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Google’s new car - droid driver

October 12th, 2010 by tvblog
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Google Inc. is testing cars that stop, start and steer, without a human driver. Google’s Project leader Sebastian Thrun posted on the corporate blog - The goal is to “help prevent traffic accidents, free up people’s time and reduce carbon emissions” through ride sharing and “the new ‘highway trains of tomorrow.” He mentions that a backup driver is always behind the wheel to monitor the software and the car is never without a human. Although one might question, what happens if your “droid” gets a lead foot and gets nailed for a speeding ticket, officer my droid was late for a meeting and wouldn’t slow down….do you get the ticket or can your droid go to traffic school for you or better yet have your traffic ticket lawyer pursue this one in court . Or what happens if you go to a bar get drunk wreck your car and then blame it on your “droid” . Can your droid take a breath test for you? But officer I wasn’t driving my droid was…. These ideas of “droid chaffers” are great and will bring new challenges to our already outdated legal system.

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Fastest speeding ticket ever recorded - gumball 3000 rally 2003 texas

September 24th, 2010 by tvblog
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In Texas, USA, during the Gumball 3000 rally race of 2003 The Koenigsegg CC is attributed with being awarded the fastest ever speeding ticket,242 mph. Getting a 242 mph ticket is not something that Koenigsegg advertises on its website, the best part about it is he talks himself out of the ticket!In 2006 season 8 episode 1 Top gear, the Koenigsegg CCX posted a 1:20.4 time around their track. The fastest time till then was 1:19 and their drivers stated that this car could beat that time if it had a rear spoiler installed.

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cdl employment

September 15th, 2010 by tvblog
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Looking for a new job? Don’t Piecemeal Your Preparation
“I went to the bookstore and asked the saleswoman “Where’s the self-help section?” She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose. “
Don’t you hate smart alecks? Well I have helped several drivers recently and the similar situation they were in has prompted me to advise this self-help for you: If you are looking for a job, anticipate being in the job market soon or are just being pro-active as you watch the events around you, obtain and address and/or correct any errors in all your information, and do it at the same time. That means you can get your employment history (both on and off your DAC Report), driving record, criminal record scan and now, your CSA 2010 PSP report. Two recent drivers I have helped illustrate why.
One recent driver had been putting in applications and hearing nothing in reply. He obtained his “DAC Report” and all the employment history it contained, was mostly satisfactory, but he got one minor discrepancy corrected. The DAC report did not have all his employment history and it did not have his driving record (MVR), so he obtained his driving record from the DMV. Sure enough, he had forgotten one minor moving violation from out of state in late 2007. So he began the application process again, this time listing the moving violation in case that was the problem. He still received no response. Finally, we uncovered a past employer that was not on the DAC report that was providing an incorrect date of employment –which had made it look like he was falsifying the employment application. He did get a job, but the process was frustrating—time was lost, and many of the companies for which he applied were ones for whom he wanted to work—but he could not put in another application so quickly after being turned down.
Another driver recently obtained his DAC Report, MVR and other employment history and it looked fine. He applied for a local company but was turned down. In that case the employer had ordered and received a criminal record (again it was not on the DAC Report) and the criminal record reported was on a person with the same name and date of birth—but was not his.
And now, another totally new report is available to employers—the “Pre-Employment Screening Report” (PSP). This information consists of records from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations (FMCSA) Motor Carrier Information System (MCMIS). It contains the most recent 5 years of crash data and 3 years of roadside inspection data from the FMCSA MCMIS system. Many employers will be using this information and it would be wise to see what yours says—and correct any errors before they bite you.
In fact, the point of all this is to try and obtain all your information before you apply instead of having to piecemeal it after the fact. If you register or are already registered with DOTJobHistory (www.DOTJobHistory.com) , we can obtain this information on your behalf, help you correct errors and facilitate providing this information to employers for whom you choose. But even if you want to obtain all the information on yourself, we would recommend you gather, correct and organize the information all at once rather than approaching the process piecemeal.

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Pre-employment screening for CDL drivers

July 16th, 2010 by tvblog
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Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP) Reports on Drivers Now Available

In May, PSP information became available to drivers and motor carriers. PSP information consists of records from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations (FMCSA) Motor Carrier Information System (MCMIS) and contains the most recent 5 years of crash data and 3 years of roadside inspection data from the FMCSA MCMIS system.
You have no doubt been hearing and reading about CSA2010. This PSP information affects a motor carrier’s score, so this may become an important component of their screening process.
This availability is brand new: it is not known how many carriers will order the information, how the information will affect eligibility for hire (though I’ll take a wild guess here and wager that a report with a lot of crash data will do some affecting) and how often a particular carrier will use (i.e., will they order it on every driver applicant, only drivers they are prepared to hire or somewhere in between).
In the early-1980s, computerized MVRs arrived on the scene; the late 1980s brought DAC employment history reports; in the early 1990s, criminal records began to be used. Outside of a few other, less important screening reports, not much has changed in the past decade or so. So this information will probably affect drivers’ eligibility for employment more than any other new information that has arrived in a decade. It should be noted that motor carriers are NOT required to obtain this information when hiring drivers—it is up to their discretion.
My recommendation to DOTJobHistory driver members has been that, like your driving, DAC, employment, and infraction/misdemeanor/felony record information, you should obtain your PSP information, see what it says and correct any errors. (DOTJobHistory members: log into your account at http://www.dotjobhistory.com/index.asp?partnerid=ticketvoid, click on “Order PSP Report” and read more or order your report). If you are not registered with DOTJobHistory, I would still recommend you obtain your report.
The cost of the report is $10. The turnaround time is typically immediate. If you do find errors or misinformation on your report, all requests to correct information must be handled by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Again, it remains to be seen how critical a driver’s PSP report will be to his eligibility for driving employment. On the one hand, motor carriers are not required to order the information, it’s not cheap and insurance companies will not be able to order PSP reports as they can do with MVRs (driving records). On the other hand, insurers may review carrier driver qualification files while “suggesting” to their carrier insured’s that they obtain this information prior to hire and follow their underwriting guidelines regarding same.
In spite of these “known unknowns and unknown unknowns” I would advise obtaining all your information including your PSP report. If there are errors, correct them. If the information is not good, know what you’re dealing with. If the information is good—use your information to get the job you desire.

Derek Hinton

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cdl jobs for the trucking industry

May 15th, 2010 by tvblog
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Conventional Wisdom can be Wrong—The Changing World of Getting a Good Driving Job.

Here in Oklahoma, in the 1980s, the conventional wisdom was that energy, specifically oil, prices could only go up. After Three Mile Island, new nuclear power was at a standstill. Developing nations, to say nothing of the industrialized world would need more oil. OPEC was a cartel who controlled much of the world supply, some of the countries weren’t too stable and they would not do anything to slay their golden goose. Meanwhile, not much of the world was left unexplored for new oil and there sure didn’t seem to be any new dinosaurs dying to make new oil. So what happened? For a good decade the price of oil tanked. Oil is still relatively cheaper than 30 years ago. There’s a lot of faded bumper stickers on cars around Oklahoma that say “Dear God: Please let there be another oil boom. I promise not to [whiz] it away this time.”

This is similar to the “driver shortage” conventional wisdom of a few years back. Trucking companies needed drivers and they needed them now. The “old breed” of drivers were retiring. Young, potential drivers had other, more attractive career opportunities. Increased regulations and standards (drug testing, CDL testing, etc.) would further limit the demographic pool. Motor carrier transport as opposed to other forms of transport kept growing. Also, commercial driving was one job you couldn’t out-source to China. As a professional driver with even a halfway reasonable record, driving jobs were easy to come by.

And what has happened? If you’re like most drivers, you’ve discovered that it is not as easy to get a job as it used to be. I spoke with Brian Thomforde, CEO of Truckdriver.com, one of DOTJobHistory’s partners, a while back and there may be some light at the end of the tunnel. Brian has been in the business since 1996, and said “Some companies are starting to look for drivers again, although nothing like in the past.”

But one of the problems for drivers in the job hunt is that the downturn sent many past employers out of business. And so when potential employers try to verify past employment, the company has gone out of business and the employment is tough to verify. In the past several months, I have had far more conversations with drivers in which they have obtained their MVR, criminal record database scan, SSN check and “DAC Report” through our service and the DAC report does not list even half their employment. Many of their other past employers have gone out of business. And at the same time, because most employers are not desperate for drivers, they can afford to be more selective than they have in past times.

So what is the driver to do when faced with more selective companies (who will most certainly want to verify previous employment) when past employers are not around? The drivers who are getting jobs, at least the better jobs, are those who are those that make it easy on potential employers. Having an MVR, criminal record scan, correct DAC report has always been a good idea—a “secret weapon” for many drivers today is a verified report from the IRS that lists past employers of the past 5 years. In this way, regardless of whether the company has gone out of business, or reports to DAC, a potential driver employee can prove employment. (And speaking of the IRS, fees that you spend in your job search are tax deductible.)

The old conventional wisdom for getting a job is changing—but if you’re looking for a driving job, there are things you can do to stay a step ahead.
Derek Hinton

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Pre-Employment Screening (PSP) Information - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations (FMCSA)

May 15th, 2010 by tvblog
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The information consists of records from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations (FMCSA) Motor Carrier Information System (MCMIS). The information contains the most recent 5 years of crash data and 3 years of roadside inspection data from the FMCSA MCMIS system.
The cost is $10, direct to NICUSA, FMCSA’s contractor. DOTJobHistory does NOT have any additional fee for this information if you are registered and we would encourage you to obtain this information and add to your AppPak in your DOTJobHistory Digital Document Vault. (Again, there is no fee for this storage.)
You have no doubt been hearing and reading about CSA2010. This PSP information affects a motor carrier’s score, so this may become an important component of their screening process.
As such, our recommendation is that, like your Driving, employment and criminal infraction information, you know what your record says; correct errors if there are any and make this information available in your AppPak to potential carriers if you are looking for a job. http://www.dotjobhistory.com/index.asp?partnerid=ticketvoid

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CDL Employment history

April 19th, 2010 by tvblog
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The Art to Rebutting Unfavorable Employment History

A Truck driver husband and wife are shopping in their local Wal-Mart. The husband picks up a case of Budweiser and puts it in their cart. [They’re in their personal car and off duty of course.]
“What do you think you’re doing?” asks the wife.
“They’re on sale, only $10 for 24 cans,” he replies.
“Put them back, we can’t afford them,” demands the wife, and so they carry on shopping.
A few aisles further on along, the woman picks up a $20 jar of face cream and puts it in the basket…
“What do you think you’re doing?” asks the husband.
“It’s my face cream. It makes me look beautiful,” replies the wife.
Her husband retorts: “So do 24 cans of Budweiser and they’re half the price.”
The store intercom crackles and an announcement is made: “Cleanup on aisle 25, we have a husband down.”

There are times when even though something is true, it’s better left unsaid. If you’ve been married long enough, you know that to be true. If you’ve been in the working world long enough, you probably also know that to be true. (If I could go back in time, I’d sew my smart mouth shut a few times.)

Some of the times when less is better are when you are rebutting (adding your version of events) to an employment reference that has been provided by one of your former employers. There is an art to this. On the one hand, you should always dispute and provide all manner of proof to rebut something on your employment history that is false. You should guard your good employment history as your livelihood depends on it.

That said, there are occasions when things are better left unsaid. To give an extreme example, I remember one driver who had a “no show” on his DAC employment history. He had refused dispatch and wanted to state that, being a safe driver, he had been to a party and was in no condition to drive or take a drug test should his name be picked. For a potential employer, this rebuttal would have made things worse, not better. The goal of a rebuttal is to improve your employment chances, and even though something may be true, or it might feel really good to lambast your past employer, it pays to be smart when rebutting a negative employment reference.

Smarter still is to take steps to avoid having to rebut something in the first place. Attempt to leave an employer on the best of terms—though it might feel good to cause them some grief. Give written notice of your leaving and keep a copy of the notice. During your employment if your equipment is damaged in any way, document the circumstances and damage.

If there is something wrong with your history, dispute it with all the documentation you can provide. Having something removed is preferable to rebutting something. If you need to rebut something, try to keep it short, direct and pertinent. “I had just gotten in a fight with my wife,” “I was talking on the cell phone,” “the dispatcher was a 400 pound jerk” all may be true—but don’t help your cause. If you rebut with multiple paragraphs every employment history you’ve ever had, potential employers may be turned off.

If you’re registered with DOTJobHistory, we’re here to assist, but even if you’re not, you can help your cause by thinking through your rebuttal and keeping potential future employers in mind.
Derek Hinton

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