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Bison reaches LNG milestone
WINNIPEG, Man. -- Bison Transport says it has now accumulated a million miles with its liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered trucks. […]
New Peterbilt vehicle in full production
DENTON, Tex. – The latest truck to roll out of Peterbilt, the vocational Model 567, is currently in full production. […]
Gates Canada helps power the Great Northern Ride
BRANTFORD, Ont. – Snowmobile enthusiasts are suiting up for the 14th consecutive year to raise money for the Lansdowne Children’s Centre Foundation. […]
Provincial proposal to raise fuel tax garners OTA reaction
TORONTO, Ont. – The transit Investment Strategy Advisory Panel will recommend a series of potential measures to raise $2 billion annually, the amount needed to fund the Metrolinx Big Move. […]
TransX receives first of 150 new Peterbilt tractors
WINNIPEG, Man. -- TransX has taken delivery of the first of 150 new Peterbilt 579 tractors the company will be deploying. […]
Tallman Truck Centre named Cobra trailer distributor
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Tallman Truck Centre has announced it will be distributing the line of Cobra aluminum dump trailers in Ontario. […]
Carrier Transicold's engine emissions system for California gets CARB approval
ATHENS, Ga. -- Carrier Transicold says its optional engine emissions system (EES) designed to comply with California’s stringent emissions standards has been CARB-approved. […]
New Vigillo product aims to make 'big data' usable for fleets
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A newly launched Athena service uses the tagline “Fall in love. With what big data can do for you and your company.” […]
The future of freight brokering in Canada: Part 2 of 3
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- After selling MSM Transportation to Wheels Group last year, Mike McCarron joined Wheels to oversee mergers and acquisitions in a bid to consolidate the Canadian 3PL space. […]
New Guinness record shows women are stronger than they think
TORONTO, Ont. – Up With Women founder Lia Grimanis set a new Guinness World Record for the “Heaviest Vehicle Pulled 100ft by a Woman.” […]
Maxim Truck and Trailer charity pancake breakfast helps make Christmas merrier
WINNIPEG, Man. – Maxim Truck and Trailer held its annual charity Pancake Breakfast in support of the Christmas Cheer Board of Winnipeg. […]
Truck and trailer demand to remain fairly steady in 2014: FTR
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Demand for Class 8 trucks in North America will increase modestly, from 241,000 units in 2013 to 261,000 units next year, according to the latest projections from industry forecaster FTR. […]
Gordon Food Services joins KRTS's Preferred Partner Program
CALEDONIA, Ont. – Gordon Food Service (GFS) has recently joined the Preferred Partners Program offered at Kim Richardson Transportation Specialists as a way to grow their fleet of drivers. […]
The future of freight brokering in Canada: Part 1 of 3
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- After selling MSM Transportation to Wheels Group last year, Mike McCarron joined Wheels to oversee mergers and acquisitions in a bid to consolidate the Canadian 3PL space. […]
ATA issues white paper on the reliability of CSA scores
ARLINGTON, Va. – Reliability scores from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program in evaluating the safety of individual trucking companies has recently been issued in a white... […]
TCI remains high in the U.S.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.– Freight Transportation Research (FTR), an American source for logistic and transportation research and analysis, has reported the Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) reading still remains high due to capacity tightness... […]

Intermodal Rail Volume Rises 9.4% for Week
Intermodal rail volume for the week ended Dec. 7 rose 9.4% from the same period last year, the Association of American Railroads reported. […]
Used Commercial Vehicle Registrations Rise 7.8% in Three Quarters
Registrations of used commercial vehicles rose 7.8% in the first nine months of 2013 over the same period last year, according to auto data firm R.L. Polk & Co. […]
Nat-Gas Vehicle Orders Rise Among Clean Energy Customers
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. said its customers ordered 70% more natural gas-powered vehicles in the first nine months of 2013 from the same period last year. […]
Producer Price Index Declines for Third Month
Prices paid to U.S. producers dipped for a third consecutive month, declining 0.1% in November, the Labor Department reported Dec. 13. […]
Carl Ice Named CEO of BNSF Railway
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., parent company of BNSF Railway, has promoted Carl Ice to CEO of the freight railroad, replacing Matthew Rose, the company said. […]
Economic Growth Will Benefit Trucking in 2014, ATA's Costello Says
The U.S. economy should pick up next year to grow at a 2.5% pace and stimulate trucking demand, American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello said. […]
Nevada Posts Truck-Stop Information on Web
Truck drivers who need a break in Nevada can find the nearest highway truck stop by checking online via laptop or mobile device, the state Department of Transportation said. […]
Business Inventories Rise 0.7% in October
Business inventories rose 0.7% in October, and sales increased 0.5%, the Commerce Department reported Dec 12. […]
Retail Sales See Largest Increase in 5 Months
Retail sales grew 0.7% in November, the largest increase since June, the Commerce Department reported Dec. 12. […]
Jobless Claims Rise From Three-Month Low
Initial jobless claims rose from an almost three-month low last week, the Labor Department reported Dec. 12. […]
Truckload Fleet Turnover Dips Modestly
Truckload fleets' driver turnover dipped modestly in the third quarter, falling 2 percentage points to 97% from the second quarter at larger fleets and 8 percentage points to 74% at smaller operators, American Trucking Associations reported. […]

Ken’s Honda Accord Coupe

Ken’s Honda Accord Coupe Originally uploaded by Trucker Tom This is the outside of Ken’s Honda Accord Coupe.

Yuri Bezmenov: The KGB and the Brainwashing of the West

Here is a matter-of-fact discussion with former KGB officer, Yuri Bezmenov. In this short clip, he explains the principle aims and incredible success of a program to demoralize and crush the United States over the course of a few generations. Once begun, the process feeds on itself without any further outside help—without the involvement of [...]

To 3 or not to 3? Austin Dillon, RCR are honoring Dale Sr.
NASCAR on FOX announcer and legendary driver Darrell Waltrip says Richard Childress made the right move by putting his grandson in a Sprint Cup car carrying the number of the late Dale Earnhardt. […]
His darkest hour? Home of ex-Cup driver Mayfield to be burned
Jeremy Mayfield, who was suspended indefinitely from NASCAR in 2009 and evicted from his 12,000-square-foot mansion in 2012, has no plans to watch the abandoned and gutted house go up in smoke. […]
Think No. 3 just belongs to Dale Sr.? History proves otherwise
Austin Dillon, who has been named the next driver of the iconic No. 3 car in the Sprint Cup Series, is hardly the only man besides the Intimidator to carry the famed numeral in NASCAR's top division. […]
Twitterverse explodes: Return of the No. 3 stirs emotions
News of Austin Dillon's plans to drive the 3 car in the Sprint Cup Series next year generated major buzz on Twitter Wednesday as reaction both positive and negative quickly began pouring in. […]
Photos: Gen-6 Sprint Cup testing at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Check out a gallery of drivers on the track and in the garage from Wednesday's test at CMS, where teams tried multiple rules packages in an effort to help NASCAR make the racing even better in 2014. […]
Off and running: Harvick fast in first ride with Stewart-Haas
The driver nicknamed 'Happy' was indeed so after logging his first laps as a Stewart-Haas Racing driver at Charlotte, where NASCAR held testing to determine its 2014 aerodynamic rules packages. […]
Junior 'really comfortable' with Dillon taking No. 3 to Cup
Dale Earnhardt Jr., whose late father made the No. 3 famous in NASCAR, looks forward to seeing Austin Dillon campaign the iconic numeral next season for The Intimidator's former Sprint Cup team. […]
A longtime Dale Sr. fan, Dillon wants to carry No. 3 'with grace'
Austin Dillon, who on Wednesday was announced as driver of the No. 3 Chevrolet next year in the Sprint Cup Series, was a loyalist of the famed number almost from birth, or at least from early childhood. […]
Photos: Danica styles and stuns at the American Country Awards
Co-hosting the American Country Awards Tuesday night in Las Vegas, Danica Patrick donned a variety of attire -- including a full Vegas showgirl outfit. Want pics of her wearing this and more? […]
Done deal: Austin Dillon named driver of No. 3 Sprint Cup car
The 2013 Nationwide Series champion and grandson of team owner Richard Childress will resurrect the sport's most iconic number when he joins NASCAR's top series next season with RCR. […]

Frank Sanchez: Instagram.
Check more of tattoo in progress at my instagram @franciscosanchez_tattoo instagram.com/franciscosanchez_tattoo . There you can check out portraits , sleeves and other work in progress. Thanks Franksancheztattoo.com […]
TattooNOWtv: Webcast Viewing Parties
What’s better than watching live webcasts from the comfort of your own home? How about watching it with dozens of other like-minded artists and art lovers at a live viewing party? That’s exactly what people like Mary D’Aloisio have been doing. Mary shared some of her candid photos from her recent Off the Map LIVE! viewing party. She was also a recent guest o […]
Joe @ Off the Map Tattoo: PRINTerviews
Today's PRINTerview is with Sorin Gabor, a very talented artist out of Ohio who I had the pleasure of meeting at the Paradise Tattoo Gathering in Colorado earlier this year. He paints, he draws, he tattoos and he now has prints available to you, the adoring public! This image was printed with archival inks on an exhibition fiber paper. Personally I real […]
Off the Map Tattoo Grants Pass: East Coast Guest Spot
February 24th 2014- Im finally getting my chance to guest spot at Off The Map Easthampton Massachusettes location. Im beyond excited and nervous. Ive been a member of the team for the last two years and I get to see this amazing cast at conventions and visiting Grants Pass, Im excitied to visit there turf and show what im made of. Plus I will be sneaking ove […]
Andre Cheko Tattoo: New Updates Coming Soon 2014!!!
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Cat Tattoo: Cat Tattoo welcomes new artist, Ronnie
Ronnie has an extensive background in art, having spent at least twenty five years drawing and tattooing now for sixteen years. He holds an Associates degree in Graphic Design and loves drawing in graphite on colored paper as well as combining hand-drawn work and a little digital tweaking with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Alphonse Mucha, Dimitry Samohin, […]
TattooNOW: Testimonials!
With the end of the year coming closer we will be doing a sort of round up highlight. We'll be taking a look at some our staff's favorite tattoos that were uploaded, take a peak into our webcasts and also the news items and websites we've developed. December 8th marked the last episode of our fall season which was broadcasted from Visions Tatt […]
Off the Map Tattoo: New England & Northwest News: Johnny Smith Transferring Back to Oregon
Depending on what coast you're on, this may come as good, or bad news to you, but one of our awesome full time artists Johnny Smith has made the decision to move back to our Grants Pass, OR location after a year with us in Easthampton, MA. We were glad we could snag him for the time we did, but at heart, Johnny is a West Coast guy, and is missing his fr […]
Iron Rose Tattoos: IRT Tattoo Giveaway December 11th-25th 2013
IT'S HERE! IT'S FINALLY HERE! We’ve received TONS of requests to do another gift certificate sale this year, but we just did one for Black Friday, so how could we possibly? Oh! We know! We’ll just offer MORE for your money AND give away a FREE tattoo! It works like this… -Spend $100 get $175 -Spend $200 get $350 -Spend $300 get $525 PLUS be entered […]
Joe @ Off the Map Tattoo: WORD
Dear Mr. President and Members of Congress, We understand that governments have a duty to protect their citizens. But this summer’s revelations highlighted the urgent need to reform government surveillance practices worldwide. The balance in many countries has tipped too far in favor of the state and away from the rights of the individual — rights that are e […]

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