Comments By Jrod

Quoted for Truth!~

People say "I never realized there were so many red mustang's on the road until (I) bought one."

Our Randoms include a breathalyzer, but our Pre-Employment DOT screenings do not.

Alcohol & Trucking don't mix.

Even if you bought beer to take home, if they find a 6 pack in your cab, or an unopened flask of your favorite spirit, case closed.

Since I started in the industry, I have been SHOCKED at how many drivers just don't drink at all. Like ever. Even on vacation.

Compared to the General Population, my guess is that there are far more drivers who completely abstain from alcohol.

I love what Dave is doing with all the Trucking News Summaries each week... but what got me here and what got me HOOKED on TruckingTruth was posts like this from proven, successful drivers, just like this one! Posts from drivers like Old School, Rainy, G-Town (And Brett too!) and many other talented truck drivers, these are the posts that build up the loyalty and confidence in the TT brand!

Thanks for posting, Old School! Don't leaving us hanging without your wisdom for that long anymore! lol

Unfortunately, deaths are up and accidents are up, and while the vast majority are because of 4-Wheelers... its not all of them.

It looks like they got their finger on the right pulse, based on that article. Its some of these smaller, independent companies, perhaps Chicago based companies with roots in Eastern Europe (Not exclusively, by any means). Pull a PSP report and most large carriers have clean inspections, but you'd be shocked at what I have seen from smaller carriers. Technically, vehicle inspections are "on the driver" but many of the things I see on the DOT reports from smaller companies just scream "drive the truck or you're fired" type scenarios. I don't think things will change much for the 100+ trucking companies, but for some of the smaller outfits that may (or may not) have been skirting the rules? I think they better prepare for a flashlight to be shoved up their tailpipes because its coming.

Some of this might just be capitalism too. The Megas aren't off the hook. They have the most influence and the most pull in DC, and the Mega Carriers also make Mega campaign donations. Some of these smaller companies DO need cleaning up, no argument from me, but at least some of this Senatorial beatdown smells like a "market share" power grabs from the big guys. Unfortunately, because fatality accidents are up and there are so many smaller companies skirting the rules, they have a perfect smoke screen to pull a power move against some of the smaller carriers who might be hauling freight that they want.

I have a feeling Rhode Island and other will start using this study in their defense of Truck Only tolls.

"40x more damage to the road" is going to be a tough argument to fight against. I don't like it, but I don't think this will be a fight that truckers come out on top of.

Yes! I'm clear - Thank you for asking! I got my results yesterday around 2:00 PM and was back in the office by 2:45 PM, lol!

Land Line Mag ran an interesting article where they interviewed a handful of truck drivers who were diagnosed with COVID-19, if you're curious as to how they handled it and what the process to getting back on the road was.

What ever happened with YOUR results, Jrod? Did they clear you to return to the office finally ?!?!?! (Brad says hi, btw....)

Land Line Mag ran an interesting article where they interviewed a handful of truck drivers who were diagnosed with COVID-19, if you're curious as to how they handled it and what the process to getting back on the road was.

Greater Omaha Express.

We are the in-house carriers for Greater Omaha Packing, we haul beef in 53ft reefers exclusively. We have a 90 truck fleet. We only fuel at Pilot/Flying J We do require 2 years of OTR experience.

Here is a link to our website if you want more info - I'm not trying to recruit here, but how could I not answer your question?! lol

Hey everyone, sort of a weird question but can I get some suggestions medium to large reefer companies that fuel primarily at Pilot/Flying J or give their drivers the option of where to fuel? Pilot/Flying J is my preferred truck stop and I was looking at WEL but from what I've gathered they pretty much seem to fuel at TA/Petro, which isn't a deal breaker but I would like to see what else is out there. Thanks!

I know the 'fun' theory is to claim everyone who dies gets labeled as COVID and that all 900,000 active US medical doctors and all 2500 US Medical Examiners are all in 100% agreement to make this mislabling happen because_________. Obviously.

But the only actual information I can find keeps leading to states covering up and hiding COVID deaths.

Example from Today: Texas forced to admit 600 unreported COVID deaths

Or: Florida Suddenly Has a Pneumonia Epidemic - Are 7x More People Dying From Pneumonia in Florida?

Or:

And I'm not even sure its political:

"Inaccurate death reporting is a long-standing problem in the US. A review of Missouri hospitals in 2017, for example, found nearly half of death certificates listed an incorrect cause of death. A Vermont study found 51% of death certificates had major errors. Nearly half of the physicians the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveyed in 2010 admitted that they knowingly reported an inaccurate cause of death."

Jrod, that column you sorted by the last time is "New Deaths" which is the # of deaths a country reported for that day only.

I don't think it's a vast political conspiracy. (I'd love to be wrong about that though, I bet it would make an amazing story!)

Oh you're definitely wrong about that. It's an amazing story the same way Hitler's was an amazing story. It's the story of sociopaths who fought their way to the top of the food chain and manipulated the world for their personal gains. The same story as humanity has lived for thousands of years, only the actors and the methods change.

I meant the reason we all can't have pet lions in our apartments isn't a vast conspiracy.

But I agree - we are run by sociopaths in congress, the senate and the whitehouse. The #1 factor in deciding who should be in charge of the US should be "Reject anyone who wants the job".