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LaHood: ‘I am Thrilled that Tens of Thousands of UNION Workers can go back to Work

Posted on August 5, 2011 by

Over the past few days United States Secretary of Transportation was worried sick because Senate went home without deciding on another FAA Extension. U.S. Secretary of DOT Ray LaHood wrote in his blog: “I’m thrilled this morning that the Senate … Continue reading →

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Members of Congress tell DOT to Abolish Cross Border Program with Mexico

Posted on May 5, 2011 by

Barack Hussein Obama opens border, defies unions, and ignores Congress on the controversial cross-border issue with Mexico. U.S. and Mexican trucks were previously authorized to cross their shared border under the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement, but the U.S. … Continue reading →

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More of the same from Department of Transportation in 2011

Posted on January 17, 2011 by

With 2010 being labeled as the year to forget, because of the most idiotic rules and regulations that have ever been forced upon trucking in general. I thought with a new year – 2011 – things would change a little, … Continue reading →

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California’s High Speed Rail

Posted on January 13, 2011 by

There is something about this Obama administration I don’t understand. Well, actually there are a lot of things 0bama does that I don’t understand and frankly I don’t think he does either. California’s unemployment rate is — 12.4% how are … Continue reading →

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DOT Proposes Rule to Ban Hand-Held Cell Phone for Truck Drivers

Posted on December 17, 2010 by

As part of its campaign to put an end to the practice of distracted driving: The U.S. Department of Transportation today proposed a new safety regulation that would specifically prohibit interstate commercial truck and bus drivers from using hand-held cell … Continue reading →

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

Posted on November 30, 2010 by

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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Lahood: More Prevaricating

Posted on June 4, 2010 by

I have thought about this, and have tried to stay away from picking through every falsehood the US Secretary of Transportation tells, but I can’t help it – he makes it too easy. Today he is in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 21, 2010 by

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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LaHood: worried about ‘Global’ Texting

Posted on May 19, 2010 by

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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