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    Winter Weather

    I 80 between Cheyenne and Laramie Wyoming closed , due to snow . Wyoming 511 says will reopen after 9 PM
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    HOS Restart Chart

    Interactive: How Many Hours in a '34-Hour' Restart? | JOC This might be helpful. Frankly I never realized just how much potential time loss there is with the new 34 hour restart. jimmy
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    NTSB Study on Straight Trucks

    http://www.ntsb.gov/news/events/2013/single_unit/2013_Abstract_Single_unit_trucks_6-5-2013.pdf Interesting study, I wonder how many of the trucks involved in these crashes, were rental units? NTSB wants stricter safety standards for straight trucks | Commercial Carrier Journal jimmy
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    UPS to Offer New Service

    UPS Launches Service for High-Value, Temperature-Sensitive Shipments | Transport Topics Online | Trucking, Freight Transportation and Logistics News More competition For Fed Ex and Panther ? jimmy
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    EPA Issues Directive Waiving Emission Requirements for Diesel Engine Ambulances

    Still hammering the private sector though. "In May of last year, after many complaints from other fire departments, the EPA issued a directive waiving the diesel emissions rules for fire engines and ambulances." Read more: DC ambulance breaks down while transporting shooting victim to...
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    Issues Facing CDL Holders

    Glum outlook offered by owner-operators | Trucks at Work If you had to pay for a sleep apnea test, could you ? Y'all might want to read the whole thing. jimmy
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    CSA Crash Data

    Crashes and interventions: CSA?s crash flaw | Overdrive - Owner Operators Trucking Magazine Still reading, large trucking companies have higher crash rate, than one-truck operations. jimmy
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    Truck Driver Recruiter Pay Scale

    Truck Driver Recruiter Wages Surpass Driver Pay | AskTheTrucker Imagine that. Fact or fiction? jimmy
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    TWICs Not Recognized by DOD

    TheTrucker.com - America's Trucking Newspaper Turf war between agencies??. jiimy jimmy
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    Truckers Guild Starts Anti-EBRO Campaign

    Truckers Guild Starts Anti-EOBR Campaign | News | Today's Trucking Some Canadian truckers are unhappy with EBORs. jimmy
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    Regulations v Education or Attiude

    Regulations v Education or Attitude My question is which of the above would result in a safer driver. Increased regulation, extra driver education, or more respect for the other drivers, who you share the road with. jimmy
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    Congress Targets Detention Time at The Docks

    http://www.landlinemag.com/Special_Reports/2011/Feb/021711.shtml From the article. Quote "The bill calls for a final rule to be in place one year after enactment that would deal with issues of driver safety, hours of service, violations and penalties relating to detention. Shippers and...
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    FMCSA to Reopen Comment Period on HOS

    http://www.landlinemag.com/Special_Reports/2011/May/050611-Bulletin.shtml quote “These studies appear to be placed into the docket as some sort of scientific justification to reduce drivers’ hours of service, mandate breaks, reduce workday, and reduce usability of the 34-hour restart...
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    OOIDA Forum

    Any one a member of OOIDA ? Do you read the their forum? I believe you have to be an member of OOIDA to access the forum ? Is this right ? Would it be worth it to you paying the $ 45.00 membership fee just to read the forum? I am sure there are other good reasons to join OOIDA . But at this time...
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