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Washington (DC) Post
Storyline ⋅ The way we work
The Department of Transportation wants truckers to sleep more. Congress said no.
The cromnibus temporarily rolled back some limits on how long drivers can go without a rest.
By Lydia DePillis December 16, 2014
(...)
“If the wheels aren’t turning, you’re not earning,” says Pingel, 61. And he thinks the government is making the problem worse, with its restrictions on the number of hours he can drive.
WJCL News (Savannah, GA)
Local truck driver explains tractor-trailer safety regulations
By Chelsi McDonald
Published: May 21, 2015, 6:21 pm
(...)
“Some guys push it because you don’t get paid for sitting still. The old saying is “if the wheels aren’t turning, you’re not earning.” So constantly moving, that’s the name of the game,” said Ted Koph, a 32 year driver.
Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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