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  1. Turtle

    The Trump Card...

    Setting aside the fact that Clapper is a professional liar and that whatever he says should be taken at the very least as a partial obfuscation of the truth, his poetic waxings on protecting Trump from the Russians fall flat on its face. If there was even a scintilla of truth to what Clapper...
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    Running overloaded

    And with the driver and truck shortage being what it is, you can expect more and more shippers to try and load heavy. I don't think it will be as prevalent in expediting, but there are simply not enough trucks and drivers to haul the freight these days, so shippers are trying to load as much as...
  3. Turtle

    Freight

    If your company isn't on the top boards, then you definitely want to be where the most freight is located. That's Portland, Tacoma. But if you need to get to Michigan by the end of the week, you're 3 days away already. I'd start driving east on 84/80 and hope to pick something up along the way.
  4. Turtle

    Freight

    Portland
  5. Turtle

    The Trump Card...

    John Brennan spied on members of Congress, got caught, and lied about it. James Clapper spied on Americans, got caught, and lied about it. Obama spied on journalists, got caught, and lied about it. Obama's Intelligence apparatus, FBI and DOJ spied on a rival political campaign for political...
  6. Turtle

    High School shooting--again

    How many NRA members have been involved in a mass shooting? The answer is one. And that one shot a mass shooter.
  7. Turtle

    High School shooting--again

    No, but the Constitution says that, though. The right or the people (that would be everyone) to keep and bear arms (whatever gun they want) shall not be infringed (no restrictions).
  8. Turtle

    High School shooting--again

    The genie can be put back in the bottle, but it'll take as much time to put it back in as it has to let it out. One or two generations. I think it's interesting that the one thing that all school shooters have in common is Facebook. Not that that's a cause. It's a symptom.
  9. Turtle

    Cargo Vans and ELDs

    Make sure the placard has a solid or dashed border of a contrasting color.
  10. Turtle

    Cargo Vans and ELDs

    He was just musing about these two tables.
  11. Turtle

    Cargo Vans and ELDs

    There's not a whole lot about the FMCSA that's particular logical. But with hazardous materials it does follow a certain logic. The purpose of the HAZMAT regulations is to protect the public, the environment, and the driver, in that order, from unreasonable risk of harm when transporting...
  12. Turtle

    Cargo Vans and ELDs

    A CDL with a HAZMAT endorsement is required to haul any hazardous material in a quantity which requires placards. If the material quantity doesn't require placards, it doesn't require a CDL or an endorsement. Whether the material requires placards is the determining factor as to whether a CDL...
  13. Turtle

    Royal Wedding...

    There are lots of things Americans are fascinated with that I don't fully understand. Chia pets, pet rocks, reality TV, Asian women, gluten, horoscopes, organic foods that have nonetheless been slathered with organic pesticides, it's a long list.
  14. Turtle

    Cargo Vans and ELDs

    Placarding requirements are divided into Table 1 and Table 2 materials. Table 2 materials that weigh 1000 pounds or less do not have to be placarded, nor is a CDL with a HAZMAT endorsement required. An example would be a single drum of paint weighing 750 pounds, or a pallet with 4 truck...
  15. Turtle

    Cargo Vans and ELDs

    Bulkhead doesn't matter. The entire cargo van from bumper to bumper is considered to the the cab. You cannot legally haul in a van any hazardous material which is prohibited from being transported in the cab of a truck. These materials are primarily inhalation hazards and poisons.
  16. Turtle

    Royal Wedding...

    Hasn't logged in since April 2016.
  17. Turtle

    Royal Wedding...

    My favorite part as when Bishop Michael Curry gave a sermon on the role fire plays in the internal combustion engine.
  18. Turtle

    High School shooting--again

    Yeah, I know. It was sarcasm We protect court houses with limiting and securing the number of entrances. We do the same for banks, and office buildings and shock absorber manufacturers, and everything we think is important enough to protect. But not schools Not yet.
  19. Turtle

    High School shooting--again

    I'm so glad we banned AR-15s and other assault weapons in order to prevent this type of thing.
  20. Turtle

    Favorite Donut Chain

    I don't drink coffee, so that's not a factor. One summer during high school I worked at Dunkin Donuts from 9pm-6am making the donuts. It was fun/not fun. It was a lot of work, but I learned a lot about the equipment and how the dough and cake batters reacted under various conditions. Employees...
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