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'Twas the day after Christmas, and all through the house, Every creature was hurtin', even the mouse. The toys were all broken, their batteries dead; Santa passed out, with some ice on his head. Wrapping and ribbons just covered the floor, While upstairs the family continued to snore. And I in...

New law forces other drivers to yield right of way to BUSES Police can lay charges; fines range up to $500

A wealthy member of one of Canada's most prominent families has been quietly donating more than $500,000 (U.S.) of his own money to the loved ones of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now, Les Shaw wants someone to pick up where he left off. In May, after U.S. President George W. Bush...

Hey waving from the J on I90! Sunday drivers some going 35 others 65 not a good mix! Toll collector says it pretty good to Utica but after that it could get testy. Sooooo! Love ya Hon and yes I am driving safely! She does woory about me...:-)

When your driving those long boring stretches I at least start thinking about life, the business and sometimes an idea sticks so thats why this writing. Seeing that they are stretching everything these days, I said to myself why not stretch a van? I am thinking extended van body inserting 2-3...

Strategic responses to the ever dangerous "Do I look Fat" question: "No, not to Stevie Wonder." "Does this tie make me look stupid?" "Yes, but it also makes you look like a pricey hooker, so things kinda balance out." "Okay, listen: What's important is that you not focus in a negative way on...

Hey DD'S and all with hotspot we seen a new one going up outside of Grand Rapids MI on the NW side where 69 & 96 split and they don't have it listed on their home page yet seems to be about a month or so from opening! Long overdue for that area and Michigan.

"If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. A quarter a pack is ridiculous." "Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging a dime just to mail a letter?" "The Government is wanting to get its hands on everything. Pretty soon it's going to be impossible to run a family...

Here in Ontario I took a bit of time and queried our dispatch staff and the sum of it all is it's slowing down a bit, The kicker is Dynamex just put on 4-5 more vans, go figure eh! Three of these are from CTX seems they have a screwy vehicle insurance plan at least here in Canada No load no...

There was a young maid from Madras Who had a magnificent a##: Not pretty and pink -- As you'd probably think -- T'was gray with long ears, and ate grass. "When water becomes ice, which of its physical properties increases?" Right Answer, "Its volume increases." My Answer!!! "When...

WE being out there on Saturdays and Sundays ever been behind a tractor OTR and on the back has one of them recruiting signs that says, high rate mileage and home WEEKENDS!!!! Duhhhhhhhh :o)

Grant me, O Lord the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I cannot accept and the wisdom to hide the bodies of those people I had to kill today because they pissed me off Also help me to be careful of the toes I step on today. As they may be connected...

It took a panel of experts and how many free lunches on the taxpayers to figure this one out???? Just imagination the disruption if Port Huron, Detroit, Buffalo and Lewiston were targets of truck bombs, their fuels tanks rigged to go off while crossing BEFORE they getted checked out!! Thats why...

Hey team..JuJU and I were in the Detrioter yesterday ( our 2nd home of late )and bumped into this guy who was reseaching expediting, he was recently talking to a Panther2 recruiter and was told they are NOT looking for more van drivers at this time! If true I know this is good news you you...

This article states as high as 75% rejection rate for Canadian Drivers to date! All you Canadian drivers here at this forum anyone been rejected? JuJu and I are half way there, we now need to make an appointment to be fingerpainted and interviewed with the FBI aka Federal Band of Idiots. The...

On a golf tour in Ireland, Tiger Woods drives his BMW into a petrol station in a remote part of the Irish countryside. The pump attendant obviously knows nothing about golf, greeting him in a typical Irish manner completely unaware of the identity of the golfing pro. "Top of the mornin' to...

Crude oil for May delivery fell $1.21, or 4.3 percent, to $26.91 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the lowest closing price since Dec. 4. The 24 percent decline this week was the biggest since January 1991.... from bloomberg.com March 21/03 Here in Ontario about 6 cents/litre lower...

You know we expediters are all on the edge, stress could be our middle name at times, the not knowing when the next trip is coming, how long it will be and where, all the different worrys of this business. The need to be ready to go 24/7 is a tough life. I created the humour topic as a diversion...

Things seem a little stressed at times lately, Maybe it's the anticipation or something? A young man at his first job as a waiter in a diner has a large trucker sit down at the counter and order, "Gimme 3 flat tires and a couple of headlights". Bewildered he goes to the kitchen and tells the...

I hear many a driver say how much they dislike coming to Canada and Canada to the U.S. But I was wondering what exactly are the reasons for such opinions? Flag waving and like aside, just the facts. Is it just the wait time? or the rules and regulations here? Be specific.:-) as I am a coffee...