Archive for the ‘OTR Group’ Category
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The Over The Road October issue now online! Please Click on the thumbnail to view!
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Legislation for the FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse comes into effect on January 6th, 2020. If you haven’t had a look at this new legislation, you can check it out at https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov/. For Drivers and Owner Operators, there are several key components that you should be familiar with. The Clearinghouse final rule does not change…
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The Over The Road September issue now online! Please Click on the thumbnail to view!
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The days of firing up the truck and figuring the trip out as you go are long gone! ELD’s killed them. Since the U.S. ELD mandate, we have heard from drivers complaining that they have lost miles. Other drivers have reported that they have increased their miles. The difference is proper trip planning! As an…
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The Over The Road August issue now online! Please Click on the thumbnail to view!
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There was a time when driving was a co-operative effort. If someone needed to change lanes, all that was required was to turn on the appropriate signal and other motorists would make room for them. If you were preparing to parallel park, other motorists would wait while you stopped and backed into the space. Today,…
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The Over The Road July issue now online! Please Click on the thumbnail to view!
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Even though most drivers seem to be aware of both the illegality of speeding and the dangers it presents, more than half of drivers surveyed admit to “technical” speeding. I call it technical because they acknowledge going over the posted limit, but only view this practice as dangerous when it is someone else doing it!…