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It’s a good thing we’re taking a break between Christmas and new years’ because everyone tells me I have an attitude problem. Today, I was told I had an attitude when I asked a driver to move his truck off the fuel island. He was there after I fueled and updated my logbook while I [...]

The driver shortage is still in the (trucking) news. This time Roadstar publishes a story how fleets should design their trucks to attract drivers in this driver shortage. I’ve sent a few letters to the editors at Roadstar, most get published. I’m not sure if they just publish everything or mine tend to stick out [...]

Arguments against opening the border to Mexican trucks (and drivers) includes the fear that Mexican drivers will take American jobs.
Celadon to Utilize Mexican Drives to Save Money
(Indianapolis-November 22, 2004) — Like many Hoosier manufacturers that go outside the country looking for cheaper labor, a local trucking company is about to utilize Mexican truck drivers to [...]

I know the website is Just Trucking Around, but it may be time for a little variety. I’ve invited a good friend to contribute to this site, while working on his own. I’m also trying to convince a few other writers to contribute, mostly about trucking, but I enjoy Ron’s writing so much I was [...]

Better Red than Dead

By Ron Peacock (pavonews.com)
In your recent travels, has anyone noticed a post-election despondency amongst a certain segment of our population? On November 2nd, President Bush won re-election and the Republican Party gained an unprecedented second term majority of congressional seats. In the month following the election, the realities of these events [...]

AN UPDATE ON TRUCKSTOP.NET
Truckstop.net customers lose Wi-Fi service in dispute with Sprint
Wi-Fi service at more than 500 truck stops across the United States served by Truckstop.net has been halted, the company announced Nov. 30.

You can read the details at the link or on their site. I wanted to comment on their refund policy, thank god [...]