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He says it was a "crazy emergency", they did nothing.

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"Police all of sudden make a determination I was up 24 hours"

How would you react if an angry driver approached you at a stopped light and went berserk on you and your truck? Kicking, swinging, pushing, and swearing. Would you be able to keep your cool? Several weeks ago a truck driver in Tarpon Springs, Florida, was in the same situation. A man hopped out of his car...

The Walmart truck driver that was involved in the crash that injured comedian Tracy Morgan, has been linked to a Twitter profile that surely won't help his case. Although it was his first day driving after 2 days off, it was reported that the driver, Kevin Roper, hadn't slept in over twenty four hours.  He struck the limo carrying the...

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has penned a letter urging the Department of Transportation to remove FMCSA administrator, Anne Ferro, stating she has a "clear bias against truckers and the trucking industry". Ferro recently published a blog post entitled: "Congress Shouldn’t Roll Back Safety; the Steps We’ve Taken Keep Tired Truckers off the Road", in which she claimed that the 2013...

Missouri based carrier, Con-way Truckload, recently announced that they bought 550 new tractors for their fleet. 540 of them are equipped with automatic trannys and 6x4 axles. This marks a 20% increase in their fleet size. They said their decision to go with automatic transmissions was due to driver requests. Especially fueled by newer, younger drivers, who were intimated...

The Senate Appropriations Committee recently voted 21-9, in favor of suspending some of the hour of service rule changes that were put in place back in July 2013. The reason? They're not sure if the rules put in place to increase safety actually work. The bill will now be voted upon by senate, and should it pass, drivers...