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Ever since the first revision of HOS, nearly 10 years ago, drivers have been pointing out how the loss of the split sleeper provision forces us to drive when we might judge it wiser to stop, but it falls on deaf ears. The reason the Agency is going to have to reconsider the 34 hr restart is...

Wow, Turtle: I must have crossed the border 100 times in a cargo van [with and without the FAST card] and never once got searched. Aren't you the lucky one?! Littlejoe: FWIW, I can't see where you did anything 'wrong', but that's a big part of why I won't cross the border in a CV again: you...

What a charming example of the respect for life: protecting people from the toxic effects of lead poisoning [which affects every single part of the body, and more severely for children than adults] is seen as 'ammunition control'. There is no safe level of exposure, and no way to eliminate the...

Pretty much the same as for teams: it sucks when it interferes with your personal needs and decisions on when to stop & go. The less flexibility we have, the less safe we really are.

Wait, now I'm confused: you can't enter Canada with a criminal record, but if one parent was born there, then you can, automatically? Or did I miss something here? :confused: PS I have no intention of crossing the border in a commercial vehicle, [though I would as a civilian - I like Canada], I...

Glad I'm not either of the above: aint skeered, lol. BTW: what time is it, anyhow? My wall clock says 2330, computer says 2230, cellphone says 2130, and I do have a load to pick up later....[Eastern time] :o

If you take all the inconsistent and illogical things Panther does as a personal slight, you're gonna need a headshrinker, lol. ;)

That's what I call retiring with class! Best of luck to you both, and India: I think of you with gratitude every time I use my rice cooker. It was your mention of it's capability to brown meat that convinced me [I wanted taco salad!] and I absolutely love it. That's just one of the many ways...

PS No chinchillas were harmed in the making of that photo - not so sure about the baldy, though. :o

Happy birthday to a man who knows how to keep his head [warm]!

This is one of the best 'don't judge a book by it's cover' performances I've found - especially because the singer is clearly enjoying it so much. Greg Pritchard - Britain's Got Talent - Show 5 - YouTube

I find a lot of them do - at least, I find them when I don't feel like dragging the printer out from under the bed, lol. A tip of the cap to Murray: I had no idea we could email stuff to them! Using the Drive Axle app, I may not even need a printer anymore. ;)

There are half a dozen Youtube vids like that, that I can watch a million times - it never gets old, seeing pure genius. I know nothing about intonation and phrasing, but I know a beautiful voice, and listening to one is a treat.

At yellow truck rates, the drivers can't afford to sleep. Ever. I stayed OOS today [yesterday, now] because the rain & strong wind gusts aren't something I want to drive through, much less keep jumping in & out of the truck. It's nice that we can afford to do that, every now & then. Just hoping...

The moral of Easytrader's explanation is: choose a carrier that understands that you are running a business, just like they are. Your business and theirs can be mutually profitable when you both make the effort to complement each other, rather than finding ways to undercut each other. If the...

That reminds me: how come I call the same dispatch number I always have, but get Truckload dispatchers instead? And while I'm on here bugging you, can you have the IT team maybe add another line to the load info, so it doesn't just cut off something that exceeds the character limit on the...

"No one can make you feel inferior without your permission." [Eleanor Roosevelt] Sometimes I feel like a complete idiot too, but then, some people make me feel like Einstein, so it all works out. We're all somewhere in between, and the really smart ones challenge me to learn more, so it's all...

I could be wrong, but I think what aj didn't know was the difference between the Soapbox & Loading Dock forums, and what's appropriate on each. BTW: Nonbelievers are rarely "new to all this" - they've generally done enough research/study to make a conscious decision on the matter, rather than...

Turtle: there's a few areas where your explanation/interpretation is quite different from what I've learned & observed, but I'd just like to address one [for now, lol]: the notion that giving people assistance makes them dependent upon the government, or serves as a disincentive to earn a...