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All new shower heads Two towels in the bathroom New additions to the menu that are healthy Decorated bathrooms We stopped and thanked a TA manager for the great improvements to the showers. The new shower heads are great, the bathrooms are cleaner, two towels are nice, and the decorating is...

Pajama Walk!!!!! Cheri and Gotta Go were the inspiration for this one! We will walk Friday and Saturday leaving the lobby area of the hotel at 7:30 and meander around the parking lot. Nothing to strenuous just get the day started on a positive fun note. Anyone is welcome to come walk with us...

When registering for the Expedite Expo put your screen name on company line! It is always fun to put a face to the screen name. Come join us at the Expo and meet many of the posters.

We run the Michelin Wide Base singles and after 380,000 miles we developed a bubble on the sidewall. We were in upper Minnesota and were lucky enough that we had several hours before we had to pick up our load. We called around to the local dealers and finally found a dealer that had one...

July 24th 9:00 a.m. at the Expedite Expo 2010 Doug Morris will be presenting this workshop at the Expo this year. The workshop will take less than an hour. This is a great chance to get certified in this program and I hope to see everyone there! This is a free workshop! REGISTER NOW...

This has to be hitting these guys like a hammer. I wonder if down the road this kind of thing will affect all of us independent contractors. OOIDA’s Land line: FedEx tells independent contractors to make business change or leave Nearly 12,000 independent contractors for FedEx Ground...

The survey is asking some very interesting questions and it does not take long to fill out. Opinions on regulatory changes OOIDA wants your opinion on regulatory changes OOIDA is asking for member feedback on issues important to you and to us as the Association advocate on your...

This year when I registered for the Expo I remembered to put our screen name on the company line. Lawrence and some cool things planned for this Expo and it looks like it just might be the best Expo yet. Lots of free truck parking on site The antique trucks last year were fun to see and...

I have started using Windows Calender to keep track of our home time. I am having a heck of a time remembering to do this as we have taken the log sheets for granted for many years. At the end of the year I will print out the months and file that away with my taxes.

Henry has been getting some amazing fuel mileage with his Cascadia as the motor keeps breaking in. We have enjoyed keeping up with how well this truck is running and holding together. The DD15 has a scheduled oil change at 50,000 miles and is still using no oil. On the Road with Henry Albert

What is fair? We are also concerned about our personal conveyance time. Panther guys is the 30 minutes enough time to get done what you want to do? Do you get 30 minutes every 24 hours or is it on a different time frame? If this is not adequate how much time do you think would be reasonable?

January 28, 2010 1 p.m. – 9 p.m. CST Davenport, Iowa Comfort Inn Hotel and Suites 8300 Northwest Boulevard Davenport, Iowa 52806 (Within walking distance of the Flying J Travel Plaza) Participate by Webcast If you are unable to attend the listening session on January 28 in Davenport, Iowa...

The Trucking Solutions Health group along with Driver Health will be sponsoring a 1.5 mile health walk at MATS. The walk will be held at the convention center and we will walk around the buildings. There will be goody bags on a first come basis. Bob Perry, The Trucker Trainer will also be...

This is good news! New PrePass Locations PrePass just keeps on growing! Even more weigh stations have recently been equipped with PrePass technology. These include new sites in: West Point, IA (US-218) Hyattstown, MD (I-270) New Market, MD (I-70) New Buffalo, MI (I-94) Monroe, MI...

If you have XM right now on 171 is Nemo talking about CSA 2010 and how this IS going to affect you as a driver and as a O/O. Knowledge of CSA 2010 will only benefit you as this is starting to be implemented.

Today 02:44 PM by TeamCaffee If you would like to just see the last post in a thread look at the above screen print and notice the envelope with two arrows. Click on the arrows and you will to to that post!

This comment was taken out of the Transport Topics September 30th issue. Both Bob and I thought the comment was a very good one: In times like these when the economy and budgets are tight, often one of the first steps toward cutting costs is reducing or eliminating equipment-washing...

I picked up the new Expedite Now Magazine this morning and this got me to thinking of how much I miss Jeff. He often had some really great get to know a driver articles that were very interesting. Jeff also had interesting article where he talked to many drivers about their opinions of a...

How many of you have seen one of the new magazines out there called Drivers Health? We picked one up a couple months ago and were impressed with the articles about drivers and their particular health issues. The magazine this month will have an interview with the women who is an Ice Road...

Here is the site: United States Road Conditions There is also a Trucker area with the chain laws and if you have to run chains are not. I thought the site was relatively easy to use.