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Once again at MATS Women in Trucking will host the Salute. This annual event will be held March 24th 12:00 to 3:00 and as usual will feature the signature Chocolate Fountain! You do not have to be a member of Women in Trucking to attend but you must pre register. Free t-shirts and...

There is a short survey on HOS with a link on the weekly email or can be taken on the Extranet. The survey can also be taken on the QC when parked at a location that has WiFi.

I received the following message from Gracie Berry this morning: Morning! Thought i would give you an update you could pass along. We now have hospice help, with all it means. Jack gets tube fed, with some solid food, most of his calories thru the tube. He can no longer use his fingers hands...

Gracie and Jack would like to thank everyone for the cards and they keep coming. Gracie mentioned that Jack enjoys hearing who the cards are from and that they bring a smile and warm feeling to their lives. Thanks to everyone who has sent them cards and if you have not done so here is...

One of Jack and Gracie's friends started this page so that we can keep up with what is happening with Jack and his disease. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jack-Berrys-Journey-with-ALS/245834202148748?sk=wall

What do you think this will do the scales in Tennessee? We could either get pulled in for a inspection and wait for an inspector or we could get the bypass lane more often. This rule could be like others it looks good in print but in reality life goes on and nothing happens. Road...

I found this to be interesting and wish I could have heard it in its entirety. 6. Logistics Viewpoint; Monday, November 21, 2011 HEADLINE: Transportation Regulatory Trends Byline: Steve Banker Over the past few weeks I’ve attend TMC’s Interactive Client Forum and Descartes’...

Our group is mentioned in the New York times as well as our web site! http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/health/a-hard-turn-truck-drivers-try-steering-from-bad-diets.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all%3Fsrc%3Dtp&smid=fb-share

Has anyone watched this movie and do you have any thoughts Forks over Knives? Bob and I are from corn and cattle country in SW Kansas and this movie as well as reading Eat To Live makes me wonder what in the world are we doing to ourselves. We enjoyed the movie and I am going to start the...

I just finished listening to 1000 White Women by Jim Fergus and wonder if anyone else has read this book? I downloaded 1000 White Women to my I-Phone from audible.com and I had been warned the ending would make me cry.... I thought Ya right very few books that are not about animals can make...

For those of you running X-Ones on your truck this looks like a fun contest: Michelin Americas Truck Tires Home Page

I found this site interesting for things to do and see while out on the road: Semi Tourism for Stinking Geniuses - Semi Tourist: A Truckers Guide to Fine Dining, Culture, and Adventure

Scott Grenerth testified at the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending hearing. Scott will be on a conference call with the Trucking Solutions Group to discuss this on November 2nd 3:00 eastern time 712 432 0075 Pin 550718# Many of you that attend...

There will be information available in the weekly e-bulletin or you can call your CC. Your CC can sign you up for the weekly e-bulletin and can discuss access to this health information. Contractors are supplied with information on how to access the Health Care Option through a brochure in...

This is our first year to be involved with this program and I wondered if there were other expediters involved in the program? We have considered this project for several years and talked with other trucker buddies before jumping in with both feet. We were both pretty hesitant about getting...

This past week we have been reminded again why we have our TWIC as it saved our behinds at a base in southern California that has some new policies in place. If we had not had our TWIC we would not have been able to pickup our load at Defense Distribution. Their new policies will keep many...

We found another great place to hang out while in Las Vegas. The South Point Casino on the south side of Las Vegas right beside I-5 has a couple of arenas. There is a vacant lot across from the Casino and I saw a few tractor trailers parked in this area with room to spare. Many of the...

We just spent two great days in Las Vegas with our truck parked in the RV sites at the Clark County Shooting Park. Two bonuses to this park for us is the shooting range is less then two miles from our daughters house and we like to shoot trap. Parking is $20.00 per day with hook ups at...

This is a very interesting article and one that hits us hard as we don't get home very often..... Charlie has written another very interesting article. OOIDA’s Land line: Expired hazmat check means suspended CDL for veteran driver By Charlie Morasch, Land Line staff writer Rod Baillie...

We sure are glad to see that we longer will have to take the reroute it was a long one on many two lane roads. We were not looking forward to this route during winter. OOIDA’s Land line: I-29 reopened in southwest Iowa Interstate 29 in southwest Iowa is open again after being closed...