Justice For Truckers. This past week Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, the trucker that was involved in a quadruple fatality in 2019, was resentenced for the deadly crash. Originally Aguilera-Mederos received 110 years in prison for the charges of vehicular homicide. He was given clemency by the Governor of Colorado and his sentence was dropped to 10 years.…
WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR TRUCKER'S. Avi Geller, CEO and founder of Maven Machines, believes the industry, as a whole, needs to become more driver-centric. This is accomplished through an increase in driver pay and benefits, better education and training programs, more career development opportunities, and the adoption of driver-friendly technology. We sat down with…
