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Showing posts with label wheel strap. Show all posts

Truckers Can Officially Enjoy Coffee



It seems at times, everything is bad for you and life has turned into one big rulebook. Don’t do this, Don’t eat that, Exercise, Stop for inspection, and so on. Occasionally we cut a break. And that break is…Caffeine.

I am reading in Overdrive Magazine that a study in Australia shows a significant connection between caffeine and alertness. 

I am prepared to accept that. In fact the article uses important sounding words that make it sound so much more scientific than I ever dreamed. The article describes the miracle of caffeine with:

“caffeine is a ‘psycho stimulant’ that suppresses the innate  adenosine mediated drive to sleep.’”

That is a mouthful and maybe a really verbose way of saying coffee keeps you up or like my wife puts it ‘coffee keeps you moving.’ 

But who cares!

We officially can enjoy coffee. It is one of the few guilt free pleasures that is not linked to heart disease, hypertension, infection, psychosis, nightsweats, cotton mouth, allergic reaction,…etc. We now do not have to walk into the truck stop with that uncomfortable sense of knowing that some doctor said that coffee is bad for us. Even better we have official jargon to back up the right to drink coffee on the road. 

In fact it is something healthy. We are not guzzling coffee while hauling cars all night. We are operating our Cottrell’s with a legal ‘psycho stimulant.” (wow that sounds good). We are rolling down the highway with a health beverage that fights our innate nature to go into adenosine cerebral arrest which is a fancy phrase I just made up meaning your tired. I would imagine every trucker or carhauler understands the value of a caffeinated pyscho-stimulant on an extended roadtrip.

On a side note, the article also mentions that there is a condition where you are exhausted all the time. It has a fancy medical term too but I just call it being a parent.

So pull into that truck stop and find that coffee stand…It is now “official”... it might help you stay awake!

 http://www.overdriveonline.com/caffeine-use-reduces-crash-risk-for-truck-drivers-says-study/

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 *please note: this article is not a recommendation to drink coffee or consume caffeinated beverages of any kind or amount. This is a merely a humorous look at how feeling tired can potentially be mitigated by drinking coffee. Please observe the HOS rules and drink lots of water when you consume caffeine. This writer is not a doctor and is in no way giving any medical advice to anyone. In fact, consult with your physician before consuming coffee or caffeine products to make sure that is the proper remedy for any exhaustion or sleep problems involving adenosine or your bodies predisposition to got into a ‘adenosine mediated drive’ to feel tired or sleep. Be safe out there.
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Carhauler Benchmarks And Techniques

Excellent Use Of Articulating Decks By A Carhauler / Autohauler Professional

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Photo Courtesy Of David ZamZow Of Wisconsin

Handling vans or larger vehicles can often seem challenging when loading a carhauler or autohauler trailer. I saw this load by Dave Zamzow and was impressed with how he used the articulating decks to house the sprinter vans. By simply flattening out the carhauler decking he was able to secure the vans and load them comfortably on the trailer.









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B.C....Before Carhaulers?

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Carhauler Autohauler Methods of the 70s
There are a lot of things which seemed like a good idea at the time. Even for carhaulers and autohaulers you would think the idea of loading that factory new car onto the large spacious trailer would be the way it has always been done. Not so. Below you see a world without carhaulers and autotransport

I can only imagine how bad this is for the car to be moved like that.





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A Possible Bumpy Ride On The Marijuana Super ‘HIGH”-way?



I have ignored this subject for weeks. After the election I did not really know what to say about
English: Leaf of Cannabis עברית: עלה של קנביס
Did not see this one comingס(Photo credit: Wikipedia)

legalized marijuana and its effect on transportation

To be honest I still did not want to touch it. So when I saw Overdrive magazine broach the issue I figured it was time I joined the dialogue. For months I have lived behind some simple reassurances that have shielded me from giving the issue deep thought. I am sure you have heard them as well. Here we go:

  1. Legalized or not, drivers cannot be under the influence of alcohol or drugs...period.
  2. The DOT monitoring systems are the most meticulous and efficient they have ever been in inspecting and tracking violators.
  3. The roads are safer than they have ever been.
  4. The quality of drivers has improved.

So why even give it a second thought? Well a few questions come to mind.

One Possible Scenario

What do you do if a driver leaves Colorado and goes to work for a company where marijuana is not legal. The driver has never driven while under the influence but has used marijuana recreationally. He takes the drug test for employment and has traces of marijuana in his system.

He passes right? The traces are from a marijuana legal state. Clean driving record. All is well.

What happens when a another employee at the same company with a clean driving record (who is registered to be living in a non marijuana legal) state has trace elements of marijuana in their system.

Does he get suspended? What if he does but finds out a driver from a marijuana legal state did not get suspended and he takes the case to court for a long drawn out court battle.

Remember ANY court battle win or lose will mean:

  • energy
  • time
  • resources
  • questionable or even bad publicity


Another Possible Scenario

A driver living in a non legal marijuana state has a clean driving record. He tests positive for marijuana but claims he was living with someone else in a marijuana legal state. So what do you do?

In this case do you risk a court battle by suspending the driver.  Now can all the drivers claim this excuse?

What if the insurance companies see that a large number of drivers have used marijuana and their statistics show them that drivers who have used marijuana have a higher incidence of accidents than those who do not..so your rates go up.

I could go on and on. I am just making a point that this issue is not that simple and it is going to make some waves.

I would love to hear your thoughts

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