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  1. Lawrence

    What Happens When Truck Drivers Are Replaced

    “All you need is self-driving cars to destabilize society,” Mr. Yang, 43, said over lunch at a Thai restaurant in Manhattan last month, in his first interview about his campaign. In just a few years, he said, “we’re going to have a million truck drivers out of work who are 94 percent male, with...
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    This Volvo Has Some Serious Brakes!

    Thank God for this braking technology, else that child would have not returned home. :bobtail:
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    73 Mind-Blowing Implications of Driverless Trucks

    Some of these items I find rather disturbing and dystopian. 73 Mind-Blowing Implications of Driverless Trucks Uber just announced that it just ordered 24,000 self-driving Volvos. Tesla just released an electric, long-haul tractor trailer with extraordinary technical specs (range, performance)...
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    The State of Expedited Trucking: 2018 Forecast

    What are the key trends to watch in expedited trucking in 2018? What will be the impact of the ELD (electronic logging device) mandate? What is the outlook for fleet owners? And what direction is the expedite market, as a whole, heading--will it grow, hold steady, or hit economic headwinds...
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    Expediter Meets US Air Force

    Super cool pic from our very own davekc ! Nice rig and big bird! :american-flag6: Thank you both for your service.
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    Warning Drivers please read this. RIP. Young Expediter.

    A young expediter was a victim of carbon monoxide. Prayers for his family. What do you do to prevent this kind of tragedy? Fumes believed to be cause of man's death in Westfield Township travel center Sent from my iPhone using EO Forums
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    2017 Happy Thanksgiving!

    Hope you are able to enjoy the day with friends and family and pause to Give Thanks for all our blessings! ...But it begs the question...... What’s YOUR favorite dish at Thanksgiving? A little embarrassing here, but I like the cranberry sauce straight out of the can. LOL!
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    Expediter Cargo Vans May See An Increase...

    Best news I've read yet out of the ELD mandate... Expeditors anticipate growth when ELD mandate hits The looming ELD mandate that requires every commercial truck over 10,000 lbs to be equipped with an electronic logging device starting next month is one of the biggest trucking stories of 2017...
  9. Lawrence

    Lest We Forget

    In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place, and in the sky, The larks, still bravely singing, fly, Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the dead; short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In...
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    Who rides with you? Puppy, cat? Monkey?

    (Post a pic of your pup, cat or Monkey) So who's your cab mate? Besides your co-driver, lol. Kipper my Jack Russel Terrier road with me for several years. RIP Kipper. I did run into a Landstar team several years ago that had a Monkey that road with them. So you never know. This is my new...
  11. Lawrence

    Driver-less Trucks? Nah Baby Nah!

    An "insiders" perspective on driver-less rigs, not Silicone Valley. :shifty: NACV shows trucks without drivers won't happen anytime soon
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    Live From Atlanta - NACV Show

    jelliott L1 rep'ing our industry in style at the North American Commercial Vehicle Show in Atlanta...
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    Great "team work"

    Great article about this Jason and Heather.
  14. Lawrence

    My last load was to....

    So where did you deliver your most recent load too? Peoria? Pittsburgh? Laredo? 10-4
  15. Lawrence

    Rep'ing Our Industry

    So cool to see one of our very own get some kudos: Truck & Bus Industry Recognizes Three Landstar BCOs | Landstar News Nice TeamCaffee!
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    Important! Regional Emergency Declaration For 26 States

    In anticipation of a regional shortage of fuel products, including gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel, propane and home heating oil due to refinery delays and interruption of delivery through pipelines as a result of damage from Tropical Storm Harvey, FMCSA has declared a REGIONAL EMERGENCY...
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    Solar Eclipse - What are you doing?

    The elcipse day is going to be pretty epic. Here are is some warnings from the DOT: Don’t stop along the interstate or park on the shoulder Exit the highway to a safe location to view the eclipse Don’t take photographs while driving Don’t wear eclipse glasses while driving Turn your headlights...
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    I 75 S High Speed Chase. Expediter Safe

    Bolt Express van can be seen. The Ohio State Highway Patrol has released cruiser camera video of a chase that ended with the suspect crashing and the car ending up on its top. The chase happened Sunday afternoon, July 30, after OSP say a trooper noticed a person driving recklessly on I-75...
  19. Lawrence

    RATE THE FREIGHT!

    On a scale of 1 - 5. 5 being the best. How is the freight? Are you moving? Deadheading? With my ear to the ground I'm hearing it's a solid: 3
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