Top 10 Things About OTR Trucking That Make Me Grumpy

I understand that Top 10 lists are very popular. They may possibly be overdone, but if Letterman can get away with it, so can I.  Here are the 10 things I hate most about over the road trucking.

Rich People Just Don’t Get It

It became very obvious this week when the auto maker CEO’s showed up, begging cups in hand to ask for government bail outs that they just don’t get it.
They don’t understand why they shouldn’t continue to fly in multi-million dollar corporate jets. They don’t understand why they shouldn’t continue to collect their multi-million dollar salaries. They don’t understand why the public is not anxious to just hand over millions of dollars in tax funds to these greedy money losing corporations so they can continue to operate in the same old irresponsible manner.

Hours of Operation for Truck Drivers

There have been various changes to the laws pertaining to the hours of service for truck drivers over the years. The most recent changes took place in April of 2007, and they were met with a great deal of controversy. The idea behind these new hours of service is to ensure all truck drivers get enough sleep and to keep the roads safe.