Tag Archives: money

The Road to Smutville

Driving a truck nowadays is almost like having a subscription to Playboy. Well, I guess the billboards only show portions of the actual goods, so maybe it’s closer to Maxim. Any way you look at it though, today’s truck driver … Continue reading

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For The Record

Just so you all know, I did not delete my twitter account because of @truckerdesiree or any of the other ones like her @TruckerStrike08 and @askthetrucker. I deleted it because I am tired of all the BS floating around and … Continue reading

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Road Safe America – Here are some facts for you

It seems like everywhere you turn in the trucking industry somebody is trying to regulate you, or make you pay more money. The trucking industry is overly regulated in the United States. Instead of wanting to fix the problem, most … Continue reading

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Truck Driving Expert or Trucking Cretin?

I have never claimed to be anything but a truck-driver, and I never claimed to be a very good one either. Of course the people I worked for would tell you differently. I have seen some people lately that try … Continue reading

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Recovery Act – ‘If It Was Good’ – Why Keep Accentuating It

If the Recovery Act – that the Secretary of Transportation keeps proclaiming about was a good idea for the economy – why must he keep reminding everyone? Is it because those that were in favor of it are not sure … Continue reading

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Stimulus Money Success or Failure

I, like you, have probably read countless different articles about how the $787 billion stimulus package was a success and then some articles showing what a big failure it actually was. So was it a huge success like the Obama … Continue reading

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Obama Administration Doing What It Does Best – Waste More Money

It makes no sense to waste money that you don’t have on things you don’t need. The Obama administration has said: “Now, there are still thousands of miles of roads, railways, and runways left to repair and improve. And engineers, … Continue reading

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Few Truck Parking Places – Stimulus Money Wasted By DOT

I’ve written a couple of different articles about how the USDOT has wasted millions of stimulus dollars on items and projects that should have been put back on the shelf – as the projects were not something needed at this … Continue reading

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LaHood: worried about ‘Global’ Texting

Here we go again. Our US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is so infatuated with distracted driving that he is now going “global” with it. Why is our “US” Transportation Secretary even worried about distracted driving “globally?” This is just about … Continue reading

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The DOT: Spending Your Tax Dollars Uselessly

Since the so called “Recovery Act” passed in 2009, “$8.7 billion in transit grants have been awarded to transit providers across the country. Those grants have purchased more than 12,000 buses, vans and rail vehicles; more than $4.4 billion in … Continue reading

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