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		<title>Truck Parking at Weigh Stations &#8211; Part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Suzanne Roquemore Every day its seems like there are more trucks on the road. And every night, it seems like there are more trucks trying to park in the truck stops- and not enough parking spots to accommodate them. When truckers are tired, they need to park. Hours of Service legislation requires a 10 hour [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Truck Parking at Weigh Stations, Part 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Suzanne Roquemore Tired truckers are everyone's problem. And no trucker wants to drive tired. Some truckers insist that if you plan your trip properly, you should always be able to find parking. Other truckers understand that no matter how much you plan, truck parking can be elusive. Truck stops fill up, usually later than earlier. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Want My 400 Pounds! &#8211; Trucking, APUs And Weight Allowances</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Suzanne Roquemore There's a lot of hubbub about APUs (Auxiliary Power Units- or generators) these days. Yes, the federal government is allowing up to 400 lbs for trucks with APUs- or any device used to reduce fuel use and emissions. It's part of the idling reduction strategy- to encourage truckers and trucking companies to install [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.truck-ladders.com/2010/09/28/400-pounds-trucking-apus-weight-allowances/</link>
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		<title>100 Day DOT Blitz &#8211; New Mexico&#8217;s Campaign to Make Highways Safer This Summer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Suzanne Roquemore The State of New Mexico is cracking down on drivers- and, this time, it's not just truckers they're after! The 100 Days and Nights of Summer campaign is an effort by the State of New Mexico Department of Transportation and New Mexico State Police to reduce auto fatalities by 25 percent in 2008. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.truck-ladders.com/2010/09/27/100-day-dot-blitz-mexicos-campaign-highways-safer-summer/</link>
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		<title>Fuel Theft is on the Rise &#8211; 7 Tips For Truckers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Suzanne Roquemore Fuel theft has always been a concern in the trucking industry. But with average fuel prices on the verge of breaking the $5 per gallon mark, it's becoming an epidemic. High fuel prices are putting a squeeze on truckers, and some of them are getting desperate. Some are considering stealing fuel from other [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.truck-ladders.com/2010/09/26/fuel-theft-rise-7-tips-truckers/</link>
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		<title>2290 Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax &#8211; What is It? How Much is It? and Who Needs to Pay?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Suzanne Roquemore The 2290 Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax is a $550 federal excise tax that must be paid on all vehicles that weigh 55,000 lbs or more and operate on public highways. The reporting period is from July 1st in any given year to June 30 the next year. The tax bill that is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.truck-ladders.com/2010/09/25/2290-heavy-highway-vehicle-tax-pay/</link>
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		<title>The Language Barrier and Trucking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Suzanne Roquemore There is no official language in the United States. But, for truckers, understanding the English language is a requirement. Some states do allow parts of the commercial driver's license examination to be taken in a language other than English, but all applicants for a commercial driver's license are required to be able to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.truck-ladders.com/2010/09/24/language-barrier-trucking/</link>
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		<title>CVSA Inspections &#8211; 7 Inspection Levels Explained</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Suzanne Roquemore You'll often hear truckers throwing around terms like "Level I Inspection" or saying something like "He gave me a Level III." But many truckers don't know what the various levels of inspections are or what is involved when an officer performs them. The CVSA (Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance) is an international organization. It [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.truck-ladders.com/2010/09/23/cvsa-inspections-7-inspection-levels-explained/</link>
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		<title>There&#8217;s Something About Trucking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Suzanne Roquemore There's just something about trucking that you don't find in other fields. There's camaraderie. Some would argue, with validity, that in recent years, that feeling of "us" has dissipated. But there's still an "us" in the trucking world that an outsider just doesn't get to see. We're all out here doing the same [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.truck-ladders.com/2010/09/22/trucking/</link>
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		<title>Where You Can Idle and Where You Can&#8217;t &#8211; Part I</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Suzanne Roquemore These days, engine idling is on most truckers' minds. Some have taken it upon themselves to save fuel while others take offense to the idea that they can't idle their trucks at their own discretion. Truckers these days have more options than they did in the old days. More and more trucks are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.truck-ladders.com/2010/09/22/idle-part/</link>
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