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Wednesday, March 11 2009
I have had many folks IM, email or phone me asking about a career in trucking. Is it a good time to become a driver? I was laid off and hear driving pays well. Should I do it? These and other similar questions often come my way.
Honestly, right now I would have to say no. First, the pay is generally no where as good as one thinks it is. Second, the hours are long. You are gone from your family and friends for weeks on end. This means missing the ballgame, birthdays, holidays and other events....as well as dinner with the family or tucking the little ones into bed. You "work" about 100 irregular hours a week and log about 60. Be real, anyone making out there knows you do. Work can range from driving, loading or waiting on dispatch for a load just to name a few. Third, the economy is just supporting the need for drivers at this time. Companies have hiring freezes on and go talk to a driver. Stop by a truck stop and have a chat. Buy him/her a cup of coffee and talk to them. Miles are down for most drivers. O/Os are hanging on by threads unless they are a rare, well established "lucky" one.
Need more proof - read on..........
Tue Mar 10, 2009 7:51 pm (PDT)
Trucking jobs fell 2.5% in February
By Avery Vise
Continuing a string of unprecedented percentage decreases, the trucking
industry lost 33,400 employees on a seasonal basis in February -- a 2.5 percent
drop from January, according to preliminary figures released March 6 by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The 33,400 trucking jobs lost in February represent 5.1 percent of the net
651,000 nonfarm payroll jobs lost. And the rate of decline in trucking
employment in February far exceeds that of the 0.5 percent employment decline in the
overall economy.
Trucking employment was down 1.8 percent in January, 1.3 percent in December
and just less than 1 percent in November. Each decline was the highest
recorded monthly percentage drop at the time except for April 1994 during a
Teamsters strike. Since October, trucking employment is down 6.4 percent.
Trucking employment is down 11.8 percent from its peak of 1.45 million in
January 2007, according to BLS figures.
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Saturday, March 07 2009
Thu Mar 5, 2009 10:59 am (PST)
There has been another round of fraudulent letters issued to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) contractors and potential contractors purporting to be issued by DOT. These fraudulent letters request that current or potential contractors register by submitting their company's financial information on a release form entitled, "Authorization to release financial information". They are dated January 27, 2009, and signed by "John Steinberg."
Please be aware that DOT does not require any financial information to be submitted in order to be eligible for procurement.
In addition to this most recent example, the following is a list of fraudulent letters to date which have been faxed out to current or potential contractors:
December 29, 2005, signed by "Frank M. Orell"
February 8, 2006, signed by "Randy Cohen"
April 27, 2006, signed by "Dan Jacobs"
July 28, 2006, signed by "Dan Jacobs"
November 8, 2006, signed by "Lisa Johnson"
February 26, 2007, signed by "Lisa Johnson"
March 26, 2007, signed by "Jason Scarlett"
May 10, 2007, signed by "Jason Scarlett"
July 11, 12, and 20, 2007, signed by "George Mason"
August 27 and 28, 2007, signed by "Julie P. Wenzel"
September 10, 2007, signed by "Julie P. Wenzel"
October 12, 2007, signed by "Julie P. Wenzel"
October 21, 2007, signed by "Julie P. Wenzel"
January 28, 2008, signed by "Julie P. Weynel"
February 7, March 3, March 31, 2008, signed by "Bradley K. Wash"
April 1, 2008, signed by "Bradley K. Wash"
April 28, 2008, signed by "Bradley K. Wash"
June 3, 2008, signed by "Robert Dal"
June 4, 2008, signed by "James Buchanan"
September 5, 2008, signed by "David Jacobson"
October 20, 2008, signed by "Jennifer Donaldson"
December 8, 2008, signed by "Jennifer Stewart"
December 19, 2008, signed by "Jeffrey Steinberg"
All letters were signed as the Senior Procurement Officer.
The USDOT has issued the following warning: "Please DO NOT complete the release form which is attached to the letter and DO NOT release any information to the facsimile number cited in the letter."
To view an example of the latest letters being sent out to contracting personnel, visit: www.dot.gov/ost/m60/jsteinberg_012709.pdf. The point of contact concerning these fraudulent letters is the Department of Transportation Office of the Inspector General Hotline at
(800) 424-9071.
Saturday, March 07 2009
Thu Mar 5, 2009 9:47 am (PST)
Hillmann Institute of Training (a division of Hillmann Environmental Group, LLC) is holding an 8-hour Hazwoper Refresher course on Tuesday, March 31, from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The cost is $250.00 per person and $200 per person with 3 or more from one company.
There will be an 8-hour Hazwoper Supervisor Course on Thursday, April 2 - same time and same cost.
Cost will include morning refreshments, lunch, copies of class handouts and a certificate of attendance.
To register or get more information, please contact Elaine Bentley at 908-688-7800, ext. 20.
You can mail your registration along with your check or credit card information to
Hillmann Environmental Group, LLC
1600 Route 22, East
Union, NJ 07083
Fax or email your registration along with your credit card information to:
ebentley@hillmanngroup.com
Cancelations less a 20% handling fee are allowed until March 17, then substitutions only.
Thursday, March 05 2009
More paperwork and documents needed for air travel.
Posted by: "PC" pcjr101@yahoo.com
New US entry ID required June 1
Mar 2, 2009
Reported at:
< http://bulktransporter.com/management/tank-truck/cross-border-identification-requirements-0302/ >
On June 1, 2009, all travelers entering the United States will be required to present a single document denoting both citizenship and identity.
According to information from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), many cross-border travelers already have the necessary documents such as a passport, passport card or a trusted traveler card (NEXUS, SENTRI, and FAST), or an enhanced driver's license (EDL) currently issued by the states of Washington, New York, and Vermont and the Province of British Columbia. The State of Michigan and additional Canadian provinces will be issuing EDLs in the coming months.
The document requirement already is in place for all air travelers, and applies to travelers entering the United States who were previously exempt, including citizens of the US, Canada, and Bermuda.
The requirement is part of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative prompted by security concerns following the terrorists attacks on the United States in 2001.
DHS announced recently that all statutory criteria required by the initiative have been met so that the program implementation can begin June 1.
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Wednesday, March 04 2009
One of my sources posted this today to their site and I wanted to share it with you all.
Tue Mar 3, 2009 9:09 pm (PST)
Volvo: 2010 emissions standards add nearly $10,000 to truck stickers
With the rollout of 2010 engines nearing, Volvo Trucks North America became
the first OEM to announce its new pricing structure for the EPA compliant
equipment.
Volvo Trucks says its diesel trucks equipped with engines that meet the EPA’
s 2010 standards will come with a $9,600 surcharge.
The surcharge will apply to new trucks built with Volvo D11, D13 and D16
engines, as well as those with the Cummins ISX. All of the engines will be
equipped with SCR aftertreatment. The new technology also includes the development
of advanced onboard diagnostics systems required by the new emissions
regulations.
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Thursday, February 26 2009
Howdy All!
Our new computer system is installed. We have our new computers up and working finally. This will hopefully end the hiatus of silence. It is our intention to return to normal postings to The DOT Doctor Speaks (http://thedotdoctor.com/the_dot_doctor_speaks), resume our live podcasts (available on Blog Talk Radio at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/The-DOT-Doctor) and newsletters. Be a part of our shows. Suggest topics, call in, join our chat room.....just get involved!
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Thursday, February 26 2009
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Sunday, February 22 2009
Have you seen this article from the Curiosity Shop?
Lung Cancer, whats that got to do with Delivery Drivers?
Quite a lot actually. Especially if you don’t want one of these ugly tumours on your lungs. If you are a courier, trucker or delivery driver, read through the information below, and tell me what you think.
An up to date article in News Inferno was very interesting reading and informative…
Recent research suggests that lung cancer risks are higher among trucking industry workers because of diesel fume exposure. According to a new study published in the January issue of the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, workers in the trucking industry with an estimated 20 years on the job have an elevated risk of lung cancer with each increasing year of work due to their diesel fume exposure.
A lot of drivers are career drivers. They start in their 20s and still drive until they are retired, some often continuing part time during retirement. For many, driving for a living is something they really enjoy.
The article goes on to say -
Scientists have long known that diesel fumes might play a role in the development of lung cancer. According to a report on SFgate.com, diesel fumes consist of a toxic stew of about 400 chemicals, including benzene, formaldehyde, arsenic, cyanide and lead. Breathing large amounts of diesel fumes could cause respiratory diseases, and people with asthma, heart disease and emphysema can worsen if exposed to the exhaust. Long-term exposure leads to chronic obstructive lung disease as well as lung cancer.
So, it’s the long term exposure that does the damage. The longer you drive, the more chance you have of getting it. A case control study was done back in 1990 and the report says at the end..
Overall, our results suggest that diesel truck drivers have an excess risk of lung cancer compared to other teamsters in jobs outside the trucking industry. However, our findings were not uniformly consistent and our data have many limitations, the most important of which is the lack of data on exposure to diesel fumes.
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In the US, the EPA have been making big inroads into reducing the danger. A tough task considering most areas of the US and the Uk are urbanised so diesel fumes are in every breath we take. As much as 25% of the breath we take in highly urbanised areas, more if there is a port nearby and the diesel fumes from the ships engines are in the air.
Early in 2001, the EPA issued landmark standards to clean up dirty diesel trucks and buses, comparable to the advent of the catalytic converter on cars several decades ago. When the standards take full effect in 2007, they are expected to reduce emissions from trucks and buses by more than 90 percent, the equivalent of taking 13 million of the nation’s 14 million trucks and buses off the roads.
Source: ENS
The article from the ENS website goes on to outline the effort from the Bush administration. It also clearly higlights the failings in the US - emissions trading programs. So rather than clean up their act the worst polluters get to trade credits with cleaner, greener companies. I cannot see how this would work myself, and seems like a fraudulent way of dealing with the issue.
In addition to concluding that diesel fumes likely cause lung cancer, the EPA found that diesel exhaust triggers asthma and other respiratory effects, calling the fumes “a chronic respiratory hazard to humans.” Based on animal testing and studies of people in jobs with high exposures, the fumes were shown to be carcinogenic, or cancer causing.
The agency did not attempt to quantify the cancer risk from exposure to diesel emissions, though the report notes that the risk is likely to be higher for people who regularly work with or around diesel engines. But even everyday exposure to background levels of diesel fumes probably puts people at risk, the EPA said.
What can an employer do to limit diesel fumes for their drivers? Is there an efficient way of filtering the exhaust fumes so that the carcinogens are contained?
My thoughts on this are two fold, is this coming to light now to try and encourage people to buy environmentally vehicles? Is it diesel that is doing the evil deed? Why isn’t it coal fires, petrol or another type of fuel? Or is it the sad fact that all of these contribute to it, and its our delivery drivers that are taking home the tumours.
For excellent information and research on cancer, more information can be found on the pharma strategy blog written by Sally Church.
Sarah
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