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RE: American Trucking Associations pushed HOS regs Hawk - First of all do not tell me I 'miss the point with all this.' Once again - you are wrong, I get the point. That is what I said that the big dogs keep throwing their money and power around and it forces the smaller companies out of...

RE: American Trucking Associations pushed HOS regs Once again the big dogs are at it. Putting such a required device on all trucks could, and more than likely, would force some smaller owner-operators to simply pull the plug in this business. For the companies that own a small fleet of their...

I am thankful for the OOIDA stepping up on the HOS hassles and the idiotic layout of the law. However, we must as members continue to work to enroll other members, which would then allow the OOIDA to allocate more funds to fight for the causes we all hold dear as drivers. Do not be fooled, the...

First, as you said, you have your liability to consider and I can understand and support that. Beside the fact, if they do not load the truck the way you would want it loaded to safely transport the product and YOURSELF then I can understand refusing the load as well. On their end, I am sure...

WOW! I am not surprised that so many on this thread think that even though it is against the law to have the thing in a commercial vehicle that they have the right to 'even the playing field' with law enforcement. I am not even surprised to hear so many on this thread think that most officers...

Leo - While there is nothing illegal about an officer making these notations, all I am saying is that I believe it to be wrong for the officer to try and influence a decision BEFORE the case would even go to trail - if it would even go to court. As a former officer I am shocked that some...

Thanks for admitting you were wrong and that you stand corrected - it takes a good person to admit they were wrong. But, I am baffled at why you would still use the darn thing if you just admitted you know now it is against the law? It makes no sense to me at all why you would be willing to...

Here is the legal aspect and layout of this - DIRECT from the feds! TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION CHAPTER III--FMCSA, DOT PART 392--DRIVING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES Subpart G--Prohibited Practices Sec. 392.71 Radar detectors; use and/or possession. (a) No driver shall use a radar detector in a...

Broompilot - Your missing the point! I agree he should get whatever is coming to him - BUT - it is not right, correct, or ethical of a law enforcement officer to make such markings on a ticket, arrest docket, or report to 'influence' the decision of a judge. It should be the ticket, arrest...

Andy, as a former state trooper, I am outraged that you would circle the ticket number which serves as an indicater to the judge not to reduce the ticket fine! It makes me wonder in your neck of the woods if you circle the 'c' in the word ticket to warn the judge the person coming in is an...

Rollo - First, thanks for your post, all input is needed, wanted and important. I want to point out I was not the one which was saying Bolt said I could make 12,000 to 14,000 per week or whatever that number was, it was a few post before me. As far as you being terminated because of the...

And of course, I am going to agree with you in part, that yes I and the company are going through that everything is great time - they want to put money in my pocket and so on, that they will do everything to keep me moving and make me money. I understand and agree in full with that. But, is it...

A few post ago I had mentioned I was going in a straight truck at Bolt Express. I asked if anyone had any experiences with them. etc, etc and a few had chimed in. And of course, there were the typical comments - watch out for cheap freight, watch out for not getting runs, and a few comments were...

Being somewhat of a rookie at expediting I will say that when I first went out I stayed to myself and everyone left me alone and did not say anything to me. I was hating it - I was by myself, alone, bored, etc. But, when I would say hi, MOST others would say hi - to those that didn't oh well! I...

I am finding out that those mini runs can be good - they can not be all that hot - it just all depends. It may work for me one day - but not the next. It may be fine for me because I am in one area - but I don't think it would be good to move out of this area to place me in another area. What I...

WOW! Please tell me this is an error - cause anyone taking this job must be really out of their mind? The ad which came up as a rotating ad on the below address - stated like 44-cents for a straight truck! http://www.expeditersonline.com/cgi-bin/adcycle/adcycle.cgi?gid=8&id=462 There you have it...

I will buy whatever is left, move it all to Mexico where I do not have to abide by the laws of the United States, and can then come in here and do whatever I want. WOW - kind of scary when you think about it.

No, she is not going to do that. She can give you the actual figures instead of me misleading you or guiding you the wrong direction. It is her job to give you the correct information and she can put it in black and white for you. So instead of coming back with another stunning one liner - just...

When I started this thread I asked what I thought was a simple question. Has any one had any experience with these people? Yet, we still had some that had to take the cheap, she said he said, I heard this I heard that approach. If you did not have any experience with a carrier I do not think it...

OH! OH! Sounds like trouble at the big house!