Trucking Answers

An accident where a driver is killed is headed to court and I agree. Please do not park in an unsafe manner no matter what the circumstances. If you are not parking in a legal spot leave your parking lights on. That could have saved this person. Safety first no matter the company rule. [email protected]

Sunset Logistics abruptly shut down and left drivers around the country without a working fuel card. While I understand these things can happen, they knew full well what was going on. The same week they had no money for payroll they had four new hires getting started. This to me shows a lack of integrity … Continue reading Another trucking company leaves drivers stranded | #171 →

Let’s go in the way back machine and see how I got my start in trucking. I started just after deregulation and I will tell you it was a great move for me because I was working at Arby’s at the time and had really no future that I could see there. I wanted to … Continue reading My trucking origin story | How I got started in trucking | #170 →

In a twist away from trucking I want to talk about third parties stealing votes from major party candidates. Is this true? Many of you may not know that I ran for office as a Libertarian candidate here in Indiana many years ago. Did I steal votes? No. People chose to vote for me. Same … Continue reading Is Biden right? Do 3rd parties steal votes from him? | #169 →

Freightwaves recently came out with an excellent article about the trucker shortage and the fact that there isn’t one. The whole thing is made up and I agree. Of course, the American Trucking Association had to pipe in with their take on the shortage. The ATA is not right on this and I explain why … Continue reading Freightwaves vs ATA and the fake trucker shortage | #168 →

It turns out the confidence in the military is at a low and no one can figure out why that might be. Do you have any ideas? It hasn’t been this low since 1997. Who was President then? The highest was in 2018. I wonder who the President was at that time. We talk about … Continue reading Military confidence is at an amazing low. I wonder why? | #167 →

A Deaf driver applied to Werner after completing Roadmaster truck driving school. Did you know Werner Enterprises owns Roadmaster? Anyway, he got an exemption and passed his DOT physical, passed truck school and applied to Werner. Werner said no thank you to him and he wasn’t having any of it. I totally agree. It would … Continue reading Werner Enterprises loses $36,000,000 lawsuit | #166 →

In another follow up to my YouTube video, I discuss detention time including what it is and what it isn’t. Who should be responsible for detention time and who pays? Why don’t drivers get more pay for this waiting time? We will find out. [email protected] LaunchwithMark.Com

In a small survey, over 70% of drivers said the closure of Yellow had a negative effect on their mental health. We need to get tougher as a society for sure. I didn’t give it a second thought. I go through how to prepare for the closure of your own company and not to be … Continue reading Yellow closure affects mental health of most drivers? HUH? | #164 →

Joe Madison does a show on XM and has a podcast. He has been a broadcaster for many years and I seldom agree with even one word of what he has to say. Today is no different. He had people calling in telling how much taxpayer money they were wrongly getting to pay their student … Continue reading The Joe Madison Show and the fall of society | #163 →