FRIDAY RANTS 2011

• Driven to Distraction – Terry Scruton shares his thoughts on how the media tends to portray the trucking community. To read Terry’s rant click here. Air date: Dec. 2, 2011.

• A slick move – Terry Scruton shares his thoughts on the sneaky moves oil companies are trying to make. To read Terry’s rant click here. Air date: Nov. 18, 2011.

• A touch of class – Terry Scruton shares his recent experience of visiting the classroom and having the chance to explain – to 7th graders - what he does for a living. To read Terry’s rant click here. Air date: Nov. 11, 2011.

• Dirty Business – Terry Scruton discusses the ongoing conversation between truckers and fuel suppliers about the price at the pump. To read Terry’s rant click here. Air date: Nov. 4, 2011.

• Stuck in a bad teen movie - Land Line Magazine Senior Editor Jami Jones reflects on all that angst and drama from those 1980s teen movies, only today it’s from a virtual perspective. To read Jami’s rant click here. Air date: Oct. 28, 2011.

• Clearing the air - Land Line Magazine’s Charlie Morasch shares his point of view on how some regulations get delayed due to the economy, while others do not. To read Charlie’s rant click here. Air date: Oct. 14, 2011.

• When does cute cross the line - Land Line Magazine’s Charlie Morasch shares his thoughts on a new game that may just cross an ethical line. To read Charlie’s rant click here. Air date: Sept. 30, 2011.

• The Border Zone - Land Line Magazine Staff Writer Charlie Morasch talks about the border with Mexico and the problems truckers face there. To read Charlie’s rant click here. Air date: Sept. 16, 2011.

• White Knuckles - Land Line Magazine’s David Tanner discusses the relationship between mainstream media, public perception and trucking. To read David’s rant click here. Air date: Sept. 9, 2011.

• Is it Racist? - Land Line Magazine Managing Editor Sandi Soendker examines a charge that’s being used more and more to silence critics of the planned cross-border trucking program with Mexico. To read Sandi’s rant click here. Air date: Sept. 2, 2011.

• Twisting the Truth – Terry Scruton responds to a newspaper columnist that regularly bashes truckers. To read Terry’s rant click here. Air date: Aug. 26, 2011.

• The Border Zone - Land Line Magazine Staff Writer Charlie Morasch talks about the border with Mexico and the problems truckers face there. To read Charlie’s rant click here. Air date: Aug. 19, 2011.

• Is there a doctor on the road?  – Terry Scruton takes a look at health, truckers and how one doctor sees the situation. To read Terry’s rant click here. Air date: Aug. 12, 2011.

• The old taxi scam - Land Line Magazine Managing Editor Sandi Soendker shares a recent experience she had while traveling. To read Sandi’s rant click here. Air date: Aug. 5, 2011.

• Not too late - Land Line Magazine’s Dave Tanner offers a few thoughts on the nation’s economy and it’s affect on transportation. To read Dave’s rant click here. Air date: July 29, 2011.

• It’s called renegotiation - Land Line Magazine Senior Editor Jami Jones pokes some holes in arguments that the U.S. must engage in cross-border trucking with Mexico. To read Jami’s rant click here. Air date: July 22, 2011.

• Lease this, buddy – OOIDA’s Public Relations Coordinator Norita Taylor offers her thoughts on lease purchase deals. To read Norita’s rant, click here. Air date: July 15, 2011.

• CARB ‘Explains’ – Charlie Morasch of Land Line Magazine offers a few thoughts about the California agency’s recent education efforts. To read Charlie’s rant click here. Air date: July 8, 2011.

• Speculating on speculators – Terry Scruton shares his thoughts on the people who artificially drive up the cost of oil. To read Terry’s rant click here. Air date: July 1, 2011.

• Don’t get dead - Land Line Magazine Managing Editor Sandi Soendker takes a look at some of the good – and not so good – slogans intended to make us safer. To read Sandi’s rant click here. Air date: June 24, 2011.

• Outpouring of support - Land Line Magazine staff writer Charlie Morasch offers some advice on attempts to help disaster victims. To read Charlie’s rant, click here; Air date: June 17, 2011.

• Timing is all relative – Charlie Morasch offers a few thoughts about opening the border while Mexico is in the midst of a full-scale drug war. To read Charlie’s rant, click here. Air date: June 10, 2011.

• For what we pay, we deserve the best - Land Line Magazine Associate Editor David Tanner shares his thoughts on a vehicle miles traveled (VMT) tax. To read David’s rant, click here; Air date: June 3, 2011.

• Mexican Trucks - Land Line Magazine Senior Editor Jami Jones shares her thoughts on the political war raging over opening the border to trucks from Mexico. To read Jami’s rant, click here; Air date: May 27, 2011

• A bad example – Terry Scruton shares his thoughts on the statements made by Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood regarding cross-border trucking. To read Terry’s comments, click here. Air date: May 20, 2011.

• Timing is all relative – Charlie Morasch offers a few thoughts about opening the border while Mexico is in the midst of a full-scale drug war. To read Charlie’s rant, click here. Air date: May 13, 2011.

• Matty Moroun’s means to an end – Land Line Magazine Associate Editor David Tanner offered a few thoughts about the owner of the Ambassador Bridge. To read David’s rant, click here. Air date: May 6, 2011.

• The 10-Year Solution - Terry Scruton offers a few thoughts about the decade-long fight to arrive at an Hours of Service regulation everyone can agree on. To read Terry’s comments, click here. Air date: April 22, 2011.

• VIPR Club – Charlie Morasch offered a little background on his recent coverage of VIPR – Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response. To read Charlie’s rant, click here. Air date: April 15, 2011.

• A trucking term worth knowing – Keith Goble talked about the importance of indemnification – a concept that could save – or cost – truckers a lot of money. To read Keith’s rant, click here. Air date: April 8, 2011.

• A Bad Example – Terry Scruton offered a few thoughts today about the recent statements of Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood regarding cross-border trucking with Mexico. To read Terry’s rant, click here. Air date: March 25, 2011.

• Pendulum Shift on Snow and Ice Issue? – Keith Goble offered a few thoughts about states that want truckers to clear all snow and ice off their trucks – or face a fine. To read Keith’s rant, click here. Air date: March 18, 2011.

• Now we’re footing the bill too? – Land Line Magazine Senior Editor Jami Jones offers a few thoughts on how our government proposes to treat Mexican truckers, versus how they treat our own. To read Jami’s rant, click here. Air date: March 11, 2011.

• Product Placement – Charlie Morasch offers an example of where an advertising principal has made its way into a federal regulatory issue. To read Charlie’s comments, click here. Air date: March 4, 2011.

• Tiresome treatment of truckers makes mainstream news – Norita Taylor offered a few thoughts about some good news directed truckers’ way in the press. To read Norita’s rant, click here. Air date: Feb 25, 2011.

• Jack LaLanne, wellness pioneer – Land Line Magazine copy editor Elizabeth Andersen remembers fitness guru Jack Lalanne, who recently died at 96 years of age. To read Elizabeth’s rant, click here. Air date: Feb. 18, 2011.

• Take it down at notch – Terry Scruton offers a few thoughts about the temperature of political discourse these days. To read Terry’s comments, click here. Air date: Feb. 11, 2011.

• Knights in White Parchment - Charlie Morasch offers a few thoughts about truth, writing and so-called “white papers.” To read Charlie’s comments, click here. Air date: Jan. 28, 2011.

• The 10-Year Solution – Terry Scruton offers a few thoughts about the decade-long fight to arrive at an Hours of Service regulation everyone can agree on. To read Terry’s comments, click here. Air date: Jan. 21, 2011.

• Lease this, buddy - OOIDA’s Norita Taylor talks about lease purchase deals – and why they’re not such a good deal most of the time. To read Norita’s comments, click here. Air date: Jan. 14, 2011.

• Media Madness – Terry Scruton offers a few thoughts about political cartoons that just aren’t funny. To read Terry’s comments, click here. Air date: Jan. 7, 2011.