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Is this a productive idea or am I dreaming again? :confused: Do you worry about finding a space when you arrive late to your targeted truck stop? As with most of you, my wife and I have a special list of Expediter friends who we keep in contact with almost daily. On many occassions we have...

Do you think people might be a little trigger happy when it comes to us truckers?? So my Doc prescribed a 24 hour heart monitor. We head out from the Doc and proceed to park in a large lot behind a restaurant where we are to meet my brother and his wife for dinner. We arrived early so we...

A while back it was rumored that FECC contracted with a company that follows trucks around (at random) and then makes a report on things like lane changes, following distance, signal usage and driving speed. What is the name of this company? The Fed still using them? Are other carriers...

We had the good fortune of meeting Dr. Patricia Irving, President and CEO of InnovaTek Inc. InnovaTek™Incorporated when we transported her “baby” to GE Research and Development one year ago. We have since followed InnovaTek’s progress in developing mobile applications of their fuel cell...

I would like to know how different Carriers and drivers handle this situation: If you accept a load and arrive to pick-up on time how long are you obligated to wait before you can decide not to do the load? This question is directed at teams since a solo would run out of hours if they...

That’s right! Hollywood does it and now it is EO’s turn! Just create your own category and present the award. I will start: Most Entertaining - The award goes to . . . . TURTLE ! His posts run the gamut from highly informative to hilarious and EO would be a more boring place without...

This was our April 18th spring day: 0800 I-70 east closed at x180 Vail, CO due to snow. 0930 Opened with chains required. 1000 I'm standing there admiring my shiny (never been used) tire chains ready to tackle the mountain. 1000 DOT drives up and shouts "take em off...

I was looking through the list of vendors for MATS and came across this new non-profit group. Welcome to Dreamin My Way Home Pet Transport They utilize volunteer truck drivers and Rv'ers to transport pets from one part of the country to another. Great tool for rescue organizations and...

We were sitting down south on Friday afternoon adding up dwell time going into the weekend. This opportunity came across: Pick up - 15 miles away. Deliver - Anchorage,AK Total miles: 4333 Total Pay: $9,000.00 Would you take it? Would you decline? Why? Our owner preferred not...

I respect the well intentioned effort that many owners/drivers make to support the effort against “cheap freight”! Of course, what I am talking about is the fact that some will refuse to accept even one load offer below a certain amount in order to take a stand against highly discounted...

We would be very interested to hear what type of arrangements drivers have with thier fleet owners regarding home time?? This would be important for newbies to understand before they commit to a particular owner/carrier. Our personal reason for seeking this information is below: We have...

EXPERIENCED EXPEDITERS PLEASE COMMENT! Being a Newbie and knowing nothing about the type of freight we would be hauling, I was amazed when we graduated orientation and not one word about freight placement and securement. When we were brought back for additional training to haul HVP (High...

Okay, I haven't really been to all the truck stops on the planet but I would like to nominate this one as the nastiest: Charlies Truck Stop in Va. Beach, VA I submit this nomination based on the following: *Filthy parking lot made up of dirt, sand and potholes. Do not wash your truck...

Is it better to go through or around Chicago in am????? We need to go from Rockford,IL (NW of Chicago) to I-80E through Indiana at 8 am. Routing takes us through Chicago area on I-90. We can avoid Chicago by taking the longer route of I-39S to I-80E. Any help from experienced drivers...

My wife and I had our first JFK run last week. All went well until we wound up at the wrong cargo terminal totally lost. I approached several terminal employees only to be met with blank stares and no help. As we pulled away to give it another try, my wife spotted the Brown terminal. We...

I need a prescribed drug. It can be overnighted to me. Where the heck do I have it sent to? I know there must be an easy way to arrange this but I am just not thinking of it. Any good ideas on how to receive packages on the road????

All these examples do NOT imply that fuel is cheap; it just illustrates how outrageous some prices are.... You will be really shocked by the last one! Compared with Fuel...... Lipton Ice Tea 16 oz $1.19 .........$9.52 per gallon Brake Fluid 12 oz $3.15 ...... $33.60 per gallon...