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  1. moose

    Talladega race anyone ?

    needs to take a break anywhere between Birmingham and Atlanta. was looking for something to do this weekends, and... wahm,there's a NASCAR race in Talladega. :) now, all i need is some friendly company, and a ride from wherever i can park my TT. anyone in ? also, where to park. i'd rent a...
  2. moose

    6 X 2 trucks

    the new Meritor 6X2 driveline concept, showcased last MATS, in now available to be installed on your new 2012 truck of choice. and may i add it's about ***** time ! the new driveline goes along way to catch up with technology, but we are still light years behind the EU market. it is amassing...
  3. moose

    No more HP LP?

    Was shopping for a Lap Top & was told not to get a new HP, was told they are not going to make Lap tops no more. true ? not ? i always had Hp, so what to buy ?
  4. moose

    Vehicle Maintenance Violations and Team driving

    One more CSA loophole was found. if you received a Vehicle Maintenance Violations at a team driving truck, your carrier CSA score will be effected twice. FMCSA claim the off duty driver was supposed to report the item on his post trip, while the active driver was supposed to mark this in his...
  5. moose

    Woman trafficking and kipping your job

    Here we go again. WIT , OOIDA , and select carriers, have created more regulatory coming into our industry. what started with good intentions, trying to do the right thing, have, as expected came back to bite us ALL in the butt. the shortcoming of our gov. have created an 32 billion $...
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    Daimler's new EU toy.

    One good thing about the whole Daimler/Mercedes ownership cooperation, is that there's always a hope some of this will make it into Freightliner's future trucks. for all of you truck lovers, let us know what fixtures you'd like to see here. afterall, a Mercedes is a Mercedes, size don't...
  7. moose

    drivers appreciation week

    It's drivers appreciation week . let us know where can we get FREE stuff & food ! i won a FREE Micheline 'Bubble man' ball cap. (all i had to do is buy a tire LoL...) there was also FREE coffee and fat food. and you can all Enter for a chance to win 1,000$ here : Tire Centers LLC my...
  8. moose

    Hey, found a Michigan coffee that works!

    Last week i was in M.I, visiting friends. on the way back to the rig, still dark, we stopped at the drive through coffee shop, and O'h boy did it waken'ya'up ! i did NOT asked for milk! Is Michigan ready for bikini baristas? (video) | MLive.com Go4It Sprinters/Vans. they have 3...
  9. moose

    Meet your new EOBR

    just incase any of you wondered why EOBR's are needed, this newly gadget is a prime example. no, EOBR are not about safety, they are about money...big money, and big electronics providers players. a mandatory sell of such devices will provide for huge new market, and this one is just the...
  10. moose

    In your face - FMCSA !

    What can an ambulance chaser do, if the trucker his suing have no money and going to spends the rest of his life in jail, and the 'unsafe' carrier cannot pay enough ? well, one creative lawyer decided to go after the Gov. makes seance, since they clearly have more money then the carrier, and...
  11. moose

    WIT - why the scare tactic ?

    In the Aug. 15-31 mag of 'the trucker', (you can Pick it up at a truck stop of your choice now) WIT co-writer had a piece about Woman's safety titled : "Women(& Man) drivers say it's less safe out there on the road". it is clear that this piece was wrightn after the Expediters expo. & as a...
  12. moose

    CanYouSpotTheIllegalAlienInTheCrowd

    Coming to a truck Stop near you : CanYouSpotTheIllegalAlienInTheCrowd.wmv - YouTube
  13. moose

    Shorter breaking distance

    here we go again. a new political mandate is now in effect, and we are all being kindly asked to pick up the bill. but if you are planing of buying a new truck, manufactured after Aug. 1st, it will cost you big time. the logic behind the new mandated shorter breaking is simple. truck...
  14. moose

    Parahawking over nepal

    Amazing video here : Parahawking Over Nepal (HD) as a former Paraglider pilot, i can say that finding the strong updrift can be VERY challenging.(even with the ViroTec) those birds are trained to show the pilot where the Thermal is in return for food. real kool . Njoy.
  15. moose

    winner of 'the Expo most unlucky visitor' title

    in the planing : getting to the expo early Thursday afternoon to mingle. reality check : was held at the shipper for 15 1/2 hours, could hardly make it on time for the PJ walk. no detention either . in the planing 2 : buying a set of Airtabs for the St. truck. reality check : the drivers won...
  16. moose

    The Iron Range load

    Had a delivery into the Iron Range Mining facility D'other day. have being up there many time, and have a few racing friends hoe lives (hunt & fish) and works there. but now that i had a gate pass, they could show me around. no secrets - i have a thing for large Diesels, and this ones are...
  17. moose

    Helping Expediters avoid an accident

    According to PlayBoy, July 1st have being declared : " National flash a trucker day " be safe out there tomorrow !
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    FIAT comes to north America

    You can now pre order your new FIAT500. for bailing out the Chrysler's corp. back in 08, FIAT cut a deal with Obama to allow distributing of it's cars, starting the 2012 year model. FIAT dayview it's impressive line of cars, at the New York car show in Manhattan a few weeks ago. with it's tiny...
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    Fish food

    get your fish food here : Osama Fish Food - Funny Osama Bin Laden Picture
  20. moose

    Another Question for JD Clark

    With fame comes the glory ... from another thread : ..."The tough part is the office that operates the smaller trucks is independent of us ..." just wondering how it's working ? is this an dispatch outsourcing ? none asset base carrier ? what's the business plan behind this ...
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