Category Archives: Trucking

Trucking Answers | Why trucking is a great career | SAIA | #119



In a terrestrial based episode I discuss the reasons trucking is still a great career choice and why you should choose it right now!  Also, I went to SAIA as they were having a hiring event.  This is what I found out.  You can make just as much being home daily as you can living in a truck on the road.

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Trucking Answers | Don’t look behind the curtain | A Reason we are not on Mars | #118



In this Kansas-inspired episode I discuss the recent news of NyQuil Chicken as well as some actual trucking news like electronic monitoring of commercial vehicles.  A reason we are not on Mars as well.

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Trucking Answers | 5 things that have improved trucking over the last 34 years | A Reason we are not on Mars | #117



In a cross-country episode I discuss 5 things that I think have made trucking either better or easier in the last 34 years.  I use 34 years because that is how long I have been trucking.  Trucking is a great career, it still pays the bills and keeps the lights on here at Trucking Answers.  In a future episode I will discuss the 5 things that have hurt trucking in the last 34 years.  Also, ripped from today’s headlines is yet another reason we don’t live on Mars.  Current weather conditions on Mars provided by NASA.

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Trucking Answers | Should you get paid based on your bills? | Automotive | A Reason we are not on Mars | #116



In an electrifying episode I discuss an incident at my work talking to another driver.  Should you get a paycheck that is based on how much your bills are that month?  That is what some people think but I don’t.  Companies need to compensate you for the things they ask you to do for them no matter if your car payment is $900 or you drive a Yugo to work.  Don’t fall in to the trap of thinking that only your miles should be paid.  Gov Newsome says only electric cars will be sold new and also don’t charge your electric car because we don’t have the power to do it.  Nice.  Weather and a Reason we are not on Mars.

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Trucking Answers | FMCSA Women of Trucking Panel of mostly non-drivers | A Reason we are not on Mars | #115



In this Emilia Earhart special I discuss the FMCSA Women of Trucking panel that consists mainly of women who don’t drive.  This panel will advise the FMCSA about how to get and keep women in trucking.  Brilliant.  Of course there is a member from the FMCSA, naturally.  I talk about the car I have had the longest.  How long do you keep a car?  The weather on Mars and a reason we do not live on Mars.

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Trucking Answers | Should the government provide truck parking? | #114



In a Red Sovine classic I discuss if in fact truck parking should be provided by the government.  This stems from the city of New York towing and ticketing trucks for parking overnight in residential areas. TANY says that there is not enough parking and the government needs to step up and do something.  I say that they are doing something, they are removing trucks from residential areas where they are already not allowed to park!

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Trucking Answers | PAM Settles ANOTHER one | Going to get your CDL? | A Reason we are not on Mars | #113



In this Pamtastic episode I talk about PAM Transport and the fact that they are settling yet ANOTHER class action for the same reasons they always do.  People, please do not even consider working at PAM Transport and do not use Driver Solutions for any reason!  That is my opinion, anyway.  I talk about the lowest priced car I ever bought.  I go over a new service for people looking to get their CDL and begin a trucking career.  Get in the right way!  A Reason we are not on Mars.

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Trucking Answers | Colonial Closes-USX has issues | A Reason we are not on Mars | #112



In this implanted episode I discuss the closing of Colonial Freight.  They opened in 1943 and will be closed in a week.  Wow.  Always be ready to move on to a new place!  This is a problem for lease purchase drivers as well.  US Xpress announces more layoffs and I put them on death watch.  We will see what happens.  When other large companies are announcing record profits US Xpress announces layoffs.  Curious.  People are implanting Tesla chips n their hands.  Good idea?  No.  Dealer markups are getting out of hand, or are they?  Also, a reason we are not on Mars ripped from todays headlines.

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Trucking Answers | How much energy does a Tesla semi use? | Cars I wish I still had | A Reason we are not on Mars | #111



In this electrifying episode I discuss how much energy a Tesla semi uses and what it costs.  Are we ready to use electric trucks to haul goods in the United States yet?  I name 3 of the cars I used to have that I wish I would have kept.  Do you have any cars you wish you still had?  A reason we are not on Mars.

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Trucking Answers | Why waiting time pays zero | Harley class action | A Reason we are not on Mars | #110



In this best of Sturgis episode I discuss the recent picket line at the ports in Boston and explain exactly why people sit and are not paid for it.  Celedon execs are spared prosecution, is anyone surprised by this?  Walmart is rolling out a 60 foot multi-temp trailer for use in Canada.  Will drivers be paid extra to haul it?  Harley-Davidson faces a lawsuit over warranty issues and who has to do the maintenance.  A Reason we are not on Mars.

 

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