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Once again Casino Night was a HUGE success and I saw no faces that had a frown on them! That event is huge and something Bob had been looking forward to all year. The stories he told of the games he won, almost won, and few he lost... Thanks to John and Shelly of CIS Commercial Insurance...

TA/Petro had a awesome presence during the Expedite Expo and there we many sitings of John Ratzenberger wandering around. John talked with many of the expediters, toured trucks and we all found out he is a very nice guy. He is a great representative for TA/Petro!

I know it is silly BUT I cannot wait Expedite Expo which is this week... Who will we see first? What excitement will happen this year at the Expo? Who will have exciting news to share? And the best thing who are the new people we will meet that will have a profound influence on us? I...

This is the second year Doug Morris will be attending the Expedite Expo to teach the First Observer Class. I attended last year and found the subject matter to be very interesting and why becoming a First Observer is important to our line if work. There is no cost for this workshop...

New for Expo 2011!!! Mini Series Our own Nick Marcu will be hosting one of the session: 2:00 pm - 'Protect Yourself and Your Freight! Freight Securement' Nick Marcu – Owner Operator, Load One. Shell Rotella will be holding three sessions about oil and oil analysis which will be held on...

The Trucking Solutions Group will be hosting a conference call with Ellen, President/CEO of Women in Trucking. This call is a chance for Ellen to talk about what Women In Trucking is involved with and future goals Everyone is welcome to join us on the call 3 eastern 712 432 0075 Pin...

There is PLENTY of front row parking at the Roberts Convention Center for straight trucks as well as Semi's and their trailers. Those that park in the parking lot will be closest to the BBQ and also all of the fun events that happen during the Expo! Great thing about the Expedite Expo is...

PJ FUN WALK Friday and Saturday, July 22 and 23, 2011 8 AM Come join your fellow drivers as well as vendors with a stroll around the convention center. Meet Bob Perry, The Trucker Trainer will lead us in a brief warm up before all of us head out on the second annual PJ Walk. No need...

I pulled this from a thread I started last year and updated it a little bit. The reasons to attend are the same: We have a Expo geared towards our way of making a living once a year. During this event we have access to vendors who specialize in Expediting and we have access to many...

I keep hearing the phrase we need to go back to the way it was... I keep thinking back through my life and wondering when was everything perfect? When was there not a time that I wanted to improve something. I would like to know if anyone knows when was the perfect time in Expediting?

Does anyone on the forums have any experience using NASTIC fuel cards?

For those of you with Freightliners and wide base singles who have tried to get Onspot Automatic Chains you know this has been a problem. The throwing arm could not clear the brake chamber and throw the chains correctly. We have had our truck at Onspot twice in the past few months and they...

Don't FORGET the Conference Call tonight with BRYAN MARTIN from 4 State Trucks informing us of the disaster and recovery of his hometown JOPLIN, MO. BRYAN will be answering questions of what WE CAN DO to HELP those who are affected by this horrible tragedy. 7:00 EDT 712-432-0075 access code 243977#

DEF usage is sure not going to add much to our cost of doing business. So far we have paid 2.60 a gallon for DEF after purchasing in bulk at the Pilot and Loves truck stops. Our first fill up was 474.56 MPG Second fill up was 529.59 MPG As our fuel mileage goes up so will our DEF MPG...

Interesting that more came out with positive drug tests: Transport Topics: C.R. England to Use Hair Samples as Part of Drug-Testing Partnership C.R. England Inc. and Omega Laboratories Inc. announced a drug-screening partnership that will test the hair samples of truck driver applicants. A...

Old wives tail.... There are not any rules saying that we cannot sleep in the top bunk going down the road. Proper restraints are needed in the bottom bunk as well as the top bunk for safety reasons.

If you want to continue driving eleven hours get your letters sent off to FMCSA. As a team ten hours a day will rotate our schedules to times when neither Bob nor myself will be safe to drive. Fleet Owner; Friday, February 18, 2011 HEADLINE: FMCSA leaning to 10-hour limit on truck...

By eTrucker Staff The American Trucking Associations is seeking help from truck stops to make information packets about proposed hours-of-service changes available to truck drivers. ATA’s information packets include a letter truck drivers can sign and fax to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...

We have friends who have done this for a long time and have mastered learning how to sleep and get the job done safely. As a team this is something that we do not struggle with as we have our set times to drive. Can any of you solo guys give hints to new people on how to learn how to...

Information for everyone on how to submit our comments to the FMCSA Information below on how to get on conference call or to listen to what all was discussed Truckers for a Cause will host an educational conference call on “Do’s and Don’ts of submitting comments to FMCSA” Jan. 22 at noon...