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  1. OntarioVanMan

    Illinois Simplifies State Truck Laws

    7/29/2011 Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn this week signed laws that simplify trucking rules in the state. The laws clarify existing Illinois truck laws, improve trucking operations and allow for uniform speed limits on secondary highways. Senate Bill 1644 standardizes gross weight regulations...
  2. OntarioVanMan

    Ready to let your truck do the driving?

    Just because your log book says you are legal to drive....should you? Maybe a heart/breathing monitor hook up...that will analysis you, sense your body is fatigued and not let you start the truck? :rolleyes:
  3. OntarioVanMan

    Christmas Coming

    As we sweat it out here....5 months from today will be Christmas Eve....:) and the posts will be all about how do we keep warm....LOL
  4. OntarioVanMan

    NEW draw...At J Berry Van Location

    Load 1 has generously donated a Tom Tom GPS...Get your FREE ticket at the vans location..Must be a registered visitor..Draw at end of day Saturday...must be present to win...Oh did I mention a jar for any donation will be present as well if you are so inclined..:D any proceeds going to J & G...
  5. OntarioVanMan

    Sylectus numbers show another strong month

    How does one release July numbers when it is just the middle of month...wouldn't these be really June numbers?... Driver shortage? Sylectus numbers show another strong month
  6. OntarioVanMan

    Long Range Weather Forecast for Expo

    10 Day Weather Forecast for Wilmington - weather.com Looks like not such a hot one like last year..:D..subject to change of course....an extra umbrella for the BBQ might be needed as it stands now....
  7. OntarioVanMan

    Reminder...Iowa DOT road closures

    Floods 2011 - Iowa DOT
  8. OntarioVanMan

    Canada Gas prices set to rise 3.1 cents

    Published On Thu Jul 07 2011 Amanda Kwan Staff Reporter Gas prices are set to rise a second day in a row, this time by 3.1 cents. Drivers in the GTA can expect to pay 131.8 cents for a litre of gas as of Friday, according to Gas Prices - Tomorrows Gas Price Today - Dan McTeague ...
  9. OntarioVanMan

    Canada Canada Post Employees Return to Work

    Canada Post Employees Return to Work | Journal of Commerce The final offer will not include wages as the government bill, now law, sets 1.75 percent wage increases for the first two years of a four-year contract, below the 1.9 percent that had been offered by government-owned Canada Post...
  10. OntarioVanMan

    Can 18-wheel electric trucks be far off?

    Can 18-wheel electric trucks be far off? | Wheels.ca The Electric Expediter? All charged up and ready to go....LOL
  11. OntarioVanMan

    Canada Can you be charged for....driving with pets?

    Q: I often see drivers with a dog in their lap and wonder if this is safe. Is there any legal requirement that pets be restrained in moving motor vehicles? A: Ontario Transportation Ministry spokesperson Bob Nichols advises that there is no specific requirement under the Highway Traffic Act for...
  12. OntarioVanMan

    Canada Magna’s no-strike initiative fizzles

    Magna A different approach....
  13. OntarioVanMan

    Canada Canada Day

    Happy Canada Day...to all our northern neighbours..:)
  14. OntarioVanMan

    Re: Going Broke

    Going Broke? I find it odd that there is nothing mentioned about the changes at Fedex concerning WG/TVal.ie:company trailers...or the dropping rates...everything is rosey it appears But then again we've just witnessed the warm fuzzies when someone proclaims something negative...can't blame the...
  15. OntarioVanMan

    Pretrip?

    As I sit here in a Walmart..I am actually honored to watch a flatbedder doing a pretrip inspection...something you don't see every day..I could count on 1 hand the number of expediters that do one "legally"....I thought they were to be done pryer to starting your log before you go pick up a load...
  16. OntarioVanMan

    Almost forgot about 380 in Iowa!!

    Almost forgot nearly all of 380 is photo equipped for radar..I seen 1 sign "Photo Enforced" while it is a civil penalty...ole My Pumpkin blasted by me about 65 in a 50 thru the downtown area....that'll cost em....LOL ALWAYS even a sticky note...380 beware!!
  17. OntarioVanMan

    FlyingJ/Pilot Newsletter

    TAKING CARE OF DRIVERS At Pilot Flying J, our goal is to ensure that professional drivers receive the best products and services at every one of our locations. We have been listening to drivers over the last several months and decided to make many upgrades to the shower experience at Pilot...
  18. OntarioVanMan

    Watch your routing...for next few weeks.

    South Dakota calls for bulldozers for flood fight http://www.aberdeennews.com/news/sns-rt-us-floods-dakotastre74r2al-20110528,0,565740.story Also in Bismarck: http://www.bismarcktribune.com/news/flood2011/ Montana as well...
  19. OntarioVanMan

    Missouri Expedites Relief Trucks to Joplin

    Missouri Expedites Relief Trucks to Joplin | Journal of Commerce William B. Cassidy | May 24, 2011 3:38PM GMT The Journal of Commerce Online - News Story State lifts HOS restrictions, speeds permitting for truckers aiding tornado victims Missouri’s departments of transportation and...
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