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by Donna Smith

Rivenburg Family

Hope Rivenburg, the widow of slain trucker Jason Rivenburg, along with Congressman Paul Tonko, AskTheTrucker, and everyone who has worked so diligently  to get HR 2156 passed into law, has designated June 28th 2010, the official day for Jason’s Law – Bill HR 2156.

Jason’s Law, otherwise known as Bill H.R. 2156, was introduced on April 28th, 2009 and has been referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The Bill, named after truck driver, Jason Rivenburg of Fultonham, NY, who was found shot to death in his truck, would implement a pilot program to establish safe truck parking facilities.

What this day of recognition means is that on, June 28th, 2010, we are calling for EVERYONE to call their Representatives and Senators, telling them that it is imperative for them to support HR 2156 in order that truck drivers can have the promise of safe and adequate parking. We need to flood the phone lines and “Get Er Done”

This is a Bill that has the Support of everyone. With all the many differences that exist among one another within the trucking industry, we are all in unanimous agreement that H.R. 2156 must be passed and  become law.

Organizations in Support of H.R. 2156- “Jason’s Law”

• OOIDA Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association
• ATA American Trucking Association
• Teamsters The International Brotherhood of Teamsters

It’s time to for us all to be determined and not depend on the next guy.  Here is an article written by Todd Dills of OverDrive Magazine which explains why we must not be passive,  but instead, the  absolute vital importance of why we must all be  proactive in this cause.   We must all create a frame of mind within ourselves that says,

” If I make this call today, Jasons Law Will be passed”

Valuable Links

• Your   US Senator Contact info
• Your  US Representative Contact Info
• The Petition to Sign for Jason’s Law
• The Official Jason Rivenburg Website

Hope Rivenburg has made numerous trips to Washington in support of HR 2156, attempting to gather support and co-sponsors for the bill.
She does this for 2 reasons:

1. So that her husbands death will not be in vain
2. So that no other truck driver or their family will have to endure  similar pain and loss

Hope will be a guest on a Blog Talk Radio Show on June 10th, 2010 at Noon  EST  “Jason’s Last Ride- The Truth About Trucking”

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Land Line Magazine, the OOIDA business trucking magazine, reported on the recent Dan Rather Reports TV Show in which I was invited to as a special speaker from the audience.  In the article they wrote:

Rather turned to an audience member, Allen Smith, who has spent 30 years in the business.  Smith claimed he has received thousands of responses on his site, askthetrucker.com, since the “Dan Rather Reports” episode aired featuring Wood.  ( misquote)

“The schools are still taking their money.  They’re wasting their time in the truck knowing that within a couple of weeks they’re going to be thrown out of the truck anyway,” Smith said.

Although I’m sure Land Line would never admit to receiving the volume of emails we have received from all of you since our site began, all of you CDL students and new drivers out there who have experienced these abuses you have shared with AskTheTrucker over the years, should consider also sharing your stories directly to OOIDA and their Land Line Magazine.

In fact, here is an email we just received a few hours ago from a gentleman who wanted to share his nightmare story of his Owner Operator Lease Purchase Program, which I have discussed many times.   For Land Line Magazine and OOIDA . . . this is just another one of the thousands we have and continue to receive:

Dear Sir:

I have settled down a bit, so let me put things into perspective and give you some more info:

I am near the end of my 5th week with ********.  I will get my 4th settlement statement tomorrow.  I am a rookie driver – all my  experience is these 5 weeks, plus ******** driver training program.  My driver trainer was a lease op, he convinced me that I would make much more money as a lease op.  I was convinced by many ******** people that leasing my truck would provide me more income, more flexibility in various aspects of the job.   I got back to the yard, tested out, and one of the instructors talked to our group about leasing.  He pulled me aside, and of course I had already made up my mind to do it…long story short, he gets $300 bonus for every one he can get to sign up.  And I did so.   It has turned into a nightmare.  I was making more money ($330 a week)  with Georgia unemployment than with this company.

My settlements so far during my short career have been:  $755 for week 1, $305 for week 2, $56 for week 3, week 4 comes out tomorrow, and of course here I sit broke down from Sunday Nov. 8 to probably Sat. Nov. 14, so when I get the settlement for this week, it will be deeeeep in the hole no doubt.   Those figures
are before taxes and Soc. Security, which I have to pay quarterly.  I probably wont have to pay anything as I had worked in the corporate world in my old job for a half year in 2009.   I have to drive 1800 to 1900 miles to “break even”.

I am told that ******** Trucking receives $30,000.00 from the US Govt. for every new driver it trains and puts on the road.  At the same time, this company has a 120% turn over rate, and it’s because the lease ops are making the truck payments on a fleet of lemons (Cat C-15 engines with problematic Regen systems), and the Drivers (lease or company) are not getting enough miles to earn a living.  What do you think, is it a scam?   Or is aall of the trucking industry just like this??    This is a “$30,000 a head personnel factory” funded by our tax dollars.

Five weeks is not a very long time, perhaps it reduces the impact or legitimacy of this story, you know, here is a guy just whining or whatever, but to me it is very big… I did this as my answer to being laid off from the corporate world, my big career change, a new beginning.

I am planning to complete my 90 day obligation to *******  and then give my 2 weeks notice to break the truck lease.  At least there is a 2 week walk away clause.  Today is Nov. 12, and I have been broke down since Sunday Nov. 8th, and I have to continue making lease payments,  pay my own hotel bill, and basically just wait until it is fixed.  Yes I signed a contract, I knew what I was getting into, but I did not expect I would be issued a lemon.  My truck had 238 thousnad miles on it – just broke in, they all said.  They do offer a truck rental at *******, but I wont be down long enough for it to work out – it would be time to come back up here  & get my truck after only say 1 run in the rental (from back at the yard in *******), and by the way, there are no rentals available right now anyway.  I checked yesterday (Nov. 11).   So, my truck will be issued to the next victim, and this puppy mill will continue to generate $30,000 government payments.

I guess I am a complete idiot.  Trucking has turned into a nightmare in only 5 short weeks, I have gotten a real education.  I think it is God trying to tell me something.  I await some kind of sign from Him, or maybe its that simple: that he wants me to go home and not be a truck driver??  I know this has hurt my wife badly, and I am lonely as hell.   What can I say?   I can do this work, I know it, but I cannot survive at the abysmal level of income.  If I had some other source of income, it would be OK to stick with it and learn the ropes, get the experience, and so on.  I believe trucking has a chance to come back like the old days, I believe that is why the old veterans are hanging in and running on.

I cannot afford it.

If you can use any of this please do so.  Bear in mind I still have to work with ****** for 4 more weeks or so to fulfill my 90 day obligation – that covers training expenses.  They say they can charge me with it if I leave early.

Very Best Regards,
***********************

MY REPLY:

Hi ******** :

I’m really sorry this has happened to you and is the reason we are working so hard to expose these scams and abuses by the trucking industry, from those companies and schools which are allowed to operate in these abusive manners.

I don’t have to tell you that “yes” in many cases, these lease purchase plans are nothing more than scams. There are good companies out there with good lease programs.  I cannot really say about the company you mentioned, but again, this lease purchase programs show to have an 87% failure rate.

They are simply designed for a driver’s failure by many companies.  Understand, you ARE NOT AN IDIOT! Sounds like you are just another victim of the abuse and scams of the trucking industry that we are working to expose.  I cannot verify the $30,000 you mention – that sounds very high to me – but I will look into it.

Industry leaders will always say that it’s YOUR fault … but trust me … it’s not.  It’s their fault for allowing these scams and abuses to continue.

I’m sorry that once again, another newcomer to the industry who only wanted a new career and a way to support their family, has been victimized by this industry.  We will keep fighting to expose the truth.

Sincerely,

Allen Smith

So here is ANOTHER story shared by one more victim of the scam and abuses of trucking.  We maintain all emails within our system, so if OOIDA wants to say that I “claim” to receive . . . we will be glad to start posting more here on AskTheTrucker including the names of those trucking companies within the emails.

Allen Smith

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In every industry there are those “bad apples” that continue to bring a black eye to those who do not deserve it.  The over the road trucking industry is no exception.  I have made it very clear through out the years, that there are thousands of excellent, professional truck drivers and driver trainers.  I have made it known that there are many excellent trucking companies who treat their drivers with the respect that they deserve, as well as many fine and reputable CDL schools across the country.   However, this is not the story that needs to be told.

For years, abuse against new CDL students and new drivers have been taking place . . . abuse against veteran, experienced drivers have been taking place.  Newcomers to the industry are taken advantage of through violations of their employee rights . . . drivers are attacked by companies by way of the truck driver DAC report . . . drivers are retaliated against by some trucking companies by means of getting no miles or very poor loads . . . students and experienced drivers alike have been “starved out” by many companies in order to keep the “lower pay” driver revolving through their doors . . . and the owner operator lease purchase program continues to thrive, even though the program has an 87% failure rate, designed for failure through many of the trucking companies.

These are fact.   Thousands upon thousands of drivers know this.  Their reasons for protecting these abuses are known only to them.   When those who come out and expose these scams of trucking, they can only expect to be attacked in return.  Which industry leaders really want the truth of such injustices to come out?   If these scams and abuses are never confronted, nothing will ever change and drivers will continue to be taken advantage of by those trucking companies who practice such injustices.

The Dan Rather Report with TruckerDesiree had nothing to do with the good, professional men and women of trucking.  It had nothing to do with the excellent driver trainers who are out there, and nothing to do with those trucking companies who conduct themselves in a respectful and professional manner.   It had everything to do with the “bad apples” of the industry…..so we can make things better for all.

When we were going through a rash of pedophile school teachers sexually assaulting under-age school students . . . you did not hear an uproar from the “good” teachers crying, “These stories make all of us good school teachers look BAD!” Those professional teachers did not rise up and whine, “Why are you doing these stories?  Did you ever think about how it makes us “good” teachers look?” . . . and on and on.   Did the professional and respectful teachers do any of this?  Of course not.  They understood that the story was not about them . . . they understood the news was about the “bad apples” within their profession, and I’m sure they were more than glad to rid their vocation of such . . . it would help their profession further.

The scams of OTR trucking is not an “I” or “me” story.  It’s bringing out the story of hundreds, if not thousands, of abuses that have been and still are being perpetrated upon over the road truck drivers . . . students and veterans.   For those who have close ties with trucking industry leaders, of course you are going to “attack” back … it is to be expected.   It does not, however, change the fact that these abuses are taking place and have been taking place for years.

Thirty two years in the trucking industry.  I’ve lived it . . . I’ve seen it . . . what sets people such as myself and TruckerDesiree apart from others, is that we are not afraid to expose the truth about various aspects of the trucking industry.   Exposing the scams and abuses against CDL students, new drivers and even many veteran truckers can, hopefully, bring a positive change to this vital industry.

Have a story to tell? Dan Rather Reports direct email: viewer@hd.net

It is only a shame that so many see this as an “I” and “me” story and cannot get out of the shallow tunnel vision and see the real story . . . the “bad apples” that continue to bring down the honor and respect that so many of the trucking companies, CDL Schools, professional drivers and trainers have earned and so rightly deserve.

Dan Rather Reports with TruckerDesiree:

Queen of the Road on DVD

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March 4th, 2009

Allen turns 50!

Just wanted to say a BIG “THANK YOU” to all of you who sent me “birthday wishes”

All 748 of you!  Alot of emails . . . but I answered them all!

I appreciate it more than you will ever know.

Thanks again,

Allen

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For Everyone who has been anxiously awaiting for Allen Smith’s revised edition of “The Truth About Trucking”, we invite you to read what one of our clients had to say about the new revision.

Her name is Barbara, and we asked her if we could send it to her before the launch date of next week( October 13th) so she could write a critique.

We asked Barbara to really be Honest and Critical and not to spare feelings. She so kindly accepted our request. This is was she so graciously wrote:

“I think the first word out of my mouth after reading this book is “WOW”. This is an
incredible book. Allen must have put a lot of work into this book.
I really appreciate all the new information that have been added to the new book like:
1. The Easy Trucking software
2. The chapter on “Team Truck Driving”. That chapter particularly opened my eyes.
3. The new chapter on “Women In Trucking”. WOW. Who would believe such things go on
in the trucking business.
4. Bonus chapter 13 is something I will definitely look into.
5. The Fun Stuff chapter and
6. Internet Marketing.

This is a lot of incredible information you have put into the book. I really, really
appreciate Allen taking the time and the effort to write this book.”…….Barbara

Thank You Barbara for taking the time to do this for us!

We hope others will add to this AskTheTrucker blog post when they receive the new revised addition with the three additional chapters. We’d like to know what “your critique” is also.

 As always, Allen has really put his heart in this new revised version and hopes to prevent any hardships that truckers might otherwise face without it. This truly is a success formula for trucking…including truck driving schools, trucking companies, and most importantly, truck driving jobs. We are very very excited to share “The Truth About Trucking” with you.

To Your Success,

Donna

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Today Setember 30, 2008 Allen Smith Of Truth About Trucking.com and AskTheTrucker.com  was featured in Google News Alert for his Press Release. Allen continues his quest of “Raising the Standards of the Trucking Industry.

To read this entire Press Release go to:

<http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/9/prweb1384764.htm>

 === Google News Alert for: truck driving schools ===

Veteran Trucker Allen Smith Releases Audio CD’s Exposing Trucking …
PR Web (press release) – Ferndale,WA,USA
In addition to his relentless quest to educate and inform truck driving
students and new drivers about the truck driving school and trucking
company scams, …
<http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/9/prweb1384764.htm>

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As you know,  Truth About Trucking “LIVE” is one of  the many Blog Talk Radio Shows on “the air”.  I’ve been really impressed by some of the shows, and encourage everyone to register. To get familiar with the types of shows they have, just head on over to the Blog Talk Radio site and be surprised at the variety that you will see.

You do not need to register or set up an account just to listen to a show, but I suggest to really get the full impact and experience, it would be an excellent idea to set up your own account. One of the reasons for this is that you can call in and mark your favorite shows for free. All you need is a headset( mic and earphones) to do this. If you do not have an account, you can still call in, but the phone number to call in will be long distance.  I have a feeling that once you start to familiarize yourself with the site, you’re going to get a bit addicted.  Also, callers can call in to the show, free of charge, through SKYPE.  As in any talk radio show, please turn your speakers down in order to prevent “feedback.”

After you go to the site, you can use the search bar in the upper right hand corner and type in a keyword or phrase for the show you want to listen to. Example: If you wanted to listen to a trucking show, just type in “trucking”. You could also type in a specific show, such as “truth about trucking”. In any case I think you will enjoy it!

See you there,

Donna

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Depending on who’s describing Allen Smith, the characterization could be quite different. Here’s a few descriptions of Allen according to some different types of people within the trucking industry.

Students and New Career Seekers and New Drivers

Allen is referred to as the guy who will tell you the truth, even when you don’t want to hear it. He doesn’t pull any punches and just explains things as they are without concealing anything. He’ll steer you in the right direction, even if it’s not the direction you want to go in.

Veteran Drivers say he is the kind of person who will stand up for what’s right and be a voice for many, always trying to better things for drivers and the industry.

Friends and colleagues say that he cares as much as any when it comes to improving the conditions within the trucking industry. He goes the extra step to help drivers, students and trainees make sense of the insensible, expose the traps and deceit, guide the naïve and vulnerable, and  support s his friends and those who are also helping to improve trucking. He loathes injustice and will do whatever he can to prevent and stop it.

Trucking Companies and CDL Training Schools, depending on “which ones”, some may say that he’s a great guy because he makes them look good by separating them from the poor quality and abusive ones….and then “the others” may say he’s a trouble maker, trying to stir drivers and prospective students and drivers up by exposing many of the unscrupulous tactics and behavior they engage in ( as they justify and deny that they do.)

One thing though that most will say is that the reason and motivation behind the man, Allen Smith, is driven by the desire to help others succeed within an industry that is filled with injustice, unrewarded sacrifice, and an undeserving lack of respect.

As you read many of the blog posts you’ll discover that he is opinionated and isn’t afraid to speak his mind about the ongoing issues of the trucking industry.  He continues to support others who are also stepping up to the plate to help those in need of honesty, guidance and direction.  The list of supporters and like minded people grows daily and their ability to network together and share their thoughts and ideas for the betterment of others within trucking, has allowed the forward movement of

“Raising the standards of the trucking industry”

Allen Smith is a 34 year veteran ( starting at the age of 13 in the family moving business) of the trucking industry, many of those years spent over the road. He has been an owner operator, a company driver, operations manager, and has owned and operated a moving company, taking many of the long haul moves himself when needed.

He wrote his first book, “The Truth About Trucking” in the year 2000 in order to expose many of the scams and wrongful behavior that occurs within trucking, in hopes to enlighten ( a word many people use when they write to him) people to a reality they may not have known existed otherwise.

He started his first website www.truthabouttrucking.com in 2006 and created the AskTheTrucker Blog in 2007. In a desire to reach more people, Allen started his Blog Talk Radio ( Truth About Trucking “Live”) Show in 2008, and in just over a year it has reached a global audience of over 100,000 strong. The show has had many popular guests. One of the most memorable and influential guests that Allen invited on the show was Jeffrey Caldwell, Chief of Communications for VDOT.  Donna had sent Mr Caldwell an email invite at 11pm the evening before the scheduled BTR broadcast. Early the following  morning ,(the day of the show) Mr Caldwell accepted the invitation, eager to participate and help resolve the problems that truckers were being faced with. This was during the time when Virginia was closing down many rest areas and at the same time enforcing an old law of “ 2 hour parking”  This created not just unsafe highway conditions by having tired drivers on the road, but was forcing these drivers to break the 11 hour HOS laws. It was during this show with guests Fred and JB Schaffner of  TheAmericanDriver.com website  ( who together worked relentlessly to have the 2 hour parking law abolished…and won!) that the vision for positive and effective change was indeed a possibility to achieve for the benefit of the American driver.

Allen has started the petition against the unfair and abusive practices of the DAC report employed by several companies against drivers. He has been a strong supporter for Jason’s Law, HR 2156, which would ensure the need for more safe truck parking. The bill was presented by Congressman Paul Tonko in 2009, who also was a memorable guest on Allen’s Blog Talk Radio Show, “Truth About Trucking Live”

Allen and Donna also created the first trucking application for the trucking industry , the iPhone Trucker App, which was in the June 2009 edition of Truckers News.

In May of 2009, Allen was contacted by producer Robin Stein of the popular Dan Rather Reports Investigative news television show. The Dan Rather group was doing an investigation on CDL training schools, and since Allen was visibly the expert in the subject of directing prospective students in the right direction for their training, they decided to contact him.  After many lengthy interviews, Allen directed Robin to Desiree Wood, who herself had contacted Allen a year or so prior because of her own horrible experience she had endured during her CDL training . ( Desiree has her Student Trucker Story on the AskTheTrucker blog) which we encourage you to read) The rest was history as Dan Rather conducted a 3 part investigation of the corruption existing within many of the trucking schools and companies offering CDL training.

Desiree was featured in the first episode, “Queen of the road”, and Allen was the invited audience participant speaking about the problems with CDL training for the second episode, “Truck Talk”. The 3^rd episode aired not too long after, “Mind Your Loan Business”, which discussed in  further detail much of the deceit existing among many CDL training facilities.

Allen has also been in many publication such as;  Truckers News, Overdrive Magazine,  The Examiner, and Peoples World. He and Donna were On Aprils 2010 Cover for the feature story, “Trucker Network” in Truckers News.

He also has a growing newsletter subscriber list of over 4000 where he communicates weekly with his followers about many of the existing issues and developments within trucking. Allen also keeps in contact with his his subscribers as he alerts them to Blog Talk Radio shows as well up to date current events.

Allen and several of his colleagues and fellow drivers are active on various social media websites, the most popular being Twitter and Facebook. Much of the spontaneous communication between drivers is conducted through these websites which has resulted in the transparency of many trucking groups and organizations, who were at one time, “not as transparent”

Allen is an advocate for the professional driver and continues his original objective to guide and teach CDL students and new drivers how to be successful in an industry which has many obstacles and unjust tactics to endure and overcome.   He is also an advocate for safety and has 3 million safe miles under his belt

Allen enjoys, writing, flying, playing guitar, writing songs, and martial arts. He’s a father, son, husband, grandfather,  and a loyal and trustworthy friend to all who know him.

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