A recent article sent to me spurred the title of my blog. In this article, “Life With No Fixed Address” (EOBRs Fail to Address Most Pressing Truck Safety Issues) from the New York City Truckers it states that “EOBRs do not and will never solve the two most pressing Hours Of Service safety concerns” These two issues that the article refers to are the “unreasonable amount of detention time at shippers and receivers” and also the inability for drivers to find safe parking facilities to take their required 10 hr break.... Read More

Everyone who works for a long time in driver training and licensing learns to live with the 800-pound gorilla. Scientists who visit the jungle only briefly, to study driver training and licensing, are not prepared and do not know how to interpret the impact of this creature. What is the 800-pound gorilla? If you do not already know, you will by the end of this blog.... Read More

Old John Joseph had been on the road over 40 years. He liked the freedom of the road and like other truck drivers, felt the frustration of the job. He had paid the tolls. He missed his children’s baseball games, graduations and often holidays. He waited for hours on end for shippers to load his truck on hot summer days, and, in time, he lost his wife. Like many, she was too impatient to be the wife of a truck driver. Having a husband away for weeks at a time was always hard on her, but once the children left home, the quiet house was just too much.... Read More

Recently, one of my trucker friends was ranting about the fact that one of his friends had been involved in a roll over incident and when he tried to flag down another trucker, that other trucker just drove on by.

He went on to say that in the old days, truckers would stop for any wreck and help motorists change tires. They’d go out of their way to offer a helping hand with no expectations, just because it was the right thing to do.... Read More

"U.S. Economy Picks Up Steam." That was the headline recently in the Wall Street Journal. many other economic indicators are pointing towards positive trends. In reality, after several months of progressive movement transportation stocks have been flat the past several weeks. Freight tonnage is at the 13 -year high but in spite of all the financial growth seasoned economists are still at odds whether or not we will experience a second dip. Why the concern with all these positive trends?... Read More

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A recent study conducted by a large carrier showed that as much as 60% of logbook violations are a direct result of errors and omissions. These errors and omissions are costing drivers and carriers hundreds of millions a year in driver down time, fines and the purchasing of EOBR's thru satisfying FMCSA requests. ... Read More

Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.

- Jack Welch

What is the difference between those Presidents who are effective and those who aren’t? I can’t speak for all, because management styles are all different, but I can share my view from 30,000 feet.... Read More

Let’s say a driver is making $750 a week and quits his job to go to another company! If it takes just two weeks for the driver to start receiving his new paycheck from the new company they are now working for the driver will have to make an additional $25 a week for 60 weeks or just over one year just to break even. Over one year to get the money back you missed making, get it?... Read More

Fuel is the number one variable cost that presents the biggest challenge for leaders in the transportation industry because it’s directly impacted by the laws of supply and demand as well as ramifications from global political events. In short, it’s the most variable of variable costs. As such, when the U.S. Economy picks up steam transportation volume increases and fuel prices are usually ahead of the curve.... Read More