One of my sources posted this today to their site and I wanted to share it with you all.

 

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» Microsoft Office and Adobe » Adobe Photoshop CS2: introduction » Microsoft® ASP.NET 2.0: building applications » Microsoft® Excel 2007, advanced part 1: analyzing data » Microsoft® Excel 2007, advanced part 2: charts and graphics » Microsoft® Excel 2007: create a PivotTable  (3:07) » Microsoft® Excel 2007: filter data  (2:10) » Microsoft® Excel 2007: intermediate » Microsoft® Excel 2007: introduction » Microsoft® Excel 2007: link and unlink content between two workbooks  (3:59) » Microsoft® Excel 2007: record a simple macro and edit it in VBA  (3:28) » Microsoft® Excel 2007: take a tour of the interface and learn basic skills  (5:42) » Microsoft® OneNote: creating and using notebooks  (5:27) » Microsoft® OneNote: getting started  (7:17) » Microsoft® PowerPoint 2007: create a new slide master  (2:43) » Microsoft® PowerPoint 2007: customize the PowerPoint interface  (4:44) » Microsoft® PowerPoint 2007: introduction » Microsoft® Word 2007: intermediate » Microsoft® Word 2007: introduction » Microsoft® Word 2007: take a tour of special features  (6:18) » Microsoft® Word 2007: take a tour of the Ribbon  (3:37) » Microsoft® Word 2007: use the Track Changes feature  (4:40)

» Operating systems » Microsoft® Outlook 2007: tips and tricks » Microsoft® Windows Vista Sidebar: adding gadgets  (2:15) » Microsoft® Windows Vista advanced customization: back up the registry  (2:03) » Microsoft® Windows Vista advanced customization: increase bandwidth for network and internet connections  (3:23) » Microsoft® Windows Vista: advanced customization » Microsoft® Windows Vista: find files using basic Search  (2:45) » Microsoft® Windows Vista: troubleshooting and maintenance » Microsoft® Windows Vista: tune up your PC » Microsoft® Windows Vista: use Disk Cleanup  (2:47)

» Programming and web » Adobe Dreamweaver CS3: introduction » Adobe Flash CS3: beginning web animation » Computer programming: introduction » How to build your first website (with podcast) » Intermediate website design » JavaScript: web programming basics » Microsoft® ASP.NET 2.0: building applications » Microsoft® Access 2007: introduction » Project management made simple

» PC solutions » Evaluating desktop virtualization solutions » Exploring and implementing Gobi and 3G technology » Firewall basics (with podcast) » HP Backup and Recovery Manager: schedule backups  (13:34) » HP ProtectTools: Security at your fingertips (quick lesson with podcast)  NEW! » Simple backup strategies with HP Backup and Recovery Manager (quick lesson with podcast)  UPDATED! » Simplify your IT infrastructure: reduce total cost of ownership » Wireless networking with Bluetooth (quick lesson)

» Servers and storage solutions » Disaster preparedness through virtualization (quick lesson) » ERP: resource planning solutions » Introduction to storage networks » Linux 101: a beginner's guide » Linux 201: administering Linux for users » Linux 301: introduction to Linux system administration » Network attached storage basics » Protect your data: back up to tape, disk and the network » Understanding Microsoft® Windows Server 2008 » Virtualize your infrastructure: deployment

» Business skills » Build your business identity with a new logo » Color your business: develop a marketing color scheme  (3:23) » Create marketing materials that align with your goals (quick lesson) » Create your own marketing materials with free templates » Funding a new small business » Improve your personal networking skills » Marketing writing tips: five mistakes to avoid (quick lesson) » Meet the HP Smartphone: get connected, get more done (quick lesson) » Promote your business with social networking  NEW! » Save money, be energy efficient » Ten tips for printing better marketing materials in-house (quick lesson)

» Computing and networking » HP Backup and Recovery Manager: restore files  (8:13) » HP Backup and Recovery Manager: schedule backups  (13:34) » IT infrastructure and its challenges: outsource or hire? (quick lesson) » Laptop PCs: basic troubleshooting and repair (quick lesson) » Laptop PCs: troubleshooting wireless problems (quick lesson) » Network administration best practices » Networking 101 » Servers 101 » Simple backup strategies with HP Backup and Recovery Manager (quick lesson with podcast)  UPDATED! » Six steps to computer security (quick lesson)

» Graphic arts » Color your business: develop a marketing color scheme  (3:23) » Create marketing materials that align with your goals (quick lesson) » Create your own marketing materials with free templates » Disaster preparedness through virtualization (quick lesson) » HP Backup and Recovery Manager: restore files  (8:13) » HP Backup and Recovery Manager: schedule backups  (13:34) » IT infrastructure and its challenges: outsource or hire? (quick lesson) » Marketing writing tips: five mistakes to avoid (quick lesson) » Microsoft® Excel 2007: create a PivotTable  (3:07) » Microsoft® Excel 2007: filter data  (2:10) » Microsoft® Excel 2007: link and unlink content between two workbooks  (3:59) » Microsoft® Excel 2007: record a simple macro and edit it in VBA  (3:28) » Microsoft® Excel 2007: take a tour of the interface and learn basic skills  (5:42) » Microsoft® Windows Vista Sidebar: adding gadgets  (2:15) » Microsoft® Windows Vista advanced customization: back up the registry  (2:03) » Microsoft® Windows Vista advanced customization: increase bandwidth for network and internet connections  (3:23) » Microsoft® Windows Vista: find files using basic Search  (2:45) » Microsoft® Windows Vista: use Disk Cleanup  (2:47) » Microsoft® Word 2007: take a tour of special features  (6:18) » Microsoft® Word 2007: take a tour of the Ribbon  (3:37) » Microsoft® Word 2007: use the Track Changes feature  (4:40) » Save money, be energy efficient » Simple backup strategies with HP Backup and Recovery Manager (quick lesson with podcast) » Six steps to computer security (quick lesson) » Ten tips for printing better marketing materials in-house (quick lesson) » Wireless networking with Bluetooth (quick lesson) » Writing a high-impact business plan

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SPECIAL REPORT: Cross-border trucking program funding in jeopardy

Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009 - With a new administration and a new Congress in place, a recent vote by the House of Representatives may mean the end for the embattled cross-border trucking program with Mexico isn't too far off.
more >>

 

Commission recommends tolls and taxes, but no reform

As if truckers and highway users aren't paying enough in taxes, fees and tolls to run on America's highways, a federal commission is recommending that Congress adopt a sweeping array of new and higher user fees. Critics, including OOIDA, say the report does not address the way transportation money is spent nor does it call for reform. more >>

 

Illinois truckers credited for stopping bill to double base plate fee

An Illinois state lawmaker gives credit to truckers for helping sideline a bill that would have doubled the fees for base plates in the state. more >>

 

Colorado House OKs road funding bill; tolls, truck fee increases included

The Colorado House has narrowly approved a bill that includes the option of charging tolls to access existing free routes. By a margin of 34-31, House lawmakers voted to advance the bill, which is intended to raise at least $250 million a year to fix the state's crumbling roads and bridges. more >>

 

Ormond Beach Love's: 30-minute parking limit during Bike Week

The Love's in Ormond Beach, FL, will limit truck parking to 30 minutes starting Friday, Feb. 27 through Sunday, March 8, during Bike Week. more >>

 

Hackers plead guilty to broker fraud through FMCSA site

Two Russian immigrants from Southern California have pleaded guilty to defrauding motor carriers out of at least $2.4 million through a double-brokering load scheme using the FMCSA's SAFER Web site. more >>

 

From the Land Line blog: TWIC gives muleskinners the blues

It seems that anyone who even occasionally visits a major port these days is required to possess a TWIC card. What about colonial-era clothing clad seasonal canal-boat workers, you say? Land Line's Charlie Morasch dives into the latest mainstream news story about the Transportation Worker Identification Credential. more >>

 

Howdy All!

Our new computer system is installed.  We have our new computers up and working finally.  This will hopefully end the hiatus of silence.  It is our intention to return to normal postings to The DOT Doctor Speaks (http://thedotdoctor.com/the_dot_doctor_speaks), resume our live podcasts (available on Blog Talk Radio at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/The-DOT-Doctor) and newsletters.  Be a part of our shows.  Suggest topics, call in, join our chat room.....just get involved!

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Have you seen this article from the Curiosity Shop?

 

Lung Cancer, whats that got to do with Delivery Drivers?

It's that wonderful time of the year when we all have the opportunity to purchase fresh, wonderful Girl Scout cookies.  Not only are these a wonderful treat; they help the girls in many ways.  Brownie Troop #9376 are using their profits to attend a special Space Center Houston Camp. 

Camping is not the only benefit for the girls when you purchase theses delicious cookies.  The girls learn leadership skills, marketing skills, sales, entrepreneurial skills, budget management and most importantly they build self confidence.  Girls in Scouting learn to stand tall and proud.  They know they are independent and believe in themselves.  This inspires them to work for their goals, attend Ivy League Colleges, participate in school activities and achieve top grades.  Girl Scouts stand in the shadows of no one and learn how to be self sufficient.  These are life skills that all girls should know and thanks to GS; learn is fun and begins in kindergarten.

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 JJ Keller offers some tips for keeping an OSHA 300 log.

 

How do you log it?

Keeping the OSHA 300 Injury and Illness log for your company can be challenging, as in the following example.

A former employee tells you that he or she had just come from their personal physician about a possible work-related injury. The physician recommended physical therapy and provided a prescription muscle relaxer to your former employee.

However, the event that caused the injury actually occurred almost two months prior. At the time the injury occurred, the employee still worked for you but did not require medical attention beyond first aid, nor did the employee seek additional medical treatment.

Now what are you supposed to do? Is this recordable?

If the physician believes that the injury or illness was a result of the work environment, then it is recordable. If the injury resulted from a known, single event, use that date, even if the injury did not meet the recording criteria until a later time. If the injury or illness develops over time, such as carpal-tunnel syndrome, then the injury is recorded on the date it becomes recordable, or on the date it is diagnosed by a physician or other licensed health care professional.

If you have a "contemporaneous" medical opinion, the employer can choose the opinion which is most authoritative.

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Remember you can track incidents by employee, department or the business in general but you must keep a log.  That log needs to be posted with other HR information and submitted annually.  For help in reducing your OSHA log size and creating a safer work environment; visit the DOT Doctor (http://thedotdoctor.com) for assistance.     Happy and Safe New Year to all!

 

  Happy New Year!

 

E-perience a new virtual shopping experience.

Visit the DOT Doctor's E-mall Shopping Center!  Add your product, e-store or listing to our mall

directory.  Offering products to fill your every need from stores and providers around the globe.

Grand Opening April 2009!

Visit our early e-merchants today at:

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Another sign of our declining economy is showing today as Elfrink Transportation Closes Leaving More Than 50 Without Jobs.  Disappointing economic news hits the local trucking industry.
Elfrink Transportation in Cape Girardeau shut down Wednesday leaving more than 50 employees without work just before Christmas.  Read more at: http://www.kfvs12.com/global/story.asp?s=9568484

The truck stop giant joins in as an economic victim as Flying J files for bankruptcy protection.  Flying J Inc. files for bankruptcy protection Associated Press - December 22, 2008 5:55 PM ET OGDEN, Utah (AP) - The Ogden-based oil company Flying J Inc. and 2 of its subsidiaries on Monday
filed petitions for Chapter 11 bankruptcy...http://www.kjct8.com/global/story.asp?s=9567438.

Less us all hope that 2009 offers us a more prosperous future!