Dan Rather Investigates Trucking
The Dan Rather Report Investigative Series into the Student Trucker Industry is available on iTunes. Three shows so far have been produced based on the clues I touched on from my Student Trucker Horror Story called:
” A Day in the Life of a Lady Trucker “.
The Dan Rather Report series into trucking began with Part 1 “Queen of the Road” , Part 2 “Truck Talk” and this FREE link is for Part 3 “Mind Your Loan Business“. It will only be good for 2 weeks.
The 2009 year end episode of Dan Rather Reports also includes “Queen of the Road” as one of the most controversial. Uh-Oh Spaghetti-O!
The other two shows had free links but those have expired. You can still buy these shows for $1.99 on iTunes. I have provided you a link HERE Once you download itunes to your computer you can shop online for Movies, Music and TV Shows. Just search the iTunes store for “Dan Rather Reports” and each title will appear. Scroll until you find the episodes you want.
It does take a bit of time to download them but they are saved on your computer to watch more than once.
This new episode called “Mind Your Loan Business” came out the same day as the unemployment numbers from Detroit were estimated at 50%, this makes me very sad to know that targeted recruitment is occurring in areas hit hardest by our economy.
I noticed this when I was in CDL training that there were targeted demographics in particularly high unemployment areas. I noticed that it was more about “Selling Loans” to go to CDL School not about making you a success a a trucker. Another thing that prospective students are not told is that even if you are recruited to train , you may not be able to stay employed after that period because freight does not frequently move from where you live. Many companies will not hire from areas like Michigan & South Florida but they will make you believe that when they sell the loan.
Truck Driver recruiting is a business, Student truckers are a business.
Please take the time to watch “Mind Your Loan Business” while this free link is available.
I hope this correspondence finds you well.
My name is Elyria Kemp and I am a marketing professor at Texas State University in San Marcos, TX. Currently, I am doing research on the stressors and burn-out that drivers encounter in their working environment and the impact that these factors have on safety and compliance. This research is for academic purposes only.
Presently, I am in the process of trying to distribute a survey to drivers to gather more information about this topic. I was wondering if I might be able to make my survey available on your blog. The survey is online and I have provided the link below. Also, as an incentive, drivers will have the opportunity to win a $50 gift card to Petro Stopping Center by completing the survey.
Once again, below is the link to the survey, and following it is the actual information that would be sent to each driver.
Any assistance or advice you can provide me in this matter would be much appreciated. I can be reached via email elyria.kemp@txstate.edu or at 479.283.4203. Thank you so much for your time.
https://mccoy.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_2nstb7yd0wLztVW
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Win a $50 Gift Card to Petro Stopping Center!
Dear Participant:
We would like to ask for your help in participating in a survey. Your involvement in this survey will help university researchers understand more about the working environments of truck drivers.
This survey will only take about 15 minutes of your time. Please answer each question to the best of your ability. Some questions may appear repetitive, but it is important that you answer all of them. Anonymity is guaranteed and your responses will only be used in combination with answers received from other participants. Also, your responses will not be shared with management. Once you complete this survey, you will be entered into a drawing for a $50 Gift Card to Petro Stopping Center.
This study has been reviewed and approved by the Collegiate Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research. If you have any questions about the study, or would like to know the results, please feel free to contact the researchers listed below.
Thank you for your time!
Please cut and paste the link below to take the survey:
https://mccoy.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_2nstb7yd0wLztVW
Elyria Kemp, PhD, elyria.kemp@txstate.edu
Texas State University
Steven W. Kopp, PhD, skopp@walton.uark.edu
University of Arkansas
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