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Hi Rusty,
Of course you have our permission. Thank you for that. Would you let me know when you put the article on the journal?
I will send you an e-mail when we put the “all in English” show on our website.
Can I ask you a favor? Do you have e-mails from other people that were there that day? I would like to inform everybody when we put the show in English on the internet.
Thanks J
Paula Toco
Trucão Comunicações
11 3726-6644
De: Rusty Wade [mailto:rusty@marystruck.us]
Enviada em: terça-feira, 20 de abril de 2010 18:59
Para: Paula
Assunto: Re: The pe na show from Louisville.
yes, I will of course be interested in an all english show also, and as my article is about your show I will of course include the link to your website… Thank you! I can download your video and place it in my article if I have your permission.
it was great to see you out there in the parking lot, I enjoyed what you put in your program, and also was really wishing i knew how to speak Portuguese as the rest of that show looked to be very interesting. Too bad we don’t have a similar t v show here…
Rusty..
These emails are part of the chain of communication between the people from the Pe Na Estrada television and radio show in Brazil and myself. Why you wonder would an American truck driver and populist reporter be emailing a show in Brazil? because they are a show about truck drivers, and because while they were reporting on the Mid-America Truck Show in Louisville, Ky this year they visited our little encampment in the Poppa Johns Parking lot and included 2 minutes of reporting from the minutes of video taping they did in the parking lot.
I never knew about the Pe Na Estrada show because of course it is shown in Brazil, ( in Portuguese) but then I followed the like to their web site.
I noticed immediately that they not only covered the Mid-America truck show, but they had a second period where they covered suspension problems and the condition of Brazilian roads. I may not speak Portuguese but I was able to follow what they presented enough to know they were not doing a fluff piece but real reporting on real problems and conditions. I wish we had a show like that here in the USA instead of the 60 minutes hatchet jobs we are used to seeing here!
I have a friend of a friend who does speak Portuguese I have asked him to give me a transcript of the second part of the show so that I can really understand the Pe Na Estrada experience. I will report back.
Imagine nearly reaching the maturing age of 60 before attending your first big truck show (Cheryl Lynn is several years younger than me) but good things come to those who wait.
As motorcyclists for many years we have been to countless biker rallies, rodeos, poker runs and other exciting 2 wheel events, been to many classic car cruise-ins and in general "hung out" with many people of various professions and outlooks on life. Being a musician since the 60’s (and hanging with Cheryl Lynn, my favorite Groupie / Roadie since 1963) has also afforded many different venues and exciting nights.
Burnt Beans (Don) has been a great friend for many years and has tried to get me to the truck show for the past several years but terrible weather or other commitments have prevented me from going and after all, what could there possibly be at a truck show?
Well this year things were different. The weather forecast sounded pretty good, I didn’t have another gig booked, the Harley was still hibernating and wouldn’t know the difference and heck, my Dad was an over the road long distance trucker back in the late 60s and early 70s but never really talked about his experiences.
I attended a meeting of the organization, Women In Trucking, while at the
Mid America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky 2010. The enthusiasm was
quite evident throughout the meeting room. Sadly, I was late for the meeting
( I had no idea where it was so had to ask) but I do not think I missed much
of it. When I walked into the room I was warmly greeted and found my way to
a seat where I was welcomed by the ladies sitting around there.
I had registered for the photo shoot the day before so did not have to
interrupt listening to the speakers while I took care of that. The room was
full of red shirts with the logo Women In Trucking. Very encouraging for
those who may have felt there weren’t many of us around. Read the rest of this entry »
A few weeks ago, I attended the Mid America Truck Show in Louisville Kentucky. It was a great experience and I hope that I will get to go again next year. It was a little awkward at first because everyone wanted to come up and shake my hand. I quickly got used to it after about an hour. I also enjoyed when we were unloading the car and everyone around stopped what they were doing and watched. After we unloaded the car, we set up everything then went to bed to prepare for the next day.
I woke up to the sound of my dad whispering “wake up sleeping teenager”. After that I quickly got up and headed over to baked bean’s tent for a quick bite to eat. After we ate some bacon and eggs, we decided to head over to the truck show. The truck show was ten times bigger than I expected it to be. There were more displays everywhere we looked. Just when I thought we saw it all there would be another section that we had to go to. After about four hours in the show, we decided to call it quits for the day and head back to the trailer. Back in the parking lot, I was still meeting lots of new people. That night, we unveiled the car. It was pretty exciting starting the car with so many people watching. After giving a few more t-shirts to supporters, I decided to go to bed.
I wandered into the room still upset that my name had somehow been dropped from the list of speakers waiting my chance to address the representatives of the FMCSA on the subject of “Hours of Service.” The meeting had already resumed. “Remember you are addressing Anne Ferro and the leadership of the office that single handedly could begin the process of restoring our trade to normalcy.” I kept repeating to myself. I waited and soon they were allowing me to speak.
My comments can be seen at http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/dot/100326/ I start speaking about 9 minutes into the video! Read the rest of this entry »
It is the most waited on, most attended, and biggest show in the trucking industry. MATS in Louisville.
I wanted to hear the whys and facts from the FMCSA so I attended their seminar. I was pleasantly surprised to see Anne Ferro in the room monitoring and listening to the flow of conversation back and forth between Steve and his listening audience.
It was typical MATS real experts from the agency giving real facts and listening to drivers and members of the industry react to those facts. These seminars make MATS the must place to go each spring for people who spend their lives traveling wanting the real answers.
I asked my own question when they took questions. I admit I was totally unsatisfied with the response I got, but then dealing with the government is like wrestling with a snake in the dark. You might get hurt, you never know what is coming next, and none of it seems to make sense until you look at the motives and agendas that led our government to think the way they do. Logic from the office suit seams twisted to those of us fighting in the trenches to achieve safety while dealing with the pressures those who think only of bottom line numbers put on people working in our industry.
In typical justification Steve diverted the flow of thought away from the issue I raised by providing a different form of that topic as coming from a colleague. Freshman debate class taught me to recognize the tactic, but my question hung out there unanswered, and still calls for an answer.
