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He was hoping they would get to 550,000 or to 600,000. We had the tires turned on the rims as we were getting some odd wear on the inside. When one of the tires was remounted the tire shop broke the bead and in a short period of time the tire was ruined.

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...

Thanks Greg for the link. While this program will not make us more money it could make us safer on the road and also more observant of what is going on around us.

What is your flat rate per mile Dave that Panther offers your trucks that are not in Elite? What I am trying to say is while it is fair to say there are low offers there are also great load offers that are above the normal for the flat rate companies. Logic again would say they are...

We applied to be in Highway Watch as it was phasing out so I do not know what the differences are. I like that First Observer is being pushed by OOIDA and supported by OOIDA. We plan to attend as we feel it is important.

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...

We all talk about these low rates on load offers that when no FCC truck takes the load they are offered out to outside carriers. We all like to talk about the poor load offers how about lets talk about the great load offers we get even with a 500 mile dead head on them? Do you guys really...

Dave what in the world are you talking about? I do not know anything about bid wars? Pitting drivers against drivers? The system is no different then it was before. More drivers see the load at the same time but the dwell time is the main issue on who gets the load. We also can refuse 20...

Hey Leo I think he is almost as cute as you! Congratulations on your new grandson.

Going of subject a tad I am getting ready to post a blog about a really clean nice TA shower in Las Cruces, NM.

Hey Layout glad you guys are fine if a little rattled!

Greg when you left FCC I do not believe you got your escrow money back until you returned your QC and also showed proof you had removed the signs from your truck? FCC covers the cost of repair to the QC or should I say we cover the cost to the repair to the QC with our weekly fees. With the...

So as I see it nothing will change with the EOBR.

Anyone in Vegas for the weekend or will be attending the Great West Truck Show next week? We are here way to early at the TA.

Layout we are going to pay for this one way or another. It will either be in QualComm fees or in another fee. Many states do not have a personal income tax but their bills are the same as a state that has a personal income tax. These states raise the money with a different tax.

Layout how do you drive around now on your 34 hour restart on the paperlogs? (or would you rather not say) The laws have not changed with the EOBR it just does not let you have creative logging anymore. While pre assigned on a load my interpretation would be you are under a load. It will be...

Someone has to pay to have the QualComm installed. What happens when the new truck gets the QualComm installed and quits the next day? Who covers the cost of this? Who pays for the cost of the QualComm when a truck leaves a company and cuts all the cables and mails it back and does not have...

Dave what is the personal conveyance time at Panther that is allowed? What is the criteria before you can take personal conveyance time? Do you know if there has been any problems with this? How did any company handle personal conveyance time legally before the EOBR?

Dave, you are right so why would the company not want to protect their interests by curtailing our personal conveyance to minimize their liability. Nothing has changed with the EOBR from paper logs we just now being held accountable when our truck moves.

FedEX signs I am sure looks really good to a lawyer as they have deep pockets. Us as O/O are small beans as we have very small pockets. I know when push comes to shove I am going to be looking our for our concerns not FCC they are on their own. I believe that this is a two way street and we...