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Then you have to be checked . The open scales I crossed in Ontario the past couple of weeks had an inspector doing a quick visual inspection of brakes , lights , and tires as the trucks crossed the scale . If your truck looks good you aren't too likely to be pulled around for inspection .

Even if the loads are intrastate and MC authority isn't needed I doubt rates would be high enough to make it worthwhile . Someone that owns a truck can run a lot cheaper than someone using rental units .

The speed limiter is just a setting on your truck's ECM . If can quickly be reset when leaving Canada . The dealership charged $90 , the minimum labor charge to set mine . Now I know none of you would do anything dishonest but I had heard entering an improper axle ratio in the parameters would...

Yesterday as I got off the north end of the Natcher Parkway in KY to head towards 60 East , a dump truck owned by Scott and Ritter passed me at over 65 m.p.h. less than a half mile before the end of the parkway . Another of their trucks tailgated me after I was on the bypass while a third on...

True but a 15 hour cleanup is still expensive . You can still see the paint on the highway about the 2 mm . As far as the attire of the crews , I've had HAZWOPER training and the lack of proper PPE show in photos of hazmat wrecks never ceases to amaze me . It is my belief that every licensed...

Have you ever posted pm's in a thread ?

As stated earlier , the speed which results in the best fuel economy depends on how the truck is is geared . The sweet spot on my ruck is between 1400-1500 rpm . that's between 63-68 m.p.h. . You'd rarely see anyone going 55 m.p.h. in OH . The right lane ran about a steady 60 m.p.h. .

Wednesday morning a FedEx Freight set of doubles was in a wreck on I-75 in Cincinatti and spilled 3 50 gallons of paint that took 15 hours for hazmat crews to clean up . Anybody care to guess the cost of that cleanup ? Paint spill creates I-75 mess | Kentucky Enquirer | nky.com

O.K. , here's what you need to know . How to Comply with Federal HM Regulations - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration . Take particular note of the training requirements . A hazmat endorsement alone does NOT qualify you to transport hazmat . Additional training by the carrier is required...

Will probably be running 105km/h to Ontario every week .

Well , just downloaded Foxfire on my laptop . Now I can't get to Farm Town on Facebook and my crops are withering . Worked fine on IE

I go into Canada 4 to 6 times a month and with freight as it is I can't give those loads up . I will have the equipment and software to reset the truck myself if need be but running in MI an OH aren't a problem . Being restricted to 65 m.p.h. in KY and other 70 m.p.h. states is . I don't always...

Next time a doctor tells you to do that ask him to show you on the form where it is required . It isn't . I've never done it for a DOT physical . http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/documents/safetyprograms/Medical-Report.pdf

You missed a key factor . Japanese , Mexicans , Germans , and Italians don't have American dispatchers .

Truck News - Blog: CFMS offers sneak peak at speed limiter enforcement tactics Note in the comments it will be permissable to reset the parameters after leaving Ontario

O.K. , I'm going to address several points here . Some inspectors have been known to copy log sheets and fax them to other scales . FMCSA requires you to log or flag all changes of duty status but you are only required to enter the city and state of ther change . Some carriers may require you...

What can someone expect to make driving a van for someone else ? It's tough enough for van O/O's . The revenue isn't there for both a driver and owner to get a reasonable profit

Ontario has approved a pilot program for LCV's pulling double 53' trailers . These rigs will be limited to 90km/h. Should prove an interesting mix - 90km/h LCV's , 105km/h semi's , RV's , and impatient 4 wheelers . TheStar.com | Ontario | Clear the way, here come truck trains

The TT drivers you see are only going to get worse . The bottom feeder carriers have lowered starting rates to as low as $.22 a mile . You get what you pay for . But with miles down and many drivers geting less than 1500 miles a week , many don't last long when they get the calculator out and...

You might as well say it . We're all thinking it.