Monthly Archives: June 2011

Diesel Falls 6.2¢ to $3.888 for Eighth Drop in 10 Weeks; Gas Declines 7.8¢ to $3.574

Diesel fell for the eighth week in the past ten, declining 6.2 cents to $3.888 a gallon, the Department of Energy said.

Source: http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=27014

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Trying To Remember

As I get older and I deal with some chronic health issues, the fact that my memory is loosing power frightens me. Not so long ago it was my long-term memory that was called into question. My family would talk about some event when I was young and I would have no memory of the incident. Then it got to where my kids would talk about something when they were young and I would have [...More...]

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Harder to get CDL

Why does it seem like its getting harder to get a cdl with more rules and regs ? I heard theres a new rule about permits ?

Source: http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/questions-from-new-drivers/147973-harder-to-get-cdl.html

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Ontario highway 24hr safety blitz targets truckers

OPP Safety Blitz Targets Commercial Vehicles
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“Trucks are supposed to have speed limiters on them, so that’s another thing we’ll be looking for,” he added. The Ministry of Transportation and Ministry of
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ONTARIO CANADA – AUG 18 2010 — Truck drivers will be the target of a safety blitz today as the Ontario Provincal Police (OPP) attempt to crack down on aggressive motorists. Read More about here: http://news.therecord.com/News/Local/article/762528

The will be checking speed governor settings on semi-trucks and big-rigs. Speed Limiters must be set at 65mph, 105kph, or lower. $250.00 fines will be issued.

The device to the right is know as an EZ-Tap, a hand held ECM/ECU Data extractor that is plugged into the truck computer. Data is downloaded into the device and plugged into a laptop computer where speed governor settings are analyzed.

Source: http://fastertruck.com/news/1/Ontario-highway-24hr-safety-blitz-targets-truckers.html

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Secrets Of Two Women We Will Never Know

On this day, June 20, in the year 1893 another trial that had caught this nations attention, ended with finding the accused not guilty. Lizzie Borden was fascinating over 100 years ago and she is still fascinating. In 1893, without your Headline News, CNN, MSBC and Fox News, this trial?s proceedings were devoured in newspapers across the country. It was talked about and speculated just like the Anthony trial. Of course they are two very [...More...]

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