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    Canada Passports will not be required for land entry into

    A birth certificate will work as proof of citizenship . http://www.cbp.gov/
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    Canada Livingston PARS Fax cover sheet

    If you aren't already using this sheet , doing so makes things easier for Livingston employees . When life is easier for them , it's easier for you . http://www.livingstonintl.com/document_library/PARS_cover_sheet.pdf
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    Pilot at exit 92 on I-64 in IN to open 12/10

    The Country Style restaurant has already reopened .
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    Canada Survived a level 1 in Ontario

    About 7 a.m. Tuesday morning they pulled me around at a set of scales on 401 and I spent the next hour there while they did their thing . They even asked me for my hazardous materials training certificate . But everything passed 100% . I got my CVSA sticker but passing their inspection they...
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    Does a strike concern Chrysler ?

    We'll see soon enough but Chrysler LLC is a very small investment compared to Cerebus's other investments . Cerebus plans on selling Chrysler after restructuring anyway . Union negotiators have their work cut out for them .
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    IdleAire no longer accepting reservations

    If you doubt it pick up the September 15-30 issue of "The Trucker " and read the article on page 4 . This announcement was made by IdleAire Chief Operating Officer Lynn Young at GATS . Anyone having problems can call IdleAire hotline number (877)738-7024
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    Anybody having problems with blood pressure ?

    Mine blood pressure was always fine until a couple of years ago when it was 145/90 during a DOT physical . I was put on 10 mg Lisinopril and that worked fine (I switched pharmacies when Walgreens started using a supplier in India that was recently approved by FDA ) . My latest physical a month...
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    tinyurl.com

    This is a helpful tool to abbreviate long url's that would result in having to scroll to read all messages in the link . http://tinyurl.com/
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    Court's response to OOIDA sleeper berth petition

    The whole decision is here . OOIDA's petition is addressed in Part III , page 29 . http://pacer.cadc.uscourts.gov/docs/common/opinions/200707/06-1035a.pdf
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    25 gallon shower credit at Pilot

    I don't know when this started . I just noticed the sign today . Now you get a free shower credit when you purchase 25 gallons of fuel at Pilot .
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    Canada 105km governors in Ontario

    Does anybody know anything about this ? Ontario is pushing to require all carriers operating in the Province to govern their trucks at 105kmh . They say it will reduce tailgating and improper passing . They better get out from behind their desk and ride in a truck going 105 kmh on the 401 and...
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    Well , they fooled me.

    I crossed the border into the U.S. at Port Huron 3 a.m. Saturday morning . I jumped behind a Panther cargo van and empty tanker figuring that line would go quickest . Wrong ! Panther pulled to the booth and I waited and waited then here come the blue lights and Panther gets escorted to secondary...
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    Canada More comprehensive pretrips required in Canada aft

    Trying to find a link to this was frustrating but Canadian truckstops have the required pretrip form . Supposedly there will be a grace period to allow carriers to use up their supply of old forms but the new forms are a cheap way to conform and make them happy . Found an article...
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    Canada Anybody else have problems with Livingston ?

    I haul almost every week from KY to Bradford , ON . I always fax the PARS from the shipper and usually everything is processed by the time I cross the border 7 hours later . Last week I reached the border and the PARS didn't clear . ( No , I will NOT stop before the border and sit while the...
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    CB advertising

    Friday I was traveling South on I-69 in IN and saw the Northbound lanes shut down past exit 19 due to a fuel spill . Traffic was backed up for 2 miles before the ramp . I started warning Northbound drivers not to go past exit 14 . Once I got down on I-65 I advised drivers intending to go North...
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    Tanker explosion closes I580 at Bay Bridge

    http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/baycitynews/archive/2007/04/29/fire29.DTL
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    You never know when you're being watched.

    http://roundtable.truck.net/viewtopic.php?t=67326&highlight=
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    NHTSA taking comments on ATA petition

    The NHTSA is taking public comments on the ATA speed limiter petition . Reading the petition shows statistics were really twisted to give the results ATA wanted . For instance , accident figures for "large trucks " included all trucks over 10,000 lbs. gvw . Rad it yourself...
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    roadsafeamerica.org

    Check the website out . Roadsafeamerica.org is the website of Road Safe America , the organization backing ATA in their petition for speed limiters . The founders of the organization had their son killed by a speeding truck so they want all trucks to go slower . They have no statistics or...
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    Wire barriers in median

    Some states are putting wire barriers in the median to prevent vehicles from crossing the median if the driver falls asleep or is involved in an accident .( A report states the barriers probably won't stop a large truck ) . My concern is the way these barriers are being installed on I-44 in...
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