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ATA has their thoughts on what the new HOS rules are going to look like and they are getting prepared to fight back. I wonder if some of these rules come about what it will do to team hours and also how it will affect the secure loads. ATA Rings Alarm Bell on Pending Hours of Service...

Here is a link to file a complain if a procedure is not done correctly at a scale: CVSA : Contact Us : Complaint Control Procedures

I just found this on Todd Dill's blog and thought you might be interested: Company to offer CSA 2010 driver scorecards | Overdrive - Owner Operators Trucking Magazine

Thanks Rabbit and what you say has a lot of merit. The only draw back I see would be cost as I would not see the need to have two IPads in the truck. If I was to pick it would be one Ipad and one Kindle to cover all bases!

Merry Christmas Rodney Sindy and happy first year of Expediting! Looking forward to another great year in 2011.

There are tons of movies I enjoy at Christmas and I thought of another one I like in many different formats and that is A Christmas Carol. One of my favorites is the animated Disney version and there are a few black and white versions I like also. Christmas is a feel good time to me and I...

Bob has had the IPAD now for a few months. He prefers Podcasts and he listens to them while driving. Bob is still enamored by his IPAD and I am still amazed that he took to it like a duck to water. He was constantly at war with my computer and drove me nuts every time he used it as he fought...

It's a wonderful Life I like all of the old ones

What I need is what I get when I accept a load. There are many facets that go into accepting a load and it is not black and white. One day what is cheap freight can become OK freight the next day. I do not tell my carrier when they offer me a load way above what I need per mile they are...

My FSC fluctuates quicker than the our companies FSC. We pay the fuel and we are not on a flat rate. When fuel goes up so does my rate per mile that I must have to run a load. We have a floating rate that we need per mile as we take into consideration where the load is going, will there be...

Greg 393.26 refers back to 393.11 which is for trailers. Jim, Speedco would have to show me where in the FMCSA book the regulation is located. We have the conspicuity tape on the back of our box because it is not worth the hassle of arguing the point with a DOT officer.

I am not talking mud flaps I am talking the whole back of the truck. I not see anything on the back of the truck.

I am reading through the regulations on 393.11 and 393.13 and there is nothing about straight trucks and Retroreflective Sheeting and Reflex Reflectors. All of the regs that I am reading is on trailers and semi trailers. The pictures of the straight trucks when I read the footnotes it says...

NO NO NO Jenny I am looking forward to the Mac and Cheese

Hope you have a great Birthday! Happy Birthday and many more to you.

Current OOIDA Membership 153,304 I found these facts on the OOIDA Media page and decided to post them here: There is no shortage of truck drivers in the United States. The Department of Transportation registers more than 40,000 commercial drivers licenses per month. Owner-operators...

It is that time once again to vote! This year OOIDA is allowing online voting for the alternates to the Board of Directors. OOIDA has also sent paper ballots to your home. Many of you have met Henry Albert at the Expo, the various truck shows or out on the road. He is running for one of...

The BBQ at Papa Johns has been happening for several years and keeps growing each year. Jeannie of Bolt and Susie of Polly have organized us for several years. Last year we had a nice combination of expediters and big trucks. We had a nice tent and several grills. We also had a lawn chair...

The Expo has just as many if not more Expediters and they are contained. MATS is so huge that the Expediters are spread out in many parking lots and often we do not even see each other. Many of us park at Papa Johns in a group and have a yearly cookout and get together with all Expediters and...

I have a friend who does not mind being drafted as their fuel mileage goes up on their dash read out. By any chance do you have a dash read out and could see any change? I am not so sure a smart car would help a semi but it might help a straight truck. Personally I get nervous when anyone...