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    The Bass Boat

    A good old South Dakota boy, Marion, won a bass boat in a raffle drawing. He brought it home and his wife looks at him and says, "What you gonna do with that. There ain't no water deep enough to float a boat within 100 miles of here." Marion says, "I won it and I'm a-gonna keep it."...
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    dot and the blue tooth headset............

    TK, thanks for posting this. yes according to the FMCSA, the new role apply to the phone itself, but we can still reach and grab just about anything else within reach. like blue nail or something. FMCSA did not address yet the question regarding drivers use of cell phone as a GPS. sorry...
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    Owners paying the 60/40 split.

    Lets see: 40% out of 1.35 x 3,000 = 1,620$/Week more then enough to maintain a St. truck...& then some. that's why.
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    I feel guilty :-(

    Obviously, this practice is illegal . BTW, what is the going rate for an I.L base plate those days ? AND Happy BD ! Good negotiations skills, how many BirthDay's you have in a year ? :D
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    TA Travelcenter - Nashville

    Take a walk to the coyote Ugly Bar, they open 24/7. there's also some kind of an outdoor shower art thing along the way, if you do not have one on you card. BTW, Expediters are the only ones worldwide to use the term 'half a shower' :)
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    What is a glad hand ?

    Linda, i found out the hard way that this practice wont work with the supper single tires, the SS tires needs to be inflated to 120 Psi. and the truck only provide 125 before the valve kick in, and drop the system to about 110. by using the tool, i can only get the SS tires to hold about 110...
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    Truck Crash Deaths Rose 8.7 Percent in 2010

    Normally i do not agree with the ATA, but in this case, i think that Bill Graves got it. this is just a matter of, 'OK we have more deaths, now what is the agenda we need to push forward, and how will we present them numbers to better our needs'. every seasoned Expediter will tell us what we...
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    Wanna fight Red Light Camera's ?

    There's an Associations for that : Alternatives To Red Light Cameras all you need to know, to make a case against Red Light Camera's. Red Light Cameras | National Motorists Association Yup, RLC have nothing to do with improving safety, and a lot to do with your money . if you or...
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    Canada Canada, US announce new border security plan

    & how much is this going to cost me ? not being sarcastic here, but if it was about saving time and money, there was a mentions of systems integrations, not on the Gov. side, but on the trucker side. I'd beth'yha it is going to require us to obtain an new 'trusted trader card' ! if it was...
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    Why ron paul should not be president

    7 days ago. 4 Iranian made rockets fired from Southern Lebanon into northern Israel, by Iranian trained soldiers. 1998, 2 American Embassy's, 266 Dead. just 2 examples, Google it, You'ed fine many more in between.
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    Fuel economy and Cold Air

    Did anyone mentions Bio Diesel ? in winter time, i normally watch carefully for the mix stamped on the Pump. and try to avoid states where a Bio diesel is in the use. I.L comes to mind. normally it'll be a very cheap state to buy fuel, but in winter time they use B20, which greatly drop the...
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    December Locations

    Just to the South of Boston. I-93 @ Hwy 24 for the night. Behind the Dunk-Em-donuts :) Ample parking here if anyone's around
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    The 45th President of the United States

    Don't Ya mean the last one ? :D
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    Company (UN(safe)ty) departments

    Yup it's a driver harassment, and just one of the rezones why the court toasted the EOBR's mandate back into the drawing boards. EOBR manufacturers are working to develop a unit that will comply with the court concerns, which...might...even allow drivers to stay asleep. we can only wish.
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    New Years Right Around The Corner...

    To make it to the next year resolution ...
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    How to Crash 8 Ferrari's & Lamborghini's on a joy ride.

    Eight Ferraris and a Lamborghini were part of a 14-car crash in Japan yesterday that wrecked more than $1 million of vehicles. Eight Ferraris Crash at Eight Ferraris, Lamborghini in $4 Million Pile-Up - Japan Real Time - WSJ Japan: Car Crash Creates £2m Of Scrap Metal - YouTube
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    Next step for banned handheld cellphone use... Tattletale.

    dose your explanation apply to ALL FMCSA regs. how'bout EOBR ? LHV ? (large heavy trucks) CARB ? Ext. ? can you please send me a PM, or post a link to that Layer who work on those issues, so i can exchange some emails. i am working on another issue regarding cellphone usage by CDL drivers, and...
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    Canada Border Crossing Rant

    DanCorn. traveling into and across Canada can be a hassle, if a driver is not doing so often . same go's to winter driving up north. if this is a once or twice a year kind of a run you'd be better of rejecting those kind of loads. BUT, there's a lot of money to be made by running there...
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    Parrot battery

    Well i don't know what the big fuss is all about. i got the Parrot a week ago, and it dose not work better then the 'man it itchy inside the ear' kind of a blue tooth i had before, so i switch back. the voice quality is really bad, 2 ways. to make it worst, now i have a police car inside my...
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    Next step for banned handheld cellphone use... Tattletale.

    That's actually a very good idea. if you do not mind elaborating a bit on this issue.
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