TD106: How Will Amnesty Affect The Trucking Industry?

In today's episode, I show you what an idiot I am by commenting on a political subject: Amnesty for illegal immigrants. More importantly, I share my thoughts about how 11 million new American citizens will affect the trucking industry.

I'm also pleased to announce that Erich McMann agreed to let me give away three copies of his new CD called Trucker Country. Just email me at [email protected] and put the words "Trucker Music" in the Subject field. I'll do a random drawing and announce the winners on a future show. And be sure to Like him on Facebook and check out his music video on YouTube.

Links mentioned in the show:

BigTruckGuide.com when you need to know axle weights in a particular state.

Monogahela Misfit talks about an app/web service that helps truckers called Loading Spot.

A new iPhone app called StayAtHand can help truckers find hotels with truck parking.

If you haven't heard what's going on with the new amnesty laws, check out this New York Times article.

An article on other country's immigration laws.

If you're unfamiliar with Pavlov's dogs, check this out.

In the feedback section:

Ken writes in with a funny one-liner.

David writes in with an idea about how to let drivers drive a little bit over their legal driving time. I'm mean and slash it apart. ;-)

Toby (@truck_writer) points us to a hilarious list called, 15 Dumbest Patients Ever.

Simon writes in from Ireland with some pictures of the tiny roads he drives on everyday. I throw a couple of pictures of America's back roads in for comparison. See the pictures here.

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