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  1. moose

    The Inevitable Begins

    There's a farm in Missouri along I-44 that have a bill-board : "Bulls for rent". when will society wake up for this new natural prostitution extortion .
  2. moose

    Congress Targets Detention Time at The Docks

    and you trusts Defasio to price you at 60 $ ? maybe less ? howbou't a bulk truck at the flower mill ?. with it's 240psi compressor ? for 6n hours at a time ? what if you need a wash out ?, will the gov. really understand your time ? what with a pre-freeze reefers ? food grade tankers ...
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    Congress Targets Detention Time at The Docks

    like stated above, a driver needs not to log 'on duty' while in the duck, unless he is involved in a duty. the sulutions is a fix to the HOS, allowing drivers to move for a safe heaven, while released from the duck, and making shippers and local gov. responsible for providing such heaven...
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    California want to force hotels to use fitted sheets

    Well Doh'aa ! money ! the gov. works on a %tage contract ... :)
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    Congress Targets Detention Time at The Docks

    This is a grave OOIDA dig for themselves, & there's no way i will support that. not only that it is uncalled for, but it will drive the Gov. deeper into my checkbook. virtually makes us all Gov. employees working minimum wages while sitting on the duck. i am a small business owner, and...
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    FMCSA to Reopen Comment Period on HOS

    Which give's you all another golden opportunity to print out a comment letter , and fax it over. http://www.expeditersonline.com/forum/general-expediter-forum/45502-hos-comment-letter.html good luck.
  7. moose

    Re: West Coast Runs Reconsidered

    O'h boy , Dennis , you have no idea what you just did ...LoL... where do i start , well i think that the bubble boy mentality is finely sucking in. for everyone hoe used to say 'it will not effect me' (like the OP BTW) well, it will, and it did, weather you OR your carrier will take the...
  8. moose

    You know the economy is bad when

    O'h com'on, can't be that im the only creative mind out here ! 24. shippers have their own fuel pumps. 25. you can buy a custom sleeper for just about the same price it costs to make one. 26. the first thing a chicken house officer do when he starts a 10 Hour shift, is to place a...
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    You know the economy is bad when

    17. expediters provide premium service for minimal rates . 18. Ellenbaum selling trucks to the auctioneers . 19. you can find a fully loaded sprinter inside the new SST120 sleeper. 20. your medicine smells like tires. 21. the Expo is to be held inside the new FXCC reefers trailers...
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    Freightliner Keys

    i think we are missing the KEY word in the OP being "still" ( as in 'I'm just wondering, is it still the case that one Freightliner key will fit multiple trucks?' ) we all know that those trucks (FLD,Argosy,century,Coronado,classic,Columbia) can have the same key, or can easily braked...
  11. moose

    Laptop External Speakers Recomendations Anyone

    good point, driving down the road with a full headset for as many ears you got is also illegal in most states and all of Canada's.
  12. moose

    Now this must have been a scary situation ....

    OHhhhh... we miss the days when all we had to deal with are drunk pilots ,and NW ones hoe lands in the wrong places... BTW, if you really need a rezone to avoid flights, why not just watch the Canadian hit TV show : " AirCrash Investigations " (& a great time killer for expediters) ...
  13. moose

    Pulling a really small camper

    LoL, anyone else loves a good show of irony ? :)
  14. moose

    Here we go again, houses for $1 down

    No needs to drive someones else expedite rig anymore. according to the latest edition of LL mag. OOIDA, now will get you into the rig of your choice for no money down :(
  15. moose

    Using Hair for a drug test

    O.K i'm in... 1) Like anything else we see when new technology's are being introduced into our industry, we ALWAYS have to ask hoe is the stakes holders. in this case 'Omega Laboratories Inc' have a huge stake in the results of such pilot program. there for i will question the Transport...
  16. moose

    Roadside Inspections and EOBR

    question is, how long will it float ? just like so many things in our Li'l industry, what will happens if them EOBR becomes mandated. ? if all trucks used them, will you still get a free pass ??? do not forget, this is about money control and compliance, not safety. one of OOIDA's points in...
  17. moose

    Multimedia projector

    Finely ,technology catches up with the expediters needs to save spaces in the truck. no more flat screens TV's ,large screen laptops small smart phones or hard to read Ebooks. looked at one of those in the store lately, and the Picture was crystal clear . just around the 300$ mark. WowWee...
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    Tsa

    simply, after 4 years delay, the TSA finely implemented a program last summer, requiring shippers ,WHS's and everyone involved in the supply chain of freight going on passengers aircraft to be background ,monitors and approved by the TSA. those shipments account for roughly 17 % of all...
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    NTSB vs FMCSA

    As a direct result of that NYC bus accident ,we now see the National Safety Administrating Bord making it's way into the FMCSA responsibility's . we can all expect tougher regulation in the future, as ATSB recommendations MUST be dressed by the regulatory agency. and i vaguely remember...
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    Today's Fleet Owners

    Absolutely, those machines are not for everyone. i stated this myself here many times over. they needs to be spec't ,driven and maintained right. one should have a good grip in reality before buying those for others to drive. from what i know, the new Hino's models went a long way, and are going...
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