Covenant Transportation asked for and received an exemption so they can allow a person with a commercial license permit to drive without a CDL licensed driver in the passenger seat. The licensed driver needs to be in the truck but not the seat. This in no way improves safety and I am against it.
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Werner Enterprises has been in a court battle since 2011. A group of trainee driver allege Werner did not pay them for breaks and sleeper time, only $350 a week salary. The sleeper was thrown out but the break stuck and initially Werner lost and was ordered to pay $800000. Well, since math is hard the figures had to be refigured and were turned in late. Werner objected and has won three appeals based on that. Look at how much effort a trucking company will go through to not pay you. Think about it. I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice. Seek a licensed attorney of your choice for legal advice. This podcast is opinion.
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In the height of irony Lytx and Samsara are listed on the ATA website as sponsors of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week 2024. Hilarious. The American Trucking Association allows them to be a sponsor when, in my opinion, hardly any companies have done more to harm the trucking industry than these two. How many truck driver careers have been cut short by their wrong opinion? It is laughable for them to have anything to do with drivers.
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President Biden has decided not to run for reelection. Well, his handlers decided it. What do you think about this: The attempt on President Trump was actually a message to President Biden to get out? Maybe? It was obviously set up. Those idiot Secret Service people can’t be that terrible. Kamala Harris will likely be the new nominee for the Democrat party.
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I want you to think about a few things in a different way. The shooter in the attempted assassination knew which roof to get on. How? Who told him? Plus, he had no social media but communication encrypted? Think about these things as we watch President Trump recover.
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The ATA has come out in support of drivers being independent contractors even though many of them are misclassified. The American Trucking Association just wants to see people succeed in their dream of truck ownership. My heart is warmed by this
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Who chose Western Express to be on a safety panel? Well, here goes nothing. Would you want the maximum speed of your truck to change based on where you are? For instance, a yard is 15 mph. What if the truck turned its speed down to that there?
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People complained about my position on TMC and the hair issue as I call myself a Libertarian. Those two things are not incompatible and I’ll show you why. Stop going to the government to solve your problems!
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Should you give a two week notice before quitting your trucking company? Well, does the company value you and your time? Just because something is tradition doesn’t mean we should still do it. Also, as a bonus I tell you how to (hopefully) get your final paycheck!
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TMC trucking a few years ago fired a black guy because he wouldn’t cut his hair. He filed a complaint with the civil rights commission and is now suing them. What does TMC do? Fire another black guy because of his hair. Does anyone at TMC have a brain? Who cares about his hair? I have long said no one should work here and I couldn’t believe it more now. The place seems full of immature military wanna be soldiers who couldn’t cut it. These were the hall monitors in school and they are the Sucuritas people of today. I’m not making my bed and I’m not cutting my hair so they can bite me.
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