TransAm Trucking, Inc. - Olathe, Ks.?

Hiya HTQ. Everything is fine here for me...mostly. Still get frustrated with waiting around time. Not just at the meat plants but other delays also. Hope all is well with you and the King.

If you are a company driver a schedule B is comprehensive service. I can not list all that they do but I had to sit around waiting about 12 hours with the first truck that I had schedule B pm, 10 hours for the truck I have now (feel frustrated the called me back into the shop to sit around all day for them to do PM on a truck they just issued me 3 weeks ago).

A follow-up to one of my previous posts: Buy this if you like to pick up WiFi in your truck
SK-12TN Signal King Outdoor 150Mbps USB Wifi Wireless Adapter IEEE 802.11G/B/N
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I bought this unit on e-bay. $16.89 shipping included. It works great. I downloaded a 2.5GB UFC Fight Night event from a hotel WiFi connection that my regular laptop WiFi could not even see. This was at speeds faster than my Pilot/Flying J WiFI subscription runs. I can not post a link to the seller on e-bay due to a ban on advertising here. Copy and paste "SK-12TN Signal King Outdoor 150Mbps USB Wifi Wireless Adapter IEEE 802.11G/B/N SK-12TN Signal King Outdoor 150Mbps USB Wifi Wireless Adapter IEEE 802.11G/B/N " at ebay to find it or send me a PM.

 

Government shutdown means no updated Fuel Surcharge this week. Still running on last weeks numbers.

 

Nationwide CVSA ‘Operation Safe Driver’ Blitz Set For Oct 20-26





The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is teaming up with law enforcement agencies throughout North America to crack down on unsafe driving.
The week of October 20-26, law enforcement agencies will be on the lookout for unsafe drivers. ”Operation Safe Driver” will “take aim at distracted driving and driving safely around trucks.”
During that week, law enforcement agencies across North America will step up traffic safety enforcement. Their efforts will be aimed at “unsafe driving behaviors, particularly distracted driving by both commercial motor vehicle and passenger vehicle drivers as part of ‘Operation Safe Driver.’”
Last year’s “Operation Safe Driver” campaign resulted in 40,000 commercial and passenger vehicle engagements at 1,245 locations throughout the U.S. and Canada. The CVSA says this year’s blitz will be comparable.
According to the CVSA:
Nearly 4,000 people are killed and 100,000 others are injured in large truck and bus crashes each year on the highways.
A CDC survey last year revealed that 58% of high school seniors and 43% of high school juniors said they had texted or emailed while driving during the previous month.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that, for drivers 15-19 years old involved in fatal crashes, 21% of the distracted drivers were distracted by the use of cell phones.
Of all drivers under the age of 20 involved in fatal crashes, 11% were reported as distracted at the time of the crash. This age group has the largest proportion of drivers who were distracted.
CVSA President Thomas Fuller, a sergeant with the New York State Police, said, “We know most of these tragedies are preventable. CVSA is committed to saving lives and Operation Safe Driver helps us do that. This aggressive, coordinated and far-reaching enforcement effort, coupled with the program’s education and awareness components for drivers of all vehicles, does reduce unsafe and distracted driving behaviors, and that translates to fewer accidents and fatalities. I am pleased to report that this program is growing and we have more outreach events planned than ever before. We commend our member jurisdictions and industry partners for their support of and participation in this important life-saving campaign; together we are making a difference.”
The campaign will kick off in Philadelphia, the CVSA states.
Three Operation Safe Driver “Teens and Trucks” educational events also are taking place:
October 16—Dubiski Career High School in Grand Prairie, Texas—organized by the Grand Prairie and Fort Worth Police Departments, with support from the Texas Department of Public Safety.
October 24—Cookeville High School in Tennessee—organized by the Tennessee Trucking Foundation, with support from the Tennessee Highway Patrol and the Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office.
October 26—Darlington Raceway, South Carolina—hosted by the Pee Dee Transportation Association and the South Carolina Department of Public Safety in conjunction with the Pee Dee Truck Rodeo.

“We can save lives, prevent injuries and improve public safety overall by reinforcing the dangers of distracted driving and the importance of sharing the road safely,” said Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Anne S. Ferro. “We are proud to partner with CVSA to help educate young drivers and kick off Operation Safe Driver.”I~

 

Weigh Station at Litchfield, Illinois, I 55 northbound MM57, open and lining them up

 

Auburndale FL
The loves where we stop after picking up OJ at the coke plant
trailer washes are now being advertised across the street at the BBQ joint
washing your trailer can be a problem in Florida
Pride truck wash in Fort Pierce also

 

Orientation finished. Should get trainer and be on the road tomorrow ! Hope I get a good one !

 

Yum yum, BBQ and a trailer washout at the same time. What more could someone ask for??

 

they could wash the sauce off you afterwards pigpen

 

I think that is Firewood BBQ ....they will also allow you to park overnight

 

How are you all doing this evening? Rumblestrip, I hope you get a good trainer also! Panhandle, did you make it out of Georgia? Oliver2, how is George doing? And how are you? For me it has just been one of those days when you feel like you are spinning your wheels and getting nowhere! So this is my response to the frustration of everyday life right now ......... There! Now I feel better!