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    Tail light out

    Not sure if the Load 1 driver is a member of the board...but...a special thanks to the Load 1 sprinter driver that let us know our driver's side tail light was out. I-40 just outside Amarillo, TX tonight! Thank YOU! :D
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    Another life change

    Life sure does change....we came off the road in Feb of 2014...but we are hitting the road again in a few weeks. The money at home just isn't what we were used to, so we are going to make hay while the sun shines and next time we come off the road we will come off into retirement! Luckily, we...
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    Interesting Idea

    Solar Roads
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    Explosives on the NJ Turnpike

    We've been expediting since 2005 and still don't know the answer to this! :confused: Are explosives allowed on the NJ Turnpike? I can't find any information on any of the websites and even our Safety Dept couldn't give us a direct answer, so I figured I'd ask the "professionals" ;)
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    Is this an EO Member?

    Highway Hero http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2011/Oct11/103111/110211-02.shtml
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    Got SunPass?

    The Homestead Extension is now cashless Turnpike to stop taking cash on Homestead Extension Feb. 19 - Sun Sentinel
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    I-24 Sinkhole

    Eastbound I24 traffic between Nashville and Chattanooga is detoured. We were through there about an hour before this happened. :eek: Best Ways to Detour Around I-24 Sinkhole | tdot, exit, information - Local News - WTVC NewsChannel 9: Chattanooga News, Weather, Radar, Sports, Lottery
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    Need some advice

    This is a first for us..delivering "in DC". We are a 40ft straight truck, not a hazmat load. If you were to plan a route from I-95 South (out of NY) going to the 1100 block of Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC. How would you get to that location? We have a route planned, but never having been...
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    Explosives on Tappan Zee

    We've not hauled explosives in this area before, is 1.2D allowed on the Tappan Zee? I've searched the web, looked at the atlas, we've called State Police, and they gave us a number for someplace in the Bronx and no one has an answer. Help
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    Work Zones

    We've all seen the signs "kill a worker" xx.xx fine so many years in jail? We were in the 35mph construction zone on 95 north just before the Delaware Memorial Bridge. Dump trucks lined up on the other side of the concrete barricade. A worker climbed up on the step of a dump truck, then...
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    GPS Causes Bridge Crashes

    Good grief! :rolleyes: GPS Causing Truckers to Crash into Bridges
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    Hypermiler

    That's a term I hadn't heard before, learn something new everyday ;) Ok fess up...before you became a "professional" driver, didn't you ever draft those big trucks? I sure did! Never giving a thought to the fact that they couldn't see me. :eek: Boy, how my perceptions have changed. Now, I...
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    For Turtle

    Be afraid....be very afraid :D
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    Stuck in Miami

    If you find yourself stuck in the Miami area, the Miccosukee Resort and Casino has truck parking in the back of the lot. The casino is located at the corner of US-41 and FL-997. We tried the buffet yesterday, the price was about 8.00 including drink and it was wonderful! The people have been...
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    10th Anniversary

    The new anniversary emblem looks nice! :)
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    Door Swap

    Hmmm....Door swap? I'm bored :D
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    California Air Resources Board

    How many of you with reefers will be effected by this? Subject Top Page: Transport Refrigeration Unit ATCM
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    Gotta love Virginia

    Move on down the road :mad: http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2009/Feb09/020209/020209-02.htm
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    Indiana Closing 6 rest areas

    According to Landline, 6 Indiana rest areas will be closing in Jan. I just love this particular statement: :mad: "According to the INDOT release, the need for rest areas has diminished because “private companies have opened truck stops, gas stations and restaurants along the way that cater to...
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    Intellicast Weather

    For the most part we use Intellicast for weather information. They have a new section now with interactive real time information that is capable of zooming into cites. It's kinda cool! Intellicast - Current Radar in United States
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