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First day of new HOS accomplished with no problems. We were under a load that we worried about the most, we were going to be on back roads and concerned about where the 1/2 break would be legal to take. We had eight hours to plan, the first plan worked, we parked legal and had a chance to...

Well said Phil. I applaud you that you have found a business that is more palatable to your taste. Right now we still find this to be the way we prefer making a living and who knows one day we to may discover another business that lures us away from the transportation industry. I wish you...

Team Run Smart Short informative video with tip to keeping a good CSA score. Written by Terry O'Connell and put into video form by ATBS How to Maintain a Good CSA Score If you are not yet a member of Team Run Smart join after watching the video!

Henry Albert has a nice blog on Team Run Smart that is a good reminder for today: Lemons to Lemonade In the long run I will find it much easier to figure out how to make these new rules work for us. Fighting the rules gives me a prolonged case of heart burn. Henry's thought provoking...

Now this is an interesting act: AC/DC?s ?Thunderstruck? Performed on Flaming Bagpipes I believe he could perform on the patio.

We are planning on being in the convoy! Cannot wait.

What I am doing is keeping a spreadsheet as well as a note book that is easily accessible, when a load is offered I look at my notebook and see my dead head miles and then add those miles to the loaded miles offered. I can then look at the total pay and divide my miles into this and get the...

(NaturalNews) If time is a teacher, one thing we know is that apple cider vinegar is good stuff. The Babylonians used it as a tonic in 5000 B.C. so its been around for a while. It was also used in ancient Egypt (3000 B.C.) and by Samurai warriors in Japan (1200 B.C.), so it's grandfathered in -...

I have heard that there are only a few printer drivers on the Qualcomm so the choices are very limited. We have used in-cab scanning for a few years have no desire to go back to looking for a Tripack Box.

Yes it is. Check out the face book page for the cook book. There are several expediters that have all ready submitted recipes. If you do not want to submit a recipe please vote!

Question for Lawrence and those who have attended all or almost all of the Expedite Expos. When was the first Expedite Expo and how was attendance? Lawrence do you have any pictures of that first one? We attended our first Expedite Expo in 2004 in Detroit and while the show was much smaller...

I agree with you OOIDA should have coached him on public speaking. Williams from Maverick made Ed look silly after many of his comments. Ed brought up a good point of the restart on the east coast really putting him behind due to the time change from the west coast. Being an oversize carrier...

The Casino night is LOUD and they all have a blast! Bob enjoys and looks forward to this event each year. Thank You Shelly and John for sponsoring this.

Thanks for the link I had forgotten how fantastic they were.... Brings back fond memories of watching them skate.

The video is long and very interesting with Anne Ferro talking about the reasoning behind the proposed rules. Worth taking the time to listen in on. In my opinion Administrator Anne Ferro does a great job defending the new HOS and working through the problems. She is the only FMCSA...

Wow that is AWESOME and Jeff is sure missed. He knew Expediters and Expediting and he sure had a great talent writing about it. No one has ever interviewed us like he could he was a great guy for sure. I agree RIP Jeff you are missed.

Freightliner's Team Run Smart is putting together a cookbook of recipes prepared on the road or for taking on the road. Several Expedites have entered their recipes and you can support them by voting. You can also enter your recipe to win a $10 dollar Walmart gift certificate. To enter or...

Bembu - Original Article A few of my favorites: Tomatoes - Antioxidants - low in calories Fiber Oats - Fiber - Antioxidants Spices - Ginger - Black Pepper Sweet Potatoes - leave off brown sugar and butter Apples - curb sweet cravings Nuts - One food all diets suggest in small quantities...

I have been working almost daily on Luminosity since January 1st and am still enjoying it and also seeing how further I can get in the little tests then I could when I started. It is nice to see the results. Heck the little green book got boring so now I concentrate on the BIG green book and...

We have spent a lot of time on the this issue a few years ago when the proposals started and there were many links and how to's about getting your voice heard and how to write letters. Moose even provided a sample letter with addresses. The sessions we listen to and attended with Anne Ferro...