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In my Public Speeking class I have to do a speech where I find a problem and possible solutions for that problem. The problem I have choosen is Hours of Service mainly the split sleeper provision. I have to have at least 6 sources and one of my sources can be an interview. I would like to...

I just wanted to post a friendly reminder to all the drivers both veteran and newbies alike. Whatever you do, don't forget your following distance. You have to keep it. Yesterday we had a fatality accident here in town that could have had a little better outcome had someone kept there following...

Does anyone know of a natural remedy for a head cold? I can't take the over the counter stuff because it make me hallucinate. We discovered this a little over 2 years ago when I took some o.t.c. cold medicine and saw an Iranian submarine in the river behind my home. After a brief stay in the...

I've been thinking. I am very glad of the way the House voted. It just goes to show you that if we all make those calls and get others to call that some of the Reps. will listen. I would like to encourage one thing though. Look at the sticky on the topic. There you can find a link that will show...

She was born today at 10:13 Central time. She's 8lbs. 1oz. and 20 1/2" long. I'll be up there seeing her in about 4 hours. I can't wait. I'll try to get some pictures to post. I'm so happy. I haven't been so happy since my little brother in law was born.

Yesterday one of my professors set up a scenario were someone was an O/O, although he called them a truck driver that owns their own truck. I thought it was totally wrong and I called him on it. Here is the scenario. Leased to J.B. Hunt Transportation Pay= 3.00 per mile Miles per Year=...

I just got to thinking about it. Where the hay has Rich been? Haven't heard from him in quiet some time. I was wondering if anyone has heard from him. I don't need all the juicy details. I was just wondering if he was ok.

In another thread I posted today Ihammer told a story about being on a Marine base when the colors where raised. I assumed everyone here knew what to do when the colors are raised or lowered on base just because I do. I know, what they say about assuming. When on base in the morning and the...

What is your fondest trucking memory? It can be anything. I know everyone has to have one time during their career that they really enjoy to remember. For me it was the time my dad and I met up at the Flying J just north of Texarkana on I-30. He was bobtailing down to Dallas to pick up a...

There is a guy here in town that is an expediter of sorts I guess you could say. He has an old Toyota u-haul type truck with the 14 foot box on it. He is out of Monticello, AR. He has a deal with the saw mills and paper mills all around what people like to call the Arklamiss. Which is AR, LA...

Dennis and Carol Miller who are leased to FedEx Custom Critical are part of this year's Great American Trucking Family. Here is an article about the family. Congrats to these expediters and the whole family. Greg Miller chuckles as he remembers how he created his first long-haul job at his...

I know some won't care. This is for those that do. I have been out of the service for almost 5 years. Dec. 1 will be 5 years. I've been on temporary disability. Well you can only stay on that for 5 years. I found out I'm getting transferred to permanent disability which isn't really a bad thing...

Please someone take some good photos. I wish I could make it. I'm not even going to say maybe next year. It would be nice though. Anyway. I hope those of you that can go will have a great time.

Ok, it's only for this week while a guy is healing from knee surgery. They have been swamped and needed someone to feel in. I'm working in the Service Department at a local car dealership. All I'm really doing is answering phones, looking stuff up in the computer, answering customers questions...

In another thread someone said it would be nice if EOers could identify themselves to the others at a carrier event or even in truck stops. I suggested "throwing up" a hand sign and barking like a dog. My wife to a picture of me throwing up what I thought was a pretty good hand sign. With the...

Has anyone seen it yet? I rented it tonight. I thought it was pretty good. A couple of the drivers acted like professionals the rest were the stereotypical truck drivers. Using foul langauge left and right. One looked like he hadn't bathed in a month and his clothes were extremely dirty. I'll...

I know there are quite a few retired military and others on here that use Tricare Insurance. I wanted to give everyone some info that may be common sense, but I didn't know it so maybe someone else doesn't. If you are hurt and even though it may be some waht minor if you can't get to your...

We got a letter in the mail today that says my wife is cancer free. What a relief that was. Thank you for the thoughts and prayers. I really believe they helped.

I will most likely not be around for a little while. As many know my wife and I live right on the Arkansas River. We live on an off shoot I guess is what you call it. The river is 9 feet above flood sstage and the flood gates about to be opened as I'm typing this message. I wanted to let the...

Wednesday my wife had to go in for an ultrasound. The doctor found something that leads her to believe that it will be "highly unlikely" that we ever have kids. They also found a growth. She has to go Tuesday to get blood work done to find out if it's cancer. The doctor said if it's not cancer...