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    Amazon - OTR

    Just curious if anyone here has or is running for Amazon? Not the household delivery stuff, but OTR. Just looking for feedback on the good/bad.
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    ELD protest Oct 3

    Link below on an article about a protest planned. I recall a protest a number of years ago over fuel that generated some media buzz, but didn't amount to anything. I don't really expect this one to be different, but what do you all think? ELD mandate protest efforts set to stage October 3
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    Expedite Truck at Tiger's Opening Day

    Spring is here! Saw someone from EO driving right by the stadium.
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    Matty Moroun jailed

    Lawyers race to free bridge bosses Moroun, aide from jail after courtroom shocker | Detroit Free Press | freep.com Wow!
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    Ford brings Hybrid jobs to Michigan

    Yeah, it's a handful of jobs in the big picture, but still a trend I hope continues.:) Ford Motor Co. announced Monday that it would invest $135 million to expand two Michigan plants to build batteries and powertrains for its hybrid-electric vehicles. A plant in Ypsilanti will assemble...
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    GOP wins Senate seat in MA

    Step in the right direction for stopping Obamacare. Brown wins Mass. Senate race in upset - Capitol Hill- msnbc.com
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    OSU vs UofM

    My wife's brother is getting married on Saturday---right in the middle of the Ohio State vs UofM game! Just how big of a man point deduction is that anyway? To make matters worse, all the brothers in law played college footbal--all are OSU fans...one of em even works at OSU. So with the...
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    Bush and Clinton to debate

    Bush, Clinton Debate At Radio City in Feb. Could be interesting.....personally, I'd rather see them have a steel cage wrestling match. Bush vs Clinton, Palin vs Pelosi, and Hannity vs Colmes.
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    One Dispatcher over another

    Another thread out here (something along the lines of Dispatchers say the darndest things) got me thinking: There are great and lousy dispatchers, just the same as any other profession. If you were on the fence about taking a load offer or if it was an offer you might normally turn down...
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    Alleged Terrorist Group in Dearborn raided by FBI

    From the Detroit News: Detroit mosque leader killed in FBI raid Detroit mosque leader killed in FBI raid | detnews.com | The Detroit News
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    U.S. Cities with the Worst Road Rage

    NYC as #1 is a gimme. #2 Dallas #3 Detroit (we beat Chicago!) US Cities With The Worst Road Rage - Slideshows - CNBC.com
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    Obama wins Nobel peace prize

    Not a joke----I'm sure reading the subject line, you might have been expecting one.:confused:
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    Nevada Troopers Riding in Rigs to Catch Agressive Drivers

    A program in Nevada aims to catch dangerous drivers by putting state troopers in trucks, the Associated Press reported. The Nevada Highway Patrol said last week that it had leased three trucks and hired drivers to drive with state troopers. When a trooper sees a car driving aggressively or...
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    Packers - Vikings

    Okay, the media has done a good job of hyping this game. Fact is that Peterson is the one to worry about, not Favre. Revenge for Brett? Yeah, whatever. The real game of interest will be Nov. 1 at Lambeau. Hoping for, but not expecting a Packer win tonight!
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    Tigers - Twins

    All comes down to a one game playoff. The Tigers had multiple chances to put the Twinkies away and left them in the hunt. Anybody have a prediction on the game tomorrow? I think it'll be a close, low scoring game. We'll see. Go Tigers!!!
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    Fishing mishap

    Was out fishing yesterday evening--just your standard bobber and crawler. My bobber went down fast and I pulled back. Thought I had a monster fish on the line--turned out to be a muskrat!:eek: When I got it up close enough to determine that's what it was (6-8feet away); the line broke...
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    Number of media appearances by President

    Not really any surprise is it? From USA Today Comparing presidents Obama will have done 124 print, broadcast and radio interviews by day's end on Sunday, according to a tally by Martha Joynt Kumar, a political scientist at Towson University in Maryland. George W. Bush did 40 and Bill...
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    New Safety Rating Methodology

    Okay--I was bored and playing around on the FMCSA website and came across proposed changes to the scoring methodology. In the "CSA 2010--Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010" document, there is a scoring section for Driver Fitness. One of the penalties listed is section 391.11b2 "Non-english...
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    Handgun recommendations

    Might not be the right forum here...feel free to move it. I've noticed an uptick in crime lately in our area. Normally it is further in the city, but seems to be creeping out our way now. The other night some thugs broke into one of our neighbor's house while they were home. We have...
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    Michelle Obama, a champion for families of the U.S. military

    Forbes just came out with a list of the world's top 100 most powerful women. Below is taken off of MSNBC article on it: First lady Michelle Obama, a champion for working women and the families of the U.S. military, appears at No. 40. :confused:Really??? Michelle Obama, champion, and...
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