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Further evidence to give an abundance of thanks
“For those of you who don’t make it home for Thanksgiving, you will be thought of at our table this year, and you have our family’s sincere appreciation for doing a really hard job, as we give thanks for an abundance of things to be thankful for.”
November 25, 2015
Business
Truckers Against Trafficking: The learning process continues
With the state of Ohio putting anti-human trafficking training into their CDL training standards, Wendy explores driver reactions both positive and negative.
October 5, 2015
Overdrive Radio
Kevin Rutherford reveals owner-operators’ most oft-overlooked and untapped resource
Audio of Rutherford’s talk at the GATS Saturday: “There is nothing more powerful than education. … If you are not listening to something and learning something actively every day, you are missing out on the biggest advantage you have.”
August 31, 2015
Business
Learning the support ropes: D’Ann Shapiro-Landman
How Shapiro-Landman transitioned to “glove-box office” manager for her husband’s soon-to-be-minted owner-operator business after a law enforcement career.
March 17, 2015
Business
A basic understanding of the magic … of the diesel
“How terrifying would it be to pull into a service bay at a shop and have me pop out to run a diagnostic? I can take your blood pressure while we wait …”
February 13, 2015
Channel 19
Two new books for the kids
One from close to home — children’s book “Papa Doug Hauls Strawberries and Smiles” from the TN Trucking Foundation — and former driver Susan Burton’s “My Auntie Susan Drives a Big Truck.”
February 10, 2015
Business
Trucking social media 101
“The minute you post something to the internet, no matter what the venue may be, it becomes everyone’s business.”
October 25, 2014
Voices
The best advice I ever got about trucking
Wendy Parker runs down some answers to the question, including this nugget: “Listen to the old-timers in all their trucking BS — there is always a grain of truth, and you learn something.”
September 11, 2014
Life
A highway-safety public service announcement from the pros
Christopher Fiffie’s BigRig Videos Youtube channel recently featured the following video PSA — from veteran truckers to the general public on safe driving around trucks.
September 3, 2014
Business
You can’t fix foulness
Wendy, following a close call with an outrageous four-wheeler: “Sometimes, educating the public is hard.”
May 30, 2014
Business
Trucking 101
Learning long and hard: “I haven’t developed the nerves it takes to play these monkey games. I’m still panicky when the truck isn’t rolling.”
May 21, 2014
Business
MATS New Entrant listening session yields new ideas
Among voluminous thoughts on New Entrant testing, responding to commentary from owner-operator Michael Potwin Anne Ferro revealed that the agency’s plan to downgrade adjudicated citations’ violation weight in the CSA system could be in place as early as this summer.
March 28, 2014
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