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It was cool to see the town of Wall had designated parking for trucks that enables drivers to park their rigs and do the town (such as it is).

Good to know, Leo. Thanks for the info. Ratchet straps like these with the shorter fixed ends are great to have from time to time.

A retired trucker we knew could not stand being home after two years and bought a tractor to get back on the road. I had something for sale that he came by to purchase. Proud of his new truck, he drove it to our house and took Diane and I for our first-ever ride in a tractor. That got us to...

Having not applied for a loan of any kind in recent years, I am not familiar with the new regulations you mention. It would seem that credit standards have tightened. Had they been tighter in the age of no doc loans (liars loans), the financial crisis and subsequent recession may not have been...

If your business is operating at a loss, it is a fact that you must recognize. That's what the bankers are doing. You should too. The fact that you have income does not mean you have profits.

I find that gold jewelry purchased for Diane is quite useful in communicating my appreciation and improving her disposition.

While gold is used in jewlery and as an investment, it also has properties that make it useful in a number of medical, industrial and electronic applications. There is a large demand worldwide for gold so used.

I have been trading since October, 2008, and have learned that successful traders make more money by trading than they do by talking. The little I have to say about trading can be read here.

Western states runs might better describe what you are talking about instead of West Coast runs; that is if you consider West Coast states to touch the ocean. We were surprised last month to sit for a week in California without freight but that does not dissuade us from servicing that market...

How Did You Fare in the Historic Winds? Meteorologists are calling it "record breaking mid-latitude cyclone," "massive windstorm," "historic band of storms" and other such names. Whatever the name, Diane and I were happy to find ourselves on the right side of it. We drove yesterday and today...

Guns are one of the topics that are guaranteed to produce a large number of spirited replies in this Open Forum. Another is pee. Ask truckers about guns or pee and they will go on and on.

Interesting Arguments Against EOBRs This from Land Line "October 22, 2010 – The looming electronic on-board recorder mandate facing the trucking industry falls short on many fronts according to the petitioners brief filed by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association in its legal...

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As election day draws near, 24 Minnesota newspapers have endorsed Independence Party candidate Tom Horner for governor and none have endorsed the Democratic or Republican candidates (there may be some minor papers that have that I do not know about, but they would fall into the weekly shopper...

Trump would be less conservative than the "true believer" Republican conservatives would like. I don't know "The Donald" well but he hired me and I worked briefly as his internet guy when he ran a Trump for President exploratory campaign in 1999. In the meetings we had with him, he was more of...

If you are not comfortable on the road without being armed, have you considered the possibility that the road may not be for you? I would love to carry a pistol if they would let me but the road is a fantastic place to live and work just the same. As far as displaying a weapon goes, lots of...

Diane and I have noticed the same. To those who criticize Open Forum members for posting their carrier complaints here, kindly note that complaints sent in privately numerous times by numerous contractors produced no change, but complaints posted here seemed to produce positive results. The...

If you read my blog (link below) you will see how Diane's and my schedule varies and how we manage our sleep. I don't provide minute-by-minute details but you will get the idea. We are a team in a straight truck. Today's entry happens to include sleep and drive info.

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Across the street from Circus Circus and just one block from the Strip is a KOA Kampground. The rates are high compared to other KOAs but the location is hard to beat. Diane and I have stayed there with our truck a few times. We have a KOA membership so making reservations in advance have been...