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By R.L.”Pa Russ Mauzy” Lately, I have heard many company drivers tell me that they started out being a lease driver, only to find that they weren’t making any money so they gave up their lease and became a company driver. There are too many drivers out there saying that they don’t know how lease [...]
Got convictions? The following info can help you see where you stand in relation to your chance of a future accident. According to the American Transport Research Institute (ATRI) these are the top 10 driver events and percentage increase in the likelihood of a future crash. Top 10 Driver Events and the Percentage Increase in [...]
By R.L. “Pa Russ” Mauzy By now, many of your now that I am not only a lease operator with RTI, I am also an ex-Deputy Sheriff with a specialty in Commercial Vehicle Safety. I also try to keep up on the current regulations as well as the proposed regulations pertaining to the operation of [...]
We sampled 75 members of our truck driving community and the results above represent the responses. The “other” category represents survey answers that were added by members of the community and include “we should be able to decide”, which is too subjective to include in a definitive response.
Oil is everywhere. When we say everywhere, we mean EVERYWHERE. It’s common to think that we only use it in our cars, trucks and the like, but our society has built a world around this precious fossil fuel and the following list will help you understand just how dependent we really are on the “black [...]
By M.L. “Pa Russ” Mauzy Finally, the moment you have all been waiting for, my second article in which I said I would tell you how to avoid citations while just trying to make a living, driving a truck down the road. I guess before I get started I better put a little disclaimer in [...]
RTI Shuttle to the Truckers Jamboree on Saturday at Petro in Oak Grove, MO Saturday, Kevin Reich will be at the terminal at 9 am to take the company van and any drivers that want to go to the Oak Grove Petro for the Truckers Jamboree, if you have any drivers in town not doing [...]
Some of you know me, but most don’t so before I jump into my regular column, I thought I would take the opportunity to introduce myself and give a little background. I am sure that once you know some more about me that you will realize that I might know something about what I write [...]