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There’s always rumor or an attempt trying to get truckers to go on “strike” to show how important trucking is and we should get something done for us.
Truckers plan to strike
Soaring diesel prices and exorbitant fees are bringing tractor-trailer owner/operators to a boiling point – so much so that some truckers across the nation are [...]

I’m not one for conspiracy theories, but this one is already underway. This sounds complicated, but it’s not. A super highway from deep in Mexico so the cheap crap from China bypasses Unions in Long Beach USA ports. Container get dropped on cheap Mexican trucks and trains bypassing US drivers and train operators. A customs [...]

Everyone remember Public Citizen? They’re the ones that sued to change the Hours of Service, then when FMCSA didn’t do it the way they wanted it done, they sued again.
It’s probably just me (again). As I was reading their web site and their press release about the decision a few things kept popping out at [...]

I’m tired of this story and stories with this slant to it. Truckers win? Last time I checked Teamsters,  PATT, CRASH and Public Citizen do not represent truck drivers in America. Teamsters have a union that represent some drivers at a few companies. They don’t have the membership or the power they used to [...]

Just finished going through Michigan, Indiana and Illinois. Three states that have different speed limits for trucks than cars. Why someone thinks that making only trucks go 10 to 15 mph slower than the rest of the traffic is a safe solution escapes me.

Missed seeing a big wreck on I-80 in Illinois just outside Chicago. I heard it closed the interstate in both directions and traffic was backed up for miles. I heard a couple of trucks and four cars. That was probably second or third hand and may or may not be right. It was big whatever [...]