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Finishing a film requires very talented people to join the team throughout the months-long process. (Read these posts for reminders about our key editorial team, Michael and Matt, and co-producer Maggie.) Editors, composers, graphic designers, and actors are all needed to add many subtle (and not so subtle) elements to a film that improve the flow and tone...

One of the key themes of our film centers around the idea that without a reliable supply chain we simply would not be able to have the lives we have. Any trucker will quickly tell you that everything you use every day – food, clothing, gasoline, office and school supplies, furniture, Starbucks coffee cups – it all comes...

We talk a lot around here about how Congress is stuck in across-the-aisle squabbling and can’t seem to stop thinking about getting re-elected long enough to get any work done. So a story in the Los Angeles Times about a group of lawmakers who were actually doing their jobs caught our eye.   It seems that California legislators...

The Congressional Budget office recently issued a new 10-year estimate of Highway Trust Fund spending and revenue. (Stay with us. It’s only boring if you don’t stick around for the upcoming forehead slapping.)   If you were perusing the back pages of the internet in December you heard that a transportation bill passed, providing funding for the Highway...

Well, it looks like we’re rounding the final turn here at Be Prepared to Stop, and in the next few weeks we’ll come to the end of this amazing journey. Even though there’s still work to be done, we find ourselves thinking back to all the people who helped us explore the world of highways and trucks and regulations...

One of the best things about working on Be Prepared to Stop is that every story we hear leads to three more stories, which lead to even more stories. The freight transportation universe is complex, challenging, funny, intimidating, smart, frightening, and absolutely fascinating. We have stayed awake many nights struggling to rein in this multi-dimensional topic, but we...

It always comes down to that, doesn't it? How will we pay for a modern system of roads that can support the millions of cars and trucks currently overwhelming our highways? Repair, upgrade, maintain, repeat. Year after year. This isn't a one-time deal that we can check off our list and move on. And we can't pass it...

It’s kind of a big deal.   We spend a lot of time talking about roads and bridges and how it’s important that we repair, maintain, and improve them. But if you’re a little puzzled by all the hubbub, allow us to catch you up on how amazing the IHS truly is.   We spoke to Earl Swift,...

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Time for a “Be Prepared to Stop” production update, don’tcha think?   We’re barreling towards the home stretch as we continue to edit our tale of pothole politics and the indispensible-yet-ignored interstate highway system. We’ve had the pleasure of speaking with so many passionate people about the state of our union of roadways, and we’ve enjoyed sharing some...