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June 2008  (17)
Detailed Monthly Archive

• 28: Carpentier Scores His First Pole (0)
• 26: “Right-Hand Squeeze” - Is Your Insurance Company Doing Enough to Protect You? (0)
• 23: Kyle Busch Wins, And NHRA Is Rocked By A Huge Loss. (0)
• 22: Have We Hit Bottom? (2)
• 21: XM/Sirius Merger Decision Nears (0)
• 20: Driver Shortage? Not So Much Any More. (1)
• 19: The Drought Is Over. (0)
• 17: An informed electorate. (1)
• 15: Caterpillar exiting truck engine business. (0)
• 06: UpDate on Hybrids (0)
• 06: Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less Update (2)
• 05: Senate Proposes 100,000 lbs on the Interstates (8)
• 05: What is “Subrogation” and how does it affect your money? (2)
• 03: Warner-Lieberman Energy Bill (1)
• 02: Owner-Operator Documentary In Production  (1)
• 02: Drill Here, Drill Now (3)
• 01: Remember Park n View? (0)

May 2008  (24)
Detailed Monthly Archive

• 31: Road Check 2008 (0)
• 30: National Truck Strike (6)
• 29: Speedway Motorsports Buys The Kentucky Speedway! Still No Cup Date! (0)
• 28: Kasey Kahne Wins Again (0)
• 27: Coal to Oil Technology (7)
• 27: Oil Execs in Front of Congress (5)
• 24: IdleAire goes bankrupt. (10)
• 21: Jevic Goes Under, More Bad News To Come? (4)
• 21: This is Getting Comical (0)
• 21: What Does an Insurance Company Owe You When You Are In an Accident? (0)
• 20: Who’s to blame for the high cost of fuel? (5)
• 20: The Lost Voices of a Brokered Load (0)
• 19: Power Only (0)
• 18: Kasey Kahne Wins With The Fan Vote (0)
• 13: Higher Freight Rates, Soon (1)
• 11: Busch Wins At Darlington, But Is He Really A winner? (3)
• 11: ATA Wants Trucking to be Green (6)
• 10: The Dodge Challenger 500 Starting Grid (0)
• 09: Driver’s Education And Beyond (5)
• 08: You need a load? Have I got a deal for you! (4)
• 08: Darlington Preview (0)
• 08: What to do When You are In an Accident?  (6)
• 07: Transportation Broker Survey Results (5)
• 05: You Bet I’m Mad! (5)

April 2008  (41)
Detailed Monthly Archive

• 30: Fuel Theft on the Rise (7)
• 30: Good News about Rising Fuel Prices (1)
• 29: Bad News for Oil Prices (1)
• 28: Fuel Surcharge Bill s.2910 (12)
• 28: Talladega! What More Is There To Say? (0)
• 28: Finding Out More About The ATA (11)
• 27: JIT Freight
• 25: Fuel Surcharge Bill in Congress (2)
• 25: Truckers Going to Mexico to Buy their Fuel?! (9)
• 24: Capacity Crunch? Not yet. (4)
• 23: The 14 Hour rule is Taken out of context. (15)
• 22: Inside The Office - The Payroll Plague (0)
• 21: Who are the high fuel price winners? (7)
• 20: Think Outside the Box (3)
• 19: IdleAire Failing (10)
• 19: Trucking Strikers Now Want Websites To Unite (5)
• 19: Transportation Brokers (0)
• 18: Qualcomm Accuracy  (18)
• 16: It might be time to specialize  (1)
• 15: Why don’t we all panic,  (0)
• 15: The RAW Digital Photo File Format Explained (4)
• 14: Technical Difficulties (2)
• 13: We MUST repeal NAFTA (5)
• 12: Gloomy Picture of the Economy (4)
• 11: When it’s time to buy a new truck (1)
• 11: When The Trucking Bug Bit (2)
• 10: A Truck Buying Proposal (6)
• 09: Truck Strike Aftermath (6)
• 09: Maybe There IS Hope?? (2)
• 09: What to do about Idleing? (5)
• 07: Did I Jinx It! Carl Edwards Again?  (3)
• 07: The Truck Strike “debate”. (12)
• 07: Diabetes on the Road (3)
• 06: I’m Annoyed  (14)
• 06: Linux Is Now A Little Easier With Wubi (7)
• 05: What is being DONE about the high price of fuel (0)
• 05: Dale Earnhardt Junior Takes The Texas Pole! (0)
• 04: American Energy Use. (2)
• 02: How young is too young for a truck show? (0)
• 02: Truckers (7)
• 01: What to do about High Fuel Costs (9)

March 2008  (11)
Detailed Monthly Archive

• 31: TurboElectric (1)
• 30: To Strike or Not To Strike – That Seems to be the Question! (42)
• 22: So very, very wrong… (13)
• 13: Fuel Prices Climb as Dollar Drops (4)
• 12: Post with Patience for Increased Profits (0)
• 11: Toyota Gets Its First Win! (5)
• 11: Trucker Tech Podcast: Episode 7 (2)
• 10: The End of Trucking… (2)
• 09: Changing Carriers (2)
• 03: Cousin Carl Does It Again. But There Is Controversy! (5)
• 02: Trucking in Peril (36)

February 2008  (20)
Detailed Monthly Archive

• 28: Lonestar Video’s (3)
• 25: Carl Edwards Wins At Fontana (2)
• 23: Not your Daddy’s Bio Diesel (2)
• 23: Buske Involved In A Typical Scam (2)
• 18: Ryan Newman Wins The Daytona 500! (0)
• 18: 9th Circuit hears oral arguments in Sierra Club v. FMCSA (5)
• 16: Dale Earnhardt Junior Wins Again (Daytona preview) (0)
• 15: Immigration Fraud in Trucking (14)
• 10: Dale Earnhardt Junior Wins The Bud Shootout! (0)
• 09: I Love This Truck (14)
• 08: LoneStar From the Inside (3)
• 07: International Lonestar - Retro Styling and the WoW factor (2)
• 07: New International Lonestar (0)
• 07: New Truck from International (4)
• 06: Nascar Is Being Invaded By Open Wheel Drivers (5)
• 06: Poor Mans Web Ready Digital Photos (4)
• 05: Super Tuesday (2)
• 04: Life Cycle of Trucking Technology (5)
• 04: The 50TH Daytona 500 (0)
• 03: Improving Fuel Mileage… (0)

January 2008  (41)
Detailed Monthly Archive

• 31: Finding Your Best Driving Job (1)
• 31: Biodiesel - What’s Up with THAT? (Part 2) (12)
• 30: Technology Boosting The Dispatch Capacity (1)
• 30: How to Deal with Aggressive Drivers (2)
• 30: Driving the Rockies (0)
• 29: How NOT to Buy a Truck (6)
• 28: Share Life on the Road (0)
• 28: Successful Truck Owner Operators (1)
• 27: What’s Your Vote Worth? (3)
• 27: The Road To Washington 2008 (8)
• 27: Truck Broke Down? (1)
• 26: Let’s Re-regulate Trucking (9)
• 26: Truck Stop Employees - Help Them When You Can (3)
• 26: Easy Online Docs (0)
• 25: A Bad Day at Dunkin’ Donuts (6)
• 25: A Bright Spot in Transportation (7)
• 24: Brokers Have the Upper Hand (1)
• 24: Will the Scuderi Split-Cycle Engine Change the Face of Trucking? (12)
• 23: A Driver Shortage?  (5)
• 22: Where’s the Enforcement of These Trucks? (8)
• 22: Dale Earnhardt Junior Is On Top Of The Speed Chart (0)
• 22: Biodiesel - What’s Up with THAT? (5)
• 19: New Mobile Wireless Technology Coming - Xohm (3)
• 16: Let’s do More Business with this country (1)
• 16: China Learning from US Trucking (1)
• 15: Fuel Tax Going Up (0)
• 11: Fedex Face-off with the IRS (4)
• 10: Mike Psak, the Next Illinois Senator (7)
• 10: Trucker Tech Podcast: Episode 6 (4)
• 08: Research Before You Submit Your Personal Information (6)
• 08: How to Create A PDF From Any Program. (2)
• 07: The Future of Trucking? (3)
• 07: Become a Successful Truck Driver (22)
• 06: Getting off a tall hill with a heavy load…. (4)
• 06: Too Much Technology? (0)
• 06: Remote Help (0)
• 05: Tax Time (2)
• 04: Roadcast #8 Career paths  (0)
• 03: Winter Driving final chapter (1)
• 03: Roadcast #7 Trucking Discussion Continued (0)
• 02: Roadcast #6 Talking about Trucking (1)

December 2007  (27)
Detailed Monthly Archive

• 31: Winter Driving Part Two (10)
• 30: Trucking Career Management Tips (4)
• 29: Winter Driving Part 1. (4)
• 29: California Idling (11)
• 28: Life After The Open Road (17)
• 27: Cross Border Program to continue (2)
• 27: The Legend Moves South (3)
• 27: More Hours of Service Bickering (4)
• 26: Behind the Wheel Training Required for CDL (3)
• 25: Is the CB Dead? (11)
• 24: Online TV (0)
• 22: Good Deal for ex Siricomm Subscribers (6)
• 19: Cleanup Your Startup For Faster Starts (0)
• 18: Made in China (0)
• 17: New Laptop For The Christmas Season? Here’s Advice On A New Computer Setup. (14)
• 17: Online Storage Made Easy (0)
• 16: The State of Trucking Video (6)
• 15: Unique HOS Enforcement (0)
• 15: Houston….we have a problem. (5)
• 13: Hours of Service Decision (1)
• 12: Trucker’s Gym (3)
• 09: Roadcast #5 Fuel Taxes and Truck Strikes (1)
• 07: Updated status on the Cross Border Program debate (2)
• 06: Truck Stop Wi-Fi Unification Talks Begin  (1)
• 05: Accessorial Failure or more electric (1)
• 04: Technology sprinting forward. (2)
• 02: Champions week in NYC! (2)

November 2007  (31)
Detailed Monthly Archive

• 30: How to Rescue Truck Stop Wi-Fi (6)
• 29: Seeking Sanity in the HOS Debate (0)
• 27: Siricomm Down (15)
• 26: Update on Hybrid Trucks (2)
• 25: I-10 is closed in Louisana (3)
• 24: CMT Now Tricking Truckers (4)
• 23: Black Friday (7)
• 23: Load Securement (4)
• 23: Google 411 (0)
• 23: Jimmy Johnson Wins His Second Championship! (0)
• 22: Roadcast #4 (2)
• 20: End of Cabotage Restrictions (8)
• 18: What next for the Mexican trucks (3)
• 18: Same Old Pork (0)
• 17: THE END OF AN ERA. THE LAST RACE FOR THE BUD CAR AND DALE EARNHARDT JUNIOR.  (3)
• 15: Trucker Tech Podcast #1 (6)
• 14: Striking for Rates (0)
• 13: Roadcast Episode #3 (0)
• 12: OK,Ok I GET IT! GIVE JIMMY JOHNSON THE TROPHY NOW! (3)
• 12: Economy Solutions (7)
• 10: Tonight’s Roadcast (0)
• 09: Carl Edwards is on the pole in “The Valley OF The Sun”! (0)
• 08: Backing Up! (0)
• 07: Demo Yard (0)
• 06: Answers on the Fly with Google SMS! (5)
• 05: Three in a row for Jimmy Johnson and the points lead! (3)
• 04: Roadcast #2 (0)
• 03: Martin Truex Jr. Is On The Pole At Texas! (4)
• 02: Drugs on the Road (5)
• 01: To the Bridge (2)
• 01: Roadcast Reminder (0)

October 2007  (46)
Detailed Monthly Archive

• 31: Pre-Trip (0)
• 29: Johnson Again! Team Lowes Is Catching Gordon! (0)
• 29: Aerodynamic Trucks  (12)
• 28: Dale Jarrett qualify’s third at Atlanta (0)
• 28: Roadcast #1 (4)
• 26: Whats a Podcast? (0)
• 26: O/O’s May be Barred from the Ports of L.A. and Long Beach (3)
• 25: TSA Loses Laptops Containing Truckers Info (1)
• 24: Highway Info Around So Cal Fires (0)
• 24: Anti Theft for Trucks (2)
• 22: Variable Cost (0)
• 22: CVSA exposed as a pawn of the North American Unionists (0)
• 21: Jimmy Johnson Wins The Subway 500 (2)
• 19: GORDON,GORDON,GORDON, NOT GORDON AGAIN? (0)
• 19: Are Longer and Heavier Trucks in Your Future? (14)
• 18: Mystery Surrounds Truck Tunnel Crash (8)
• 18: What Time is it? (5)
• 17: The Second Severe Weather Season (2)
• 16: Thoughts from the road - Fighting the boredom (3)
• 15: Driving a Road Train (5)
• 15: Change Those Passwords (3)
• 15: Canada’s Oil Supply 2nd only to Saudi Arabia (1)
• 14: Tunnel Disaster on Intertate 5 (0)
• 14: More Road Trains (3)
• 14: HE DID IT AGAIN! JEFF GORDON WINS AGAIN! (0)
• 13: News Summary (2)
• 13: Intro to Road Trains (0)
• 12: “THE ROCKET MAN” RYAN NEWMAN IS ON THE POLE FOR THE “BANK OF AMERICA 500! (2)
• 11: What happened to service? (4)
• 10: Essential Hardware (2)
• 09: Trucking and Instant Messaging (1)
• 08: Jeff Gordon Does It Again At Talladega! (0)
• 08: XM and Sirius Merger Vote Set (5)
• 08: The 3 Most Essential Programs for Truckers (8)
• 06: Michael Waltrip Is On The Pole At Talladega! (4)
• 06: The numbers don’t add up! (4)
• 06: Chains  (2)
• 05: How Not to Make Money on the Road (0)
• 05: Trucking’s a Tough Business (0)
• 04: Midnight Trucking Radio Network Moves to XM (2)
• 03: Red Light Cameras Snaring Police (2)
• 03: Fixed Costs (4)
• 02: Truck Speed Limit Change in Illinois (1)
• 02: HEY YOU! STUPID! (5)
• 01: Greg Biffle Wins a Rain Shortened Race at Kansas! (0)
• 01: Government Hypocrisy  (2)

September 2007  (32)
Detailed Monthly Archive

• 30: Take Life on the Road Everywhere (0)
• 30: Introducing NAUTILUS-In Cab  (6)
• 28: Ebooks (0)
• 28: The Best Truckers Shrug Off Insults (1)
• 28: Smokin’ Hot Rigs (1)
• 27: Breaking News from FMCSA (6)
• 26: Truck Driver Shortage (8)
• 25: Abundance vs. Scarcity (9)
• 25: Thinking Critically about Biodiesel (3)
• 24: Carl Edwards Wins The Dodge Dealer 400 at Dover! (0)
• 24: Truck stop showers, are they really clean? (2)
• 23: Expand Your Mind (1)
• 21: Big Rig Drags (1)
• 17: Pole Sitter Clint Bowyer Wins Big! (0)
• 16: U.S. Trucker Delivers in Mexico (5)
• 15: Drivers Daily Log (3)
• 15: The Field Is Set For Sundays “Sylvania 300″ (2)
• 14: Immigration Driver Scam Unveiled (2)
• 14: Big Rig Smokin’ (3)
• 13: The Sylvania 300  (0)
• 13: Bandit Epidemic (0)
• 12: Just to Say Hello (0)
• 12: The Best Power Supply Solution in the World! (0)
• 11: 9-11 Memorial Truck (1)
• 11: Truck Safety Crackdown (0)
• 10: Log Rules on Hold and Mexicans Roll (4)
• 10: Mexican Truck Issue on the Radio (5)
• 09: The Chevy Rock and Roll 400 (3)
• 09: First certified carrier crosses border to initiate Demonstration program (0)
• 03: Hybrid Technology for My Next Truck (2)
• 01: Where are We Headed (4)
• 01: We’re all truck drivers in this together (2)

August 2007  (20)
Detailed Monthly Archive

• 31: 9th Circuit summarily rejects Teamsters motion (0)
• 31: It’s official! The border is open Southbound (0)
• 30: “Somebody” is seeking another injunction to stop the Mexican trucks! (3)
• 29: Truck Stops (4)
• 27: Six Money Saving Tips for Owner Operators (4)
• 24: As the big rigs roll! (2)
• 22: More on Mexican Trucks (6)
• 19: All Stars (0)
• 18: EOBR’s in the News Again (2)
• 18: Mexican HOS rules revealed (0)
• 17: Feeding the hysteria, again! (1)
• 17: Transportation Secretary Confirms Diversion of Funds (1)
• 14: Follow the Money… (1)
• 13: RSS Made Really Simple (0)
• 06: Freight on a downturn  (0)
• 05: Same old Congress, same old pork (3)
• 03: America’s Infrastructure Falling Apart (5)
• 02: Bridge Collapse (3)
• 02: Slow Freight Volumes  (0)
• 01: English only enforcement (0)

July 2007  (38)
Detailed Monthly Archive

• 31: Diesel Price (0)
• 30: Trucker for US Senator (1)
• 27: Downtime! (1)
• 27: Economic effect of Biodiesel (2)
• 26: Sleep Apnea in Truckers (1)
• 25: Truck Only Lanes (0)
• 25: Here we go again! HOS tossed by U.S. Appeals Court D.C. (0)
• 24: More Biodiesel Becoming Available (2)
• 23: Trucking’s booming again, someday (1)
• 23: Another Diesel Alternative  (0)
• 21: Trailer Sales as an Economy Gauge (2)
• 21: Truck Driver on TV (0)
• 18: Intro to Heavy Haul Trucking (4)
• 17: Town Name Trivia (1)
• 17: Con-way expands truckload with $750M CFI buyout (0)
• 14: Routing Programs (9)
• 14: Wearing Ourselves Out (3)
• 13: Mexico announces requirements for U.S. carrier participation in Pilot Truck Program (0)
• 13: Serial Killer finally caught in Nashville (2)
• 12: Economy Briefs (0)
• 12: Arkansas now prohibits parking on ramps and shoulders (3)
• 10: Trivia that Cuts the Mustard (1)
• 09: eValue Talk - Free Internet Phone Calls (4)
• 09: Sprint continues exceptional customer service (4)
• 09: Freight from the Internet (2)
• 08: FMCSA proposes new fee structure to replace the SSR (2)
• 07: Trucking Solutions (6)
• 07: Boomers Driving (2)
• 06: Truck Pics! (2)
• 06: GPS Navigation For Dummies (0)
• 05: The Numbers are In (2)
• 05: Foolproof Hotspot Security (3)
• 04: Fourth of July Fun (0)
• 04: The MXT (4)
• 03: Diesel Price (2)
• 03: Declaration of Independence Trivia (0)
• 03: Employment Numbers (0)
• 02: BP Jumps on the Jatropha Biodiesel Bandwagon (2)

June 2007  (57)
Detailed Monthly Archive

• 30: Why The Immigration Bill Failed (1)
• 30: Subscribing to Life on the Road - Or Any RSS Feed (3)
• 29: Ham It Up. part 2 (1)
• 29: Chicken Lights, Chicken Truck (1)
• 29: Immigration Reform Bill down for the count (4)
• 27: Get Your Comments In (4)
• 27: Trucking Declines (0)
• 27: Truck Parking (3)
• 26: Diesel Price (0)
• 26: All else is trivia (0)
• 26: Fuel economy for Trucks mandated (5)
• 25: Update on Splash and Dash (0)
• 25: Driver Turnover on the Rise (1)
• 25: On Being A Professional (0)
• 24: New biodiesel plant (0)
• 24: Roadcheck 2007 Results (0)
• 23: Truck Driving Video (2)
• 23: A Canadian perspective on NAFTA and Trucking (1)
• 22: Economic Outlook for the Week (0)
• 22: Nevada ports of entry bill dies (2)
• 22: Connecticut bill to increase weigh station hours dies (0)
• 21: New Texas law expands truck enforcement (0)
• 21: Why Some Keep Trucking (1)
• 20: Save Your Fuel! (0)
• 20: Trucking Business Software (2)
• 19: Hybrid Trucks (1)
• 19: Random Acts of Trivia (1)
• 18: Using Wastelands for Growing Biodiesel Plantstock  (4)
• 18: Biodiesel Subsidies (1)
• 17: Winners and Losers (0)
• 17: Old Salts (0)
• 17: Headlines (0)
• 16: Old Timers (2)
• 13: Idleaire Review (9)
• 12: Trucker Profile (2)
• 11: Biofuel Boondoggle  (4)
• 10: Finally, facts and numbers about the Mexican Truck Program (0)
• 10: Road Check 2007 -The ignored participant.  (0)
• 10: Carriers must go paperless by June 19 (0)
• 09: Garmin GPS-18 (4)
• 09: A Truck Driver (3)
• 09: Maintaining Your Identity - Check Your Credit (0)
• 08: I Did Say “Maybe!” (1)
• 08: RoadCheck 2007 Preliminary Results  (0)
• 08: Hypermiling(Suicide) (0)
• 08: Google Maps and Trucking (0)
• 06: Quitting Truck Driving the Company Way (2)
• 05: Roadcheck 2007 (0)
• 04: Super USB WiFi Antenna (3)
• 04: Biodiesel Blends (0)
• 04: Biodiesel Basics (0)
• 04: Biodiesel History (0)
• 04: Staying Healthy on the Road (0)
• 04: Mexican Trucks Delayed (0)
• 04: Ham It Up (2)
• 04: Mexican Trucks may not be the Problem (1)
• 04: Survivor:Trucking (1)

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