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When considering a career as a professional truck driver, all too often our past can catch up with us. Whether it be violations on our driving record or former mistakes we’ve made such as misdemeanors or even felonies, suddenly we can find ourselves in a position of not being able to obtain the CDL license. [...]

Having trouble getting your CDL?  Want to be a more successful owner operator?  Having your own freight broker license could be the answer!  Jack Martin of A1 Freight Broker Training will be our special guest on Truth About Trucking “LIVE” - Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 at 7:30 PM EST.  An expert in the field, Mr. [...]

Donna and I would like to thank everyone for their support and encouragment that you have all shown us through the last 3 years.  Here is a little Trucking Christmas Special we have put together for you, in hopes it will make your New Year a happy and  prosperous one!
 
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year [...]

There is little doubt that the trucking industry is feeling the current state of the economy.  This was naturally going to happen, and more and more drivers are reporting a slow down in freight.  Especially surprising, is the slow down during the Holiday Season.
Here is another post by a driver telling about what he is [...]

By JOAN LOWY, Associated Press Writer  – Tue Dec 2, 12:01 pm ET
WASHINGTON – Federal regulators are taking steps to get medically unfit truck and bus drivers off the road after being accused for years of dragging their feet on the issue.
Under a rule approved by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, states will be required to merge commercial [...]

I was just contacted by a wonderful lady who is heading up a special South Dakota Outreach Effort in order to assist victims of recent blizzard conditions, effecting various Native American Reservations.  They are in great need of Owner Operators or any trucker with the ability to donate their time and 18-wheeler to help in [...]

Independent Realist had a good show today on Blog Talk Radio, about the gas hauling business.  If you missed it, just click on the play button below.  Since it is internet online radio, sometimes problems can arise, such as today when the connection was lost about 2 minutes before the show’s end . . . [...]

The proposed new rules for the hours of service regulations have been tossed out by the court, thus keeping the HOS rules the same. Set to go into effect in January, 2009, the agency officials chose to keep the current hours of service rules the same, in order to prevent more confusion to both truck [...]

by Donna Smith
I have to say that I am pretty annoyed with a lot of folks out there who are continually trying to pretend that everything is “peachy keen” within the trucking industry. It appears that their goal is to create a rosie picture in order to get more people to join an industry that , well, [...]

by Allen Smith
The website for “The Best Truck Driving Jobs- A State by State Guide” is live.  The book is quickly becoming a favorite and I hope it helps all those in trucking make the all important decision of “which trucking company should I drive for?”
I recently wrote a Hub on Hubpages which gives a little [...]