Recently a truck driver was found dead in his burning truck. Don’t let this be you. Get a combo smoke and carbon monoxide detector run by batteries today and put it in your truck! It could save your life. I need all the listeners I can get. Seriously, it might save you and it costs very little. Get one immediately.
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Do you know your worth in the industry? Don’t let a company try to discount your accomplishments or tell you to be a team player to help the company. Look at Yellow. 700 million dollars all gone and they still want their employees to take more cuts. By the time this airs we should know how that turned out but the message still applies. Don’t take cuts for the company, just go somewhere else. Life is too short to be discounted.
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Yellow freight closed! They ceased operations in the last few days. Yellow, of course, blames the Teamsters Union. Is that they reason they closed? Yellow got $700,000,000 dollars from taxpayers just 3 years ago. Where is that $700 MILLION now? Plus, let’s take a look at how much some of the executives make at Yellow. They make millions while the stock has fallen 87% in the last 3 years. Must be nice. So, what is the real reason Yellow is currently out of business? Plus, they could reopen. It is possible.
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2 more drivers have tried to go through Smuggler’s Notch in Vermont. Guess what? That is a no go. It is marked by numerous signs but yet here go a couple of numbskulls anyway. The fines are very high and so are the tow bills because you don’t fit. Don’t do it!
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LYTX has been making trucking terrible for years and now they have an app! You can view how bad of a driver you are and coach yourself! Also, LYTX is using machine learning and AI to see if you are eating a sandwich or are staying in the center of your lane. Really. LYTX has got to be one of the worst things about trucking and any trucking company that uses it is at the bottom of trucking companies. Never ever download the app no matter what your company says. Also, LYTX records 400 HOURS of CONTINUOUS video and LIVE VIEW. It is right on the LYTX site. Don’t let your company tell you they can’t do it because LYTX says they can. I tell you how to defeat part of this but that is for entertainment purposes only and should not be used on public roads. LYTX is garbage for drivers.
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While traveling to the funeral of my Brother-In-Law I had the opportunity to listen to the RoadDog and the wonderful call in shows they offer. A driver who was leasing a truck called in about broker fees and how much money they “steal” from truck drivers. He wanted immediate government intervention! This can’t stand! Ha. Hilarious. I recount the call and what the host said. She did a great job of challenging him.
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ABF just ratified a new 5 year contract and some of what happened can help you get a raise at your OTR carrier even if you aren’t in a union. I go over what to do and how to do it so we all can benefit. You don’t have to be in a union to get a raise. Trucking did pay better with the Teamsters, though. Just say no to LYTX and driver facing cameras!
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I recently came across an article about a driver, a number of them actually, that were not paid and kept working. Now, this is not just one week. They were not paid for many weeks. This driver even fueled the truck on his own credit card! What? Who does that? The company he was working for has now filed bankruptcy so this driver may be out the money he is owed. Never ever do this! –I am not an attorney and this podcast is not legal advice.–
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In more news about scumbags, a FedEx truck crashed and idiots were out stealing the packages. Nice. What is this world coming to anyway? We allow the norms of society to be violated everyday and this is what we get. It is time to get tough on crime in a real way. Crime and those that live outside of society.
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If you are thinking about becoming a truck driver I am here to help. Trucking companies tell you all kinds of lies to get you in. Trucking is real work requiring long and unpredictable hours and you may be away from your family for weeks at a time. Are you ready for this? I will tell you the worst-case-senario so you can be ready for what is ahead.
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