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Truck speed limiters have now surfaced as an election issue in Ontario and hard enforcement has not yet begun. I remain unconvinced that the provincial speed-limiter rules are here to stay. See this. Out of curiosity, Diane (an attorney) did a fair amount of research into the rules and laws on...

This is one of the main reasons I support OOIDA and the OOIDA PAC with financial contributions over and above my membership dues. The questionable practices of the Minnesota State Patrol regarding fatigued drivers need to be challenged and OOIDA is stepping up to do it.

Detalis to follow?

While this thread is less than a year old, it feels like eons have passed since the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bailout was making headlines. I update it today because of the FDIC item in today's news. When I said the FDIC would run out of money and need a bailout, I did not imagine a $700...

We ran freight to Texas that was delivered early this morning. To our surprise, while on that run, we were predispatched on a run that picks up on Sunday morning, delivers Monday night and pays over $2.00 per mile, all miles. Curious, we checked VRU and learned that there are zero truck in the...

We deliver in Texas tomorrow morning and will remain in service over the long weekend. If no freight comes, that is OK. Not far from our delivery, one of our nephews is graduating from college and there will be family doings there. If an acceptable offer comes, we will roll on the load.

There is more to it than that. TVAL freight is highly regulated freight and there is a ton of stuff that goes on behind the scenes to ensure that shippers and consignees have all their paperwork in order and all regulations are complied with. Shippers have told me about audits they undergo...

TVAL is an important part of our business too and I'm not stupid (or if I am, Diane usually intervenes in time). If push comes to shove, we'll speed-limit the truck over giving up TVAL. I will also continue to worry that FDCC is hurting itself, and consequently us, in the long run by making such...

Now that we have distinguished between choices and requirements, we can next distinguish between the types of choices there are (free, forced, Catch 22, Hobson's, and many more). Doing so would be a waste of time and off point. At issue is the speed-limiter law, it's effects in the provinces in...

I don't think it will ever end. Multi-jurisdictional chaos is something truckers and carriers have been dealing with for a long time. Doubles are legal in some state, tripples in others, Rocky Mountain doubles in others, turnpike doubles in still others. With their axle rules, Michigan is a tire...

When someone gives you a choice between A, which you want to do and B which you don't want to do and uses authority, bonuses and penalties to require B, it is not a choice, not a free choice anyway. The DOT requires truck inspections once a year. FDCC requires them every six months as a...

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Interesting article about how large trucking companies are running at a loss to keep hauling freight, thereby forcing smaller companies out of business. "This downturn has lasted so long most of us are in survival mode." Also of interest is this piece: How Much More Capacity Needs to Exit...

There is a barber who has a shop in the Petro truck stop in Spokane, Washington and he seems always busy. He has cut my hair and did a good job. His secret is low prices, low enough to get noticed by drivers who can easily wait a day and get a haircut someplace else. He told me about...

Is that what you are doing, moose? If so, what are you doing for money?

It is very rare for me to experience boredom. When boredom sets in, it lasts only as long as I permit it to, which is not long. Boredom is a negative state of mind, brought on by certain patterns of thought, activity or inactivity. When bored, I simply change my mind by changing my focus or...

For a team, an advantage of a straight truck over a cargo van is sleeper space. I posted earlier that we did one load last week. If we wanted miles we could have easily achieved that goal by accepting some of the loads we turned down because of low pay. If we wanted to, we could run the wheels...

It is different in two ways, according to health officials. 1. It is slightly more contagious than seasonal flu, meaning it spreads easier from person to person. 2. The mortality rate is slightly higher than seasonal flu. Another difference is vaccines for seasonal flu are developed and...

I don't know if it will happen at all but if it does, it will not be because of intentional acts by drivers. It will be because the trucks are all regulated at the same top speed and they will tend to group up. The roadblocks could take one of two forms. It could be when one truck tries to get...

I'm not convinced the Ontario and Quebec speed-limiter rules are here to stay. We have yet to see the effects and, as we all know, laws have unintended consequences. It remains to be seen if the rolling road blocks develop that truckers have warned about. It remains to be seen what impact, if...