Mod 6, Activity 1

Module 6, Activity 1


Road Conditions
http://www.etrucker.com/apps/traffic/start.asp
Etrucker.com
This is a side bar option with results each state.
This will inform you if the rout you have chosen in your trip plan has any construction or delaying road conditions.

Whether Conditions
http://www.etrucker.com/apps/weather/start.asp
Etrucker.com
This is a sidebar option with results each state.
This will inform you if the rout you have chosen in your trip plan has any whether related, delaying road conditions.

Routing
http://www.etrucker.com/apps/general/notlogedin.asp
Etrucker.com
This is a sidebar option, you will need to register but registration is free.
This will inform you of routes that are available to trucks. Like map quest for trucks.


Current Hours of Service
http://www.thetruckersreport.com/hours/new_hours_of_service_rules_for_truckers.shtml
Google
Key words, Hours of service in trucking
This will inform you of the new hours of service rules that a driver must follow in order to remain in compliance on the road.

Hours of Services
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/topics/hos/HOS-2005.htm
Google
Keywords: Regulations in trucking
This will inform you of the new hours of service rules that a driver must follow in order to remain in compliance on the road.


Regulations of Trucking
http://www.thetruckersreport.com/regulations.shtml
Google: Keywords: Regulations in trucking
http://www.thetruckersreport.com/
Regulations is on the sidebar
This will inform you of the rules and regulations that a driver must follow in order to remain in compliance on the road.

Regulatory guidance
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/administration/fmcsr/fmcsrguide.asp?section_type=G
Google
Keywords: Regulations in trucking
This will inform you of the rules and regulations that a driver must follow in order to remain in compliance on the road.

Trip Planning
http://www.truckercountry.com/trip-planning.html
Google
Keywords: Trip Planning for Truckers
This search engine will suggest certain routes for your trip.

Trip Planning Blog
http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/questions-from-new-drivers/23016-trip-plan-questions.html
Google
Keywords: Trip Planning for Truckers
This is a place for truckers to ask questions about trip planning, and then other truckers are invited to answer the questions.


Google seemed to find the most information about the topics I was searching. In addition, many times Google sent me to my personal favorite web site http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov.
I enjoy this web site because it is produced by the FMCSA, which is an acronym for Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. This administration is what governs the trucking industry. We give all drivers a pocket book that lists all of their regulations. Unfortunaly, the wording is very difficult for a person without a law degree to understand. Therefore, when the actual source translates its own material I find it most useful.

Linnea Dolan_Marshfield, WI