Monthly Archives: July 2010

Volkswagen ‘Shoot The Gap’ Commercial Should Be Removed From TV

Obviously Volkswagen is NOT concerned about safety – but IS MORE concerned about selling the 2011 Jetta. VW did try to “sneakingly” remove the TV commercial from their Youtube channel – but still runs it on TV and in my … Continue reading

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Over The Road Truck Driving – On The Way Out

An over-the-road truck driver is one that travels from state to state making deliveries and picking up loads to deliver somewhere else and are usually gone from home – for weeks at a time. Is that part of trucking on … Continue reading

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Another Distracted Driving Summit – why

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that the second National Distracted Driving Summit will be held on September 21st, 2010, in Washington, DC. Lahood wants to build on the growing momentum sparked by the first summit last fall, Secretary … Continue reading

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VW Autobahn For All ‘Shoot The Gap’ Condones Unsafe Driving Habits

Television commercials for car ads – are they condoning unsafe driving habits? As a professional truck driver with many years of driving experience I know this is just a marketing sham – to get people to buy their high powered … Continue reading

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Diesel verses Natural Gas – In Trucking

There has been a big push in recent months about the trucking industry going “greener.” The push is for natural gas – but is it really better? I have a hard time seeing the advantages to “going green” at this … Continue reading

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Plan For Tolls On Three Bridges In The Louisville

Truck drivers and non-commercial drivers – you may or may not have heard the plan to place tolls on three bridges in the Louisville, KY area. The Louisville and Southern Indiana Bridge Authority wants to fund about half of the … Continue reading

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Hours of Service Under Attack – Again

Even though trucking is the safest it has ever been as far as accidents go. Advocates for safer highways are still attacking the hours-of-service in which limits the hours per day a truck driver can work/drive – but that is … Continue reading

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Extending Unemployment Benefits – Small Town USA

Wednesday, senate moved to a final vote on a $34 billion relief package – to extend yet another unemployment benefit. Republicans had offered ways to do the extension and being able to pay for it – but the Democrats would … Continue reading

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Blame Bush Game – Obama Please

Obama just wasted another 15 minutes laying blame on Bush for his (Obama’s) failed job creation plan. Republicans have offered several ways to extend unemployment benefits by cutting out other programs, but the Democrats don’t want to play like that. … Continue reading

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BMI Included In Electronic Medical Records By 2014

New federal regulations issued this week stipulate that electronic health records will be here by 2014. All Americans are supposed to have them by 2014 under the terms of the stimulus law that Obama signed last year – must record … Continue reading

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