If you forgot yesterday was Valentine's Day don't blame us. We gave you a reminder in the last edition of the e-Report.
If you did forget, don't worry, there are 364 shopping days left until next Valentine's Day - don't say we didn't warn you!
Become a member of the Trucker Buddy Nation!
Have you always wanted to help support the Trucker Buddy program but weren’t quite sure how? Now you can become a member of the Trucker Buddy Nation and your donation will be used to support this nationally recognized pen-pal program.
- One-year membership per donation year
- Renew one year from joining, not per calendar year
- Option to have your name on web site on Trucker Buddy Nation page
Members Receive:
- Trucker Buddy Nation membership card
- Distinctive Trucker Buddy logo lapel pin
- Limited edition die cast Trucker Buddy truck ornament for the first 400 members.
- Exclusive member newsletter
- Discounts & offers from sponsors
Levels:
- Individual $20.00
- Business/Organization 1 $500.00 (250 employees or fewer with link and logo on membership page)
- Business/Organization 2 $1,000.00 (Over 250 employees, with link and logo on membership page)
Corporate Membership Includes:
- Company name published as a corporate member in brochures, TBI website
- Membership lapel pins
- Corporate membership page on our website will display company member name linked to corporate web sites which will include a profile as an informative aid for non-corporate members
- Opportunities for event sponsorship
- Recognition as a supporter of the Trucker Buddy Program
- Corporate memberships allow multiple individual memberships for $10/individual
Trucker Buddy International is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to helping educate and mentor schoolchildren via a pen-pal relationship between professional truck drivers and children in grades two through eight. Trucker Buddy matches classes of students with professional truck drivers, and every week drivers share news about their travels with their class. Once a month, students write letters to their drivers. Students’ skills in reading, writing, geography, mathematics, social studies and history are enhanced and learning is fun. Since 1992, Trucker Buddy has helped educate more than a million schoolchildren while introducing them to caring, compassionate men and women who help drive the economy.
For more information about Trucker Buddy International, visit
TruckerBuddy.org or call 1-800-MY-BUDDY.
TruckDriver.com
Carrier of the Month
Star Transportation
Star Transportation Inc. is an irregular route, dry van truckload carrier head quartered in Nashville, TN. Founded in 1980, Star currently operates a fleet of approximately 650 tractors. They are registered to operate in the continental 48 states and Canada but their primary lanes are east of Dallas, TX.
In addition to the corporate office in Nashville, they also have terminals in Memphis, TN, Knoxville, TN, Atlanta, GA, Indianapolis, IN and Orlando, FL with a drop yard in Jackson, MS. Central dispatch is operated from Nashville 7 days a week, 24 hours per day, with assigned Fleet Managers. All these factors contribute to the great home time Star drivers enjoy.
Star Transportation, Inc. prides itself on being one big family. They strive to get drivers home on a regular basis to be with their families. They understand working as a professional truck driver doesn't mean you should never get home. That is why Star drivers and contractors enjoy some of the best hometime in the industry!
Some of the things both Star drivers and owner-operators enjoy:
* Good Miles
* Home most weekends
* Assigned equipment
* Competitive pay - company drivers pay based on experience
* Rider program
* EZ Pass/Pre-Pass
* Satellite communication
* Medical/dental/vision insurance
* Modern equipment
* Vacation & holiday pay
* 401K-Traditional & Roth
* Paid weekly
* Direct deposit
* Per Diem
Apply on-line at Star Transportation.com or call a Star Recruiter today at 800-416-5912.
There is an old proverb (Where are all the new proverbs?) that says, "The more things change, the more things stay the same."
We're not sure, but we think that means that change is the one thing in life we can always depend on.
Based on the results of The TruckDriver.com Pocket Change Survey, things are definitely changing.
We asked: Has the current economic situation changed your spending habits?
Here is how you responded:
Spending less overall - 82%
Buying more generic/store brand products - 53%
Shopping at more discount stores/thrift/re-sale shops - 50%
Eliminating or reducing non-essential services (cable, salon/spa, cleaning) - 45%
No longer buying non-essentials/luxuries (music, books, clothes) - 56%
Eliminating or reducing home improvement projects - 49%
Traveling/vacationing less - 58%
Holding off on major purchases (cars, appliances) - 65%
Driving less to save on gas - 56%
My spending habits have not changed - 4%
Some bleak numbers - Makes us wonder about the old recession vs. depression argument.
According to Harry Truman, "It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours."
Take The TruckDriver.com ?-ession Survey and let us know what you think.
'Mister, Tell Me 'Bout the Great Depression'
Tokyo Rosenthal
Picture it's 2040 and a young kid is asking an old geezer, "What happened back in '09 when you lost your house and job and why?" That's what Tokyo Rosenthal's new single "Mister Tell Me 'Bout The Great Depression" is all about.
"We spent it all on war and oil, put our heads in the mortgaged soil"
Rock & Sock Records recording artist Tokyo Rosenthal, fresh off the critical acclaim of his last CD, "Love Won Out" is now taking on the economic woes of the U.S. with his latest recording. "Like most boomers I heard the tales of the 'first Great Depression' from my Grandparents but never thought we’d see another," said Rosenthal recently. "So I wondered what it was going to be like if I'm asked the hard questions 30 years from now, assuming I live that long. Next thing I knew I put it all to song."
"We voted them our public trust, and they turned it all to rust"
Tokyo explained that he felt compelled to record the song immediately much the way Neil Young felt the urgency to record "Ohio" after he wrote that. So he ran over to Chris Stamey's Modern Recording in Chapel Hill, phoned up Bobby Britt to bring over his fiddle and two days later "Mister Tell Me 'Bout The Great Depression" was a reality on CD with Stamey also playing bass as well assisting on the production. Toke sang it and played guitar, mandolin, drums, piano and organ.
"Seems like we hadn't learned our lesson, Mister Tell Me 'Bout The Great Depression"
Listen here
Until next time, keep on truckin' and please drive safely.
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