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What an awesome story thanks for posting this and I hope the idea spreads through out the United States.

While reading this thread it is beginning to sound as if a Class 7 truck might be the way to go. The initial cost is cheaper and you need to replace that truck sooner than you would a class 8. With all of the country going "Green" there are sure to be many states and the federal government...

We have an Interlift slider http://www.interlift.net/htm/pdf/ILUK.pdf We have had the lift gate three years and there is nothing about it we would change. The lift gate had three types of controls, feet controls which will leave your hands free to steady the freight, side controls and also...

Same as you Phil we are specing our truck to meet those standards and am still afraid that in a few years we will not be compliant.

If you run team are you going to run buy a truck or run for an owner? The area you live in is really good for White Glove team trucks with FedEx Custom Critical but you need to be a team and to start out I would suggest going to work for an owner to get into White Glove.

We have also been watching the California situation and we are specing our next truck to meet these standards. I wonder how many other states will follow the lead of California? We feel that many trucks are going to say no to California and these standards which will just raise the rates. We...

We had an interesting experience on Long Island this past year. We took a load out on Long Island going on I495 east and noticed that the road was closed going back west due to a hazmat spill. We had just delivered out on the island and we received a very nice load offer which of course was...

Layoutshooter I agree 100% we drive 58 mph all of the time by our choice not the governments and we want it to stay that way. With FedEx Custom Critical actively pursuing more Canada freight this huge glitch could make it interesting to see how much it is going to cost the companies to get...

Our daughter just moved from Little Rock AFB to Nellis AFB and wow was it hot at Nellis. She owns a 38' Camper and it was amazing how warm the camper was getting in the afternoon with only a palm tree for shade. When we are in that heat we try to get next to a big truck for shade and then...

I have not heard or seen anything of corn in a bottle! India glad you reminded us of this great idea.

India where in the world did you find your Wii fit? We looked clear across the United States trying to find a Wii which we finally located in Oklahoma City but no one seems to have the Wii fit. We are sure having fun with our Wii playing tennis and bowling. Amazing the effort you put into...

I believe there is a member of the forums that have done just this. They got out of expediting, bought a new truck and found a good experienced team to run the truck. They stay active with their carrier and keep current on changes within the industry. It seems as if it has worked very well...

No way will we spec a twin screw truck due to the rolling resistance of the extra axle. With fuel prices constantly going up and up we will continue to run a single axle and we will have a lift axle. We put shock absorbers on our lift axle and this made all the difference in the world with the...

I love the idea that a customer can check on where his freight is in the United States. We demand more money to carry rush freight the least we can do is let the customer see our progress and also see if we are experiencing any delays. We do not get calls from the dispatcher asking where we...

The order that the load opportunities come in determines what will be counted as a refusal. If you accepted the first load that comes across the QC you will get no refusals. If you accepted the second load you will get one refusal for the first load that comes across. If you think of the...

Good luck at Drumrite that is where Bob went to school and he liked most of the instructors and also enjoyed the school. We were lucky the school was not too far from the house and he was able to come home on the weekends. After getting out of school Bob drove for USX and I just rode with...

The reason we first got a fan was due to the Fantastic Vent. When it starts raining the dang things shuts and it would get to stuffy in the truck. We found out quickly with our fan that the truck actually cools down faster and we can stay cooler so it ends up running most of the summer.

There seems to be some confusion about locks right now as I believe we are seeing some new ones. When a load comes available and you are qualified to take the load the dispatcher dispatching the load has to make a quick call to who has you locked and ask for you to be released so they can send...

That sounds like a nightmare for the police and motorists alike. Will be interesting to see how it all works out.

Did they possibly let the truck get repossessed when once they bought the truck and then figured out they could also not use the truck to haul much freight? First time truck buyer not much capital bankruptcy just waiting to happen, and dreams totally smashed. Sad situation and another case of...