Trucking

Every story has two sides, sometimes more. With the Mexican truck issue, there’s the environmentalist and groups worried about safety. (Did someone mention how safe Mexican Trucks are?) FMCSA can’t even guarantee that US trucks are safe. The unions and some truckers are worried about jobs. The Mexican government and trucking groups aren’t sure it’s [...]

Road Check 2007 is coming Jun 5, 6 and 7th. This is when CVSA works extra hard at inspecting trucks in the US, Canada and supposedly Mexico. But there seems to be an issue over last years Road Check numbers from Mexico.

Mexico’s numbers still not confirmed from  Roadcheck 2006
 North America’s largest annual inspection blitz for [...]

The Texas State Government finally comes to its senses.

Senate OKs temporary toll ban The Texas Senate unanimously approved a bill Thursday, April 19, that
is intended to buy the state more time to review the effects of handing
over roadways to private groups. It now heads to the House.
Perry has condemned the moratorium concept because of [...]

The Mexican truck issue isn’t over yet.
Effort to slow cross-border trucking moving  forwardFriday, April 20,  2007 – The first legislation to slow the Bush administration’s push to open
the border to 100 Mexican motor carriers – with an unlimited number of
trucks – could be one step away from hitting the president’s desk.
 
Section
4001 of the [...]

We’re waiting on some trade show stuff coming out of the Denver Convention Center today.  A big part of the trade show biz is waiting, usually the first four hours are free and the rest is paid for. One auto show we did in Columbus going to Detroit, the detention was more than the line [...]

Overdrive Magazine has an article that came from their survey of owner operators, trying to find out what the successful owner ops have in common. Their definition of a successful owner -
Creatures of Habitby Todd Dills…and especially those whose net income ranks in
the top 25 percent — reveals highlights on the road to success. The
typical [...]