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Pleased to see that you have a plan and experience with expediting with an expedite carrier. I've known of many folk, including me, that have gotten over 500K miles with a chevy van. A well maintained cube van for $11K sounds like a good value for the money and potential. My only concern now...

Bear: What are your plans for the van? Is it a four or six wheeler? GVWR? Have you received a commitment from a carrier to lease the van? The reason I ask these questions is that cube vans are becoming quite popular within the expedite community but there are drawbacks if the van is over...

Now I'm not trying to ruffle feathers and neither made nor implied and reference to Nightcreachers posts, nor to sig lines that are quotes of everyday phrases like "may the force be with you". I also am not referring to any of the myriad jokes and phrases that we all pass along from time to...

60: I'm talking about all of the above. Some things like manufacturer's specs specs are obvious, but a reference to the source would not only be appropriate to the owner of the material, it would be useful for the reader to be able to verify or expand his knowledge. More common on here and...

Plagiarism is the practice of claiming or implying original authorship of (or incorporating material from) someone else's written or creative work, in whole or in part, into one's own without adequate acknowledgement. Since it is very easy to steal content from the web by simply copying and...

For the Chinese, 2008 is the Year of the Rat; for the expediters, it is the year of anything but a van, cargo or Sprinter. I say this in general terms for those folks thinking of entering this business and leasing to an expedite carrier. Whatever you truck of choice, there is a learning curve...

I have nitrogen filled Michelins that I purchased at COSTCO. They fill all tires with nitrogen and refill if necessary. Keep in mind that about 3/4 of the the compressed dry air in your tires now consists of nitrogen, about 1/5 is oxygen and the rest is a small amount of other gasses. So when...

I'm not aware of any expedite carriers that do not provide a fuel surcharge to its leased owner/operators. If some of y'all DO NOT recieve any surcharge, then your comments about the high cost of fuel is germane to your bottom line. If you DO receive a surcharge, that is in conformance with...

Kat: You would be wise to obtain an EZ-P**** Fast Lane, or I-Pass at your earliest oppotunity. One of these transponders allows you to be in the express lanes through toll booths and, at many of them, you get a discount on toll charges; save time, save idleing fuel, save money. I have a Fast...

The Euro replaced the Guilder in Holland in 2002. A Euro is currently $1.47

As they say, it varies greatly. My greatest use in 2007 was 18 toll entries in a single month, least month in which I paid tolls was 3 entries. If you spend much time in the northeast, you could easily double that number

Race Track, the - I-465 around Indianapolis, IN Radio Check - Can you hear my radio? Razorback, the – Arkansas Rock, the – Little Rock, AR Rocking Chair - One or more trucks between the “front door” and “back door” of a convoy Rolling Road Block - Slow moving police cars blocking traffic...

Hammer Down - Go fast Hammer Lane - Left highway lane;Passing lane Hand - Truck Driver Handle - CB nickname Happy Hooker - Tow truck Hawkeye, the - Iowa Hole in the Wall - Mountain tunnel entrance Home 20 - Home location Honey Bear - Female police officer Hook - Tow truck Hoosier, the...

CB Town - Council Bluffs, IA Camera - Police radar or laser Cash Box - Toll booth Cash Register - Toll Booth CB Rambo - Wannabe tough guy on CB Cheese Wagon - Yellow school bus Chicken Coop - Weigh station Chicken Lights - Decorative marker lightson truck and/or trailer Chili Bowl, the -...

Alabama Chrome - Duct tape Anteater - Sloped hood on big truck Alamo, the - San Antonio, TX Alligator - Blown tire in road Alligator Radio - Loudmouth CB’er(all mouth, no ears) Ankle Biter - Small child Antler Alley - Deer crossing Apple, the - New York, NY Armadillo, the -...

HEMA is a Dutch department store. The first store opened on November 4, 1926, in Amsterdam. Now there are 150 stores all over the Netherlands. HEMA also has stores in Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany. In June of this year, HEMA was sold to British investment company Lion Capital. Take a look at...

Had me confused. I liked Aviators post so much, I gave him a reputation approval by clicking on the scale next to his cloud. He deserved a kudo then, and does so now.

Welcome home Aviator, and welcome back to EO Your posts from the front and from the road have been great reads.

Lest we not forget Airtabs as a money saving systems for any size truck

OK redy, how or why did truckers come up with Binder for the International? We have Dry vans, reefers, flatbeds, Drom boxes covered. Does anyone have a contribution for Step deck, drop deck, Goose neck, or other specialty truck/trailer types?