Sorry no trucks are allowed to park here, your going to have to leave! I get so fuck tired of hearing “sorry sir you can’t park here”, from it seems like ever one and their mother. Ask any driver out there what is the biggest concern is in their day to day operation? You will [...]
An inter-agency operation this week took 53 commercial vehicles and 93 drivers off Oregon roads for safety violations. A team of Oregon State Police, several local police agencies and commercial vehicle inspectors with the Oregon Department of Transpiration ran the 16th Operation Trucker Check from 12:01 a.m. Tuesday through 11:59 p.m. Thursday at the southbound [...]
The FBI suspects that serial killers working as long-haul truckers are responsible for the slayings of hundreds of prostitutes, hitchhikers and stranded motorists whose bodies have been dumped near highways over the last three decades. Federal authorities first made the connection about five years ago while helping police link a trucker to a string of [...]
Truckers may be able to put a little more pedal to the metal as Senate Republicans inserted language into the state transportation budget allowing vehicles and noncommercial buses over 8,000 pounds when empty to travel 65 miles per hour instead of the current 55. During deliberations in the Senate’s transportation committee, the speed increase was [...]
I get at least five emails a week asking “Trucker Steve do you use a GPS and if so what brand should I get?” When I get this question it reminds me of a episode of The Office, where branch manager Michael follows directions from his GPS device — despite the warnings of his passenger [...]
Finding secure parking has always been a extreme challenge in the trucking industry. More recently states have been shutting down safe areas to park for drivers due to limited funds. This has forced drivers to park in what could be a unsafe place, which is bad, very bad! Please help by signing a petition to [...]
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