It’s been a slow news week for trucking -

Even the Mexican Truck issue has died down to a trickle and usually the same headlines over and over.

Hours of Service is out of the news till the changes at the end of the year. This mentions how the ATA doesn’t think the court will overturn the 11 hour driving and 34 hour reset rules. If they don’t Public Citizen is ready to take it back to the court. I’m not thrilled about driving 11 hours, but the 34 hour reset is a great idea. Why should how much I worked 7 or 8 days ago have to do with how much I work today? If I’m going to be away from home, I’d rather work than sitting around a truck stop.

Enforcement is up in Tennessee. I could go into how bad four-wheelers drive and cause most of the wrecks, but I’ve seen too many idiot truck drivers in a hurry and being stupid.

Keep it at 55 in Illinois, the measure to bump up the truck speed limit to 65 was vetoed by the Governor and not enough votes to override it.

Keep your pants on while driving. Don’t be like this idiot and get caught with your pants down, literally!

The economy is still on a downward slide.

No relief for fuel prices seen any time soon. We’ve survived high fuel prices the last couple of years, but at least the freight was there to cover it.

Why I don’t haul a flatbed!