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 ever been brought upon trucking in general.
Not to mention they were forced upon trucking [...]

Taxpayers: Ray LaHood Stop Wasting Our Money

I know I should quit “beating a dead-horse” but I can’t let some of these ridiculous “ideas” the US Secretary of Transportation comes up with – so he can give your money away – slide.
Back in August 2010 Senators Tom Coburn, and John McCain released a report entitled “Summer-time Blues” documenting the most “questionable” [...]

Truckers: DOT we are not little kids – STOP treating us this way

Where are all these supposed “trucking advocates” at?
Why are they not jumping up and down over these cell phone and texting laws?
Professional truck drivers are not little kids – like the United States Department Of Transportation treats them.
The USDOT needs to get a clue as to what the problems truck drivers face [...]

Transportation Leaders – Three Blind Mice

Why is it that the so-called transportation leaders are just like the three blind mice?
Of course we know there are more than just three transportation leaders, but I couldn’t find more than three blind mice.
So we will try to focus on the three that I and many others think are the most [...]

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. The problem with the Democrats way to extend unemployment benefits is – they don’t know [...]

America Moves by Trucks – Not Bicycles, Buses or Trains

When I hear United States Department of Transportation – I instantly think of the trucking industry. But I guess that is just because I have been involved in trucking and have dealt with the Department of Transportation about trucking. But, I can’t help, but to think that this administration doesn’t look at trucking in a [...]