A shout out to truck drivers

As I drive daily on the highway, I notice more and more how friendly truck drivers are. They are curtious of you switching lanes and tend to honk the horn when you signal the hand motion (as you probably did when you were a kid). Truck drivers lay it on the line daily to get to one place to another and sacrifice time with family or friends. I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you for all you guys do! 

Healthy snacks for those long drives

Do you tend to crave more junk food in between meals when you are driving for a long period of time? Sometimes we reach for sugary unhealthy snacks and that are not good for our hearts and not to mention our overall health. Below is an article that provides some viable options that can be satisfying and convenient.

www.thehealthytrucker.net

Did you know...

Did you know that the world's largest tractor was actually created by the French in 2005. They named it the Tractomas TR 10x10. The tractor itself had a tare weight of close to 40 tons and a total vehicle weight of 71 tons! Putting the overall weight of the Tractomas TR 10x10 at about 600 tons. 

Retread tires...Are they safe?

Have you ever wondered if those tires on the highway are from retread tires or from new tires? We have and it made us curious to check out what people are saying about the safety of retread tires. Retreads have not been prevalent in the passenger vehicle market, but that is primarily because the price of new tires has ahs shown that there is no significant savings buying retreads.

According to the Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau, "Retreads do not come apart any more easily than new tires." Executive Director David Stevens says, “It’s always been a public perception problem." It is obvious the industry needs to do a better job of educating the public on retreads.

Stevens also thinks that the industry needs to do a better job of informing and educating the public. Research commissioned by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration found that the proportion of tire debris from retreads compared with new tires “is similar to the estimated proportion of retread and [new] tires in service. There was no evidence to suggest that the proportion of tire fragments/shreds from retread tires was overrepresented in the debris items collected.” “The evaluation of available crash data shows that vehicle crashes related to truck-tire failure and truck-tire debris are very rare events that account for less than one percent” of traffic accidents. 

Finding a way to get our drivers home

"Along with being compensated with good pay and benefits, it’s no secret that truck drivers place a premium on being offered more home time as well as more predictable scheduling by fleets...."

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