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
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...
Why This Trucker Might Have Had The Worst Day Ever
We've all had a "bad" day, right? Well, few have had it as bad as this driver did on Friday night.
Lance Vangel, a 51 year old driver from Sherman, Maine, was cruising north on I-95 Friday evening when he noticed a small fire in his truck, under the dashboard.
He pulled over at mile marker 251, north of the Medway...
Isolated Hell for Female Driver in North Dakota
Usually the stereotype of truck drivers in the Midwest does not include a 38 year-old woman who longs for trips to the beauty salon with a fellow female companion in between shipping loads.
Well, meet Jonnie Cassens, a recent subject of a New York Times opinion piece, on how a female truck driver has dealt with the recession.
Jonnie, finding work...
13 MPG Bullet Nose Semi in Development
Curious how semi trucks of the future might look? Take a peek at Airflow’s BulletTruck prototype.
Regardless of whether people find them aesthetically pleasing or not, get used to the idea that the semi truck form will evolve, especially with increasing emissions standards.
Right now modern Semis use about 50% of their fuel to fight through the air and use about...
Snow Plow Driver Saves The Day
What would you do if you had a not so exciting job, say a snowplow operator, and you saw an opportunity to do something extraordinary?
Would you spring into action and become a working class hero or sit on the sidelines and be a cowardly lion, waiting for the “proper” authorities? Well a snow plowman from the Midwest stepped up...