We ask the hard questions
about how professional truck drivers can save money or are being forced
to spend more money in their jobs. We asked the following through our
site this month:
Has
the decrease in
freight brokers adversely impacted your trucker income? If so, how?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/1kAmejG
Is
a free e-log app
just as good as one a trucker has to pay for? Which ones?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/1kAlDyc
Have
you as a
trucker ever been the 'victim' of a law's 'unintended consequences'? If
so, which law and what happened?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/1kAkCq9
Do
you ask yourself
if every expense you have is necessary or just a want?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/Jc6Hvg
Can
someone ever
get a 'false positive' result from pre-employment hair testing? If so,
how?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/Jc5V1k
How
much of an
incline or decline does it take for a truck to start rolling if the
brakes aren't set?
Contributing article/video:
http://bit.ly/Jc5CDD
What
was the secret
to this trucker's provision to others in a storm? Being prepared!
Contributing article/video:
http://bit.ly/Jc5rrN
How
often do team
truckers in the bunk use a restraining device? Has it ever prevented
ejection?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/18zVMkI
What
will mandatory
entry-level driver training standards do to truck driver recruitment in
Ontario, Canada?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/1e21DHp
Will
truck stop
gyms let trucker memberrs 'freeze' their memberships?
Contributing article:
http://read.bi/1jDCkLN
If
police in India
will not protect truckers from highway robberies, what can they do to
protect themselves?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/1d4OdoP
Have
you as a
trucker used the fuel card program from DB Squared? How well does it
work?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/1jDCVx1
Submit service review: http://bit.ly/67NP4K
Besides
avoiding
them, using more caution and less speed, how do you drive safely on icy
roads, trucker?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/1fcAZss
Could
overweight
truckers use these five tips for combating childhood obesity and see
results?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/1gccxdw
What
are your top 5
things to help you on the road?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/1jrSO9B
Are
you subject to
holiday depression? What tips do you recommend to avoid it?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/1bknuBV
What
do you as a
trucker have to say to those who support a fuel tax increase?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/Iu39DW
Why
did this truck
driver fail to notice slowing traffic and cause two deaths?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/Iu2LVZ
Doesn't
author know
that cash can 'expire' through inflation or when currencies change?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/1bdhw99
Isn't
waiting to
start a financial plan until retirement too late?
Contributing article:
http://grnol.co/1bdioe1
Will
the FMCSA's
updated citation protocol help the average professional truck driver?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/1baxZvL
If
you as a trucker
use Truck Lite’s new Custom LED headlamps, how well do they work for
you?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/1bayJ3W
Which
trucking-related entities have a ' non-disparagement clause' that could
be used to punish those posting negative reviews?
Contributing article:
http://abcn.ws/181JWCP
Working
today? How
many of these tips for a healthy Thanksgiving do you as a trucker use?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/1b73gvd
Was
it a
preventable accident or collision avoidance? Which would you have
chosen, trucker?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/1b73oea
Have
you as a
trucker ever used a mobile app to help you save money? If so, which one?
Contributing article:
http://on.mash.to/1epUhJR
If
you're a trucker
using electronic logs, do you like them better than paper logs? Are
they easier to use?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/1epTXur
Are
you part of the
53% of survey responders who have no savings plan at all?
Contributing article:
http://on.mash.to/1epUhJR
Do
you as a trucker
see compressed air as a solution for knocking snow off the top of your
rig?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/1hhNjL9
What
experience, if
any, have you as a trucker had with a 'fluctuating toll'? Are they good
or bad?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/1gf9iPK
For
which drivers
will the first-of-its-kind 30-gallon Spare Tire Auxiliary Fuel System
be truly useful?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/19NUz8N
Have
any safe
truckers been wrongly screened out of jobs because of the
Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP)?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/19NV96w
Did
FMCSA
Administrator Anne Ferro advocate a pay raise for all mileage-paid
truckers? Yes!
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/19NQAcr
Truckers,
have you
been 'asked' for a blood or saliva sample at a police road block? Did
you give it?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/1bGcqQf
If
the FMCSA ever
admitted its HOS mistake, would it refund money to truckers who spent
money to comply?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/1aIJQzX
Truckers
with
smartphones, do you have a 'kill switch' or disabling program installed
on your device? Ever used it?
Contributing article:
http://cnn.it/1aIJv0n
Hey,
Boston police
wary of GPS for cruisers, now do you understand how monitored truck
drivers feel?
Contributing article:
http://b.globe.com/1aIJd9A
Will
self driving
trucks take over the trucking industry? Writer for WP thinks so.
Contributing article:
http://wapo.st/1dilZvD
If
the law bans
reading a mobile device’s screen while driving a commercial vehicle,
what about using a GPS unit in a truck?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/1c3zMkA
Do
you believe that
mandatory sleep studies and CPAP usage compliance for certain truckers
is invasive or wise?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/I0VlZX
Isn't
this a great
reason to have a truck cam in your truck?
Source:
http://bit.ly/1b4djqN
What
happened to
would-be truckers who participated in a fraudulent CDL testing scheme?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/18azNUL
Does
anyone connect
trucking's sagging growth with government regulation?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/18azhGf
How
much money does
Double Coin’s Smart Money Fleet Program help fleets save? Can
owner-operators save too?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/18azDNf
Do
you as a trucker
agree that side skirts are easily damaged, expensive to maintain and
don't last as long as the trailer?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/HTp0nO
What
do you as a
trucker think that paperless roadside enforcement will do to the
trucking industry?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/1j7Q3Y1
Do
you as a trucker
agree that the open road is gone as you grapple with hours rules,
e-logs and parking shortages?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/1j7PXQb
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/1j7R96f
What
percent of
truck-involved fatalities in 2012 were the fault of the non-truck
driver? The article doesn't say.
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/1j7QrWn
How
do you know
ahead of time if a carrier invests in its truckers?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/182Yti3
How
can a
prospective employee check a trucking company's actual turnover rate?
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/1e1SlYk
Are
any truckstops
in the USA offering discounts to professional truck drivers who are
military veterans today on Veteran's Day?
Let us know: http://bit.ly/4SSgBU
Did
you know at
least 18 deaths are potentially linked to energy drinks? Red Bull
lawsuit.
Contributing article:
http://bit.ly/1hzRumJ
