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THis discussion was started in another thread so I wanted to move here and ask how many of you are signed up thru your phone company to recieve Amber Alerts on your cell phone? there is no cost. Some people claim it is a waste of time and money and not successful but at least one researcher...

On Oct 16 while stuck in Laredo went to the Walmart off I35 exit 3 while there they had a wreck in the parking lot next door some idiot driving 4 wheeler speeding thru the lot T-bones another 4 wheeler , then last Friday at the Pilot east of Shreveport a bulk tanker taking a short cut thru a...

They started tearing down the Chysler plants out side St Louis(Fenton) a few weeks ago a sign of the times? I remember when they built those plants back in the 1970 s . They tore down the Ford plant earlier this year

Finally after 8 years and $240 million dollars the Hoover Dam bypass bridge US Hwy 93 is set to open next week making the trip between Phoenix and Las Vegas shorter and faster and trucks/commercial vehicles will no longer have detour thru Laughlin. The Hoover Dam will also be closed to thru...

Talking to a Sprinter owner last week with E1 said he got pulled into a South Dakota scale and he said they told him South Dakota was going to start stopping Sprinters and checking them out just wondering if anyone else been stopped or heard of this ?

This might sound harsh but If there is one good thing that could happen with the CSA 2010 maybe most of the drivers that end up losing jobs will be the lazy,rude, selfish ones. Here is the latest example I ran into at a truck stop this week at a TA all fuel pumps full pulled in behind one and...

Well the holiday season must be close , UPS will start to hire 50,000 seasonal/ temporary employees this month mostly to work between Thanksgiving and Christmas not sure how this number compares to previous years more workers or less?

Read a story online from my St Louis tv station ksdk.com about the signs of highway serial killing saying that some 459 bodies found along highways in the last 40 years in 48 states mostly near rest areas and truck stops could be work of serial killer or killers and the FBI is tracking 200...

All lanes of I 70 east and west bound will be shut down Thursday on the west side of Indy from I 465 to downtown from 6am to 6pm for beautifcation project planting trees , flowers,etc suggest to avoid Indy area on Thursday saw story about this on thetrucker.com

Two school buses crash into rear of tractor trailer and suv reports are 2 dead and possibly 50 hurt. live video and update at www.ksdk.com

Well its time for the yearly nationwide DOT Roadcheck this years official dates are June 8 thru June 10:eek:. Some states could start earlier and some could go longer than 72 hours. Alert! with the current economy 1 or more states could decide to go after anything and everything that...

I saw new Fedex Sprinter reefer van couple weeks ago down in South Carolina looked like a nice set up but wow expensive cost, my understanding is $80,000 by the time you add sleeper and the reefer set up

Just wondering how many drivers here from Landstar Express America? Enough for our own carrier forum?

FYI for those that may have used IdleAire . Got email from IdleAire this morning they have been bought by a Green Investor Group and plan to reopen soon with 30 sites at first. I think the other investor group that bought the company from the bankruptcy court never intended to run the...

Listening to the business news this morning Mcdonalds announced they will begin offering free WiFi starting in January so we will have another place to use the WiFi for free

Happy Veterans Day to all my fellow veterans out there dont forget Dec 12 WreathsAcrossAmerica.org

The holiday season is fast approaching and I would like to ask all of you to check out Wreaths Across America | Our Mission: Remember, Honor & Teach | Our goal is to expand the recognition of those who serve our country, both past, present, and future, as well as their families who deserve our...

Hello cargo van/sprinter drivers and all other drivers I am looking to see what questions all of you ask yourself when you get a load offer before accepting the load . The first one I think is at the top of the list would be Is there enough time to pick up the load and run safely/legally...