RoadBreakers App: Overnight Parking Finder
A huge issue as a driver is the problem with finding a safe place to “set up camp” for the night. There’s too many trucks, too little parking. The challenge of finding a safe place to park leads to the misfortune of wasted hours that you could be using sleeping or worse—getting attacked in an unsafe location. Some drivers find themselves resorting to unsafe locations like industrial parking lots, behind grocery...
Stricter Fuel Standards to Take Effect in 2018
It’s only rained twice this summer—once for 22 days and again for 35. Although some may argue that global warming is a myth, the long frigid winters, and irregular weather patterns are undeniable, and one cause of this erratic weather is the emission of greenhouse gasses. So what are greenhouse gasses, and how do they contribute to global warming? Essentially, greenhouse gasses, such as carbon dioxide, are released from human...
YouTube Truckers: Driving Online Traffic
In the new age of technology and high-speed internet, it is safe to estimate that nearly half (if not more) of truck drivers and CDL students have seen videos made by truck drivers. These YouTube truckers share their opinions and their day-to-day experiences on the road. These truck drivers “drive” the online traffic of the trucking industry. YouTube truckers can rake up a substantial amount of hits quickly as they catch...
Find Your Ride: “Uber” for Trucking
Unless you’ve been completely under a rock the past few years, you’ve probably heard of Uber. It’s that mobile app that let’s people find and pay for rides—it’s essentially a virtual taxi service. Users can even become drivers and earn cash hauling people around. And despite a lot of negative press they’ve received, their idea became so popular that it has inspired a new generation of thinking...
“Virtual Technician”: Internet-Connected Engines Are the Future of Trucking
The last thing a truck driver wants is to get behind due to unforeseen truck maintenance. You know, the dreaded “check engine” light of death—–ranging from anything simple needing an oil change… to something far more devastating. From there you have two choices (neither one a good choice, either): 1. Keep going and just hope and pray you don’t end up breaking down. Or, 2. Take it to get looked at...