Truck Driver Health A Major Concern After New Survey
A truck driver survey of nearly 1,700 long-haul truck drivers showed a “a major concern for chronic disease risk factors” in long-haul drivers, such as high blood pressure, obesity, smoking, physical inactivity, high cholesterol and sleep...
Team Driving
We spent the last article looking at being a solo driver. In this article, we want to focus on what it takes to be successful if you want to spend your time team driving....
Francisco Espinal-Quiroz Indicted – Big Rig Talk
Francisco Espinal-Quiroz
Francisco Espinal-Quiroz has been indicted on 15 accounts reckless homicide. This was what a statement read from the Will County state's attorney office. If you haven't heard of Francisco Espinal-Quiroz, he is the...
Hazmat Endorsement – The Process
So I recently had to re-acquire my hazmat endorsement for my CDL. I will be making a switch in my career path coming up and the new job requires me to have my hazardous...
Trucking Questionnaire
It's always interesting to me when I tell someone that I am a truck driver. I get all of these questions about miles I drive, what it's like and so on. I like to...
Traveling America’s Roads – Big Rig Talk
For all of us that drive America's roads, many of us are familiar with the lack of upkeep and maintenance done on our road systems. Of course, one of the biggest reasons we have...
Big Rig Talk-What’s Your Opinion V5
Big Rig Talk Volume 5
Welcome back to Truckers Logic and Big Rig Talk. Big Rig Talk is sponsored by the Trucking Edge Network, Truckers Logic and Big Rig Ebooks. Hope everyone's week has been...
2014 NFL Playoffs Start Saturday
Yes, 2014 is here and what better way to start the new year out then with the NFL baby! I know a lot of truckers follow the NFL and so I felt that it...
Highway Funds Need Fixed Quick
Fix Our Highways Congress
Despite pleads from professional leaders in the transportation department last week, Congress continues to ignore the problem. Highway Funds are expected to top later this summer and we've already seen the...
Trucking – A Blue-Collar Job to be Proud Of
Today I was listening to CNN and they were talking to Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs fame. Rowe recently did a 60-second spot for Walmart helping them present their new plan to invest in...