Last week I referred to the American Transportation Research Institute study, in part one of this blog, from October 12 that referenced the major concern for carriers in 2012, behind the economy as the #2 concern, is the new Hours of Service (HOS). We left off with the importance of the value of time and today we’ll pick up with what else affects the value of time for a professional driver.... Read More

Many years ago I used to watch a show called “Beat the Clock.” Participants were required to perform tasks (called "problems’) within a certain time limit, which was counted down on a huge 60-second clock. If the participant was successful, they were said to have "beaten the clock"; otherwise, "the clock was declared the winner". The successful participants won prizes, while unsuccessful participants were left with no winnings.... Read More

Luke was 10 years, one month, one week and 2 days old. He saw his Dad last, one month, one week and 2 days ago on his birthday. Dad is a truck driver. Time moves slowly when you are 10 years, one month, one week and two days of age. It seemed like an eternity since Luke had seen Dad, but what a great birthday it was! Luke would never forget the excitement of the weekend. Dad told him he wasn’t allowed to have a gun until he was ten.... 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

Originally Posted at http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/daveashelman/2012/04/why-drivers-are-paid-by-the-mile

Ever since the mid-1700s, Social Scientist, including economists have been arguing about the best way to pay people for their labor. Of course since then, there have been many who have not paid at all vis-a-vis slavery. Trucking however, has almost always paid by the mile.... Read More

The message on my cell phone recorded a cry for help. I returned the call to the lady who told me she was a trucker and she was all alone. She then asked do you know about truck drivers. Three months had passed since she had been stopped on an interstate in Georgia. According to our transportation laws she had done some things wrong but that was not enough for the officer who stopped her. He had decided to make a couple of additional charges against her of his own.... Read More