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From TruckingInfo.com: New Research Points to CSA Shortcomings, Reforms

Let's not forget, gentlemen, the people who are driving these trucks report that their reefers are working. The issues reported early in this thread had nothing to do with air flow.

Welcome to the club, so to speak. It is fun to see Open Forum members joining the same fitness club. I hope you find it to be as satisfying and beneficial as Diane and I have. We have come to love these gyms. They have changed our on-road routine and our health for the better. About joining in...

Are you an Anytime Fitness member?

Diane and I use flip phones, not smart phones. To find gyms we use the ATF Find a Gym web page or Google Maps. The web page for each gym will tell you if a gym has showers. Most do.

The Anytime Fitness web site has an accompanying web site called Anytime Health. It includes a forum not unlike the EO Open Forum in which members ask questions and discuss various health and fitness topics. Knowing little about physical fitness, I find this fourm to be both informative and...

MAN unveils super-streamlined semi truck. Story here

Here is the full text of the letter and the accompanying press release from Sen. Schumer's office. Interesting in the good Senator's press release are the numbers he cites. They indicate that the number of bridge strikes has DECLINED in recent years. Not included in his information is the...

There are many beautiful sights in New York City, but none more beautiful than that of a big rig clearing a bridge ahead of you.

What does this letter say?

Somebody is worried enough about this missing driver to file a report. Key word: Missing. Such reports should be taken seriously until the facts are known.

Minnesota is a no-fault state too, but there I sat, one week on a jury in a personal injury traffic case where our task was to determine fault. Your posts prompted me to do a quick Google search of New York City traffic cases. In that no-fault state, it was interesting to see lists of...

As I said, Diane and I have been in and out of New York City several (many?) times. But we do not do it any more because (1) we do not have to and (2) we arrived at the judgement that the risks exceed the rewards. We do not laugh at anyone for going in or staying out of New York City, but...

Recklessness at its worst. It's not about what the NYPD cares about. It's about how the picture will be painted by lawyers six months after the event if a serious accident occurs. Prudent liability management keeps us out of New York City. Granted, prudence is in the eye of the beholder, but...

The confused mind always says no, except in matters of sex, purchchaes of luxury goods that are beyond one's ability to pay for, and the decision to become an expediter. Seriously, Diane and I are not confused about New York City. It is illegal to drive a 40 foot truck in that town without a...

When Diane and I were at FedEx Custom Critical, we spoke with people at headquarters about obtaining day passes for trucks they sent in. We were told that the process for obtaining a day pass is cumbersome and takes more than a day to complete. We did not follow up by trying to get a day pass...

When we first started with FedEx, we knew our truck and every other 40 foot straight truck FedEx sent into the five boroughs was illegal by virtue of them being over length. We also knew that the law is not enforced by the city and that our carrier was sending trucks in every day. When we...

In the September Locations thread, highway star said, "I'm at the house, and what a lucky guy am I? I've been selected for an IRP audit!! Nice folks to work with, they gave me an extension so I'd have more than 2 days to get the records to them." That got me to thinking about other people's...

For a good educational resource, see: Free New York City Truck Route Map This is more than a map. It includes important information that can be used for route planning and avoiding violations. You can be a buddy by ordering a dozen of these maps and handing them out to those who who are willing...

New York City bridge height signage is a joke and at least some juristications in New York state know it. Diane and I have seen New York bridges marked with a number and the words "Actual Height" on the sign. It serves no useful purpose to post a false bridge height but, for whatever reason...