Remember the slogan, “You’ve come a long way, baby!”? Well, women have, and that includes behind the wheel, as more women are taking up truck driving as a career. Truck driving is an equal opportunity profession, just like any other, but it is still made up of an overwhelming majority of men, and ladies are still having to iron out a few challenges in their path in order to be treated on par.

It happens more often than most people would like: civil lawsuits are filed every day on the merits of good reason, and other times, for reasons that have little basis for liability. Some fall in the middle, but still lead to unfair verdicts.

In this economic climate, it is hard to believe any industry could be facing a worker shortage, much less the trucking industry. But the potential is there. According to the American Trucking Associations (ATA), the trucking industry has been dealing with a driver shortage, one that could have a ripple effect on supply and the economy.

Over the last few months, Congress has been debating the conflict-ridden “Cap-and-Trade” bill, a.k.a The American Clean Energy and Security Act. The House passed the climate change bill back in June, and the Senate will take a crack at it next. The cap-and-trade policy tool is designed, in part, to “incentivize” innovation of efficient, environmentally friendly fuels, because who really wants to pay more for polluting (i.e.

Have you ever arrived to a location too early, and needed to park somewhere to wait until it was time to make your delivery? This happened to 35-year-old Jason Rivenburg of Fultonham, New York last March. He was only a few miles from where he planned to deliver a shipment of organic milk, but was ahead of schedule so decided to pull over to rest. Before he could make it to his drop-off point, Jason was shot and killed while waiting in what was considered to be a safe (but abandoned) gas station in St. Matthews, SC.

Do you think penalties for overweight trucks are fair? While penalties vary from state to state, one argument "for" assessing penalties is to recover the cost of wear and tear that illegal, heavy trucks inflict on highways that were not designed to handle modern load limits. But perhaps the fines being handed out are a little excessive?

Is an increase in the federal fuel tax the sensible, economical answer to funding highway infrastructure projects? The American Trucking Associations thinks so.

Have you ever been confused about when to take your legally required break after crossing into a new time zone?

You remember the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), right? The trilateral trading pact consisting of the United States, Canada, and Mexico formed during the first Clinton Administration? NAFTA is now seventeen years old, and has been shaped by the policy of a second Clinton White House and two George W. Bush terms. Now President Barack Obama is making his mark on the trade agreement, and his most recent changes affect U.S. and Mexican truckers.

As we traverse further up the road to "Finding Good Paying Freight," what does it require to be successful at finding the loads that pay the best in long range dividends? It takes a bit of grit, a large amount of dedication and a stick-to-it-iveness that will rival anything you've ever attempted.