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Trump Bans Transgenders From the Military on a Technicality – But Can Your Employer Get Away With It?

Trump Bans Transgenders From the Military on a Technicality – But Can Your Employer Get Away With It?

Posted by | Mar 24, 2018 | |

Trump’s new memo today, March 23, 2018, marks the end of transgendered citizens signing up and joining the U.S. military. The memo unilaterally interprets and applies governmental policies to ban people suffering from gender dysphoria from joining the military because they require “substantial medical treatment,” like daily medications and even surgery. The memo argues that only transgendered citizens suffering from gender dysphoria, which is the psychological condition where you’re convinced you’re the opposite gender of your birth biological gender, are barred from military service. But that’s just a technicality – by definition, almost 100 percent of transgendered citizens have...

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Are You Being Paid Fairly When Your Truck Breaks Down?

Are You Being Paid Fairly When Your Truck Breaks Down?

Posted by | Mar 23, 2018 | |

Breakdown pay is when you’re paid for downtime while your truck is being repaired because it broke down or had a significant mechanical issue while you were delivering a haul. Truck driving companies have varying policies on breakdown pay: some pay $100 per downtime day, while others have no breakdown pay policy and pay their truck drivers $0 even if they had to wait days away from home. If you’ve broken down while doing a haul for your employer and they decided not to pay you, a truck driver attorney can help you get compensation and back pay. Why...

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Truck Driver Killed When He Stopped for Breakdown – What You Need to Know About How to Handle a Breakdown

Truck Driver Killed When He Stopped for Breakdown – What You Need to Know About How to Handle a Breakdown

Posted by | Mar 22, 2018 | |

Today in Massachusetts, the heart of the trucking industry showed its beautiful truth as hundreds of tow truck drivers gathered at the scene where just a week ago a fellow tow truck driver was struck and killed during a breakdown. The deceased tow truck driver, Daniel Coady Jr., was responding to a highway breakdown that resulted from two cars interacting unexpectedly with each other. He was busy loading one of the disabled cars onto his flatbed when a drunk driver came speeding down the highway and struck the other disabled car, pushing it into Coady. The drunk driver and...

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Truck Driving Industry About to Boom in Value

Truck Driving Industry About to Boom in Value

Posted by | Mar 21, 2018 | |

Stock market reports show that many trucking stocks have fallen significantly since February. Experts are saying this is the time to either invest in truck driving companies or join the industry’s workforce. They’re forecasting that these stock prices will rise sharply and there will be more money pouring into the truck driving industry. Why? They cite that many trucking companies, like Navistar, PACCAR, and Meritor reported an impressive growth in their last quarter earnings. Trucking orders are soaring across the board too. In fact, North American heavy-duty Class 8 orders increased by over 75 percent over the last few...

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Self-driving Trucks May Be Delayed for Another Decade After Self-driving Uber SUV Kills Woman. Experts Say Truck Driving Might Become a Hidden Cash Cow for Millennials

Self-driving Trucks May Be Delayed for Another Decade After Self-driving Uber SUV Kills Woman. Experts Say Truck Driving Might Become a Hidden Cash Cow for Millennials

Posted by | Mar 20, 2018 | |

Earlier today, March 19, 2018, a middle-aged woman was struck by a self-driving Uber Volvo SUV while crossing a crosswalk. She was rushed to the hospital, but ultimately died of her injuries. Some preliminary review of the footage shows the self-driving SUV with a smashed front and a crumpled bicycle – which leads to speculation that it was the self-driving car that was grossly malfunctioning. This is the first fatality caused by a self-driving car! Uber immediately suspended its self-driving operations and a whole host of government agencies related to transportation are heading to Arizona and California to investigate...

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