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Judging by the time you posted that, I'd say it's probably time you got some sleep, lol. :P Me too, though - my current favorite is "Discover how you, too, can get paid to get loaded! At Expediters Online" :7

Good Lord, I hope Lawrence isn't listening to me - I've thrown a couple rants on here lately, & I don't think our politics are even close to agreement, lol. I think you're safe there, Bob, but if I were you, I wouldn't let Swift find out how much free time you apparently have - in my experience...

I really like the idea of a bumper sticker design contest! Bet there are quite a few artistic talents among the nearly 3000 members. Along with the wise guys - I am imagining some contributions: "Expediters - We're the drivers who shower EVERY week!" or "Don't let that plastic jug scare you -...

JoeBob, what planet do you live on? Because here on Earth, things are different. Unions began to offer the workers some protection from the management that could, and would, grind them up & spit out the bones. Just one example: ever heard of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company of New York? When the...

Seems to me that Leo hit the nail square on it's bean - greed is the root cause. Yes, the unions got way above average wages & benefits for the rank & file, but I'm thinking they would have been laughed out of negotiations if management hadn't set the standard of excessive compensation for...

I like having the radio on, too, especially during the overnight drives, but I'm with Broompilot - if Howard Stern is the only option, then silence is even more golden. I had to listen to him years ago, when I carpooled to school with a friend, because one of our rules was that the driver chose...

Thanks for the details, Lawrence, but I have to ask: can we show up if we didn't register in advance? I'd like to attend, but I don't want to register in case the day arrives & I'm too far away to make it to Knoxville. If the hotel charges based on anticipated number of attendees, you would be...

I think your comment about the work appearing to be finished (and I've been through that area, too) pretty well defines the problem. Drivers who speed through a work site where there are people working should be charged with endangerment & jailed on the spot - but the problem is that there are...

That driver wasn't real bright, either - if his company has to pay more for fuel, there's less profit with which to compensate drivers. I want the company to do well, so we can all share in the rewards!

Yes, Leo - this is threading with style, lol! Wish I could hang out longer, but just got a load offer, & so gotta run. Everybody try to stay safe, & out of trouble - if that's even possible, with 48 states to mess up in!

As Theoldprof said, the lawyers can subpoena whatever they desire, & that's what I had on my mind when I chose not to log the prior 7 days - I know how a log should be done, & I knew that if I attempted to recreate anything beyond the current day (the day I received the hazmat load, which we...

I like that idea, the bumper sticker - I'll get one, if I find a place. Like Leo, I ask every driver I meet if they know about EO, & have only once heard "yes", so there's a lot of drivers missing out. Pappy's idea is good too; if you use the CB. I'm not a CB person, just like I'm not a phone...

Boy - just when I thought I had it straight in my head, here comes another curve! Redy, I understood the logging requirement of 7 days prior was set by the FMCSA, which makes it federal law, so how can your company say that one day prior is all that you need? On the subject of following HOS...

Just because I love all your funny contributions, I'm gonna tell you what this one reminded me of: Walking into an elderly male patient's room, I heard him shouting into the phone "my doctor says I can go home when my gonorrhea is gone!" Knowing that this wasn't exactly what the doctor said, I...

My frequent in-a-big-hurry mode was wreaking havoc with my neatfreak personality, till I put a little plastic basket on the dash. Now I can just throw stuff in there when I'm in a hurry to roll, & my neat personality is happy that it's contained, at least. Of course, you have to clear it out...

I can really understand your frustration, when you asked for help over the CB, & got only insults in return. I too, am often appalled at what I hear when I listen, because when I listened 20 yrs ago, it wasn't like that - drivers communicated information to help, not impress or ridicule each...

Thank you, Terry & Rene, & everyone who responded to my original post (on the Newbies forum, because there was a question on HOS that reminded me of my problem). The fact that it is a gray area is what causes the trouble, & I've been advised to log for my own protection, & also not to log, for...

The computer won't let me edit my post, it's been too long, but I need to clarify one point - I was mistaken in the name of the couple who suffered the accident - it was not the Beans, it was the Rices. I aplogize to both teams, & anyone who was misled by my error. I guess if I can't tell the...

Thank you, Tom, for saying what I felt, but didn't want to post in case I was just being overly sensitive. There may be some who drive a van because they want to skip the logs & scales & be home every weekend, but they won't last long when they find that we log, (when hauling hazmat, or in...

So what it means is that even though I don't have to log, in order to protect myself just in case I get a hazmat load, or am involved in an accident - I have to log, right? Actually, it was an accident that caused me to realize that I'd been skating on thin ice - and will continue to do so if...