Industry News

01-26-12  - Obama SOTU then and now

Compare what Obama said in 2010, 2011 and now during his State of the Union address Copy and paste link to your browser to hear his word from the horses mouth, sounds like a broken record http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV7tAIF9E_M

01-26-12  - http://patriotpost.us/

copy and paste link for some real news on the State of the Union. Won't find hero worship you see in Main Stream Media. http://patriotpost.us/

01-05-12  - Life is a Marathon

It has been said “Life is a Marathon not a 100 Yard Dash.” That is true until you get close to the finish line, then it seems more like a sprint.

12-20-11  - Illegal Immigration

"People are angry that the US might protect its own borders, might make it harder to sneak into this country and, once here, to stay indefinitely. Let me see if I correctly understand the thinking behind these protests. Let's say I break into your house. Let's say that when you discover me in your house, you insist that I leave. But I say, 'No! I like it here. It's better than my house. I've made all the beds and washed the dishes and did the laundry and swept the floors. I've done all the things you don't like to do. I'm hard-working and honest (except for when I broke into your house). According to the protesters: You are Required to let me stay in your house You are Required to feed me You are Required to add me to your family's insurance plan You are Required to Educate my kids You are Required to Provide other benefits to me &to my family My wife will do all of your yard work because she is also hard-working and honest. (except for that breaking in part). If you try to call the police or force me out, I will call my friends who will picket your house carrying signs that proclaim my RIGHT to be there. It's only fair, after all, because you have a nicer house than I do, and I'm just trying to better myself. I'm a hard-working and honest, person, except for well, you know, I did break into your house And what a deal it is for me!!! I live in your house, contributing only a fraction of the cost of my keep, and there is nothing you can do about it without being accused of cold, uncaring, selfish, prejudiced, and bigoted behavior. Oh yeah, and I DEMAND that you learn MY LANGUAGE!!! so that you can communicate with me." Author; American Citizens

08-08-11  - If the US Government was a family

"If the US Government was a family, they would be making $58,000 a year, spending $75,000 a year, and have $327,000 in credit card debt. They are currently proposing BIG spending cuts to reduce their spending...to $72,000 a year. These are the actual proportions of the federal budget and debt, reduced to a level that we can understand." -- Dave Ramsey

03-06-11  - check the oil

A lot of folks can't understand how we came to have an oil shortage here in our country. ~~~ Well, there's a very simple answer. ~~~ Nobody bothered to check the oil. ~~~ We just didn't know we were getting low. ~~~ The reason for that is purely geographical. ~~~ Our OIL is located in: ~~~ ALASKA ~~~ California ~~~ Coastal Florida ~~~ Coastal Louisiana ~~~ North Dakota ~~~ Wyoming ~~~ Colorado ~~~ Kansas ~~~ Oklahoma ~~~ Pennsylvania And Texas ~~~ Our dipsticks are located in DC

05-17-10  - Carriers please read Take note of 371.3(c)

Under CFR 49 371.13 ACCOUNTING: Each broker who engages in any other business shall maintain accounts so that the revenues and expenses relating to the brokerage portion of its business are segregated from its other activities. Expenses that are common shall be allocated on an equitable basis: however, the broker must be prepared to explain the basis for the allocation. 371.3 RECORDS TO BE KEPT BY BROKERS: 371.3(a)(4) The amount of compensation received by the broker for the brokerage service performed and the name of the payer. 371.3(a)(5) A description of any non-brokerage service performed in connection with each shipment or other activity, the amount of compensation received for the service and the name of the payer; and 371.3(a)(6) The amount of any freight charges collected by the broker and the date of payment to the carrier. 371.3(c) Each party to a brokered transaction has the right to review the record of the transaction required to be kept by these rules. REDESIGNATED at 61 FR 54707 Oct 21. 1996 and AMENDED at 62 FR 15421 Apr 1, 1997 371.9 REBATING AND COMPENSATION: (a) A broker shall not charge or receive compensation from a motor carrier for brokerage service where: (a)(1) The broker owns or has a material beneficial interest in the shipment or (a)(2) The broker is able to exercise control over the shipment because the broker owns the shipper, the shipper owns the broker, or there is a common ownership of the two. (b) A broker shall not give or offer to give anything of value to any shipper, consignor or consignee (or their officers or employees) except inexpensive advertising items given for promotional purposes.