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I am not opposed to "reasonable" safety regulations. First off, they must be equally applied to both private and public employment. The regulation must be based on sound science not based on providing an "edge" for one company or allowing for a government monopoly. Fines and enforcement have to...

Yes, it is a regulated industry. I understand, sort of, the need for that. I do believe, however, that the kind of regulation being talked about here is beyond the scope of what should be regulated. This has nothing to do with safety. This is demanding what can and cannot be charged for. What in...

I kinda figured as I re-read the thing. I know nothing about that end of the business so I will just go away quietly. :o

Yes, Greg, he does seem to be leaning more towards fascism. It is an amazing mix of all things that are bad. He is taking the worst and combining them into a real horror. The final take over will use force, it may come sooner than many thing. Like a trumped up oil shortage, or a prolonged...

Now that just might work!! You would have to get permission from his current carrier though, or "turn" him and take his sprinter on!! :p Your sense of humor bodes well for your business.

I might have not asked a very important question, van or straight truck? No matter what kind of truck, under DOT logging laws or not, being asked to unplug the Clink should be raising all kinds of red flags.

That carrier should be named in here if that story can be confirmed. (not doubting it, it is just always a good idea to double check) He should not only leave that carrier but he should also report that incident to the proper officials. That is beyond micromanagement and into criminal activity...

I think that today's economy has us all looking at the entire business in a different light. Carriers, fleet owners and anyone can get "too big for their britches" and that is when they are ripe for the picking. I am not saying that is happening, but it could be. Nothing is new under the sun...

It is now officially getting silly. This government is without a doubt now in the process of a total takeover of the economy. It started decades ago with socialist ideas like the minimum wage. The idea that government knows better as to what to charge for a product, what labor is worth on a...

I do believe that the extranet could and should be used for real time work. The truck counts should include ALL information, like mentioned above. Not only temp controlled or TVAL but things like DOD clearances, ART team etc.

That was a well written piece, OVM, but in all fairness, we cannot JUST blame Obama. Without a doubt he has accelerated a process that has been going on for decades. He does not even try to hide the fact that he is now completing the change from a market economy to one of pure marxism. Again...

It hurt just watching them!! I noticed a couple in very interesting things compared to today's entertainers. They were by no means fat, but, they were not skinny. They looked healthy compared to many of today's stick people. The second thing is that they did not have to revert to overtly sexual...

OH YEAH? Check out that guy behind you looking at your shorts. That should REALLY scare you silly!!! Makes you want to double check your door locks when you got to sleep there!! :p

Sorta like having a nightmare burned into our memories!! :eek:

I only have patience when hunting and fishing!! LOL!! I am a professional "yapper" I often cannot type fast enough to keep up with my thoughts and often then get mixed up. *sigh* I used to be able to type as fast as I thought, old age setting I guess.

Well put Phil. The northwest is improving for freight to say the least. We have not put together any patterns yet but I am sure that they will start to show soon.

Yeah, expect now they are planning to require 75 gallons of fuel for a free shower. We seldom get that much. We have complained to a couple of Pilot managers, they don't like it either. They said that idea came down from upon high. Pilots fuel also costs us more, we get a really good discount at...

If I were OVM I would be really worried about the guy standing behind him staring longingly at his shorts!!! LOL!! Thanks for the picture, Phil, brings back wonderful? memories!!

And be sure to make sure that anyone who comes with you has a sense of humor!! We are all in a really good mood when at expo and love to have fun!! Shoot, OVM might even where his shorts again!! :p

You have to go WAY up "River" for those fireworks and be there the day before if you want a place to park your boat. The doctor is no biggee. Just a little nip and tuck around my eye to fix some problems with my eyelid, have trouble keeping it open. Old army thing. A few hours as the VA. ONE...