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I might be wrong but do not see air-freight shippers listing their loads on cut rate boards and with unproven brokers, at least not unless they have no other options. They pay a healthy sum to ship their important freight by air. I don't think they would be inclined to entrust their freight to...

I'm not a van driver but if I was, that would be my approach. Drivers who give away their time and do work for free do so at their own peril, and shippers and consignees will take advantage all day long. I'd also spend the money to buy a good pallet puller so dispatches would pick me as a way...

Speaking for myself only, that's exactly how it's done. Example: Once late on a Friday afternoon Diane and I were laid over in San Antonio, not a good freight area. It looked like we'd be there for the weekend for sure. Then an agent calls wanting a bid on a reefer load. Different agents serve...

Sequestration (automatic federal government budget cuts) is scheduled to take effect March 1. Congress may kick the can further down the road to avoid the cuts, but, according to some commentators, it may not and the cuts may actually happen. One agency that would be affected is the FAA, which...

To that seasonal point, let me add that we have been driving in warmer temps in recent weeks and down south. Doing nothing to the truck that would affect fuel economy, the last several tanks of fuel have produced 9.6 mpg. The difference, I believe, is in the air density. Colder air is more...

You are misinformed but I am not at liberty to say more here. Sorry.

If they did not consider it, it was only because they chose to ignore the input which was submitted. If they did consider it, it appears the result came because they ignored the input anyway. It pleases me to no end to see one government agency pushing back against another one on this. The DOE...

Carriers provide guidance to their drivers on this exact thing. Not cheating. Not something wise to disucss here. If you are curious, talk to the people at the carriers that make the rules and train the teams. If they are willing to tell you, fine. I am not. Seriously, you don't want to pop up...

This is a difficult topic for drivers in this business to discuss because they are not supposed to discuss such things, and for good reason. Kindly honor their need to maintain their professionalism and their duty to keep their mouths shut. I provided a link to a public web site to illustrate...

Parts of the rule will be in place forever already because they are not being contested. But other parts will almost certainly change. As far as taking breaks go, check out this link and and notice the menu of security services that are offered. There are a number of expediters that provide...

The ATA is asking the FMCSA to extend the start date of these new HOS rules to take effect beyond the date of the court ruling that will be coming a few months from now. FMCSA is considering the request. The idea is to give people time to adjust and train once the ruling is known. Regarding the...

I intend no disrespect but will say that I generally get a good night's sleep in a moving truck. It helps to trust your co-driver totally. It helps when your truck rides quiet and smooth. It helps to have a comfortable bed. It helps when you manage your sleep well buy avoiding sleep...

Greetings, We are John and Jane Wannabee, new to the Open Forum and excited about expediting! We are married, our kids are grown and out of the house. We have no debt except for a car loan and just four years of house payments to pay off the mortgage. There was a buyout at John's company and he...

Let's look at your central point. If I read it right, you are saying, "... if its marked as hazmat on bol, you must have a license endorsement to haul it." Is that correct? And if it is correct, can we state it a bit more specifically so the question can be discussed?

I feel you, Rocketman! I see a HAZMAT expert inside you that is just itching to get out. Stop resisting. Embrace your possibilities. Unlock those gates. Let your inner HAZMAT soar!

I had enough training to pass the written test for the CDL HAZMAT endorsement. I got that training by studying the CDL manual which was provided to me free of charge by the State of Minnesota. No. The material was provided by the State of Minnesota. On that basis, I presumed it was accurate...

Allow me to demonstrate this ask-clear-questions technique further. You must have a certain familiarity with HAZMAT to make it work but any driver trained by a carrier in HAZMAT will have it (I would hope and presume). This thread was begun by jlarry. He entitled it "Hazmat question" and said...

The last time I got into a HAZMAT discussion with Turtle, all kinds of stuff got brought into it and the thread went on and on. Determined to avoid that this time, I made sure we were trying to answer the same question before I offered my answer. To that question (defined above) I have nothing...

I envy your vantage point. As a motor carrier with hundreds of trucks, you can see the big picture and statistical trends that are not readily visible to individual owner-operators. It's one thing to track what you do in your truck and compare it to previous months and years. I would love to...

Does not the number of surplus trucks self-adjust? When times are slow, the weak get washed out. When times are busy, the weak linger a bit longer. But in ten years of expediting, I do not recall a time when people on the EO Open Forum said there were too few expedite trucks. Especially when it...