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I am so sorry to hear about your loss and thanks for sharing the information on what happened with your dog. Losing a good friend is very hard and tears at your heart for a long time.

I see that every one of us when we put the freight on the truck we are driving become owners of that freight. We as the owners and ultimately the ones responsible for the freight being delivered safely. The idea of putting a seal on a truck so a DOT officer cannot see how we secured the...

We do the same as you if we are close to home we will go home for a couple of days. The longest we have stayed out was three months and we took a couple weeks off when we made it home. Two months at a time is about our average if nothing is going on.

I have been reading through all of the posts on checking the securement of freight and I am scratching my head a little. As professionals our job is to make sure our freight is delivered as perfect as it was when loaded at the shipper. One rule we were told was secure the freight to make it...

Steve DEF has nothing to with fuel and all to do about exhaust. I agree the government can come up with some odd rules and I am sure they will find more ways to tax DEF as well as everything else in the future.

Why would they put a road tax on DEF? There is not a road tax on window washer fluid or radiator coolant.

Heck I was trying to figure out how I said it so wrong as I thought it was pretty simple math. I cannot imagine wanting a bigger tank as DEF weighs in at 9 lbs per gallon while diesel weigh in at approximately 7.05 per gallon. As time goes on and more places have bulk DEF tanks I see the tanks...

Heck I was trying to figure out how I said it so wrong as I thought it was pretty simple math. I cannot imagine wanting a bigger tank as DEF weighs in at 9 lbs per gallon while diesel weigh in at approximately 7.05 per gallon. As time goes on and more places have bulk DEF tanks I see the tanks...

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...

Nope I have never driven one of those vehicles. In a truck we have a little more privacy when driving... Our shirts are embroidered with our names as well as have the FedEx logo on them and they are deductible.

I have not decided yet and I am devastated over NO Mac and Cheese. Maybe that is what I need to bring I cannot imagine a BBQ without. I am looking forward to Jenny's new creation. The BBQ is going to even better then last years. I sure hope it is not as hot as it was last year.

That bench looks really hard. I was just talking with a friend of mine the other day who was heading out to go camping. They were all gathering up their air mattresses, no more sleeping on the ground and waking up stiff and sore.

Are you saying that 23" would drag on the ground...

Wow Turtle you must have met Scott Grenerth who is a flat bedder that wears a Utilikilt everyday. He attends the expo each year and first think I always notice it the kilt and next is that he is at least 7' tall which I think is why he started wearing the Utllikilt. You and him can compare...

We consider ourselves business owners who drive a truck. We enjoy looking like what we are.

I have always and I mean always abhorred wearing a dress or skirt and for that matter dressing up. I like my t-shirts, jeans, sneakers and being comfortable Once we started with FedEx Custom Critical we were soon in uniforms as we liked the recognition and also the ease of washing...

If I was looking at a company those fuel discounts are something I would take into serious consideration. The freight rates would have to be pretty high to make up for the deficit of not having a discount program.

I think you can take the work TRY out of this sentence as I have met many people out here on the road who make a good living and have a blast doing it. They have figured out a balance that works for them and are able to obtain both goals have fun and run their butts of when needed.

One thing to take into consideration is fuel discounts. Our fuel discounts are often significant. I used the months of March and May to get my figures for our fuel costs. We were in the process of moving to the new truck in April. Our average per gallon cost of fuel for those two...

Our best so far has been 11.78 using the odometer not the dash readout. The dash readout has had us up in the upper 12's and then we find the wind and we have really been able to find the wind and our readout slowly decreased. The pusher axle does not seem to effect us nearly as much on...