[Trukrswyfe]

Originally Posted by Ratdog

They were complaining on the stations awhile back here. The call them something, bottle bombs, heck I can't remember. It isn't like Ohio cleans the sides of the roads anyway.

Trucker Bombs, and when traveling the interstate and bored, We play count the trucker bombs,

Sometimes we even play " Name that Color"

[Ratdog]

Originally Posted by Trukrswyfe

Trucker Bombs, and when traveling the interstate and bored, We play count the trucker bombs,

Sometimes we even play " Name that Color"

I remember now. Thanks, or I would of been trying to remember that all night.

[Binder]

Originally Posted by Darin Younce

My guess is that there was no new murders, theft or other serious but newsworthy events , so they said "hey what the heck, lets find something to fill in this void ". .

FOX stations top story this time of year is American Idol , the others have to reach to compete .

[Sonny Pruitt]

our company policy is to avoid all scales

[Ratdog]

Originally Posted by Sonny Pruitt

our company policy is to avoid all scales

So are you the owner...LOL

CAPTAIN OBVIOUS SAYS:

If you're doing your job there's no reason to dodge scales.

[Sonny Pruitt]

so...............

[tweety bird]

It's just funny- in the video, the reporter starts the story while standing at the entrance to the weigh stations- with NO trucks entering the scale... why? Because it's closed (as usual- this is Texas, remember?)! I wonder why they didn't say "Hundreds of potentially unsafe truckers made it past the scale during the filming of this segment..."

And the officer wasn't too terribly worked up- you have to wonder what was said that wound up on the cutting room floorl

"Every day, there's trucks that get off on the service road," said Sones.
Then, Sones said, they get back on I-35, barely slowing down.
"It's a time thing for them, that they've got to be at a certain location at a time," said Sones. "As a citizen, I would definitely be concerned."

Even Officer Sones doesn't sound too concerned- it's a time thing. Not a wildly illegal thing. He says before this that if "they" are trying to get around, then they've got something illegal going on. But then he says it's just a matter of time. MAKE UP YOUR MIND!

If you have to go through the scale, you may wind up getting a paperwork or vehicle inspection. And, even if you pass with flying colors, that's time you'll never get back!

During the video you can tell that it's totally spliced together.

I like the comment from "driver" Finn Solheim:
"They should have to stop."

He's in a car.

Texas is hardly ever open anyway- and when they are open, they don't even keep bankers hours. What a joke!

Originally Posted by Phil McCracken

CAPTAIN OBVIOUS SAYS:

If you're doing your job there's no reason to dodge scales.

Yeah Right and we just had some flying pigs land here in Baghdad too !!!

[Copperhead]

I don't have to "dodge" the scales... I run real tight routes running Midwest regional and a lot of the time there is no scale to dodge or they are usually closed. A lot of states are really cutting back the amount of scales they have and the times they are open in the Upper Midwest.

I do love the two lane roads. Oh well, I'm wierd. I can handle that. Especially when I average 5 % or less out of route, average 130K-140K miles a year, get home every weekend, and by the house once or more times a week, and don't have to lie and cheat to do it. Knowing how to manage my time and manage my paper trail (fuel, tolls, etc) I can keep everything looking right and still get the job done.

Experience does count for something.