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Smart Phone Truckers: Speeding Tickets? Protect your Rights with My Max Speed

Posted on June 25, 2011 by admin

My Max Speed™ documents your rate of speed by geo-location every 5 seconds to accurately confirm your speed at the time of a citation or need. Iconosys announces the release of My Max Speed™ for smart phones – a speed … Continue reading →

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Gender Equity for Professional Drivers by Ellen Voie

Posted on May 9, 2011 by admin

When you’re a professional driver, the steering wheel doesn’t know whether you’re a man or a woman! That’s something my friend Ingrid reminds me of when I talk about the benefits of being a woman in the trucking industry. You’re … Continue reading →

Posted in Women in trucking | Tagged Agricultural Work, Being A Woman, career, Chief Executives, Cornell University, Economic Facts, fast food restaurants, Female Physician, friend ingrid, health care aides, home health care, home health care aides, male counterparts, male peers, Median Income, percent, Physical Strength, professional driver, professional drivers, steering wheel, thomas sowell, trucking industry, wheel, Women, work | Leave a comment

What does your Recruiting Ad Message say about your Company? by Ellen Voie

Posted on April 10, 2011 by admin

Before you create an ad campaign, you must first determine whom you want to recruit. Sure, you want drivers, but are you targeting owner-operators or company drivers, regional or long haul, flatbed or dry van, men or women? Men or … Continue reading →

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Time to Explain the Myths about SETA – Heavier Weight for Tractor Trailers

Posted on February 20, 2011 by admin

This is beginning to really make me mad. These fools that are pushing the government to allow states to “raise” the legal weight limits for tractor-trailers – actually believe it will be safer and more fuel efficient. There is no-way … Continue reading →

Posted in trucking news | Tagged advocates, axle trucks, Bill, common sense, Competitive Edge, critical opportunity, director john, Executive Director, FOOLS, heavy truck, Inefficiency, motorists, Myths, paper, percent, rig, sense ideas, SETA, shippers, shipping standards, tractor trailers, transportation act, truck, truck space, trucking industry | 1 Comment

Ray TheHood RINO does not get it

Posted on February 16, 2011 by admin

It is obvious when one reads the United States Department of Transportation Secretary – Ray LaHood’s blog that he does not get it. Ray TheHood is a perfect example of what a REAL RINO (Republican In Name Only) is. Why … Continue reading →

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We The People – Want ‘Change’

Posted on October 20, 2010 by admin

Whether it is $789 billion or one trillion or three trillion – it’s a lot of money. The Zero who is trying to look like he is in charge of this country promised if the stimulus plan passed it would … Continue reading →

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Obama Administration Doing What It Does Best – Waste More Money

Posted on October 5, 2010 by admin

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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Another Distracted Driving Summit – why

Posted on July 27, 2010 by admin

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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Diesel verses Natural Gas – In Trucking

Posted on July 26, 2010 by admin

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 →

Posted in trucking news | Tagged diesel emissions, economy, fire protection association, gallon, greenhouse, greenhouse gas emissions, health effects institute, national fire protection, national fire protection association, natural gas engines, percent, quantitative estimates, truck | 4 Comments

Freight industry can’t wait for transportation measure

Posted on September 20, 2009 by admin

Congress needs to act quickly to authorize $450 billion in spending on transportation projects over the next six years in order to avoid economic gridlock. That’s the message a coalition of business and transportation groups are sending as the Sept. … Continue reading →

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