Bye Bye Logbooks

Well, it only took the trucking industry fifteen years, but it looks like we'll soon start to see more use of electronic logbooks. Instead of drivers having to play secretary everytime they stop, now they'll be able to log in their exact time on these e-logbooks.

The downside? Most cops don't yet have the technological ability to read these e-logs reports, so they'll have to manually figure out a driver's hours instead of having to go by paper printouts. Drivers aren't given names to log on to these things, but instead are given numbers (to protect them from identity theft!)

That's great, and all, but what's to stop driver number 1234 from logging on as driver 5678 just so he can drive longer? Hmmm... go figure.

It's not like we haven't had the technology needed to make these e-logs possible for a while now. We've had gps tracking, cell phone communications and wireless internet. I can't believe it took someone this long to put all these things together and just now come up with a gadget to make full use of all this technology to make a driver's life easier. To think it took a government mandate to enforce this sort of tracking and timekeeping. Sheez!

Slim Pickins

After asking you guys what sites you use to hook up with truckers, it became evident there's little to no help out there for truckers and chasers to hook up. The few sites that let you hook up are more interested in your money than in your sex life. You can't blame some of them, though. I know personally that it's very expensive to host a website with the right tools for truckers and chasers to hook up. Nonetheless, it's even more expensive for the average guy to dish out a monthly fee for some site that gets little to no traffic, and doesn't really help anyone hook up.
Is there something wrong with the web and truckchasing online? Maybe not.

More to come...

MESSING AROUND IN THE WOODS

FRIENDLY ALERT / REMINDER

When getting on your knees to give head out in the woods (and yes, we still do that despite Windows 7) be sure to protect yourself against bug bites. ESPECIALLY against ticks that can carry the very dangerous LYME DISEASE.

Spray your jeans with any bug spray that has DEET in it, and don't even think about wearing shorts just because they give you easy access. (It gives bugs easy access, too!)

You think you're not at risk from bugs just because you're the one getting head? Think again.

Check yourself for bugs and disease-carrying ticks when you get out of any grassy or wooded areas. The sooner you spot those critters on you, the better your chances of not catching Lyme Disease or some other infection.

Lime disease information from the CDC - Click here.

PLAY HARD - BUT DON'T PLAY STUPID

How's The Fuel In Your Town?

I'm lucky we live in a city where the cost of fuel is almost always relatively lower than the national average. Diesel has its moments, however, especially because we have a couple of big truck stops in the area. I was remembering some great tips to think about when filling up your vehicle. Do you remember any? Hit me back and leave your comment.

Here's my favorite:
* Never fill up where the fuel tanker is making its delivery.
Why? The fuel being pumped into the underground tanks stirs up all the dirt and impurities to make them mix with the rest of the cleaner fuel. All that polluted fuel goes into your gas tank!




Know any good tips? Leave your comment.

I saw this posting today, and thought I would share it with everyone, and welcome comments.

Posting:

Guys,
What are the best most active trucker hook up sites on the net here in the US? I am looking to hook up with truckers on the Interstates/rest stops for some fun. I am 45, 5'10", 170#, 30w, athletic, fit, great ass and cock, 7.5 uc, into fucking, sucking, and more... into white masculine men with nice veiny cocks and low balls.
Thanks for any leads,
RTW Traveler

Masculine Homos

I just happened to catch a bit of the new show on TV called "Glee" and I caught myself wondering what happened to all the masculine gay guys on television. They have some high school kid on the show who sounds like a woman. If I wasn't looking at him talk, I'd swear it was some little girl. The most masculine person on the show happens to be the lesbian gym teacher. At least she's not giving lesbians a bad name despite the fact she's totally into Madonna. (They even had her do a version of 'Vogue' that was pretty funny.)
I'm glad I got buddies here in the real world that can still be thought of as men. Especially when they speak. What do you think? Are gays getting a bad rap because of the stereotypes on TV? The closest we got (that I can remember) to a semi-masculine gay guy on TV was Will from the show Will & Grace... am I forgetting anyone? Hit me back.

A while back I commented on how rest areas on the east coast were being closed down. South Carolina had completely shut all of them down, NC was busy closing some, and VA closed a good number of rest areas due to state budget cuts. Whatever.

Now it seems rest areas all over the country are being shut down for the most powerful reason of all - money. Yup. No matter how ridiculous subtle reasoning may be, all it takes is for one politician to scream out "budget" and they've found a rock-solid argument to close or do away with our rest areas.

I happened to be channel surfing last week when I saw the story on "The Daily Buzz" (a morning show that comes on around the same time as the "Today" show and "Good Morning America". )
After they mentioned a variety of reasons why rest areas were closing all over the U.S., they finally mentioned the money angle. What a shame.

I see travel plazas replacing the rest areas because they make the state more money, they make the business owners more money, and as long as we can squeeze a few dollars out of John Q. Public's unemployed wallet, why not go for it?

November 2009

Welcome to November 2009!

If you have (or had) a birthday this month, I hope you enjoy your special day and make it a memorable one. Have fun, do something for yourself, and keep your friends and loved ones close to your heart.

What's going on in the truckchasing scene? Things have slowed down here at headquarters due to my health problems. In case you didn't know, in a matter of months, I got hit hard by diabetes and all sorts of complications from this unbelievable disease. What started as a bruise on my right hand from using power tools, quickly turned into a week-long hospital visit to have a dead chunk of flesh from inside my hand removed. (The bruise got infected, and wouldn't heal.)

The difficult part to this point has been learning to use my right hand again. Being right-handed made it all that difficult. I had to learn to write again, to draw, to type, etc. I should have made more of an effort to be ambidextrous. But, hey - hindsight bla bla bla.

Now I'm still fighting with my diabetes and it's resulted in a domino effect with the rest of my body. I've developed serious acid reflux that made me drop 25 pounds of mostly muscle mass. I keep getting this nasty thrush in my throat, that my doctor says is all due to my diabetes. He says once I get my numbers under control, all my ailments will resolve themselves.

But enough of my problems. I just wanted to give you guys an update.

Happy November, and please let me hear from you. Leave a comment or send me an email.

-TC

Halloween Hangers

Halloween is this coming Friday. Are you guys dressing up? Are you guys getting tricks or treats? If you're good, you'll be getting both!

:)

Reminiscing

If you're over 25 or 30, you may still remember the old school ways of chasing truckers.

Do you remember driving out to a truck parking lot for a chance to meet truckers?

Do you remember having to speak to truckers face to face?

Do you remember sneaking in the bushes without cellphones?

Now you can chase truckers from your sofa on your notebook computer, or from Dunkin Donuts on your Blackberry. So much for the thrill of the chase.