TDMST Weekly Round-Up 2024.04.06

TDMST Weekly Round-Up 2024.04.06 is the trucking commentary on news affecting professional truck drivers for the week ending April 6, 2024, written by Vicki Simons.

We welcome your comments, thoughts and feedback on the items of your choice below.

TDMST Weekly Round-Up

1. Regarding collapse and solar eclipse:

Collapse

The articles in this section range in scope, including covering the opening up an alternative area or “second channel.”

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Solar eclipse

It seems to me that — unless the powers-that-be have something big planned — the “precautions” associated with the upcoming solar eclipse seem to be approaching fearmongering.

So please take appropriate caution.

I wrote the following on my Facebook profile on Tuesday, April 2:

If the upcoming solar eclipse on April 8 is a sign that God’s judgment is coming — like the kind prophesied against Nineveh in the Old Testament — where is the same kind of repentance that the Ninevites had?

How many people need the message as was recorded in Acts 26:20, when the Apostle Paul preached:

“repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of … repentance”?

According to the resource linked in the first comment:

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… The short biblical definition of repentance is “a change of mind that results in a change of action.” …
Repentance involves recognizing that you have thought wrongly in the past and determining to think rightly in the future. The repentant person has “second thoughts” about the mindset he formerly embraced. There is a change of disposition and a new way of thinking about God, about sin, about holiness, and about doing God’s will. True repentance is prompted by “godly sorrow,” and it “leads to salvation” (2 Corinthians 7:10).

Repentance and faith can be understood as two sides of the same coin. It is impossible to place your faith in Jesus Christ as the Savior without first changing your mind about your sin and about who Jesus is and what He has done. Whether it is repentance from willful rejection or repentance from ignorance or disinterest, it is a change of mind. Biblical repentance, in relation to salvation, is changing your mind from rejection of Christ to faith in Christ. …

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What is repentance and is it necessary for salvation?

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Now for the articles about this event:


2. Regarding bridge strike, bridges, and roads:

Bridge strike

Bridges

Roads


3. Regarding career, employment, and rescue:

Career

Employment

Rescue


4. Regarding autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles, efficiency, emissions, and fuel:

Autonomous vehicles

I most definitely disagree with the operation of autonomous, self-driving, or driverless commercial motor vehicles on the same roads as the motoring public — but I share articles on this topic with our readers to help us stay current on the topic.

Electric vehicles

Before you buy an all-electric Commercial Motor Vehicle, please do your due diligence.

Efficiency

Emissions

Fuel


5. Regarding acquisitions, bankruptcy, brokers, business, and technology:

In this general section, we see the wide financial swing from bankruptcy on the left to acquisitions on the right.

Acquisitions

Bankruptcy

Brokers

Business

Technology


6. Regarding crashes, deaths, drugs, fatalities, and theft:

Crashes

Please look through these articles to see if there is anything you can learn to help you prevent being involved in a similar crash.

Deaths

We express our deep sympathy — and offer our condolences — to the families of those whose loved ones died.

Drugs

Never ever agree to haul illegal drugs, no matter how much money or other incentive you’ve been offered.

Fatalities

We express our deep sympathy — and offer our condolences — to the families of those whose loved ones died in these crashes.

Can you learn anything from the articles below that would help prevent being involved in a fatal large truck crash?

Theft

Never take something that doesn’t belong to you unless you have permission to take it and never refuse to pay legitimately-owed bills for services rendered.


7. Regarding containers, inspections, ports, safety, shut down, and weather:

Containers

Inspections

If you keep yourself and your rig in a perpetual state of readiness for an inspection, you’ll never be caught off-guard.

Ports

Safety

Shut down

There are two different kinds of being “shut down” in this section: business closure and being removed from driving professionally.

Weather

How do you keep up with weather on the route that you are or will be traveling?

If you use a Smartphone app, which one is your favorite?

Please respond through the form below.


8. Regarding economy, politics, regulations, and retention:

Economy

Politics

Regulations

Retention


10. Regarding distracted driving, parking, towing, and truck stops:

Distracted driving

Feel free to review the information on this topic on our website:

Distracted Driving: Beware of Attention Diverters That Can Be Fatal

Also, from the article posted just below:

  • “April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month”; and
  • this resource describes “MVR Monitoring Service.”

Now for the article:

Parking

Towing

Truck stops


10. Regarding lease, legal, rates, repairs, and speed limiters:

Lease

Legal

Rates

Repairs

Speed limiters


11. Regarding road rage, staged, and violence:

Road rage

Endeavor to steer clear of road rage.

Staged

I hope that everyone who was involved in this will be judged appropriately.

Violence

Seek to avoid violence and be ready for self-defense at all times.


12. Regarding awards, championships, and recognition:

Awards

Congratulations to this driver for having surpassed 2 million safe miles driven!

Championships

Congratulations to all professional truck drivers who desire to compete in a truck driving championship — and to those who win!

Recognition

We are grateful for all folks who help out truckers in a time of need.


And a bonus article: A Body in Motion Stays Healthier Longer.

My husband Mike and I wish you — and all professional truck drivers — safe travels and lots of money saving opportunities on the road.











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