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    HOS Restart Chart

    Interactive: How Many Hours in a '34-Hour' Restart? | JOC This might be helpful. Frankly I never realized just how much potential time loss there is with the new 34 hour restart. jimmy
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    Cell Phones And Intelligence Agencies

    https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130723/12395923907/even-powering-down-cell-phone-cant-keep-nsa-tracking-its-location.shtml This is what caught my eye. leaving security flaws in place so they can be exploited by security agencies. i would be inclined to think that rouge hackers could...
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    Garmin Heads Up Display

    This should be interesting. Connects your smartphone to heads up display. Garmin's head-up display connects smartphone navigation to any vehicle windshield - Computerworld Garmin Puts Directions On Car Windshield - Mobility - Smartphones - jimmy
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    NTSB Study on Straight Trucks

    http://www.ntsb.gov/news/events/2013/single_unit/2013_Abstract_Single_unit_trucks_6-5-2013.pdf Interesting study, I wonder how many of the trucks involved in these crashes, were rental units? NTSB wants stricter safety standards for straight trucks | Commercial Carrier Journal jimmy
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    UPS to Offer New Service

    UPS Launches Service for High-Value, Temperature-Sensitive Shipments | Transport Topics Online | Trucking, Freight Transportation and Logistics News More competition For Fed Ex and Panther ? jimmy
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    EPA Issues Directive Waiving Emission Requirements for Diesel Engine Ambulances

    Still hammering the private sector though. "In May of last year, after many complaints from other fire departments, the EPA issued a directive waiving the diesel emissions rules for fire engines and ambulances." Read more: DC ambulance breaks down while transporting shooting victim to...
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    Issues Facing CDL Holders

    Glum outlook offered by owner-operators | Trucks at Work If you had to pay for a sleep apnea test, could you ? Y'all might want to read the whole thing. jimmy
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    CSA Crash Data

    Crashes and interventions: CSA?s crash flaw | Overdrive - Owner Operators Trucking Magazine Still reading, large trucking companies have higher crash rate, than one-truck operations. jimmy
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    Truck Driver Recruiter Pay Scale

    Truck Driver Recruiter Wages Surpass Driver Pay | AskTheTrucker Imagine that. Fact or fiction? jimmy
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    Super Truck

    Cummins.com > Investors And Media > Press Releases > 2013 Super truck, prototype from Peterbilt & Cummins, almost !0 MPG. Wonder how it would hold up in the real world ? jimmy
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    Imagine That, Wall Street Coruption.

    The Untouchables: Why No One On Wall Street has Been Prosecuted | Zero Hedge Imagine that:rolleyes:. jimmy
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    Games Played by Politicians

    Real Spending Cuts on the Table? None. - TheStreet Spending cut, what spending cut!:rolleyes: jimmy
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    Expediting We Will Go

    In style no less, through the woods and over the river we will go. Bavaria Racing in Moscow 2009 Where I found it. Watch a Massive Russian Kamaz Dakar Rally Truck Haul *** Through the Streets of Moscow | BangShift.comBangShift.com The article said a 1000 turbo-diesel generated...
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    Senator Challenged ?

    Some one with a little backbone and gumption ? CNBC Anchor Challenges Dem Senator On Cliff Negotiations; Floor Traders Erupt In Cheers Could be more smoke and mirrors, I just don't know ! I think some one needs to challenge Congress and make them rejoin the real world ! jimmy
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    New Dodge Promaster VAn

    Supposed to be introduced third quarter of next year Ram confirms Fiat Ducato vans to form new Promaster series for US Extremely mixed feelings about this , always owned dodge and plymouth products. Also a new commercial truck division Ram establishes new commercial truck division...
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    TWICs Not Recognized by DOD

    TheTrucker.com - America's Trucking Newspaper Turf war between agencies??. jiimy jimmy
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    If You Give Them Money, They Will Spend It

    Link goes to PBS video and transcript of an interview with Grover Norquist. Anti-Tax Crusader Grover Norquist Compares Balanced Approach to 'Pink Unicorns' | PBS NewsHour | Dec. 12, 2012 | PBS I think quite a few children behave more responsibly with their allowance, than the US. Crongress...
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    weather band radio

    I would like to find a weather band radio with auto scan/tune capability. I am not sure that's the proper way to describe what I am looking for, but some time time ago I drove a vehicle that had an AM/Fm radio with built in weather band capability. When the radio was set on weather band, it...
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    Philandering

    A Hormone Can Help Keep Men Faithful Will philanders every where be using this as an excuse/reason for wandering:) jimmy
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    Republican Liberty Caucus

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Liberty_Caucus Just found this today. Just curious, opinions? jimmy
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