Big Rigs 365 - Hurrican Ike Cripple Oil Platforms

Big Rigs 365 - - The ramifications of Hurricane Ike, that hit September 13th, still continue to this day. The 12-foot storm surges were not as big as one thought, but they did destroy over fifty oil platforms and crippled 32 more.

As of September 30th, the Associated Press reported that an estimated 13,000 barrels of oil were lost when the oil rigs were down. This is equivalent to 90 million cubic feet of gas each day.

Ike also threatened approximately 1,400 oil platforms (about one third) in the Gulf of Mexico. Damage in the Gulf is still being assessed.

On the bright side, Ike spared most of the platforms, and was not a disastrous as Hurricane Katrina.

Big Rigs 365 - TheTrucker.com

Big Rigs 365 - - TheTrucker.com is the premiere newspaper for truckers around the country. It features the top stories concerning truckers, such as the state of oil prices.

According to TheTrucker.com oil prices had decrease substantially but have gone back to about $80 a barrell. "Light, sweet crude for November delivery rose $3.49 to settle at $81.19 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, after earlier rising as high as $82.52. The contract fell Friday $8.89 to $77.70, the lowest price since Sept. 10, 2007."

Why does this concern truckers? Well, most truckers pay for their own gas, to high gas prices cut into their profits.

Big Rigs 365 - I Hate Fog Lights!

Big Rigs 365 - - Ever wonder if your bright lights bother those big rig drivers on the road when you are driving you little Honda Civic? The answer is, yes!

You may laugh at this question but many people ask this question. Little do people know, truckers are directly in the line of sight of bright lights and fog lights. In short, the bright lights of other cars can blind a trucker coming toward you. Some safety experts say you shuld use them to see better, but what about the trucker coming toward you who cannot see at all?
For truckers, fog lights are by far the most frustrating things on the highways today.

Big Rigs 365 - Car Show

Big Rigs 365 - - Floridians had lots to do the other weekend. The Big Rigs and Car Show was in town and seemed to be attracting record crowds. There were more people this year than previous years, and the community truly supported the event.

"The top awards for the weekend go to Grant and Julie Davey, Mark and Helen Crosby and their dedicated Show 'N' Shine teams for putting on a weekend of fantastic events"(quoted from the ypct.com).

The show featured collector cars, big rigs, and awards. Proceeds from the show were donated to the Royal Flying Doctor Service Copper Coast and Districts Support Group. Organizers are thankful to all the volunteers, vendors, and spectators that made it such a successful event.

Big Rigs 365 - Off to the Races!

Big Rigs 365 - - People from all over the area got together to watch the parade of Big Rigs roar through their town of Mount Panorama. Hundreds of fans lined the streets to cheer and to photograph the massive vehicle. For a six year olf little boy, the highlight of his day was to take a picture with Craig Lowndes' team truck.

In a day or so, the big rig teams will fight for bragging rights. Races will begin around 8am as the Mini Series to to the track for practice. Most spectators will come around 10:40 to see the actual race.