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    Pilot showeres revisited

    A couple of years ago Pilot got really blasted here for the condition of their showers . I have seen a great improvement and rarely have to wait for a shower . Now I refuse to stop at Loves because of their chain wide policy of having one person on third shift responsible for the fuel desk and...
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    Ford Adds Diesel to Transit Van

    Light & Medium Truck | Ford Adds Diesel to Transit Van The above article is from Light And Medium Truck magazine . Free subscriptions are available for the print and online editions
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    Ram to Launch Fiat-Based Large Van

    Light & Medium Truck | Ram to Launch Fiat-Based Large Van Fiat Vans to be Ram vans: Ducato, Doblo, Iveco Daily
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    Recruiting veterans

    The CDL mills and training carriers are now targeting veterans as their latest victims . Veterans deserve better and I think they have much better opportunity in expediting . I've learned since expedite drivers are I/C's and not employees state employment offices and the VA will not assist...
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    Is the Military CDL Act of 2012 really beneficial ?

    I don't see any benefit in it . Getting a CDL before discharge is actually a disadvantage because there is a limited window after finishing CDL training when training companies will accept the training . After as little as a few months some training companies will say retraining is necessary ...
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    20 states have filed petitions to secede

    Is yours one of them ? Click this link then click open petitions. https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-kentucky-withdraw-united-states-america-and-create-its-own-new-government/RskKYzB6
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    $1.20 a mile ?

    I'm not new here but my wife and I are considering making the move to expediting but are wondering about a few things . Several carrier ads say $1.20 a mile for straight trucks . I haven't been keeping up with rates but how long has this been going on ? That sounds like a good OTR truckload...
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    Love's fuel desks

    I have made 2 complaints on Love's website about the location off I-24 in Calvert City , KY having the person attending the fuel desk also responsible for cleaning the showers . This past week I was in the Love's on I-71 in Sanders , KY and had the same problem . The cashier at the fuel desk...
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    New section IN 231 FINALLY open

    Abraham Lincoln Memorial Parkway Opens in Spencer Co. - NEWS 25 WEHT Evansville, Henderson, Owensboro
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    Blue Water Bridge , Highway 402 closed

    Winter storm wallops southern Ontario - Canada - Canoe.ca . I've been in the Customs parking lot in Sarnia since 5 a.m. yesterday (Monday) . No telling when the 402 will open.
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    Improperly licensed driver involved in IN fatality .

    This carrier is in big trouble . Deadly accident in Spencer County - 14 News, The Tri-State's News and Weather Leader- This was an early report before the driver died in the hospital . The video shows road conditions . Spencer Co. Accident Puts Man In Hospital - NEWS 25 WEHT Evansville...
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    FMCSA register on EOBR's

    46 pages . Sections 7.3 on incentives and 8.1 on economic costs are on page 28 Powered by Google Docs
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    Big Day Saturday

    WALK NAKED IN AMERICA DAY Don't forget to mark your calendars. As you may already know,it is a sin for a Muslim male to see any woman other than his wife naked and if he does, he must commit suicide. So next Saturday at 1 PM Eastern Time,all American women are asked to walk out of their...
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    Jeff Gordon was unhappy about being wrecked at Texas

    YouTube - jeff gordon vs jeff burton texas
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    Dawsonville Moonshine Festival

    I should have posted this before the event . It's an annual event though . I've never seen so many 40 Fords gathered in one place . Here's my favorite although it's a '39 . David Pearson was the Grand Marshall and I got him to autograph 2 copies of his book "21 Forever" for me . As well as...
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    Canada Be careful parking in refurbished Ontario service centers

    The parking spaces are too narrow and will result in a lot off damage . They allow no room to maneuver . Truck News - Truck parking inadequate at some redesigned Ontario service centres
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    Union workers refuse to build mosque near ground zero

    This could get real political . Bring in immigrant workers ? Who will o.k. the visas ? New York Construction Workers Won't Build Ground Zero Mosque | Construction Citizen Blue Collar Corner Blog » The 911 Hard Hat Pledge However , the Hard Hat Pledge Facebook page shows less than 800 people...
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    AT&T (lack of ) mobile service

    AT&T has the worst service I have ever seen . My carrier tried several providers and AT&T ranked the lowest . My wife tried an AT&T aircard and brought it back after 3 days . She has AT&T mobile and I have Verizon . There have been many locations where she can't get a signal and I have no...
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    Logging off duty for breaks

    It was mentioned in the FECC forums a statement from the company is needed saying you are relieved from duty for breaks . Most of you are O/O's or independent contractors working for a fleet owner . You are the company , self employed . Can't you write yourself statement ? Wouldn't a carrier or...
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    FedEx Ground hauling FECC freight ?

    I have to bring attention to this . A member on another forum claiming to be teaming on an E unit wrote a long rant saying he sat in CA for days while FedEx Ground units with leased reefers came in and hauled freight for $1.35 a mile that should have gone to him for $2.75 a mile . He says FECC...
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