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Oh, sorry! Like the last post, it’s only good news for the Drug Cartels, The entire article is worth a read. San Antonio – Toll Party ? Blog Archive ? Trans Texas Corridor deemed security threat by DEA. Of greatest importance: “The prospect of expanded trade in Mexican states controlled by some of the country’s [...]

The pilot program was a secret and kept from public hearings? No surprise since the entire SPP and Texas Corridor are trying to stay under the radar. SPECIAL REPORT: Big questions remain on Mexican pilot program .Charlie Parfrey, president of Parfrey Trucking Brokerage in Spokane, WA, testified on behalf of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association. [...]

.flickr-photo { }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Adidas Custom Truck, originally uploaded by Adventures In Trucking. On a personal update – We have been home since the beginning of February. I’ve done some short hops to Northern San Diego and LA and some [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]