Take Time Off, Truck Drivers
Take Time Off, Truck Drivers Take Time Off, Truck Drivers No matter who you are, if you’re a truck driver, your life is filled with stress. Stress can kill you. It happens to truck drivers far too often. Truck driver stress affects your family’s lives too. You might be carrying on driving your life away […]
Understanding and Using the Split Sleeper Rule
Understanding and Using the Split Sleeper Rule Understanding and Using the Split Sleeper Rule Many truck drivers fail to acknowledge how to use the split sleeper provision to their advantage. It is designed to make them more productive and safer drivers on the highways. When first introduced it gave drivers the option to split their […]
Vacation
Vacation When’s the last time you were able to take a real vacation? When you finally clocked out, how often were you checking your phone to make sure an emergency didn’t pop up that required your attention? Were you even able to leave the area knowing you’d have to go in to save the day […]
About SAP
About SAP About SAP Few things in life are certain, aside from death and taxes. One other certainty is that alcohol and illicit drugs don’t mix with trucking. That’s why the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) created the Substance Abuse Professionals program (SAP) for truck drivers. Don’t Let Boredom Affect Your Control Truck driving […]
Tips for Staying Awake on Long Shifts
Tips for Staying Awake on Long Shifts Truck drivers spend long shifts that can legally last up to fourteen hours in a day or night, or a combination of the two into part of a night and part of a day. Transport drivers are allowed to drive for up to a total of eleven hours […]
