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The last time I started a post here in the General Forum that had the potential to go political and end up in the Soapbox Forum, it remained here because Open Forum Members did a fantastic job of honoring my request to stay focused on business and off the politics. I thank members for that and...

Diane and I are not inbound to the Northeast but will be within striking distance of it soon. How are the roads, facilities, fuel and freight up in those parts these days? What has Hurricane Sandy done and left behind that is affecting expediters 11 days after landfall? We'll have options...

How many finger grooves do you have on the underside of your steering wheel?

The two yellow trucks pictured below are expediters. Is this the future of expediting? Yes or no? Why or why not?

I'm not looking for political commentary in this thread. The Soapbox forum is for that. This is a business question. With the election over and results now known, what, if anything, will you do different with your expedite business? To answer my own question and set the tone for replies: In...

Last June, Panther was purchased by ABF. Very little has been said in the Open Forum about changes in the company since then. Last year, Bradley Jacobs purchased Express-1. Similarly, very little has been said in the Open Forum about changes in the company since then. For those of you who...

Excerpt from my daily blog: Diane and I are in drive/sleep mode on a run from Florida to California. Delivery is scheduled for Saturday morning. The night's drive was glorious. Under a near-full moon, I got to drive hundreds of miles on I-10 in light traffic, not having to think ahead to my...

Hauling Expedited - in a Nissan? "You bet. Meet Morris Finley, Murfreesboro, Tenn.-based owner of the 2012 Nissan NV2500 high-top cargo van ... "

Travel Centers of America Announces Reserve-It Parking Diane and I saw some of those reserved spaces the other day at the Rockwall, Texas, TA. We did not look close but it seemed that about 6 to 8 spaces had been set aside for this purpose and marked with standing signs in each space.

Diane and I arrived at the Ontario, CA, TA East last night to find the usual collection of expediter trucks parked in the front lot. Different is the train noise. It's gone. A railroad bridge has been built over Milliken Ave. so the trains no longer need to blow their loud horns when crossing...

Diane and I need to buy, ASAP, eight, four-inch wide, J-hook-end ratchet straps. The ends are also known as wire hooks (different from flat hooks). There is not time to order them online and have them shipped. We're looking for a store where they can be purchased. Truck stops tried so far have...

I happened to click on the Landstar Express America ad now running on EO and see them saying, "Now Leasing Teams for Temperature Control Fleet." Cool! (pun intended)

It's Sunday. NFL Football is on TV. When you are on the road, and if you are an NFL Football fan, how do you watch it; smart phone, TV in the truck, laptop, truck stop TV room, hotel, etc.? What devices and services do you use and how do you connect to the games you want to see?

Transport Topics Editorial: Editorial: Knock, Knock

From TruckingInfo.com: New Research Points to CSA Shortcomings, Reforms

In the September Locations thread, highway star said, "I'm at the house, and what a lucky guy am I? I've been selected for an IRP audit!! Nice folks to work with, they gave me an extension so I'd have more than 2 days to get the records to them." That got me to thinking about other people's...

Overdrive article: Trucking's Operational Costs Continue to Rise

What is written below is not about FedEx Custom Critical per se, FDCC is used as an example only because of timing, as explained below. I post this to submit for debate the assertion that the FMCSA's fatigued driving BASIC score is a lie. It is a lie for two reasons. First, violations that...

I had a conversation today with an owner-operator who claims that you can make more money with an EOBR in your truck than when using paper logs. The assertion is that the EOBR saves you time, money and effort and is therefore more profitable. I agree that an EOBR saves you time and effort in...

In the Loveland Pass thread, Layoutshooter named that stretch of US-6 the "second worst road we have driven on to date." Dabluzman1 said, "I'd place this high on my list of roads I'd rather not travel, right along with 299 in northern California." These comments raise the question, what are the...