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  1. pearlpro

    Think you got it Bad

    The reason is simple. It’s all about producing goods in the cheapest way and making profits. For instance, the average hourly wage of factory workers in southern China is around $0.80 per hour, $32.00 per week, and $1,664 annually based on a 40-hour week, according to averagesalarysurvey.com...
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    Needing a ride

    Anybody near the St Louis area heading back to Michigan, near Roseville or Clinton Township, Ive got a truck waiting for me and need to get there, trains are sold out till Friday, Buses are a 24 hour journey through the dark continent, Airfare is ridiculous....I live pretty close to the Flying J...
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    Windshield Mounted Devices

    GPS navi on windshield may be illegal in your state Many companies sell gizmos that let you mount your hand-held GPS device or smartphone to your windshield so it's at eye level -- you see them everywhere. But that may actually be illegal in your state -- or in a state you are passing...
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    Roadcheck 2012

    Today I was up and down I 65/75 and I saw quite a few trucks behind the scales, LEOs were standing out by the scale as we rolled across, looking, listening, a truck right in front of me that had the most awful squealing brakes each time he slowed was pulled around back, I did notice that most of...
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    The Future of LNG and Exports

    Why American Natural Gas Will Change The World - Forbes So there going to buildout the LNG Gas revolution, but MOST of the products WILL be exported, huge profits in the asian market while the ability to have under 1 dollar per gallon LNG is capable, they wont do it because the profits are...
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    Dot blitz/brake week/feed the bears

    So if you get pulled in whats the protocol for these fun events, Truck Inspection, Paperwork Inspection, Medical card, License, Load paperwork, Load securement, Tires, Lights, Brakes, what else have you had Inspected, Detected and Rejected... Ive had one Level One inspection in all 13 years...
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    Traffic Hotspots and ROADBLOCKS

    Dodging holiday weekend traffic ticket hot spots | Overdrive - Owner Operators Trucking Magazine
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    Letter from Bill Graves of the ATA about the Surface Transportation Bill

    http://www.trucking.org/Documents/05%2023%2012%20--%20Letter%20to%202012%20Conferees%20.pdf How do you feel about EOBRs, FOR/AGAINST.... Have you written your congress and expressed your opinion about EOBRS...
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    Insulting Article about Truckers

    Catching reckless truckers on the highway - TODAY'S TMJ4 But chasing down truck drivers is a job too big for Speedbusters alone, so they teamed up with an expert -- Wisconsin State Patrol Inspector, Mark Barlar. And he knows these cowboys of the highway better than anyone. "They want to...
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    Traffic Fatalities at Lowest rate on record

    2011 traffic deaths a record low | Reuters Since the DOT, FMCSA are pushing speed limiters and EOBR Use I wonder if these facts will be taken into account by them. The Sleep Apnea crazies dont seem to be dropping like flies....Lowest amount of fatal accidents since 1949....Gee it couldnt be...
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    Baseball Size Hail all around the St Louis Mo area tonight

    Hundreds of Cars, Trucks and Buildings were heavily damaged tonight after a 6 pm Hail storm, First Pea size, then Golfballs, then Baseball size chunks of Ice pounded the area, Building Atriums were damaged, a Large tent at Kilroys Bar were over 200 people were outside celebrating the Cardinals...
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    Hi way Closure In St Louis over weekend of 4-27 thru 4-30

    ST. LOUIS • A short stretch of westbound Highway 40 (Interstate 64) will be closed to traffic most of this weekend while crews begin resurfacing a bridge deck. Missouri Department of Transportation officials said the westbound lanes between Broadway and 21st Street will close at 8 p.m. today...
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    New Medical regulations

    Medscape: Medscape Access After reading this article we might realize why the Sleep Industry and the DOT Regulations are coming, Doctors arent getting as rich as they like, the SPECIALISTS are making the real money, but on tonights news I saw a report on NBC that 50% of all Health care...
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    CB radios to be Phased out

    Ontario Looking for Feedback on CB Exemption Rules This is an article in Trucking News I believe its about phasing out CB radios in Canada but its only a matter of time, with Cell Phones now Illegal, the CB wasnt too far behind, many think of the Low CB radio as the Squak Box with nothing But...
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    Oil Speculation effects Truckers, Pilots

    CFTC Commissioner to tell traders at Javits Center today that ending oil speculation on Wall Street could save airline, trucking industries $39 billion a year - NYPOST.com
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    Solar Flares and GPS/Computers/Qualcomm

    Depending on where your at tonight in the North American Continent, you could have issues with Phones, Computers, GPS, Qualcomms due to a very large solar flare thats due to strike the earth tonight around midnite, You might want to turn off your Phone, Computers etc as these types of storms can...
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    We are Under attack by Law Firms looking for Deep Pockets

    http://www.execdigital.com/press_releases/stop-the-liability-teeter-totter-after-a-commercial-truck-accident What a crock, Im gettting tired of reading this crap, from every ambulance chasing law firm looking for the next deep pocket to pick.....there was no place for comments....we should...
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    Manufactured Oil price spike

    Does anybody besides me believe that Oil Prices are spiking because Iran OR if you **** off Joe Consumer, they will pressure there Senator/Representative to get the Keystone Pipeline open...even when we have a Overflow of Gasoline in storage, and stockpiles of Crude, AND large scale refining...
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    Lightsquared is TOAST

    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204880404577225354192477944.html Lightsquared is a technology company that was proposing a buildout of wireless airwaves that would destroy the GPS network, it was located very close to the same spectrum that the Current GPS Systems use including...
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    Sleep Apnea Requirements, testing and Mandates

    http://www.overdriveonline.com/the-apnea-hurdle/ Ive been pretty vocal about sleep apnea testing and the coming Mandates, it seem's the Sleep Lobby has gotten the greenlite to push through the newest Mandate and when you go to get your next Physical YOU WILL BE SCREENED. If you...
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