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TDMST Email Newsletter, 2017-01 January 13, 2017 |
Truck Drivers Money Saving Tips Email NewsletterIssue #90, January 13, 2017Featuring content from and supporting: Truck-Drivers-Money-Saving-Tips.com"Because truckers know that no trucker deserves to be stung financially."
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Prevent This!According to a December 27, 2016 article, a trucker was "travelling 'at an unsafe speed' during drizzle" when he crashed into a vehicle, killing "four members of a Rio Grande Valley family". The truck driver faces "four counts of criminally negligent homicide". The wreck happened (of all times) on Christmas Eve. Whenever there is precipitation -- of any kind or amount -- it is harder to stop a vehicle than when the road surface is dry. Remember your stopping distance. Furthermore, many things can hinder visibility, including rain, snow, sleet, hail, fog, dust, smoke, etc. Do not "over-drive" what you can see. Prevent this! VideosWe have placed a slider of images linked to their corresponding videos on our home page. MediaTruckers, have you used the "free mobile app called Park My Truck to locate an available" truck parking space -- even during times when truck parking is hard to come by? How well does it work? Please comment on our Trucker Apps page. Contributing article: http://bit.ly/2ijzaVI Owner-operators, do you pass along the increased cost of tolls to your customers or absorb it in your budget? Please comment on our Truck Operations page. Contributing article: http://bit.ly/2ijuKhj Truckers, how much extra do you think regulation will cost you in 2017? Please comment on our Truck Operations page. Contributing article: http://bit.ly/2ijoupX Drivers of Nikola One and Two fuel cell-electric heavy trucks, how much money could "recycling of the chassis and components" save you? Please comment on our Truck Parts page. Contributing article: http://bit.ly/2ijve7e Truckers, if you have a HydraGen System installed on your truck, have you experienced anywhere near "a 19.2% reduction in fuel consumption"? By how much has your engine oil life increased? Please review this product on our Truck Parts page. Contributing article: http://bit.ly/2ijrJhn Truckers, will an "increase from 60 to 65 mph for commercial trucks" on Michigan roads prove to be safer or leading to more -- or more costly -- accidents? Please share your thoughts on our Truck Operations page. Contributing article: http://bit.ly/2ijvdjM Truckers, regarding J.J. Keller & Associates' "Injury Prevention for CMV Drivers training program", how much money do you think you'll save and how many non-fatal injuries do you think it will prevent? Please comment on our Health and Wellness page. Contributing article: http://bit.ly/2ijtbjG Truckers, will saving money every time you cross one of the Kentucky-Indiana bridges where tolling began in December push you to get a transponder? Please comment on our Truck Operations page. Contributing article: http://bit.ly/2ijtbQv Professional truck drivers, how much money do you think that "open-road tolling in New York City" will help you save? Please comment on our Truck Operations page. Contributing article: http://bit.ly/2ijozu0
Truckers, do you use a a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) on your truck? How much time and money would you say that it has saved you? Please comment on our Truck Parts page. Contributing article: http://bit.ly/2ijoJBx C.R. England driver, if you were one of the 6,336 drivers who received part of the $2.35 million that was ordered to be paid, was it enough to pay for your all of your working time? Please comment on our Budgeting page. Contributing article: http://bit.ly/2ijkPIC Truckers, have you ever used recycled, reconditioned or remanufactured parts on your truck? What was your experience? Please comment on our Truck Parts page. Contributing article: http://bit.ly/2ijvvqI Truckers, will you actively avoid picking up or delivering freight to "The 10 U.S. counties with the most cargo thefts"? Why or why not? Please comment on our Truck Operations page. Contributing article: http://bit.ly/2ijz1S3 Truckers, if you plan to invest in Dometic's Blizzard Turbo auxiliary air conditioner combined with eNow’s Solar Photovoltaic Panel system, how much money do you think you will save? Please comment on our Truck Operations page. Contributing article: http://bit.ly/2ijqYER If the EPA's "Phase 2 rules" will require some box van trailers to reduce fuel consumption by "3 percent to 8 percent" how much will this cost professional truck drivers up-front and will they see an ROI? Please comment on our Truck Operations page. Contributing article: http://bit.ly/2ijjuS6 CFI drivers, will your 2-cents-per-mile pay increase completely offset the effect of inflation? Please comment on our Budgeting page. Contributing article: http://bit.ly/2ijubEg How do you stay warm in your truck in the winter as frugally as possible, trucker? Comment on our Truck Parts page. Contributing article: http://bit.ly/2j5P0jL Wasn't the purpose of health care professionals obtaining a "Medical Examiner's Certificate" supposed to stop problems with truckers getting DOT physicals only by trustworthy persons? Is the problem in the article indicative of the fact that the federal regulation isn't working? Comment on our Health and Wellness page. Contributing article: http://bit.ly/2iiif5C Will the 6,600 truckers who underwent DOT physicals through this "authorized" medical examiner file a lawsuit against him for failure to perform required tests and falsifying records? If you're affected by this, how much will having to get re-examined cost you, trucker? Comment on our Health and Wellness page. Contributing article: http://bit.ly/2iiif5C How do you protect yourself against being kidnapped and robbed as a trucker? Share your insights about self-defense on our Health and Wellness page. Contributing article: http://bit.ly/2iicWmV Owner-operators, when was the last time you shopped around for a better deal on truck insurance? Comment on our Truck Operations Contributing article: http://bit.ly/2ii7mRC Does your trucking company encourage its employees to open a 'health savings account'? How do you feel about that? Comment on our Employee Benefits page. Contributing article: http://bit.ly/2ii2coq I lost my log book what do I do now? ----- Response from Vicki: Hello, and thank you for asking a question on our website. First, you never want to I recently got my old tired freighliner stuck in Chicago almost on the indiana border. I ended up needing an injector. I went to an LKQ that was about Truckers, is your trucking company investing in your employee development or growth? If so, how? Comment on our Employee Benefits page. Contributing article: http://bit.ly/2irfA6j How much drive time would you say you've lost in the last month due to lack of truck parking, trucker? Contributing article: http://bit.ly/2hzb1c7 Independant OTR Free Healthcare Many drivers complain of the the salary restricted by the 70 hr workweek, fuel taxes fuel incentive rates. But nothing is done about it. I propose to legislate
Earn More, Save MoreAccording to a January 3, 2017, article, "Truckers accounted for most workplace fatalities of any occupation in 2015". In other words, driving a truck was the deadliest occupation in 2015. OUCH! Even if you're doing everything exactly right as a trucker, you could wind up dead due to someone else's mistake on the road. Winter weather has been rough in a number of places so far this year:
It is costly every time truckers have to wait for weather conditions to improve. Are you among those who have been forced to shut down your rig due to bad weather so far this winter? How do you feel about that? When you're shut down due to winter weather -- and you can't earn money from your trucking job -- you can still do something about growing your income in your off-duty hours! (Here's one example.) Vicki is revising the Second Income for Truckers E-Course into a different format, which will be available soon. Social NetworkingFollow us on our Social Networking channels:
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To all of our readers who are professional truck drivers, we wish you safe travels and lots of money saving opportunities on the road! Best regards, Truck-Drivers-Money-Saving-Tips.com
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