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He helped the New York City police make 5 arrests this month in the New York City area while making deliveries... No minor arrest either...he observed 2 men kill a young man on Aug 4th and speed away in their car...He got the license number of the car and reported it to the police.

He saw a woman beating a truck driver with a hammer on Aug 19th in NYC -- called 911 and she was arrested...

His boss with Sid Weiner and Sons Trucking of Mass. fired him on Aug 20th for doing good deeds on company time and "not minding his own business"...

His boss sounds like a "jerk" to me...

I wish that I had a good job to hire this guy...my guess he was probably working the same day or the next day after this was reported in the New York Post...

Dutchman 1

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Had an "interesting"experience in a "bikini club" a couple nights ago that made me think about that thread again...

About half way across IN. off I-64 there is an old truck stop that was bought about 3-4 years ago and converted into an "adult" entertainment complex. Indiana law being what it is the facility has been formatted as a "bikini club" with dancers in swimwear and serves a buffet type meal.

This facility is very convenient for us to shuttle/swap loads and as a parking spot for HOS compliance.

Used it to sleep several times over the last few years and NEVER been bothered by "ladies" or "buddies" at anytime Several trucking carriers drop trailers there and use it similarly to us. The buffet is usually "decent" tasting, if not just a tad overpriced, BUT the "atmosphere" is pleasant .

A couple days ago after a 600+ mile day, shut down there for HOS compliance and decided to go in and eat. As we entered the "dining/entertainment" area of the club we noted that the 5 bikini clad servers/dancers and a handful of customers were watching a plazma big screen TV.

Found a spot at the bar to sit and ordered dinner and thought that "things are slow"

As we waited on my order, we realized that the program on the Kentucky Educational Channel was about "Alzheimers Research"

As we ate dinner, we remembered that trucking DOES provide some "Interesting Contrasts"

he "adventure"continues.... ]]>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:32:07 GMThttp://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/45850/http://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/45850/ In doing this I made a concerted effort to "notice" things pertaining to trucking.

As I was traveling I had to wonder what it was like to be a trucker long ago.
I passed the spot of a old long abandoned scalehouse at the junction of Hwy21,Hwy 30 and wondered what it must have been like when the road I was on (hwy 21) was the route trucks took going south out of Cedar Falls before there was I380.
I took Hwy 6 east and in Marengo,Ia I came across a old travel lodge that was still open and saw some derelict buildings that had to be a old truckstop.
I know US Hwy 6 was a major east/west route before I80 was completed.

As I drove along in my truck with the A/C blowing and listening to the XM,making turns with my power steering,tilt wheel,air ride seat and cab.I got to wondering what it must have been like back in the day when the roads I was driving on were the "truck routes" and 4 lanes were almost unheard of. ]]>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:37:01 GMThttp://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/45832/http://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/45832/FCC Approves satellite radio merger ]]>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:00:46 GMThttp://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/45828/http://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/45828/
I had a driver last night from CRST, that I could smell from 30 feet away. I mean smelled really bad, I would not let in the building. I could smell him on the dock in the open air. I told him he smelled and to get back in the truck, leave the BOL on the back of the trailer.

Mark ]]>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:33:45 GMThttp://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/45818/http://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/45818/
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Mark ]]>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:29:49 GMThttp://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/45811/http://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/45811/
Speak GOOD English or get a TICKET! ]]>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:09:31 GMThttp://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/45805/http://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/45805/


Here is my plan..I am issuing a challange to all of you who read this and are registered members of Truckers Road to see who can get the best average MPG improvement in your truck/vehicle that requires a CDL to drive over a weeks time by conserving in anyway you choose..

I am waiting to hear from Pilot if I can purchase a driver payback card with $100.00 worth of points on it..This will be the winning prize if this can be done.That's right driver's.$100.00 in drivers points to the driver who can show the BEST VERIFIED MILAGE IMPROVEMENT!!!

I know what your thinking..How do you verify this....I am going to need some input from you all on this.
I have several ideas on how to verify the begining and end milages,but would like some input from ALL(lurkers too)of you.

1st thing I am begging for are some of you to act as "judges".As a "judge" you are automatically exluded from the competition(myself included)..
Once the "judges are appointed(for lack of a better term) we will finalize how to verify those who wish to enter milages...

So for now if you are interested in bieng a Judge plese use this forums PM function to contact me.. ]]>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:33:50 GMThttp://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/45804/http://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/45804/
I didn't catch where he read that at and have been googling and searching for something to back that up.


It does however make sense.As gas prices go up and up people are figuring out that driving let's say 60 mph gets you much better milage than driving 75mph.I know for a fact that my 05 GMC pickup will get about 16mpg at 75mph vs 20-21 at 60mph.
He also said the report stated that the police were seeing a drop in the number of speeding tickets.

Just from my own observations I am definatly seeing greater numbers of people driving slower..In a 62mph truck I rarley passed a car.now I find myself passing cars more and more.
It's kind of strange.

If anyone can find that link I would really appriciate it if you could post it or a strory similay to verify what the host was saying. ]]>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:58:37 GMT