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	<title>Becoming A Truck Driver: Help, Stories, Advice, and Opinions &#187; The Economy and Politics</title>
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	<description>Helping Those Who Are Considering A Career In The Truck Driving Industry</description>
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		<title>The Sleep Apnea Witch Hunt</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/tanyabons/2011/12/the-sleep-apnea-witch-hunt</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/tanyabons/2011/12/the-sleep-apnea-witch-hunt#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tanya Bons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sleep apnea is the biggest buzz in the trucking industry right now. But is this justified? Or is it yet another money-making scheme for the insurance companies and medical industry? The statistics are fuzzy. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/tanyabons/2011/12/the-sleep-apnea-witch-hunt">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Rules: Going Back To Truck Driving School</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/angelique/2010/05/new-rules-going-back-to-truck-driving-school</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 08:27:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angelique</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On September 10th of 2009 things changed.   We have to go back to school!!! Before that date for the Netherlands it was enough to  get your Truck Driver's Diploma and that was it for life.  In order to get this diploma you had to do three courses:  Traffic rules for Big vehicles,  Auto-(truck)Technique  and Administration  (paperwork and HOS). But from September 2009 on all truck drivers who live and work as a driver  in the European community must go back to school.     <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/angelique/2010/05/new-rules-going-back-to-truck-driving-school">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Are Drivers Too Expensive?</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/angelique/2010/04/are-drivers-too-expensive</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/angelique/2010/04/are-drivers-too-expensive#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angelique</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My name is Angelique and I'm from the Netherlands. Over here we have a big problem because our drivers are paid far more than drivers from Eastern Europe and it's hard to keep a job. The international jobs are going to the lower paid drivers in Eastern Europe where the cost of living is much lower.  <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/angelique/2010/04/are-drivers-too-expensive">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Truck Driving Career Seen As Strong For Next Decade</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/admin/2010/01/truck-driving-career-seen-as-strong-for-next-decade</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/admin/2010/01/truck-driving-career-seen-as-strong-for-next-decade#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:04:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brett Aquila</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advice and Opinions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Becoming A Truck Driver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Career Help, Tips, Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current State of the Trucking Industry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CDL training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[getting your CDL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new drivers in a slow economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Truck driving has always been a great career for those of us who were cut out for the lifestyle. If you're not the right person for the job, you're really not going to like it much and you're not going to last long. But if you feel like truck driving might be the right career for you, the outlook for the industry looks to be very solid for many years to come. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/admin/2010/01/truck-driving-career-seen-as-strong-for-next-decade">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Unemployment Insurance Tax? Ya Must Need a Doctor&#8217;s Degree</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/pappy/2009/03/unemployment-insurance-tax-ya-must-need-a-doctors-degree</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/pappy/2009/03/unemployment-insurance-tax-ya-must-need-a-doctors-degree#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:19:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pappy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/?p=616</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What on earth is unemployement tax insurance, and where the hell does it all go during times of low unemployement? Nobody ever knows what the government does with all our money. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/pappy/2009/03/unemployment-insurance-tax-ya-must-need-a-doctors-degree">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Truck Driving School 2009: Will The Poor Economy Still Offer Truck Driving Jobs For Students?</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/admin/2009/02/truck-driving-school-2009-will-the-poor-economy-still-offer-truck-driving-jobs-for-students</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/admin/2009/02/truck-driving-school-2009-will-the-poor-economy-still-offer-truck-driving-jobs-for-students#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brett Aquila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today's slow economy there are tons of layoffs and more people than ever are considering going to truck driving school and becoming truck drivers - and rightly so. But none of that will matter if you can't find a job once you get your CDL. So what is the current job outlook for those that are new to the trucking industry? <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/admin/2009/02/truck-driving-school-2009-will-the-poor-economy-still-offer-truck-driving-jobs-for-students">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tough Times In Trucking: Getting Pre-Hired Is No Guarantee</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/admin/2009/02/tough-times-in-trucking-getting-pre-hired-is-no-guarantee</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/admin/2009/02/tough-times-in-trucking-getting-pre-hired-is-no-guarantee#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:20:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brett Aquila</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Becoming A Truck Driver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Career Help, Tips, Advice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A bit of startling news today &#8211; one of our own authors, TruckerMike, who is currently in CDL training and was pre-hired by the trucking company of his choice, has been informed by the company that they have just put &#8230; <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/admin/2009/02/tough-times-in-trucking-getting-pre-hired-is-no-guarantee">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Satin sheets to LIE on. Satin pillows to cry on.</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/pappy/2009/02/satin-sheets-to-lie-on-satin-pillows-to-cry-on</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/pappy/2009/02/satin-sheets-to-lie-on-satin-pillows-to-cry-on#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pappy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/?p=237</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With the inception of a new president into one of the toughest political and economic climate in our nation's history, change has been promised to Americans. But is it the right type of change, or is our prosperity being undermined by bad policy? There's a lot to consider. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/pappy/2009/02/satin-sheets-to-lie-on-satin-pillows-to-cry-on">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Economic Hard Times and The Politics of Change</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/pappy/2009/01/economic-hard-times-politics-change</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/pappy/2009/01/economic-hard-times-politics-change#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:28:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pappy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I've have been unemployed before so it's not like a new thing to me. The trouble is, before, there were always jobs to go to. It was just a matter of a time, a few days, maybe a week, some times the same day I'd be behind the wheel with another company. Today...well, today, it would seem, things are a bit different. I have been through 5 recessions...not depressions. There is a difference between recessions and depressions.... <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/pappy/2009/01/economic-hard-times-politics-change">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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