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    Ted Kennedy wants law changed AGAIN.

    Very good point . Kennedy's actions were deliberate and inexcusable . He will be held accountable .
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    Farmland to be Converted to Forests....lol

    Turn Illinois cornfields into forests ? Where will Barry get his source for ethanol ? I guess wild bears in the woods don't produce as much methane as cows in pastures either .
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    Ford van/Sprinter lookalike

    That's the problem right there . Once Ford uses up it's left over trouble plagued 6.0 diesels(affectionately known as 6 oh no and powerchoke by Duramax and Cummins owners ) there will be no diesel available for the Ford E-series until a new engine is developed .
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    Lt. Wm. Calley Apologizes

    Here's the link . Calley apologizes for My Lai massacre - Military- msnbc.com For those not familiar with the incident . My Lai Massacre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia . More detail Academy Leadership . Calley should have continued to bear the burden the rest of his life in prison . I...
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    who taught you to drive?? what did you learn?

    In MA a green arrow indicates a one way street where you can't turn left . When I moved to AR I came close to getting wrecked entering an intersection when I had a green arrow because there a green arrow permits a right turn on red .
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    who taught you to drive?? what did you learn?

    And the ones that pull too far into the intersection past the trigger sensors .
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    Canada Hands Free Coming

    The most annoying thing to me in Ontario is the tailgaters . The maximum distance those drivers will stay behind you is 2 seconds . I'd seen it all when I saw an oversize load running 100 km/h down the 401 staying less than 2 seconds behind the OPP cruiser escorting it .
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    Canada Thinking about putting a sleeper on a f550

    Right now there isn't much work for anybody . Are you in Canada ? I run through Ontario a lot and have seen rigs like that pulling RV's but not many lately . There used to be half a dozen or so spending the night at the Flying J in London but rarely see them now . Check this article out Small...
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    Cash for Clunkers.. hurts the little guy..

    I hope you realize there are 138 million taxpayers . So if roughly 3/4 of a million trade clunkers if the other $2 billion is made available the other 137.25 million just get to foot the bill . Dealerships will become ghost towns when this is over . They will go from the highest sales month in...
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    Cash for Clunkers.. hurts the little guy..

    This program hurts no one ? I guess you don't mind the government reaching in your pocket for $3 billion . It's not money from heaven , you know . Wait until these people that stretched their budget for a new car find out they really can't afford the payments and can't get rid of a car they have...
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    Dodd diagnosed with Prostate Cancer

    The FDA is allowing limited numbers of clinical trials Search of: prostate hifu - List Results - ClinicalTrials.gov . The problem with clinical trials is half those recruited must use the alternative treatment . Note the trials seeking patients with recurring cancer . Many opt for radiation...
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    White House Says ‘Clunkers’ Rebate Plan Will Go On

    So are we to pay a billion or two every two or three weeks to prove Obama did the right thing bailing out GM and Chrysler ? Does anybody realize the more cars are sold under the clunker program the more sales will slow after the program ends ? I hope salesmen are putting some of those...
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    Dodd diagnosed with Prostate Cancer

    Dodd will probably go outside the country to get the HiFu treatment . The U.S. is the only civilized country in the world that hasn't approved it . The FDA is obviously influenced by manufacturers of equipment used in robotic surgery and radiation treatments that would become obsolete with the...
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    2009 Top 100 For Hire Carriers

    Their credibility with me lasted until I saw DHL as #3 and YRC as number #4 .
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    Pilot to buy Flying J - could it be true!

    As far as fuel pricing goes in many areas Love's stays lower than most Pilots . The cluster Pilots at exit 175 on I-75 in Walton , KY no longer have the lowest priced fuel if you travel on I-71 toward Louisville . The Love's at exit 55 is lower priced than the Pilots most of the time . If you...
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    Automatic Tire Chains

    While I agree parking is preferable to chaining up a little patch of ice on an untreated customer's lot can make automatic chains a Godsend . They'd also be nice to have if black ice was unexpectedly encountered . They could probably get you to a nearby offramp where you'd be much safer .
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    i am an expediter wannabe

    The latest reports state freight is at a 12 year low . There is a huge surplus of applicants mainly because thousands of people run to truck driving schools when they lose jobs in other careers . Carriers take full advantage of this and have reduced wages and benefits . There are tens of...
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    i am an expediter wannabe

    If you contract with a fleet owner you will still be an independent contractor and pick your own loads and choose your vacation time . 75% availability is acceptable and many husband and wife teams normally run 3 weeks then take a week off . But lately things aren't quite normal . Freight is...
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    Another question from Newbie Gilligan

    If cube vans can take bigger loads than vans they must be over 10,000 lbs. GVWR and would require logging . If you're going for heavier loads than a cargo van and have to log the logical step is to go to a C or D unit and have much more available freight . I'd stay away from someone that said...
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    Dead Head miles a Deduction?

    Does this mean if the driver pays for fuel and the owner claims the per mile deduction the driver can't claim fuel expenses ? Are drivers informed of this before contracting ?
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