http://guybo.hwyblogs.com/ A Trucker's Voice ©2007 Guybo. All rights reserved. en-us Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:09:05 EST Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:09:05 EST HwyBlogs.com - Free Blogging 120 http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b1694.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b1694.php Do workers have the right to work in sweatshop conditions if they so choose? Does the state have the right to protect workers by locking out those who would work longer hours for less pay? In 1905 the United States Supreme Court, deciding the ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b1694.php#comments Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:09:05 EST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b1645.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b1645.php It seems that the Hours of Service Rule, which was supposed to have been finalized more than a year ago, is as permanent as a sand-castle. Under withering fire from various safety groups, the newly born rule had just emerged when it was shot ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b1645.php#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:35:56 EST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b1520.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b1520.php The Hangdog Report: In days gone by, the general public looked upon truck drivers as "knights of the road." Those big and burly men (women truck drivers were almost unheard of back then) were quick to stop and help a motorist who might appear ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b1520.php#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:17:21 EST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b1465.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b1465.php I have been and remain a friend to Daphne and Steve Izner and thank them for what they are trying to do for us professional drivers. I recognize that many of us are not fully aware of what PATT is trying to do. Believe me when I say that when you ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b1465.php#comments Sun, 10 Jun 2007 17:37:56 EST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b998.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b998.php Arguments pro and con concerning raising truck weight limits on the non-turnpike miles of Maine interstate are getting hot. As a Maine resident and trucker with 20+ years over the road experience, I too am beginning to heat up. The argument ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b998.php#comments Sun, 17 Sep 2006 18:23:01 EST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b574.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b574.php As recently as two years ago the trucking industry was being warned not to dismiss the idea of an acute truck driver shortage. Did they listen? Apparently, not. According to the American Trucking Association’s report: U.S. Truck Driver ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b574.php#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2006 10:20:11 EST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b571.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b571.php I was "ridin' and guidin'" my 18-wheeler through the flatland just east of Montreal, Quebec, recently when I saw him. Like a specter that shouldn't be there, he was striding meaningfully along the side of AutoRoute 10, his eyes fixed straight ahead. ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b571.php#comments Sun, 12 Feb 2006 09:42:11 EST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b518.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b518.php To quote the old comic-strip character, Pogo: "I have met the enemy and he is us." One such confrontation occurred recently at the Canadian border crossing located at Rock Island, Quebec, and Derby Line, Vt. On the northbound leg of my journey ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b518.php#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2006 09:21:33 EST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b510.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b510.php Beans As I guided my 18 wheels onto the interstate, I could feel fatigue begin to invade my body. It had been a long day in a string of long days, but I expected to be home in two hours if the weather cooperated. It didn't. The winter rain, ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b510.php#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2005 19:08:56 EST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b445.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b445.php In the five-year period 1998 thru 2002, 26,065 persons died in large-truck-involved crashes. A study of the situation, conducted by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT HS 809 569 June 2003), concluded: “Clearly, the large truck fatal ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b445.php#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2005 10:11:59 EST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b394.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b394.php On Mother's Day 1999, 22 persons died when a bus operated by Frank Bedell crashed outside New Orleans, La. Investigators later discovered that Bedell should not have been behind the wheel of that bus. Bedell had serious heart and kidney problems. ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b394.php#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2005 14:20:52 EST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b360.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b360.php When preparing for your first driving exam, how much instruction did you receive, either from an instructor or from your state's driver's manual, regarding sharing the road with big trucks? In a recent report, David Webb, senior vice president ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b360.php#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2005 10:28:59 EST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b339.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b339.php Do workers have the right to work in sweatshop conditions if they so choose? Does the state have the right to protect workers by locking out those who would work longer hours for less pay? In 1905 the United States Supreme Court, deciding ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b339.php#comments Sat, 08 Oct 2005 13:19:58 EST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b296.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b296.php It's is time the trucking industry bit the bullet. According to analyst Donald Broughton of A.G. Edwards & Sons in St. Louis, truckers will move 9.8 billion tons of freight this year, up from 9.1 billion in 2003. The volume of shipments hit ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b296.php#comments Sat, 24 Sep 2005 17:39:25 EST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b283.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b283.php The Hangdog Report: In days gone by, the general public looked upon truck drivers as "knights of the road." Those big and burly men (women truck drivers were almost unheard of back then) were quick to stop and help a motorist who might appear ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/guybo/b283.php#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2005 19:02:34 EST