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You won't believe how the EPA is spending tax payer money.

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We already know that government is wasteful with our tax dollars, to say the least, but how about this? It's been reported that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) employees have been using their government issued credit cards to pay for things like gym memberships, hotel stays and gift cards! They're chalking it up to lack of oversight. Oversight? This has...

How this truck driver was a hero in his dying moments

San Diego, California News Station - KFMB Channel 8 - cbs8.com Very often a trucker's contribution to society goes unnoticed. Nevertheless, they keep on trucking and keep America stocked and moving without looking for recognition. Even in his dying moment, this particular driver still contributed to helping those around him. While driving in rush hour traffic on Interstate-5 in Del Mar, California,...

Dumb thieves steal semi truck…and don’t know how to drive it.

Thieves aren't the smartest people or they wouldn't be, well....thieves! These guys, whoever they are, stole several commercial vehicles from Crop Production Services in Graves County, Kentucky. But they didn't get far because they didn't know how to drive the vehicles. Guess they thought just anyone could hop in and drive a semi. Really? One by one, they abandoned the trucks they...

18 Year Old Entrepreneur Cleans Up Truckers in North Dakota

Looking for identifiable millennials to show your teenagers that the American dream is still possible even in this recession that has hit young adults relatively hard? Look no further than 18-year-old Evan Jensen, an aspiring musician who is looking to pay his own way through music school. Evan, while on a trip to North Dakota to help his older...

This Truck Driver Says Don’t Call Him A Hero

That nagging cliché question “What would you do” springs to mind when an ordinary civilian performs the extraordinary while driving his truck on a seemingly normal day. Clinton Blackburn has seen a lot on the road but when he passed by a parked cruiser on the opposite side of the road, he spotted a juvenile prisoner choking his jailer. Blackburn knew...

You Won't Believe The Delivery This Driving Team Made

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What would you do if a woman went into labor while you were sitting in a Denny's restaurant, enjoying your cheeseburger and fries? Well that is exactly what happened to two drivers last Thanksgiving weekend in Texarkana, AR. Kaycee Triana went into labor and was being driven to the hospital by her sister. The two stopped by Denny's to pick up...

What Happened When This Garbage Truck Driver Saw A Runaway Baby

A hero truck driver was able to save a runaway baby in Seattle. The child's mother was walking the baby in a stroller but stopped to greet friends that she spotted on the street. However, the only problem was she forgot to put on the wheel locks on the stroller and the baby, in his stroller, rocketed down hill in the...

More FMCSA Rules Proposed For Drivers’ Safety?

Over the past couple of years, the FMCSA has hit the trucking industry hard with tougher rules and regulations. Now they’re doing it again with the recent publication of a new EOBR proposal. This EOBR is being proposed in an effort to reduce paperwork for drivers and carriers, but more importantly, to "increase the safety of operating your CMV." The...