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Diane and I recently visited over breakfast with four other expediters and the subject of fleet owners came up. The six of us knew of several fleet owners but also knew most of them to be either shrinking their fleets or getting out of the business altogether. We knew of no fleet owners who had...

Sobering photos of the tornado damage done to the Glade Spring, VA Petro and trucks there. I can't tell for sure but it look like that may be a Panther E or ER unit partially in the shop.

Time for snapshots from expediters that illustrateswhat different people did for dinner this Easter Sunday. What did you do for dinner this Easter Sunday?

Thirty five people are dead in six states from a vicious storm that moved from Oklahoma through Virginia. Are all expediters well? Any trucks damaged or involved?

News story: FMCSA Seeks Comments on EOBR's and Driver Harrassment Why not just equip the EOBR's with an off switch that can be used when we are out of service and off duty?

Excerpt from my blog today: While driving today, I experienced several hours of maximum satisfaction. The weather was beautiful, the winds were mild, spring-green foliage covered the Tennessee countryside, freeway traffic was light, the road was smooth, the truck engine hummed and the tires...

Diane and I laid over at the Petro truck stop in Bordentown, New Jersey last weekend and were pleased to see they had totally remodeled their showers and added a fitness room. A map on the wall showed locations of a few other truck stops across the country to which new fitness rooms have also...

(Posted in the General Forum because I am interested in hearing comments from FDCC competitors and former contractors too.) FedEx Ground recently announced its "ISP Transition" in response to lawsuits that alleged misclassification of its drivers. People who have been following this issue...

As we drove through Saint Louis today I noticed that the grass is green and the trees have blossoms. That's good to see. Expediting is easier in nice weather. The trucks are cleaner. You don't have to put on extra clothes to go outside. Roads get closed less frequently. It's always nice to...

Once upon a time Joe and Jane Driver purchased a new truck to haul expedited freight. They worked hard, ran well and did everything their accountant told them to do. When they had their income taxes done in year four, they noticed they had to pay in because, as their accountant explained, the...

In another thread, the question came up about what the different carriers pay for detention time and under what circumstances. That being a topic in itself, I started a new thread for it here. For expedier wannabees and newbies reading this, detention time (D-time) is not the bad thing you...

Drivers who do U.S./Canada runs are probably familiar with the plastic chairs the customs officers have you sit in when you are delayed at the border for one reason or another. While sitting in one on Wednesday, a thought came to mind. Perhaps a plastic chair should be added to the dispatch...

Story here Also: YRC Announces Nationwide Hiring Initiative for Sales Professionals Its stock price hit a 52 week low (split adjusted) last week. It would seem that the company has a more optimistic view of its future than the stock market does. It is a significant industry indicator that...

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Since I know how to use a ruler to draw a line, understand the difference between logging a fuel stop as a fuel stop instead of logging it as driving, and can do simple arithmetic to calculate my hours, I hadn't thought about the benefits EOBR's provide to drivers who lack such skills...

I see Express-1 is advertising for straight and semi reefer trucks, saying, "Progress in Motion! Experienced Temp Control Straight Trucks and Semi's Needed Immediately." What's up with that?

Jeff Jones is known to many expediters as the man who sold more Bentz sleepers to expediters than anyone else. When Bentz Transport Products failed in 2009 (story here), expediters were left wondering what would happen next. There was a lot of talk but now we know for sure as a newly built...

A large solar flare will reach earth's orbit tonight and may disrupt GPS and sattelite communications. Details here

Full story here Excerpt: "...FMCSA used questionable logic, inadequate data and sloppy math in attempting to justify its proposed changes to the hours-of-service rules for commercial drivers. “...We find that, in every instance, FMCSA’s new methodologies and assumptions increase the...

Expediters love talking about what they won't do (take loads that don't pay, chain up, go to Canada, take short runs that tie the truck up for too long, etc.). What about the other side of the coin? When you receive what you consider to be good or excellent pay for services rendered, what does...