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Obama: “Our own Engineers Graded our Infrastructure, gave us a D”

Last night in the State of the Union speech that Obama gave this stuck in my mind, and I have been thinking about it over and over. He actually admitted that our OWN ENGINEERS graded our own infrastructure and ALMOST … Continue reading

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2010: A Year to Forget

Wow, what a year 2010 has been and I for one am glad it has come and is almost gone. I think 2010 should go down in history as the year of the most idiotic rules and regulations that have … Continue reading

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Trucking Industries ‘Top Concerns’

The American Transportation Research Institute launched the 2010 Top Industry Issues Survey. This should be interesting I will place the link to the survey so you as a driver can take it as well. The first part of the survey … Continue reading

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Obama Buying Votes for 2012 – Spend Baby Spend

I could sum this article up with the first paragraph – but I want to show some examples. We have a so-called leader of this country who does not know how to run this country – except into the ground. … Continue reading

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Transportation Funds – Wasteful Spending ‘Wants and Needs’

With all the problems in transportation, all the parking problem’s truckers face, all these states closing rest areas claiming there is no funding to keep rest areas open. Is this because of all the wasteful spending that is going on? … Continue reading

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First Year Truck Driver – What to Expect

So, you have lost your job, and now you need to find a new one. What do you do? Most people either get on the Internet or look in the paper for their next career. I have never had any … Continue reading

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LaHood: ‘Obsessed’ with Texting in Trucking – But What Proof

Ray LaHood became the US Secretary of Transportation on January 23rd, 2009. Obama nominated him saying: “Few understand our infrastructure challenge better than the outstanding public servant that I’m asking to lead the Department of Transportation.” In the first seven … Continue reading

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Bicycle Infrastructure ‘Low Investment’ but is it needed

I never realized we even had a “bicycle infrastructure” as bicycles don’t run on any type of fuel in order to be taxed so it can be maintained. So who is going to pay for this “project” that the Secretary … Continue reading

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DOT’s Decision to Ban Truckers Texting Premature

January 26, 2010 the DOT and FMCSA agreed to ban Truck and Bus Drivers from sending and receiving text or email messages. I think this might have been premature. Insurance.com released a report earlier with a top ten list of … Continue reading

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Distractions and Driving, should they be removed?

What is a distraction, in considering it to be added to a distracted driving list? A Distraction is the diversion of attention of an individual or group from the chosen object of attention onto the source of distraction. Distraction is … Continue reading

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