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POLL: Have you taken ill or had to quarantine after exposure to the COVID-19 coronavirus?
Several readers have been curious as to what extent their peers have contracted the COVID-19 coronavirus â or had to quarantine/limit contact with others after personal contact with a positive-test case. Weigh in with your own experience here.
June 18, 2020
Business
Drivers citing coercion face an uphill battle
While coercion complaint filing might be straightforward, resolving a complaint is anything but. The process can drag for months, and protection for complainants is impossible if the coercive act is whatâs investigated. Add the absence of monetary award and possible work disruption, and thereâs no shortage of disincentives for blowing the whistle.
December 11, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Do you have an exit plan?
While a well-planned career shift can be invigorating, planning for injury or death can be depressing yet necessary. Do you have a plan? Details on Overdrive.
July 24, 2018
Business
âThatâs what family doesâ: Driver Ronald Miller on the way back to health
The story of trucker Ronald Miller, left with partial paralysis after complications from flu back in December â heâs soon to be recuperating at home thanks in part to a couple of trucking-specific organizations.
February 9, 2018
Business
New NAIT disability insurance plan
Most drivers, NAIT notes, operate their business without disability today, yet the probability of having a long-term disability is between 1 in 3 and 1 in 4 workers in America.
January 30, 2018
Business
Medical certification: A cautionary tale
The screws are tightening on truckersâ medical certification. Prepare for re-certs: âHave documentation from attending physicians on any diagnosis that may raise a red flag during a DOT physical.â
December 6, 2015
Business
Nathanâs heart touches our soul
Wendy checks in on young Nathan Glasgow, the child behind âNathanâs Heart Projectâ now recovering from brain tumor surgery in Pennsylvania. âHeâs a helluva kid, and we have no doubt heâs got this.â
December 4, 2015
Business
Hang on to your spleen!
âSome people are good at being sick. They can suffer in silence and carry on, even when they feel like crap on a cracker. I am definitely not one of these people.â
December 14, 2012
Business
Odd, but effective: Negotiate doctor visit prices
Try negotiating the cost of your doctor visits.Insurance companies do it. Thereâs no reason you shouldnât be able to.
December 13, 2012
Business
Blessed with health â and good humor
Wendy Parker thanks the Lord for her familyâs health â and plans a future of hauling in Africa for her husband.
October 14, 2012
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