wtxdragger wrote:Forgot to mention that all of the separate day/night, truck /auto speed limits in Texas got changed. Driving home on I20 at 80. (always do, but its legal now)


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wtxdragger wrote:Road Kill Jerky

If you do have trouble, or want to see it from the air, i am 13 miles north of I10 on 349. Exit 325.

My cunado is a K9 for Pecos County! He can get us out of most trouble, he might not, but he could.


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58Skylane wrote: No reason for me to speed, I get paid by the hour.

Terry wrote:

58Skylane wrote: No reason for me to speed, I get paid by the hour.

Pat, how many sets of log books are you running anyway?

courierguy wrote:I bought my last crane on a Friday in Tampa Florida, and got the temp registration paperwork wrapped up just minutes before the DMV closed for the weekend.

Monday at 8:00 AM I rolled into my SE Idaho jobsite

TexasNick wrote:Been 80 for a while on I10 north of San Antonio. You know what the sad thing is? Cars can now legally drive faster than an airplane!


http://www.mylandblog.com/88/the-80mph- ... o-be-85mph

80 for the big rigs?? Day and night??

Law Passed Banning Held Held Cell Phone Use by Commercial Drivers

Just recently, a final ruling was made by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regarding cell phone use by commercial truckers. Those who operate commercial trucks and buses will no longer be permitted to use any hand-held cell phones while navigating their vehicles on the nation’s roadways.

The new law will take effect January 3, 2012, one month after the official statement and paperwork was passed by the FMCSA. No driver will be allowed to hold a cell phone in their hand while driving with the other, and, if they break the rule, they can face disciplinary actions. Offenses will count as traffic violations and several accrued infractions can lead to a commercial driving license being revoked.

Drivers who violate the restriction will face federal civil penalties of up to $2,750 for each offense and disqualification from operating a commercial motor vehicle for multiple offenses. States will suspend a driver’s commercial driver’s license after two or more serious traffic violations. Commercial truck and bus companies that allow their drivers to use hand-held cell phones while driving will face a maximum penalty of $11,000. This ban follows the September 2010 ban regarding texting while operating a commercial truck or bus.

180Marty wrote:

80 for the big rigs?? Day and night??

Tire companies are going to love that. Last summer in Iowa on I-80 east of Des Moines, I was going to over take a semi when all of a sudden one of the drivers exploded. Thought I was a goner and how rubber didn't come through the windshield I'll never know. My aunt was pretty nervous when I passed a truck the rest of the trip to VA and you wouldn't believe all the rubber on the road---it was bumping a 100 degrees and speed limit was just a measly 70.