Driver’s Fatigue | 5 Tips to Stay Awake While Driving Long Distances
Driver’s fatigue, we’ve all been there. The life of a truck driver is full of long unpredictable hours. With shifts starting in early mornings and ending in late nights, who has time to sleep nowadays? When you are constantly driving for over eight hours a day, your eyes can’t help but start to feel fuzzy while your body aches and longs for a good night’s rest in your own bed. This is a classic case of driver’s fatigue...
Relationships on the Road: Dating a Truck Driver
We’ve all heard it before: life on the open road can get lonely for truckers. If you haven’t already found love by the time you become a truck driver, it may be hard to ever find it. Last year, we talked about some of the perks of online dating for truckers and a lot of our readers’ comments demonstrated just how hard it is to find a good relationships when you’re on the road. But why? Why is it that, in the trucking industry,...
Salena Lettera: A female truck driver’s perspective
Salena Lettera is a female owner-operator and author of her own blog, SalenaLettera.com. She was kind enough to share her personal experience as a female in a male-dominated field. “It seems [female truck drivers] have been getting more attention over the years and more of them are making themselves known – like Allie Knight with her videos – and more women have been considering this as a career choice. When I...
Coming to GATS: “High-5 and Show Your Pride” Campaign
The Great American Trucking Show (GATS) is right around the corner, kicking into gear this upcoming Thursday, August 21st in Dallas, TX. GATS visitors will be able to explore the booths and meet hundreds of notable companies, drivers, contributors, supporters, and more in the truck driving industry. While being a part of the action, you could also help out a great cause! Trucking Moves America Forward (TMAF) was launched about six...
The Art of the Trucker Selfie
Move over, teenage girls, there’s a new leader in the world of selfie…truckers. As technology becomes more and more heavily used to pass free time in the trucking industry, more and more professional commercial drivers are embracing the selfie life. (Note- Taking selfies while operating your truck is stupid. Don’t do it!) Truckers love selfies because for those of us who thrive on attention or like to share our...