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  1. OntarioVanMan

    Westboro Baptist plans to protest in Joplin

    My personal thoughts are....these people are whack jobs! 7:35 PM, May. 25, 2011 | The Westboro Baptist Church — known for its protests at the funerals of soldiers and people with HIV/AIDS — plans to picket in Joplin on Sunday, where at least 125 people have died in a tornado. On its...
  2. OntarioVanMan

    US Beef Exports up 53 Percent in Value,

    Pork exports’ value increases 25 percent US Beef Exports up 53 Percent in Value | Journal of Commerce
  3. OntarioVanMan

    Missouri Expedites Relief Trucks to Joplin

    Missouri Expedites Relief Trucks to Joplin | Journal of Commerce William B. Cassidy | May 24, 2011 3:38PM GMT The Journal of Commerce Online - News Story State lifts HOS restrictions, speeds permitting for truckers aiding tornado victims Missouri’s departments of transportation and...
  4. OntarioVanMan

    This IS the Soapbox!!

    A reminder: Because we've had far to many reported posts lately from you pansies, Yes , I said PANSIES!!..Don't like being called a pansy? Suck it up...*LOL*... as Teacel says and I'll repost it.....If you can't take the heat, stay out of the kitchen...;) Teacel said:
  5. OntarioVanMan

    Obama code-named ‘smart alec’ in Britain

    Do Brits think Barack Obama is a bit of a "smart alec"? The label certainly appears to fit in the minds of British police. Scotland Yard, the UK's police force, has given Obama the security codename 'Chalaque' for his visit this week to the United Kingdom, the UK Daily Mail reports. The term...
  6. OntarioVanMan

    China calls for attacking Somalian pirate bases

    11:56 PM, May. 20, 2011 | BEIJING (AP) – China’s military is urging land attacks on Somali pirate strongholds in a bold call signaling the armed forces’ growing assertiveness. China’s navy has taken part in anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden since December 2008, but the government...
  7. OntarioVanMan

    Heavy Truck Orders Up 31 Percent in April

    Heavy Truck Orders Up 31 Percent in April | Journal of Commerce William B. Cassidy | May 18, 2011 8:37PM GMT The Journal of Commerce Online - News Story Backlog grows as analysts question whether manufacturers can meet demand in 2011 Net orders for heavy trucks surged 31 percent in April...
  8. OntarioVanMan

    Well duh....

    At least our military can quit looking for Osama bin Laden after our Navy Seals shot him in the head and buried him at sea Sunday. Did you hear about this Afghanistan standoff that happened shortly before they caught up with bin Laden? A U.S. Marine squad was marching north of the Helmand...
  9. OntarioVanMan

    Re: NLM and other Pick up #'s

    WHY? Can't they be included in the travel order? IF we do 100 loads a day that require them and we have to PHONE in to get it....at say 3 minutes a call..that is 300 minutes or 5 hours of wasted dispatch time. We could ease up on dispatcher stress....:D and our stress as well as we are on hold...
  10. OntarioVanMan

    Bill Aims to Increase Truck Parking Spaces

    William B. Cassidy | May 10, 2011 8:21PM GMT The Journal of Commerce Online - News Story ‘Jason’s Law’ would create new grant program for truck parking projects Rep. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., will re-introduce a bill Wednesday aimed at creating safer and more secure parking spaces for long-haul...
  11. OntarioVanMan

    Maybe a lift is in sight...

    Factory Orders Outpace Inventories, ISM Reports | Journal of Commerce Factory Orders Outpace Inventories, ISM Reports Joseph Bonney | Mar 1, 2011 5:50PM GMT The Journal of Commerce Online - News Story Need to replenish supply chains could bring increased freight shipments U.S...
  12. OntarioVanMan

    Corn-based Ethanol: The Real Cost

    It was supposed to be the fuel that could wean, at least partially, the United States and other petroleum importing countries from their dependence on foreign oil. Corn-based ethanol was heralded to do the trick and with massive political support from both sides of the political spectrum, it...
  13. OntarioVanMan

    Strip is gone

    Stripe is gone :D....Brian showed me the new decal layout...the stripe is history!! Thank You John....
  14. OntarioVanMan

    Al-Qaida in Iraq pledges support for al-Zawahri

    Al-Qaida in Iraq pledges support for al-Zawahri - Yahoo! News and they have been and are successful at just that....:o
  15. OntarioVanMan

    Memory usage

    I am using my older laptop that has a smaller memory (Ram) and one thing I noticed of late when using Firefox is that the usage escalates during time....what starts off at 58,000k goes up to over 100k of power and EO slows down accordingly...it is not the site nor my ISP... it is me!! So now I...
  16. OntarioVanMan

    Navy SEAL honored with warship bearing his name

    Navy SEAL honored with warship bearing his name - Yahoo! News
  17. OntarioVanMan

    Examining the Power of Water

    Examining the Power of Water - weather.com
  18. OntarioVanMan

    NAFTA Trade Jumped 11.8 Percent in February

    NAFTA Trade Jumped 11.8 Percent in February | Journal of Commerce Joseph Bonney | May 3, 2011 3:49PM GMT The Journal of Commerce Online - News Story Trade carried by surface transportation totaled $66.5 billion Surface transportation trade between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico was 11.8...
  19. OntarioVanMan

    Factory Orders Climb Fifth Straight Month

    Factory Orders Climb Fifth Straight Month | Journal of Commerce Joseph Bonney | May 3, 2011 3:38PM GMT The Journal of Commerce Online - News Story Broad increases in orders, rising prices for food, oil drive growth U.S. factory orders rose for the fifth consecutive month in March, driven...
  20. OntarioVanMan

    Mitsubishi Builds US Factory for Giant Transformers

    Mitsubishi Builds US Factory for Giant Transformers | Journal of Commerce John D. Boyd | May 3, 2011 6:32PM GMT The Journal of Commerce Online - News Story Rail, river logistics at Memphis seen crucial to site selection A Japanese manufacturer of large-scale power transformers will build...
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