http://truckingblog.net The Source for Trucking News and Opinions Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:30:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://truckingblog.net/truckers-win-in-federal-court This from engadget.com Anti-fatigue pod - Engadget - www.engadget.com Japanese company Kawasaki Engineering Co. have created the Dream Plus, a fatigue-treatment device which will be marketed to gyms and beauty salons, and like a hyperbaric chamber uses a high-pressure pod to raise oxygen levels in the blood. Don’t try this if ... http://truckingblog.net/cure-for-driver-fatigue I was going through New Jersey a while back, as I was surfing radio stations I came across this talk show between candidates. I don't remember if they were federal or state senators, but what I caught was that they both wanted to ban big trucks from New Jersey except ... http://truckingblog.net/ban-trucks-in-nj Where off to a great start on this Mexican truck issue. Every Mexican truck driver that's in a wreck is going to be in the paper. Charleston.Net: Local News: Trucker in deadly crash didn't have big rig license 07/16/04 The Mexican truck driver responsible for a deadly truck crash earlier this month ... http://truckingblog.net/mexican-driver-wrecks-in-a-us-truck Most of the articles about this have the same story from Reuters. This one has a different spin to it. It actually sounds like bad news in this article instead of what the court of appeals said, that FMCSA didn't take into consideration drivers health and they were "arbitrary and ... http://truckingblog.net/trucker-safety-rules-thrown-out-by-us-appeals-court Freight outlook looking real good Freight demand remained very strong in this year’s second quarter, as motor carriers, ports, and even railroads continue to report record demand and - in some cases - rising profits. Even with the rising demand there are still trucking companies going under because of higher registration fee, ... http://truckingblog.net/freight-outlook-looking-real-good