The southeastern US has seen several trucks get shot at in the last few weeks. What? Is that the solution to the problems you think are happening? So, I hear about someone being killed by the police, someone I don't know in a city that I don't live. I am mad about that and I naturally go out and shoot at a semi near my home. Is that how that works? Also today there was to be a slowdown in I-40. People were supposed to drive at 10MPH for about 9 minutes. How exactly does breaking the law and being a huge safety problem solve anything? It doesn't. You have to change people's minds. That is difficult to do and breaking the law is not going to help that process. You want change, be the change you want. EVERYONE needs to stop being a color, race, sex or anything else that identifies a group over another group. You are not an -American, you are just American. Act like it. Any organization that discriminates on the basis of race is inherently racist. The past of someone else, maybe someone who lived 200 years ago, is not your future. We all control our own future. The book of your life is being written by you, don't give anyone else the pen. Do you not take a trip because 45 years ago your dad ran out of gas? No. You know that you can learn from that and be better. The struggles, difficulties and treatment of others does not have to be your life as well. You cannot be upset about others success. You also should not be proud of something you did not have anything to do with. If you are born a certain way, so what? Be proud of your own achievements. That is harder though, isn't it? You would actually have to work hard and achieve something. The fact is that if you feel that going into an area is unsafe, don't go. If people want to shoot at trucks and don't want their deliveries, so be it.
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If you have been running any of those emergency loads, today is the official last day before you need to dust off those ELDs and start logging again. Sure, there are a few exceptions but the majority of drivers that were running logless will now need to be back in compliance. In the last few hours you can look back and see if you made any extra money. I know this was generally limited to owner operators as many companies did not allow their drivers to run over hours, mine included. Did we hear about horrible accidents? No. Was there death and destruction on the highway? No. Were loads delivered safely? Yes. I doubt there will be another time like this although who knows what will happen next. I am still waiting for the murder hornets.
See you on the road! Yes! I am in the hot seat of the Safety Dawg for an interview. You can view it HERE and check out the website HERE. They have a unique take on safety and use their years of experience to reduce accidents. All drivers should be interested in being as safe as possible. Not just to keep your driving record but as a professional in the industry. When Chris Harris asked me to be on the PAWEDCAST I agreed because we have the same message. BE SAFE. I hope you will check it out and tell me what you think! Check out the other safety pawedcasts as well. See you on the road!
As I am sure everyone has seen or heard, there are multitudes of protests over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis by a police officer. Many CEOs have been falling all over themselves to say how dismayed they are and how they will do better. Some have even apologized. I am not here to do that. Do you know why? I haven't done anything wrong. We cannot visit the sins of the fathers upon us today. Looting, rioting and other lawlessness done today in the name of the past is wrong and changes nothing. In fact, it likely has the opposite effect.
Aside from trucking, one of the things I do is help people bring forth their unique talents to the marketplace. There are about 4.5 Billion people on earth with internet access. You don't need to find that many to make a living. I know this works as I have helped numerous people change their lives by using their knowledge and abilities to help others. Those protesting lack of opportunity in America are sorely mistaken. They are blinded by rage and a mob mentality. A mentality of poverty that will prevent opportunity from enriching their lives. When we oppose each other based on color or any other identifying trait we lose all perspective and we lose the ability to make rational sense of an argument. To dislike me because of things that happened to someone you never met hundreds of years ago is absurd. To loot a Best Buy changes nothing. I see Wal-Mart is reducing their hours to keep their employees safe. This has the ironic effect of putting out of work those that may need work the most. As long as people are identified as a color, race, ethnic background, sexual preference or any of the other ways we separate each other into groups we will never advance as a country. If you hyphenate yourself you separate yourself. We are all people without a hypen. Injustices done in the past to a group are not cured today by injustice done to a different group. An injustice is cured by equal opportunity. Don't try to tell me there is more or less opportunity for someone based on their physical appearance. I've helped all kinds of people change their situation for the better no matter their race. Let me know when we are all just people. As protesters clog the streets it may be more important than ever to have evidence of exactly what happened outside your truck. THIS dashcam is what I use and you should, too. See you on the road! |
AuthorHi! Welcome. I'm Mark and I've been a professional truck driver for over 33 years, the last 19 years at the same company. It is time that drivers got paid for every minute that we work and we are treated like the licensed professionals we are. Archives
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