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Parking
Arkansas matters, and so do the truckers
Latest media foul well apparent from this headline: “Truckers Use Walmart Parking Lot as a Truck Stop; Customers Feel Unsafe” — actually, just one customer. . .
February 18, 2015
No truck parking
Business
Pushing back with positive press
“There are as many good trucking stories as there are bad, and while there will always be bad press, it would be nice if we could get just a little more recognition of the countless dollars raised for numerous charities by the truckers.”
October 29, 2014
2013 Convoy-5292
Channel 19
When the road leads nowhere
Hotshot hauler Jeff Ward crosses a road to nowhere; And mainstream media — helped along by the Uber ride-sharing service — works to turn “independent contractor” into a dirty word.
October 16, 2014
Jeff Ward's hotshot, in the rain
Voices
Trucking far from ‘under-regulated’: Reactions to CNBC’s ‘Collision course’ series
The CNBC series itself wondered why there is not a “national outcry” for more trucking regulations. As reader Dianne Vranesic put it quite simply, “‘Under-regulated’? Are you kidding?”
August 1, 2014
You can view video from the CNBC series via this link. Those wishing to file comments with the network directly can use the page at this link.
Voices
Four-wheelers, too: Highway safety should be a widely shared aim
“Why would lawmakers discourage (for all intents and purposes) tired drivers from taking a nap/ safety break?” reader Rick Blatter asks in this opinion in response to an opinion piece in a New Jersey newspaper.
July 9, 2014
trucks on highway
Channel 19
‘Perfect storm’ for driver issues afoot?
In the words of driver Allen Smith: “with all that has just happened in just the last 3 weeks, we have the momentum and leverage needed to encourage the FMCSA to listen intently, while everything is out on the table from all sides.”
June 28, 2014
Headline Redefined: 14 Hour Clock Needs A Pause Button
Business
Wendy rants back
In which Wendy responds to Whoopi Golderberg’s recent trucking-related YouTube rant with one of her own. . .
June 22, 2014
Whoopi Goldberg meme
Channel 19
Restart watch: Whoopi doesn’t get it either
“Attention mainstream media: There are a lot of people out here who think the changes that have been proposed in draft legislation may actually, on the contrary, ‘strengthen safety rules,'” contrary to what NYT editorial board thinks is going on in Congress.
June 17, 2014
Off-duty hours
Channel 19
‘Restart’ hits the mainstream; rhyming couplets for the road
As with Anne Ferro’s now-infamous blog post about the Congressional efforts relative to the restart, NPR’s report on hours makes it sound like an attack on the entire rule is at issue.
June 14, 2014
Ferro resignation poll capture
Business
Why the general public should also know what ‘barratry’ means
A full-page ad in Maxim magazine equating truckers with serial killers spawns an effort to get the magazines removed from retail outlets. A little kudos goes to some truck stops who’ve joined the effort.
June 4, 2014
Serial Killer
Business
Attention seeking at its finest
Wendy responds to an editorial in the news recently that heaped scorn on truckers and the industry.
January 31, 2014
“Goodbye, Paul. I’d love to say I’ll miss you, but I won’t.”
Business
Truck haters and Mother freakin’ Nature
“Just another day in trucking. A crappy one. But that’s OK because it still beats night shift at a nursing home, and we both woke up breathing again. So there’s that.”
January 29, 2014
STUCK! One of the “trials and tribulations” of trucking — via this link, catch a vid with George and Wendy at home with their immobile rig at -8 Fahrenheit.
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