http://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb/showforum.php?fid/15/This forum is for discussions related to the issues facing drivers on a daily basis.<br> MODERATOR: JuciefruitenWed, 01 Jul 2009 20:11:01 GMTWed, 01 Jul 2009 20:11:01 GMT10http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssFusionBB 3.0 FINAL (www.fusionbb.com)http://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/58276http://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/58276
Due to the State budget shortfall, many State of Michigan employees will = be required to take temporary furlough days on the dates specified below.=
This letter is being sent to inform you that this will include MDOT Tra= nsport Permit Agents involved in issuing oversize/overweight permits. Th= erefore, the Transport Permit Offices will be closed and permits will not= be issued on the following days:
Friday, June 19th
Monday, July 6th
Friday, July 24th
Friday, August 7th
Friday, August 21st
Friday, September 4th Please submit any single trip permit applications by 2:00 p.m. the prior = business day in order to allow time for our agents to review and issue th= em prior to the closures.

We regret any inconvenience this may present. If you have any questions = or concerns, please feel free to contact me at (517) 373-2123.

Sincerely,

Jon Goke, Supervisor
Transport Permits Unit=20
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Turn Down Hot Fuel ]]>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:34:48 GMThttp://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/58273http://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/58273
Read the full story here ]]>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:30:33 GMThttp://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/58254http://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/58254
If the larger fleets are now the majority of trucks still on the road...they might have to get more creative to find tickets to write to meet their "production quotas"... maybe even to keep their jobs... or their trooper/police car...

I noticed locally that we seem to have more motorcyle and bicycle police on duty... bicycling policemen seems like a good idea to me... as long as I do not have to ride a bike in full police attire... It does seem to make a policeman more accessible and hopefully communicating with the district he is assigned to oversee... such as a downtown commercial district or a university campus...saw a bicycle policeman in a major outside mall area the other day... going down the elevator with it ... guess he did not want to lock it up... or maybe he was just moving from one level to another...

Anyway.... hopefully you all OTR and regional truckers are on the alert ...the police in Michigan, Penn, or wherever may be looking for any excuse to write you a ticket of late... how about if your tiedown straps are an inch to far apart or your mudflaps are torn on the trailer???

Dutchman 1 ]]>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:30:21 GMThttp://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/58253http://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/58253
Read the rest here ]]>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:55:35 GMThttp://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/58247http://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/58247 When i run across the pads for a weigh in motion scale I will often get an ok to bypass scale and then get a red light to pull in after I pass the sign that just told me to bypass the scale. Other times I'll get truck must exit to scale (happens also with bobtail), then get a green light on my i pass. I thought maybe I was to close to the truck in front of me but it's happened with no trucks around also. I always pull in when in doubt but always wonder which to believe.. the I pass or the sign. Can anyone get me an answer for this? ]]>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:37:05 GMThttp://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/58200http://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/58200
Read more here ]]>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:37:53 GMThttp://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/58199http://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/58199
Speed Limiter Debate Information ]]>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:33:29 GMThttp://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/58196http://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/58196
OOIDA LEGISLATIVE UPDATES ]]>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:37:21 GMThttp://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/58179http://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/58179
I got to thinking about it and am wondering if the guy can do that legally. Obviously the trailers are in the companies name and their tags are on them and probably their name on the sides of the trailers.

The company can just call the police and report it stolen or tell them the circumstances have them put out an APB(watch too many cop shows) for him. Right? ]]>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:50:26 GMT