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I thought I´d start a new thread about this topic, and give you my firsthand experience. Tony, consider this as a reply to your previous post. First, let me say that the Atkins diet has been around a long time.It used to be called "The drinking man´s diet", because it allowed you to drink red...

I read an interesting article in one of the trucking magazines that I feel is worth mentioning in the ongoing discussion on this forum about the possible effects of the new HOS rules. It had to do with the shippers and receivers, having no resposibility in lowering driver fatigue, nor do they...

This is one of those optical illusions, to help you pass the time and amaze your friends. All you have to do is click on the address, and then follow the instructions. It is an amazing eye trick. http://home.mn.rr.com/t1camp1/Focus.swf

KNOW YOUR STATE MOTTO Alabama: Hell Yes, We Have Electricity ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alaska: 11,623 Eskimos Can't Be Wrong! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Arizona: But It's A Dry Heat ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Arkansas: Literacy Ain't Everything...

Trucking will continue to change and adapt to market forces. There didn´t used to be warehousing on wheels, there didn´t used to be cross docks, and there didn´t used to be expediting. And most of all there didn´t used to be deregulation.Look at trhe mileage rate that is paid to drivers. The...

I read the long thread about the new HOS rules, and decided it was time to start another one, as it is such a controvesial topic. First of all I think the jury is still out on the effect it will have. In my opinion it would be no major task for trucking companies to essentially mete out thier...

Stella Awards It's time once again to review the winners of the annual "Stella Awards". The Stella's are named after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck who spilled coffee on herself and successfully sued McDonalds. That case inspired the Stella awards for the most frivolous successful lawsuits in the...

25. Get Your Tongue Outta My Mouth Cause I'm Kissing You Goodbye 24. Her Teeth Was Stained, But Her Heart Was Pure 23. How Can I Miss You If You Won't Go Away? 22. I Don't Know Whether To Kill Myself Or Go Bowling 21. I Sold A Car To the Guy Who Stole My Girl, But It Don't Run So...

i forgot....the new moderator will be paperback or dieseldiva.. here´s a couple more: REST STOP CHATTERBOX KOFFEE KLATCH KAFE LEFT LANE LOWDOWN ON TIME GOSSIP

here´s a few... "EO BACKFENCE" "HIGHWAY GRAPEVINE" "DRIVIN AND TALKIN´" "ROAD RHETORIC"

RE: Teacel receives world wide acclaim in print!!! What...no picture??!!! Way to go Tony...nice article.

Son...You mess with me, I´ll smack you so hard, you´ll get a speeding ticket for going through Cincinnati to fast!! take that!!

From time to time on this forum, the signature lines of the drivers are great, but some deserve a comeback. One of my current favorites is gambler´s sig. I´ve seen enough cowboy movies in my time, to know when it´s time to draw pawdner! So I´m ready. See if you can top this expediters! You...

I thought the object of the "big study" was to come up with a plan to avoid driver fatigue. Being able to drive another hour, kinda defeats the purpose, as companies will extend the range accordingly, for single drivers. Therefore, unless my math is wrong, if driver fatigue is a factor driving...

This was posted about a year and a half ago on the Newbies Paradise forum, to answer the constant question that comes up about expediting. That is, can I make a living etc.etc?, from novices and wannabes. The only thing I can see that has changed from the time I originally posted this is, fuel...

When one thinks that some retired guy should step aside, so that there would be more loads for younger drivers is really flawed thinking. That retired guy or gal is just excercising his right of free enterprise, the same as any other driver. He or she has the right to work in this industry or...

Thanks Tony! I was wondering if that link was still around, and how to get to it. I urge all who post on this thread to go to that link first, and see the familiar names, and some that dissapeared, and read thier stories in Part 1. I had forgotten about that great picture of Wild Bill. It´s...

A couple of years ago, I posted this same question, and it turned out to be pretty interesting and informative. I now see alot of new names on the forum since then, so it´s time to ask the question again. The question is, what did you do before you got into trucking, and why did you choose...

I´ll chime in on this. I think trucking is fun. I like the work and the lifestyle. I like to drive. I like trucks. It´s not fun 24/7 all the time, but what job is? I think it´s working, and being able to vacation without having to pay to get there. That is to say, when I´m in some place...

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