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  1. beachbum

    Length of straight trucks

    Well your not getting a 45 foot straight truck into Ca, please read here SINGLE UNIT LENGTH - BASIC LAW 35400. (a) "A vehicle may not exceed a length of 40 feet." A vehicle is defined in CVC Section 670 as: "...a device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved, or drawn upon a...
  2. beachbum

    Speed limiters-Good...for the ATA, ignoring small fleets.

    The problem with your statement Moose is you buy into the OOIDA is never wrong crowd. Just look at the side of your trailer, you are giving them free advertisement. Even thou I'm a life member I don't buy into most of their the sky is falling claims. The reason OOIDA isn't listened to that...
  3. beachbum

    Should driver film or record all encounters with shippers and receivers?

    I guess QC has its place, since I'm on QC it would show me there and what time I got there.
  4. beachbum

    paying to park in front lot at Ta in Ontario,ca

    Nope, there are times bobtails took up most of the area. Talked to manager reason for charging straight trucks are one bobtail drivers complained you parked free, two since you could park in paid lot Ontario T/A now wants either fuel receipts or store reciepts . Looks like vanners won't have...
  5. beachbum

    paying to park in front lot at Ta in Ontario,ca

    I understand about parking in back, but vanners have no choice where we park, because truckstops Don't consider us a truck like a straight truck. The back lot is fenced in, therefore, truckstops consider that secured parking and can use that as a excuse to charge someone to park there. Where...
  6. beachbum

    paying to park in front lot at Ta in Ontario,ca

    There is no close Pilot or loves . The difference between the straight trucks and the vans in front comes down too you can park in the back fenced lot where as we cannot and we have to pay for unsecured parking. I did send a email to T/A asking where they stand on this issue. Till I get a...
  7. beachbum

    CB radio in Expeditor Van?

    My CB has about 100 watts of power and I still need someone to run everything for me so I don't screw it up putting it in the van
  8. beachbum

    New Ford transit van information from Europe

    He didn't but thinks middle of2013
  9. beachbum

    March 2012 Locations

    Got lucky Friday afternoon at MATS, ended up with a load to brownsville for Monday.
  10. beachbum

    Mats 2012 - Report from Nick

    Love's says they have a expeditors reward program coming in the near future, anywhere for now a a month from now.
  11. beachbum

    Mats 2012 - Report from Nick

    Form the show. Talked with the Ford rep and found out that The transit Will be in gas engine only to start with. No sizes yet or price .
  12. beachbum

    New Ford transit van information from Europe

    Just talked to the guy at the Ford booth and he said the vehicle will only come with a gas engine to start with. Info he said just came out. Prices are still up in the air at this time
  13. beachbum

    E-Logs vs Drivers Harassment

    The government can tell drivers what to do since they control interstate freight per the United States Constitution. A private business that ships freight or the receiver is different since their not the carrier, since only the carrier is regulated per the Constitution. If you want to be...
  14. beachbum

    E-Logs vs Drivers Harassment

    What everyone seems to forget is that the government has no right to tell any shipper or receiver how to run their business. I for one I'm getting tired of truck drivers complaint about regulations, then wanting the gOvernment to try and regulate companies. To me it's being two faced when it...
  15. beachbum

    Who is going to MATS this year?

    Will be there if freight allows. Want to buy some things and check on companies for my brother. But if it comes to a good paying load or show its the load
  16. beachbum

    OOIDA thanks us

    Paullud, if you read the post again, they came in and went after a bunch of drivers for falsifying their logs not just the driver who caused the accident.
  17. beachbum

    Landstar disappears

    I know they listened to Phil at the BCO days in Jacksonville, I was there when the head of LEAM talked about some of his suggestions on making changes. Now I don't have any knowledge of the back and forth between them and Phil, but I know Phil is telling it like it is at Landstar.
  18. beachbum

    OOIDA thanks us

    I guess log books are legal or these drivers and owner of this company wouldn't have pleaded guilty. 2006. On November 14, four former drivers for Nijjar Brothers Trucking, Inc. were sentenced to varying jail terms by a U.S. District Court judge in Fresno, CA on charges of making false...
  19. beachbum

    OOIDA thanks us

    CharlesD, thanks for proving the point of why the FMCSA wants all CMV's to have a E-log.. Because even under todays rules you would be in violation. Quote. Or here's another scenario. You're sitting 100 miles away from a load going 650. You can do the 650 in one shift, but only if you can start...
  20. beachbum

    OOIDA thanks us

    Even Landstars e logs have a personal time button I do believe. Such a easy fix. Right now no one who has to log can drive to get dinner or to a store on personal use if their loaded per the regulations. As notanewbie said its a regulation and you agreed to the rules and regulations when you...
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