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Instant Pot for when you don’t have time to wait for dinner
For years, truckers have enjoyed the convenience of preparing hot, nutritious meals with a slow cooker. While they drove all day, the slow cooker was hard at work making dinner to enjoy six or eight hours later. But, sometimes circumstances don’t allow for all-day cooking. For example, the only time you may get a decent […]
June 18, 2019
Alabama requires training truckers in human trafficking
Alabama is the latest state to pass legislation that will require its trucking schools to include a curriculum to train drivers on how to recognize, prevent and report human trafficking. The Alabama legislature passed on May 31 a bill that mandates trade schools, junior colleges, and private truck driving schools to add human trafficking training […]
June 18, 2019
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Don’t let a salad undermine your wellness goals
So you’re trying to be good and eat well while over the road. Not easy is it? There is plenty of fast food and tempting sweet and/or salty snacks waiting for you at every checkout counter and in the vending machines of driver lounges. Still, you stiffen your resolve and order a salad. Eat enough […]
June 11, 2019
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FMCSA seeks comments on driver detention
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is asking truck drivers and others in the trucking industry for information about detention times at shipping and receiving facilities and the potential impacts those delays have on highway safety. The agency says a recent study by the U.S. DOT Office of Inspector General found that better data is […]
June 11, 2019
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Dangerous brake check caught on dashcam
Watching this brief video you get the impression that the driver in the red four-door wants some payback for a lane change by a tractor-trailer driver. In the process, the driver who captured the events on his dashcam was almost hit.
June 11, 2019
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Trucker working on new bluegrass album
Travers Chandler, a trucker and bluegrass musician, is hard at work on a new album called “Truck Stops and Honky Tonks.” He hopes it raises public awareness of trucking and bluegrass music. In an interview with Bluegrass Today, Chandler said: “As someone with a somewhat public bully pulpit, I can use that for good in […]
June 11, 2019
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Award honors top rookie truck driver
Know a talented trucker who has been in the trucking industry for less than a year? If so, consider entering them in the contest to find a great new driver. Nominations are now open for the 2019 Mike O’Connell Trucking’s Top Rookie Award contest presented by Truckers News. We’re looking for the best driver who […]
June 11, 2019
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‘Lodge Mom’ makes Tri-State’s Legacy Lodge feel like home
Tri-State Trucking's new resort-style driver lounge, called the Legacy Lodge, has a secret weapon: Trudy Stroup, the lodge attendant.
June 4, 2019
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Cops take aim at aggressive drivers on I-94
If you drive Interstate 94 through much of Michigan, be aware there’ll be increased police scrutiny for the next two weeks. Michigan State Police plans a crackdown on aggressive driving — with a focus on commercial vehicles — on Interstate 94 between Detroit and Jackson to the southwest. The campaign, Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks, […]
June 4, 2019
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Special program for 18 to 20-year-old veterans seeks applicants
A special federal program and study to allow a limited number of 18 to 20-year-olds who possess the U.S. military equivalent of a commercial driver’s license to drive trucks in interstate commerce is now accepting applications. During the pilot program, which is expected to last up to three years, the safety records of participating drivers […]
June 4, 2019
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Study: energy drinks could affect your heart health
When it comes to drinking energy drinks the American Heart Association is warning people to proceed with caution after a recent small study found a connection between consuming energy drinks and elevated blood pressure and increased risk of electrical disturbances in the heart, affecting heart rhythm. In a study of 34 healthy volunteers ages 18-40, […]
June 4, 2019
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Shocking crash captured by camera near intersection
Two people died in a crash in suburban Detroit earlier this week when a motorist sped through a red light and slammed into a truck. The violent wreck Tuesday, May 28, was caught by a surveillance camera at a business near the intersection of Telegraph and Northline Roads in Taylor. Somehow, the driver of the […]
June 4, 2019
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Wake up to a healthy, slow-cooked breakfast
Think how nice it would be to wake up to a hot, healthy breakfast that would see you through your entire driving day. This Food Network recipe for slow cooker steel cut oats will do that, and taste great in the process. All it takes are some inexpensive, basic ingredients and a good rest. Just […]
June 4, 2019
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June 4, 2019
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$10,000 awaits top rookie truck driver
Know a talented trucker who has been in the trucking industry for less than a year? If so, consider entering them in the contest to find a great new driver. Nominations are now open for the 2019 Mike O’Connell Trucking’s Top Rookie Award contest presented by Truckers News. We’re looking for the best driver who […]
June 4, 2019
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Owner-operator featured in FMCSA safety message
Ingrid Brown is an independent owner-operator from Boone, North Carolina and also featured in “Voices of Safety,” a series of public information videos from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. On the FMCSA’s website, Brown said she started working for her father’s construction business when she was just 18. After getting her own truck, she […]
May 28, 2019
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Health and wellness help available online
Health and wellness issues may be among the biggest practical problems facing any truck driver. It’s easy to see why: schedules can be erratic the job is primarily sedentary drivers often are not at home access to a gym or other fitness facility can be difficult food choices can be limited All of that may […]
May 28, 2019
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Women comment on 18-20-year-old driver proposal
The American Trucking Associations approve of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposal for a pilot project to allow 18 to 20-year-old drivers to drive commercial motor vehicles interstate. The Owner-Operators Independent Drivers Association thinks its a bad idea. So do the Teamsters. And, a lot of other folks are weighing in online. The FMCSA […]
May 28, 2019
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