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    In June, last year brought to the Polish record number of used personal vehicles – 107 181 units. It is almost 30 percent more than in the first half of 2007. Almost twice increased number of carsimported from outside the European Union, mainly in the USA. Import of vehicles UE country exceeded 103.5 thousand in [...] […]
  • Senate Passes "Cash for Clunkers" Bill
    The U.S. Senate has passed a proposal to give Americans a voucher, worth up to $4,500 toward the purchase of a new car when they trade in an older, less fuel-efficient model. The measure has already passed the House of Representatives and has the support of President Obama, so it is expected to become law [...] […]
  • Your Old Chrysler Dealership May Soon Sell Indian-Made Pickups
    There are a lot of newly-empty car dealerships in America. By the end of the year 2010, Chrysler and General Motors plan to have eliminated more than 3,000 dealerships nationwide. There are a number of foreign automakers trying to enter the U.S. market. Even in a recession, the American car market is the world's most [...] […]
  • BMW Settles Lawsuit, Will Repair 3-Series Cars with Subframe Damage
    BMW has settled a class-action lawsuit that alleged that an undisclosed subframe defect in 3-Series cars built between 1999 and 2006 was costing some owners thousands of dollars in repairs. Motor Trend explains, "The suit originated in 2006 and claimed that defects in E46 3 Series models cause fractures in the rear-axle supports in the [...] […]
  • Survey: New York City Drivers Love Obscene Gestures
    You will die. You will be taxed. The sun will rise in the morning. And if you drive in New York City, someone will lay on their horn behind you and give you the one-finger salute. These things are certain. To prove the last one, we have the results of a recent survey. Kicking Tires [...] […]
  • First Drives: 2010 Ford Taurus SHO
    More than twenty years ago, an automotive legend was created by accident.  Ford Motor Company had cancelled a planned sports car, but was left with a warehouse full of high-powered engines and no idea what to do with them.  So a small team of Ford engineers did what millions of amateur mechanics and tuners have [...] […]
  • Chrysler PT Cruiser Gets a Stay of Execution
    The Chrysler PT Cruiser, it seems, will not end with the 2009 model year.  Automobile Magazine reports, "Fiat, in its infinite wisdom and foresight, has granted a stay of execution to the Chrysler PT Cruiser, the U.S. automaker's compact hatchback/station wagon/old peoples'-mover.  The PT Cruiser was previously scheduled Copyright © […]
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    Update : A Volvo spokesperson contacted us to say: "An announcement related to the sale of Volvo Car Corp. would only come from Ford Motor Company. As of today, neither Ford Motor Company nor Volvo Car Corporation in Sweden has made any announcement regarding the sale of Volvo. Reports of such a sale by any media outlet [...] […]
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    The House of Representatives has passed a version of the "Cash for Clunkers" bill, but one that lacks much of the funding the bill's authors had envisioned.  The watered-down bill now heads to the Senate. The Detroit News reports, "The House on Tuesday narrowly passed a wartime spending bill including $1 billion for a &qu Copyrig […]
  • Trucker
    Diane Ford (Michelle Monaghan), a vivacious and successful independent truck driver, leads a carefree life of long-haul trucking, one night stands and all-night drinking until the evening her estranged 11-year-old son (Jimmy Bennett) shows up at her door. Peter hasnt seen his mother since he was a baby and wants Diane as little as she wants him; but with his […]
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    Follow me across the country with updates so maybe we can meet up! Also some photos from the road. www.twitter.com Please rate comment and subscribe You want the truth about what trucking is all about. I do a mostly daily show at this link below. phobos.apple.com The journey of a traveling man is not easy.This video is just a short insight to the struggles o […]
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    Welcome to Big Rig Trucker, my new web series. I will be releasing a new episode about every week so stay tuned, subscribe to my channel to get a update when the latest show releases. In episode 2 there will be two new segments one of which is called " Big Rig Trucker quick tip" If you would like to offer advice to other truckers or truckers lookin […]
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    Follow me across the country with updates so maybe we can meet up! Also some crazy ass photos from the road. www.twitter.com Please rate,comment,and subscribe please read this---it is not my intent to try and teach everything about trucking there is to know or to even act like i know everything.You could ride with me your whole life and still not learn it al […]
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  • Trucker Steve -Learn to drive a 18 wheeler EP 2
    Follow me across the country with updates so maybe we can meet up! Also some crazy ass photos from the road. www.twitter.com Please rate,comment,and subscribe Trucker Steve takes some time out to show those interested how to make proper weight adjustments .Enjoy . Please rate and comment. Visit my live and interactive website at www.truckersteve.com […]
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New ‘American Patriot’s Bible’ sees USA’s ‘godly roots’ – USATODAY.com

New ‘American Patriot’s Bible’ sees USA’s ‘godly roots’ – USATODAY.com.

American Patriot Bible has some people crying fowl. It’s always fascinating how certain types of exercise of freedom of speech draws ridicule.

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I Don’t Often Complain, But…

103 Degrees At Temple, Texas On July 2, 2009, 5:42 PM

I am not one that’s inclined to complain. Complaining generally doesn’t do any good.

On the other hand, examining facts can be beneficial. So, let us examine the facts.

The trucking company I drive for is beginning to whine very loudly once again about drivers idling their trucks excessively. There are two reasons to idle a truck while parked, either (a) to maintain interior cab temperature via heating or air conditioning or (b) to idle the engine in extremely cold weather to keep it from freezing up and not starting.

Freight volume is down. As a result, a lot of trucking companies have gone out of business. Many companies that remain in business are operating at reduced freight levels and are looking for ways to trim costs in any way and every way they can.

Here’s an example of how reduced freight volume is impacting me. Last week, I got paid for 1,000 miles for the entire week. That’s roughly one third of what a “good” 3,000-mile week would be. As a result, I’m sitting in a parked truck much more than I would be in more normal times. Fortunately my bills aren’t that high, so I’m able to survive on a smaller income.

So I and many other company drivers are sitting around in the trucks a lot more than we normally would. Enter the company, complaining loudly about “excessive” idle time percentages. They are backing it up with thinly-veiled threats of job termination.

I have been told I MUST reduce my idle time percentage — I’m some sort of menace. “Reports” are being placed in my employee file. I’m being “monitored” for “review.”

Do I want to remain employed? If the answer is “yes” then that means shutting the truck off and not running the air conditioner. Other trucks around me are idling endlessly, but mine is turned off in order to get that idle percentage time down.

So, here I sit in Temple, Texas waiting on another load with my windows rolled down and the engine turned off. It’s currently about 103 degrees here at Temple — typical summertime Texas weather — hot and dry. Fortunately, there’s a breeze blowing. Even so, I’m still sweating and everything is warmer to the touch than I am.

It’s hot enough in this truck that my cell phone’s circuitry won’t allow the charging circuit to charge the battery if the phone is in use — a safety feature to keep the phone from catching on fire and burning up.

Just how bad do I need a job?

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Trucker Tom Podcast #1104 — Barack Obama, Potential Dictator

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Barack Obama, Potential Dictator

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Trucker Tom Podcast #1103 — An Angry Elitist Atheist

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An Angry Elitist Atheist

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Trucker Tom Podcast #1102 — Death Of A False God

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Death Of A False God

With all of the star worship, Michael Jackson ended up becoming a false god. Failing to handle all the fan adulation properly over the years ultimately cost him his life.

Beware — pedophiles are now becoming social workers that work directly with children.

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Trucker Tom Podcast #1101 — What Keeps The Molecular Spin Spinning?

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What Keeps The Molecular Spin Spinning?

In elementary school we are all taught about the structure of atoms, how they consist of a nucleus surrounded by orbiting electrons and protons. What force keeps these things spinning at the perfect speed? If there’s a spin force, then logic dictates there MUST be a spin source.

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Google Latitude Location Wordpress Sidebar Widget

I just found a very cool Google Latitude Wordpress widget that will automatically display my current location in the sidebar as long as I have the Google Maps application up and running on my Sprint HTC “Touch” phone.

I’ve been looking for a way to automatically display my current location, and this is almost ideal. The only way to make it better would be if Google were able to work directly with Sprint rather than having to access the Internet via the phone’s data location connection. That will likely never happen because of sensitivity to privacy concerns.



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Trucker Tom Podcast #1100 — Strong Mental Immune System

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Strong Mental Immune System

I play the audio of a couple of different TED talks that discuss the idea of meme’s or virally spreading ideas and how people can be vulnerable to them. This gives me a launching point to talk about how resentment and denial figure into the equation and literally lower mental immunity to nonsense ideas.

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Gravity Driven Universe by Roy Masters

Gravity Driven Universe by Roy Masters.

Roy Masters is having a special broadcast on Friday, June 26, 2009 where he talks about his alternative theory to the so-called Big Bang theory of how the Universe developed and is sustained.

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Trucker Tom Podcast #1099 — How Marxism Is Justified

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How Marxism Is Justified

Human beings that harbor resentment and are enemies with their conscience end up seeing the world backwards. Right becomes wrong, wrong becomes right, freedom is slavery, and slavery is freedom. I play a clip from a TEDtalks piece that essentially attempts to justify slavery to the state and income redistribution as a good thing because slaves are happier than if they are completely free. I do a stop-start on the clip, point out the flawed reasoning and explain why it is fundamentally flawed.

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Trucker Tom Podcast #1098 — Teetering Towards Dictatorship

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Teetering Towards Dictatorship

Chaos is slowly engulfing people and organizations as they move away from conscience into an externalized, pressure-responsive state. The USA and much of the world at large is becoming ripe for mind control and ultimately dictatorship and tyranny.

I play the song “Na Na Na” by 46Bliss.

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Trucker Tom Podcast #1097 — Communication Costs Approach Zero

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Communication Costs Approach Zero

Up until the Internet came along, people were able to make paying businesses out of helping other people communicate, utilizing high-priced print and broadcast technologies. The Internet replaces those technologies and is in the process of disrupting monopolistic business models that were traditionally based around multi-million dollar printing presses and broadcast facilities.

People are now able to communicate one-to-many or many-to-many directly, and as demographics and communication consumption behaviors change, old business models that are suddenly no longer viable in today’s world are beginning to crash to the ground. Owning a newspaper printing press or TV or radio transmission tower are no longer guaranteed methods for making money.

The days of making a business out of communications itself are rapidly ending. Business models themselves will therefore have to change. The only businesses that will be able to survive in a near-zero-cost of communications environment are those businesses that provide real value.

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The marketing myth of “free” social media | Tom Foremski: IMHO | ZDNet.com

The marketing myth of “free” social media | Tom Foremski: IMHO | ZDNet.com.

The author of this must feel his job is threatened by blogging, Twitter, Facebook, podcasts, etc.

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FTC plans to monitor blogs for claims, payments by AP: Yahoo! Tech

FTC plans to monitor blogs for claims, payments by AP: Yahoo! Tech.

FTC Plans To Limit Free Speech of Bloggers

Could this be how the government plan to limit free speech via a back-door attack? Why don’t they go after politicians outlandish and outright false claims too?

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Trucker Tom Podcast #1096 — Self Implosion

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Self Implosion

A bit of a trip down podcasting nostalgia lane. I play portions of an Adam Curry Daily Source Code episode from October 26, 2004. It’s striking how back in the early days of podcasting Adam Curry was full of energy and projecting an image of happy family life with his wife Patricia Paay and their daughter.

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