The general public is not aware of the issues with today’s sewage discharge and what happens to the water going down the sewer.

There are two main types of sewers, municipal and storm.

Municipal sewers take the wastewater from buildings and homes to a processing plant to clean and normally discharge the water to the lake, river or ocean.... Read More

I don’t remember exactly where I read this, but I came across the term, “niche celebrity” in an article about social media. The idea of the article was, through social media, bloggers, like here on Big Truck TV, are on their way to becoming trucking celebrities.

The first trucking industry celebrity, if I had to name one, would be Jim Hebe of International and Freightliner fame. What is funny, not only did I study karate with Chuck Norris, but I sold Jim Hebe on being a pioneer on rebuilding fan clutches in his dealership back in the 1980’s - so I know a little about celebrities.... Read More

The Importance of Your Consortium Contract

There are currently 17 major police and sheriff's departments under investigation for alleged civil rights abuses across the country. Those alleged abuses include the fatal shooting of a homeless Native American man on a street corner in Seattle, the killing of James Chasse, a 42 year-old schizophrenic from Portland, and the beating of an inmate in a South Carolina jail. ... Read More

What is going on with diesel fuel prices? Let me try and give you my 2 cents but please don’t shoot the messenger.

I am sure you have all been reading or hearing about why the price of crude oil is over $100 and could go a lot higher. This has caused diesel fuel prices and gas prices headed well over $4 a gallon in some parts of the country. We hear the same things and honestly I don’t know where the price of fuel will go.... Read More

This week the DOE reported, diesel fuel prices fell for the second time in three weeks — but just the third time since early January — dropping 2.1 cents to $4.127 a gallon. Gas prices meanwhile, fell for a second straight week, dropping 1.7 cents to $3.922.

Diesel fuel prices are now 2.2 cents higher than the same week a year ago, while gas prices are 7.8 cents higher. It feels like it’s a lot higher to most fleet fuel buyers. I don’t know if it was the panic when fuel prices increased rapidly in January or something in the air.... Read More

Like everything in the world, washing vehicles is changing the way people think. The past has always allowed the outside pressure wash of vehicles with a chemical agent to try and get a vehicle clean. Most companies resort to the mobile pressure spray company to arrive in the dark of the night or on weekends and miraculously, the vehicles are clean and ready to go. Out of sight, out of mind for most and hopefully all is well.... Read More

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida recently handed down a decision concerning spoliation of evidence as it related to the failure to preserve data from a truck’s Electronic/Engine Control Module (ECM) following a fatal collision.

February 1, 2012 just after 8 am Amtrak train 351 rounds a curve near Leoni, Michigan and the engineer puts the brakes in emergency and hits the floor. Blocking the train's path at a crossing is a low boy trailer hauling machinery and it's not moving. Upon impact the trailer is destroyed, the locomotive and two cars are derailed and heavily damaged. The miracle is that there were no serious injuries. The truck driver and several Amtrak passengers were taken to a local hospital, treated and released.... Read More