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Already tried and died in VA The Shad Plank: Del. Lionell Spruill is talking about genitalia again...

Was he going over 55 m.p.h ? Maybe if he was going 10 m.p.h. faster he'd already be past the station before he fell asleep or whatever . Slower speeds = more driving time = more fatigue .

I agree no apology is necessary . Your post were mature and rational . Everybody has a right to post their opinion .

Does that mean you want us to get rid of Christmas ? And what about Thanksgiving ?

Typical media jumped on the XTRA lease logos on the trailer and tried to contact XTRA lease . They couldn't contact one so found the website and reported "XTRA lease rents trucks to drivers for short terms " When was the last time you saw an XTRA tractor ? The paper investigating XTRA was the...

The last I knew the code for discount was "friend"

There are charts and methods given to help determine what the FSC for your truck should be Right now the FSC should be in excess of $.40 a mile for class 8 trucks . If a broker or carrier pays less than that you need to look elsewhere for loads .

He checked out o.k. on a CAT scan , passed a breathalyzer , refused a drug test . MyFox Chicago | Driver of Semi Truck in Police Custody You can identify the carrier's logo in these photos - Whiteline Express out of Plymouth , MI Police grapple for clues -- chicagotribune.com

People in their 50's are not too old . Schneider National recruits many people from a program with AARP . For realistic pay info and examples of miles run contact FedEx Custom Critical recruiting . They will send you a print out of fleet average info for each type truck - percentage of...

There are hotshot companies out there using light and medium duty trucks with 32'-48' trailers . Many of them are single truck o/o's with their own authority . Many do quite well . I know one carrier keeping 4 trucks busy - 3 Chevy 4500's and a Ford F350 . He just landed a sweet local...

The Democrats have improved slightly . Remember Kerry ?

My favorite racing used to be the TransAm series . I took my family to Lime Rock Park a couple of times . Paul Newman is a great race driver .

Keep that rollup door well maintained or it can knock you out too . I worked for a company that repaired them . They can be dangerous .

Yes , this is a good site for debate - intelligent , mature members and as you say , enlightening . You may not change your viewpoint but you become better informed .

If carrier safety departments would do their job and properly monitor logs violations would be greatly reduced and there would be no need for EOBR's . Some carriers do their own self audits using the same methods FMCSA auditors use . Not only drivers but dispatchers should be suspended when...

I have to disagree here . If she itemized how can you say he would HAVE to itemize ? If he didn't keep records he'd take the standard deduction . I know this because I was separated from my wife in '91 but still married . I had the mortgage , kids , property taxes , and all deductions . I...

I'd put a limit on exporting things like corn and coal . They say food prices are going up because of corn used in ethanol . Remember how low corn prices were after Katrina when corn couldn't be exported out of New Orleans ? Kentucky is exporting coal to China . Why assist their...

Greg in whitehose ? Interesting . Sounds like pantyraiding the nurses . Last guy I heard of in hose was Joe Namath . (Sorry , couldn't resist that . )

Greg , I don't think complaining takes away from the sacrifices . The right to speak shows the sacrifices are working . I'm a Viet Vet and saw the sacrifices firsthand . I may not like what some people say or agree with what they say but to deny them the right to say it would make the sacrifices...

We have never been able to fill Ike's shoes , have we ? JFK was suitable as a leader but he was the one that got us involved in Viet Nam .