By Truckin on Jul 21, 2008 in Featured, trucking industry | 0 Comments
Diesel Emission Standards
Since the new millennium, the Environmental Protection Agency and other government offices have been doing everything they can to encourage truckers to upgrade their vehicles in order to comply with tightening emissions standards. Although most truckers would be happy to do so, as saving emissions also means saving fuel costs for truckers, [...]
By Trucker Jim on Apr 27, 2008 in Featured, trucking industry | 1 Comment
Diesel Fuel Additives
As the price of diesel rises higher and higher above that $4.00 mark that had drivers everywhere sweating in early march, truckers and commuters alike have been looking for ways to get more miles to the gallon. For a few hundred dollars, websites offer bogus instructions about how to run your engine on [...]
By Trucker Jim on Apr 25, 2008 in trucking industry | 2 Comments
Women Truckers
A few years ago, driving a truck might have been considered a man’s profession, but with more and more women trading the office or the home for the driver’s seat, that stereotype is on its way to meeting other career generalizations at the bottom of the waste basket.
A 2006 Arkansas Times Record article tells [...]
By Trucker Jim on Apr 18, 2008 in Featured, trucking industry | 1 Comment
Idling Semi Truck
Driving all day might not seem like a strenuous job, but like all workers, long haul truckers deserve a break. Whether you’re pulling over on the side of the road to take a nap or getting some work done in your cab at a rest stop, you’re likely to leave your engine idling.
Leaving [...]