Life On The Road

• Dumb Fatal Mistakes -
There was a fatal under-ride accident up here in Michigan over the week-end. A seventeen year old girl hit the back of a stopped truck on I-94.  A beautiful high school senior who had recently gotten her license lost her life around midnight because of a series of stupid mistakes. One of those mistakes was [...]




• The Death of Seniority… -
Reporting this evening from Wilmington OH – at the “not-a-real truck stop” Pilot that has five parking spaces. I was fortunate to grab the last one. Today, scientists discovered H2o (water) on the moon, the 9/11 murderers will be brought to NYC for trial and President Obama is going to say hi to all [...]




• Dan Rather Truck Talk -
After the Trucker Queen episode on Dan Rather, thanks to the great response Dan had a follow-up show. The show started with a tour of Willie’s Place truck stop where the forum was held, then a short review of the Trucker Queen episode. Werner’s CEO and Werner’s top driver, Todd Spencer and an independent driver from OOIDA [...]




• So Ugly – So Good… -
Reporting this evening – on the road – from Uninc De Soto Parish, LA. I’m headed to Sainte-Anne-Des-Plaines Quebec with a load of lumber. Now that’s a mouthful. It’s nice to be hauling something out of the country for a change. Today is Veteran’s Day, but I don’t know any OTR truckers that are [...]




• Don’t have one? -
Of course you don’t. The government doesn’t want truckers to have one. Your carrier certainly doesn’t want you to have one. And most assuredly, there is not one shipper or receiver that wants you to have one. OOIDA and the ATA – the Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson of trucking – have no idea what [...]




• Media, Movies and Images -
A new movie was released in October, and with it another issue that is hidden from view. As much as the public will proclaim that they support the truck driver, what is the real image that they have? What is it that people think of when the career choice of being a truck driver is [...]




• Could it happen in trucking? -
We’ve all heard about the tragedy that occurred in Ft. Hood yesterday – the worst shooting on a US military base in history. It is something, unfortunately, that will be talked about about for months and years to come. The reasons, motives, causes and solutions all to be debated ad nauseam. Dr. Phil is [...]




• Rockslide in NC I40 Closure -
This happened last week and all of the trucking magazines have the info. We may not break the news, but I do try and find the interesting parts about the news. This video has more explosions than any other video as they blast some of the rock on the hill. Latest estimates I’ve seen has at [...]




• The Home Office -
I have noticed it is hard to make sure that when you run a house as well as run on the roads that all things work in order. This can get crazy, making sure payments are made for the truck as well as the house. If confusion happens bills can be forgotten, late payments stack [...]




• Dan Rather Reports About Trucking Schools -
In case you haven’t seen, we’re now on Twitter at @lotrtnb (Life on the Road Trucking News Blog) Twitter is where I found this gem. Any driver that has been trucking less then 15 years has had to go through some sort of trucking school, mine was 6weeks at the Vo-Tech. When my wife went it [...]

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