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	<title>Becoming A Truck Driver: Help, Stories, Advice, and Opinions &#187; Rhonda</title>
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		<title>Inside Trucking Part 3: Life On The Road</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2010/01/inside-trucking-part-3-life-on-the-road</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhonda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With all the fuel that drivers purchase, it&#8217;s wise to get the driver payback cards from the truck stops that offer them. Its free, and it&#8217;s a way of saying thank you to the professional driver. For each gallon of fuel purchased, you get 1 cent/point put on the card. You can use these points [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inside Trucking Part 2: Understanding Company Expenses</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhonda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are the type of driver that thinks about the cost of doing business for your employer or the trucking industry in general, you are in the minority. If you're not thinking about it, you should be - it has a major effect on your paycheck.]]></description>
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		<title>A Look Inside Trucking Part I</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/12/a-look-inside-trucking-part-i</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/12/a-look-inside-trucking-part-i#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:31:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhonda</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/?p=2190</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Once you enter trucking, there is a lot that you get to experience. So many “interesting” things come your way. Many things you don’t give much thought to until it is brought to your attention thru company training, newsletters put out by employers, the trucking magazines, and over the Qualcomm - the truck's messaging computer.]]></description>
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		<title>Another Night Of Driving And A Very Close Call</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/12/another-night-of-driving-and-a-very-close-call</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhonda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even when you're just cruising along, minding your own business, and doing everything right, you never know when someone is going to do something incredibly dangerous right in front of you, and this was one of those times.]]></description>
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		<title>Pulling Another Trucking All-Nighter</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/12/pulling-another-trucking-all-nighter</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhonda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was all settled in for the evening and looking forward to watching Donny on Dancing With The Stars. Phone rings. It’s the boss. They need me to deliver 2 loads to the canning plant. The calls are coming in for loads. Trailers are being loaded now. I am assigned a truck too. I told them I can work and I’ll get there as soon as I can. This is gonna be a long night....]]></description>
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		<title>My 33rd Anniversary In Transportation</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/11/my-33rd-anniversary-in-transportation</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/11/my-33rd-anniversary-in-transportation#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhonda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[October 27 2009 is a special day for me because it was October 27 1976 when I entered the transportation world. My only experience in this world was riding the school bus for all the years in school. What an amazing journey it's been.]]></description>
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		<title>My Overweight Ticket</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/11/my-overweight-ticket</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/11/my-overweight-ticket#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhonda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes you're put in a position as a driver where you just can't win. One day I was leaving the shipper with a heavy load and was pulled over to see if my weight was legal. Problem was, I never got a chance to weight it myself - they nailed me on the way to the scale. What is a driver supposed to do?]]></description>
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		<title>Sometimes You Face Difficult Driving Challenges In Trucking</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/10/sometimes-you-face-difficult-driving-challenges-in-trucking</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/10/sometimes-you-face-difficult-driving-challenges-in-trucking#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhonda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes you have these days and nights of skill testing if you drive a semi. I did not have a leisurely drive to Fort Smith as I normally do. I couldn't just relax, enjoy the drive, and drink my coffee. This was not meant to be. I had to work to stay safe and keep others safe too on this trip.]]></description>
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		<title>I Want Out Of Trucking As A Driver</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/10/i-want-out-of-trucking-as-a-driver</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/10/i-want-out-of-trucking-as-a-driver#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhonda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let me start out by saying I entered trucking in 2001 because I needed a job. A job that paid a livable wage. So I entered as a warm body that companies put in the drivers seat. My pleas for an office duty/inside job were not being heard. At first this new driving thing was not too bad, but soon the newness and “fun” wears off.]]></description>
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		<title>A Sad Day For Me In Trucking</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/09/a-sad-day-for-me-in-trucking</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/09/a-sad-day-for-me-in-trucking#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhonda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This sad day happens all the time to many in their jobs. Yesterday I was given the news that my friend Kevin of 38 years may not make it thru the night. After this news I was called to work. I just knew I would be called to work! Every time something goes wrong for me, it seems that is when I am needed at work or somewhere else. ]]></description>
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		<title>Trucking Back To Dallas</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/08/trucking-back-to-dallas</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/08/trucking-back-to-dallas#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhonda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I'm on a two day round trip to Dallas and I'm hoping that all will go well!]]></description>
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		<title>Returning To Trucking After Vacation: Part Two</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/06/returning-to-trucking-after-vacation-part-two</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/06/returning-to-trucking-after-vacation-part-two#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhonda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Backing was a tough issue for me back when I was new to driving, and a situation like this one was a nightmare for me!]]></description>
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		<title>Returning To Trucking After Vacation: Part One</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/06/returning-to-trucking-after-vacation-part-one</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/06/returning-to-trucking-after-vacation-part-one#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhonda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am just thrilled to know about this and the new adventure given to me.    Soon I am on my way and not looking forward to this blocking of a busy 4 lane highway while I back into a dock.  Backing is still not my best thing.  I'm going to have lots of  4-wheelers upset with me.  That's OK as they upset me daily too!]]></description>
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		<title>Women Truck Drivers</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/06/women-truck-drivers</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/06/women-truck-drivers#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:23:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhonda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The American public sees more and more women behind the wheel of a big rig and they must surely think this is a new thing for the women to branch out of the traditional boundaries set for women. Actually women have been branching out for many years--longer than you may think, too. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Trailer Behind The Truck</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/05/the-trailer-behind-the-truck</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/05/the-trailer-behind-the-truck#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 11:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhonda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The trailer behind the truck is something that you may never think about in great detail, and it looks simple enough, but there's a lot more to it than you may think.]]></description>
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		<title>Stormy Weather In Trucking</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/05/stormy-weather-in-trucking</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/05/stormy-weather-in-trucking#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 09:48:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhonda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring is something that everyone looks foward to after driving in the winter. The snow and ice and cold just wear a person out. Dealing with coats and boots and frozen brakes has worn out its welcome. Driving in the winter is not &#8220;easy&#8221; like it is in the spring and summer months.
You eagerly look forward [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Trucker&#8217;s Day Of Bad Weather</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/04/a-truckers-day-of-bad-weather</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhonda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some days you just know it is going to be a bad day. Today was one of them. Its the last of November and there is all sorts of weather heading our way....]]></description>
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		<title>The Product Has To Be Made Before You Can Purchase It</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/04/the-product-has-to-be-made-before-you-can-purchase-it</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhonda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of us who shop do not give it any thought as to how that product got on the shelf.  All we expect is to see the shelves full when we spend our money on the needed items.  Food, clothing, tools anything you want to buy came on a truck. It takes a lot of trucks to keep America going and the shelves filled. ]]></description>
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		<title>Trailer Of Breakfast Cereal&#8211;Getting It To You</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhonda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you arrive at the shipper in Omaha, you shut off your truck at the guard shack and give your pickup number for your assigned load. Next you sign a carboned paper that has your name, truck number, trailer number and company name. This is stamped with the time and you get the top copy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medical Disqualification For Unfit Drivers</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/04/medical-disqualification-for-unfit-drivers</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/04/medical-disqualification-for-unfit-drivers#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:52:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhonda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a topic that all of us need to be concerned about and not just drivers. America is overweight for eating way to much of the wrong foods. The concern for getting unfit drivers off the road is coming at us and it has already started. With more to come.
I have collected articles about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The DOT Recertification Physical</title>
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		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/04/the-dot-recertification-physical#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhonda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am just thrilled that I get to have my DOT physical done again. Mine expires tomorrow. The medical card I carry is good for 2 years. I understand why you need to get a physical with driving a huge vehicle and all, but...]]></description>
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		<title>FMCSA SAFESTAT: The Grading System For Carriers And Their Employees</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/03/fmcsa-safestat-the-grading-system-for-carriers-and-their-employees</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhonda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Believe it or not, it's far easier than you might imagine to get the safety records of trucking companies. And these records have a rather important impact on drivers...here's how....]]></description>
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		<title>The DAC Report And Your MVR: How Companies Use Them For Hiring</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/03/the-dac-report-and-your-mvr-how-companies-use-them-for-hiring</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhonda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Right or wrong, things are not as simple as they were a few years ago. There are more regulations to deal with and more are added each year.   Your DAC, MVR, and even your credit history will be looked at to see if you will be a worthy employee to work at many jobs, not just CDL driving jobs.]]></description>
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		<title>Seeing The Aftermath Of A Trailer Rollover</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/03/seeing-the-aftermath-of-a-trailer-rollover</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhonda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a long day of being in 3 states with 3 loads, I got my 4th load and headed west on I80 as my goal was to get to the truck stop I wanted before my time ran out. I made it, and I was tired. Little did I know, things during the night were going to get interesting....]]></description>
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		<title>Making Turns In A Semi Can Be Dangerous  &#8211; And Comical Too!</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rjensen1918/2009/03/making-turns-in-a-semi-can-be-dangerous-and-comical-too</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhonda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Any driver in a semi will either see, or be involved in these types of events with any amount of time behind the wheel. There is often a lack of driving etiquette from the others who share the road with us. Their actions sure make a mess of things at turns, and I will never ever understand why the game of  "chicken" is involved between a car and a big truck. Sometimes our size just freaks them out and they just want to get out of the way! Sometimes they get in the way and don't even know it - at least not at first!]]></description>
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