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Besides the other posts, here and here, now we have the American Trucking Association’s two cents. This only confirms that the ATA is absolutely worthless.
Critics bash Mexican truck decision
Business groups have wanted the border opened to avoid middleman costs of transferring goods from Mexican to U.S. trucks.
The American Trucking Associations said it supports the program, [...]

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 [...]

NAFTA was such a bad idea. And now it’s a bad idea that keeps getting worse and worse.
WorldNetDaily: It’s official: Mexican trucks coming.

By Jerome R. Corsi

© 2007 WorldNetDaily.com
One hundred Mexican trucking companies will have unlimited access to U.S. roads to haul international cargo as part of a year-long pilot program, the Department of Transportation announced [...]

Now that summer is here and the roads are filled with people driving around. There’s always a lot of cars on the side of the road. It would be a full time job stopping and helping everyone. The problem is that I see people changing drivers on the shoulder. I’ve even seen people picnicking on [...]

ATA Endorses Kellers’ SAFE-Sim™ Truck Driving Simulator
American Trucking Associations announces its endorsement of J. J. Keller and Associates, Inc.’s SAFE-Sim™ Truck Driving Simulator, a revolutionary, PC-based driver-training simulator.
SAFE-Sim™ combines driver training and technology in a virtual training environment and provides affordable, customizable hands-on training designed to help reduce vehicle crashes in the real world.
Like flight [...]

US News Article | Reuters.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday threw out federal regulations that allowed truck drivers to be on the road longer without taking a break, ruling the government failed to consider the impact on drivers’ health.
“We hold that the final rule is arbitrary and capricious because the agency neglected [...]