Marcel67

I wonder I was in Kentucky  at the  flying J  in dry ridge and wonder when I saw a Mexican convoy with old crap truck all stacked on top it each other with 3 chains and no lights can make it to the Mexican border with out  out of service 🤓

Sorry  for your loss

Happy thanksgiving you all!

My prayers are with you. Kick it back to first low gear and give it f...king hell!

In all fairness, we should have gotten a compensation on buying cleaner trucks. In Holland, there was a subsidy program if you bought a cleaner truck and the additional cost was offset by a rebate!

Would be nice if Scania could build a conventional truck with US spec with a 730 Hp V8. Since Volkswagen owns it, would be nice to get on the market here. The good things, there is a dealer network for engines thru the USA.

Not really. The new trucks could still be equipped with engines without the aftertreatment systems and make them Tier 3.

Thru good point!

How is it going to impact the trucking industry with increase of insurance cost and higher cos of equipment and low  freight rates. It looks the little guys are going to be pushed out.

I tought maybe to go back in hauling aviation equipment or engines. Yes correct I see the reefers biz going to hell in a hand basket and that's why I sold everything. To many big companies taking it cheap and expect you to do it for even less. Back in the day I was ok in the aviation biz hauling  engines and support equipment and got good paid loads.  Heck with. Oversized engine you couldn't run at night so you go your sleep.  

I'm wondering if in this cut throw business small companies and owner operators survive? Many old timers told me that they quit end 2017 driving due to new rules.

True but still you see drivers try to pass with 1km difference on flat road or specially on a hill. They have the power but the speed limiter prevent to pass. My family runs a trucking company out of Holland on daily routes to Swiss and see it often happening that trucks try to pass but it takes forever. That's when inpatient drivers try to pass and created dangerous situations 

In Europe, it was implemented and it showed that there were more dangerous situations because trucks couldn't pass each other. In Germany, they called it Jumbo racing, and caused more accidents than to prevent it.

Finally saw the movie 13 hours secrete soldiers of Bengazi. I got really disgusted when I saw the part where they requested help and nothing happened. All I was thinking was how can we ever elect Hillary as president if she doesn't care about American lives

Very well said!

This make my laugh! When I start driving a truck I went north, south any where there was a road or some times not.  So Friday I got a guy come in looking for a truck driving job. So looked up his licens and all ok, agreed with my pay off  $0.50 pm and then he said. I don't go to California, New York , New Jersey  and  Chicago.  These are the routes we run and make me a little money.  Where are the good old times people are happy to do the job where ever you send them🙄

Thanks Barry for keeping it going . Indeed a nice place to go I know your not alone in this crazy times. Anyway how do I attached pictures I tried on my IPad click choose file choose picture click done and wall aaa!  Nothing attached

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wow spring cleaning starts early so yes let trump win! 

Holy camoly I thought I was on a wrong site!,,,😂😂😂

We should have already a civil war now with this lunatic we have in office. Barack obambi! So I think we will be ok with trump.

Those times never come back where you could build something and make money!