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    They seem to be giving out CDLs to anybody...

    .....And it's getting scary. Christmas day, a 35-ton truck tried to navigate a one-lane bridge rated at 6 tons. The combination of being too heavy and too big (it never could have cleared the iron girders that make up the bridge's structure) made the end results all too predictable. The driver...
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    Vans and cargo trailers-- don't do this.

    I had thought to put this in Dreamer's thread, but this doesn't properly fit there because that thread is about overloaded straight trucks. Finding the threads about vans towing trailers could take awhile and this doesn't properly fit there because it's about a seriously overloaded rig--- well...
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    Odd thought---

    I've been sitting the past few days, and as often happens when I sit I got onto Craigs List just to see what is being offered. Here in the Chicago area, there are a couple of outfits offering courier work with a twist I haven't seen before on this level of the game. You sign the broker forms and...
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    Loyalty cards-- experience

    I don't know about you, but my experience with loyalty cards is somewhat less than stellar. The TA/Petro card-- Forget about it, I don't have one and after what I've been reading here, I will NEVER have a TA/Petro card. In fact, after the "unwelcome wagon" was rolled out on one of the last...
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    Some days.....

    Some days I wonder. Professional drivers have to be careful, safety violations can really wreck your day. The link below shows an amateur who wasn't careful enough by any means. Absolutely the wrong way to do this, in my never-to-be-humble opinion. Note: I'm posting this here because it's my...
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    Not sure I'd try this:

    We've had a couple of threads on here about run-ins with the law, and respect for the police seems variable at best. With that in mind, I post the link below. It might be one method for getting out of a ticket. I'm not sure how well it would work because these days the cruisers come with cameras...
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