LaHood: worried about ‘Global’ Texting

Here we go again. Our US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is so infatuated with distracted driving that he is now going “global” with it.
Why is our “US” Transportation Secretary even worried about distracted driving “globally?” This is just about the most ludicrous thing I have ever heard of.
Especially when there are more important [...]

Cross Border Trucking with Mexico – Equals US Jobs Lost

Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood announced at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on May 6th that the Obama Administration was “very close” to announcing a plan that would resolve the cross-border trucking dispute with Mexico. What are they smoking? I can say this if it makes you think the way the D.O.T. and Obama are [...]

Sleep Apnea and Trucking be Prepared

Recently a two day sleep apnea conference was held in Baltimore, MD. and those in attendance say that sleep apnea is a serious safety concern in trucking. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) started a campaign last summer to bring awareness to the trucking industry about Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA).
“Last summer we recommended that all [...]

English Only CDL Testing

In the United States of America it is a federal mandate that CDL applicants must be able to read and speak English sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English, to be able to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records.
Then [...]

CVSA Roadcheck June 8-10 for Trucks

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has changed the date for the road-check it was originally scheduled for the first of June, it has now been set for June 8-10.
CVSA stated Memorial Day weekend as the reason for the change. Officers could have been on over-time had they kept the original dates.

Road-check is an inspection [...]

Trains and the Potential for Terrorist Attacks

With the failed bombing attempt last week in NYC, when will an attempt happen against the transportation industries? After 9/11 tanker hauling in the US got a whole lot stricter. Some petroleum plants I went to enacted some pretty intense rules. They also moved barriers out in the road so that the driver would [...]

Bicycle Infrastructure ‘Low Investment’ but is it needed

I never realized we even had a “bicycle infrastructure” as bicycles don’t run on any type of fuel in order to be taxed so it can be maintained.
So who is going to pay for this “project” that the Secretary of Transportation is saying is needed? Are they going to start taxing bike riders? Seems [...]

Arizona’s New Illegal Immigration Law – Some Truckers Plan to Protest

Why? That is about the only question I can come up with right now.
This is a bill that is needed in probably every state.
Do these same truckers complain and protest because they have to stop at the Canadian border and show documents as well? I don’t see a problem with it if [...]

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