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Going to Pot: Drop Yard Potholes & How They Form

Drop yard pot holes are the worst! These nuisances have caused more than their fair share of spilled coffee and sent many a drivers’ gear flying around the cab of their truck. As highly intelligent beings, we like to think…
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The Best Healthy Fast Food Options For Truck Drivers

According to a study conducted by the National Institutes of Health, eating at fast-food restaurants more than twice per week is associated with more weight gain. So, where can you find healthy fast food options, especially when you are a…
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5 Things That Can Go Wrong with Truck Freight

If you’ve never taken a moment to think about what it takes to move truck freight from start to finish, you should. It’s an eye-opening experience. For every load we haul, dozens and dozens of people and countless man-hours are…
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Tips in Case You Have to Call Road Rescue

Darryl Rogers, aka “Hondo,” works for the PAM Road Rescue Department but that he has plenty of first-hand experience as a driver, having begun his career at PAM Transport in 1995 as a fleet member. After driving with PAM for…
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Smith System Driving: 5 Keys To Truck Safety

Truck driving safety is something every truck driver thinks about, but how do you put what you’ve learned about it into practice? As professionals, we have the responsibility to not only learn truck driving safety, but also to utilize any…
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Winter Trucking & Chain Use

As you are no doubt aware, the winter months are here. With the changing season, you’ll need to be watching for changing road conditions, be prepared for inclement weather, and put your winter trucking hat on. Winter trucking will require…
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Why Is the Truck Log Book So Important?

When applying for a promotion, such as to become a mentor, drivers must be cleared by PAM Transport's Log Department, which performs an audit and ensures that drivers have been filling out the load tab in their truck driver logs and…
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How the Transflo App Speeds Up Document Processing

Many PAM Transportation drivers remember the days of paper logs, stopping to find a pay phone (inside, if you were lucky) to call dispatch (sometimes having to wait in line), writing all your dispatch information down on a notepad, and…
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Choosing the Best Shoes For Truck Drivers

When you do your pre-trip and see your tread is wearing, you make sure you get a new tire, right? Well, have you pre-tripped yourself lately? How are your truck driver shoes looking? Is your tread wearing a bit? Maybe…
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How to Prepare for Roadcheck

International Roadcheck can sneak up on you, if you haven't prepared. Fortunately for PAM truck drivers, we treat every day as an inspection day! Roadcheck is our opportunity to show thousands of DOT officers nationwide that we are a fleet…
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