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  1. pearlpro

    Hazards of stopping on the shoulder

    An accident is caused by Circumstances....If you allow room to brake, room to manuever, you wont have an accident...but try explaining that to the little gal behind me whose in a hurry to get to her pedicure when the light changes FAST and there less then a car length behind you...IN THE BOOK...
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    TV and Computer

    I tell people all the time LOWES and Home Depot both have FREE WIFI and you can download or use it while parked, also the video in Motion pack is the only way to go if you plan to team drive etc, I have T MOBILE UNLIMITED and it works great most times but you will use lots of data trying to...
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    Well Played Mr. President!

    Everyones so Indignant about Chemical weapons yet we all have them, Why didnt the UN step up and say thats it, SANCTIONS and enforce some finacial restrictions on Syria if it would work, But face it we all have Chemical weapons, we all agree there too terrible to use yet they get used...The...
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    Hazards of stopping on the shoulder

    My Guess is she was right up the bumper of most cars the way they drive today, they think they can PUSH you or the car in front, Bump draft you know they were trained by last weeks Nascar race....I was in an accident around Feb in my personal car, young man was right on my bumper when the light...
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    Brake week coming to you sept 8-14th

    Had an Inspection in Minnesota where they guy got his creeper, flashlite, and some kinda hammer and went under the truck and I heard BAM BAM and I came flying outta my cab, I got right down there and said you didnt just smack my brake drum with that hammer did you, He looked at me like UH OH...I...
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    President Hillary Rodham Clinton

    I think shell run and I think shell win, there going to Elect a woman to the Office, weve had a Black man, now its a womans turn....but is ANY political Party doing whats right for US.....think about the waste of time the last 6 years have been where one party chooses to block everything the...
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    Yellow penske trucks

    The Biggest issue with the Penske/Ryder used trucks are they arent really designed for long haul use, there geared for city driving and get terrible fuel mileage, Thats the basic truck, Now some places do sell a HD truck and with a few mods can become a decent legal truck. Ive rented enough of...
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    Panhandler...to give or not to give, that's the question.

    I have a small card with the languages of Mexico, Russian, German and French, if they come up to me and have an accent I use the furthest language from what they have.....when I read the reply in my broken accent they look at me like Im crazy.....NO....I give to my church, and the United way, I...
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    Brake week coming to you sept 8-14th

    CVSA : CVSA Programs : Operation Air Brake Inspectors will conduct more than 30,000 brake inspections across North America during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Brake Safety Week Sept. 8-14. Inspectors from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and every CVSA...
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    Blinded by the light

    I just wish the roadside construction guys would learn how to use the light towers correctly, there not supposed to be tilted or aimed at us or the road, there supposed to be high enough that they cover large areas also...Ive seen these strobes and if you get stuck near one its almost...
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    Trucks Not Moving From Pumps

    Unfortunatle too much of the PARKING on the fuel Island is the Rudeness and lack of preofessionalism for the other drivers. Ive seen this over and over and it does make you mad, watching a guy put the fuel hoses into his truck and then walk inside and stay there for far too long, then come out...
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    IL Speed limit going to 70

    Illinois drivers will next year will be able to join their Missouri neighbors in legally pushing the pedal a little further to the metal. Gov. Pat Quinn today signed a law raising the state's current 65 mph top limit on rural interstates to 70 mph. Quinn, a Democrat, had earlier expressed...
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    Air Freight And The TSA

    I love the whole premise of the new security measures BUT the seemingly ridiculous measures are over the top but we all NEED this to prevent the worst from happening again...Ive used my TWIC card three times in two years, been in and out of many airports and secure facilities, seems theres not a...
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    Job posting

    Living wage....ha thats what Ive been promised from several companys and then...real life goes WAP BAM OOPS....Im deciding what I need to make a living, then Ill propose that to someone, and then theyll tell me what they pay, and then there will be what I get....a living wage, 10 bucks to haul...
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    Job posting

    Courier isnt that the lowpay drive what ya brung take what they give ya logistics...
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    Suspension

    PSI Whats that.....you mean we gotta do math.....PSI = E/MC + L.B.S = NO SCALE TICKET....YIPPEE
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    Job posting

    I just received a JOB POSTING thru my email for a Van driver job as follows: Pickup tubs of mail at main post office and deliver 6 blocks to the Distribution center.....pay is 10 dollars....daily route.... Now Gas costs 3.50 a gallon, it would take at least two gallons to drive to the post...
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    Fed Ex T-Val Trailer.

    Whatever the reason its a bummer, Ive seen guys drop trailers and go off to dinner, and imagine coming back and seeing this...with the knuckleheads that drive around in truck stops like its Talledega....stuff happens....speaking of the canned foam for leaks it works pretty darn fast and is...
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    Weather alert i 44 in southern mo

    We received this update from MoDOT about 30 minutes ago: "Interstate 44 remains open in mid-Missouri this evening. MoDOT continues to monitor the situation as yet more rain is expected Thursday night and again Friday night into Saturday morning. U.S. 63 south of Vienna in Maries County and...
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    Power napping

    SHHHHH We never need an Nap in the afternoon....thats one of the trick questions from todays SLEEP APNEA Tomfoolery....Now saying that Ive never had an issue with a nap, I learned years ago during my stint as a stage roadie, when the man says rest, REST...when you get a free moment close your...
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