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You are welcome, Mike. Thank you for the kind words. You certainly know we are a team in a straight truck. You also know that I know nothing about cargo van expediting, right?

Your cell phone company can tell you where the phone was at the time the guy answered. The sooner we all know that, the better idea we will have where to look. If the thief is stupid enough to leave it on, maybe your cell phone company can help you locate it. It is YOUR phone YOU are asking...

The topic interests me only to the extent that it came up here when the above success story was mentioned in the context of expediting. I am not interested in looking into it further because it is not of immediate importance to me and I already have some insight. Before letting the topic rest...

Diane and I are not in Texas but will keep an eye open for your van and dog. You provided the license number. Can you provide additional info? What state is the van licensed in? What color is the van? What decals does the van have on it? What other markings or distinguishing characteristics...

Here are three addional web sites that include chain law information. They were shared with me and other contractors in a recent fleet bulletin from our carrier: Chain Laws for Truckers | TheTruckersReport.com Flex-Trax State Tire Chain Laws and Regulations

Six months of research is a good thing. Six months of good research is even better. I'm not suggesting your research is bad but want to note for the general audience the difference between real research and wishful thinking. For people looking at expediting from the outside in, the business can...

Absolutely, positively, YES!

Isn't a vacuum cleaner supposed to suck? :D We tried a couple different hand vacs and settled on one sold under the Shark brand name. I liked it so well that I bought a second one and put it in storage just in case the model was closed out. That turned out to be a smart move because the model...

That's a success story I am happy to hear. I did a quick search to find out what the recidivism (re-offend) rate is among felons in the U.S. but found too many conflicting statistics and too much hyperbole to get a quick answer. I know for a fact that it is less than 50 percent in Minnesota...

Diane and I have been burned several times at the border due to crossing issues, some of which forced us to spend an entire night at the border waiting for the broker or key person with the shipper to return to work the next day. I don't have specifics to share because these incidents happened...

One of the reasons Diane and I have done very well in the expediting business is that we fully prepared for it before we got in and fully committed to it after. You are talking about doing the same as a solo operator. If you follow through, that can give you huge advantages over others who are...

It can be a good thing...if you are prepared to run your business like a business. If you are not prepared, your business will run you in ways you may not like.

May we hear what prompts your advice? Are you a BR-Unit owner? Why should someone RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN!!!!!!?

Glad you enjoyed it, Joe. I would have been surprised if you had not. Folks, when Diane and I visited Joe and Jen at their home a couple months ago, he told me he would rather hunt than eat. That was more than a figure of speech. I believe him.

It is not necessarily true that teams will be placed on the longer runs because of the new rule. It would only be true if teams can be found, and that is not as easy as it once was. Carriers are deeply concerned about the recruiting and retention difficulties CSA 2010 is already having. If it...

Diane and I were on the road for over seven years before we found ourselves in a spot where tire chains were required for the truck to legally proceed. Like most anything else I have never done before, a bit of apprehension preceeded the event. It is not hard to chain up a truck, but there is...

That is news to me. I recently chained up for the first time ever in California. Checking this CALTRANS document, I saw no requirement to chain the steer tires ever. Checking further into this, to make sure Diane and I are carrying all chains on the truck that we may ever need, I saw no...

Ditto! We did just six runs in October and it was one of the most lucrative months we had all year. While I can look it up, I cannot say off the top of my head how many miles we ran because that number does not matter as much as the other numbers we consider when accepting and declining loads.

Diane and I have crossed the imfamous Banning scales many times with our 94 chicken lights, and most recently even with two only partially operational. One light has two of four LEDs working, the other has one of four. I intend to fix them, of course, but since they are not a required lamp, I...

Also a very good point. And, in fact, driving a car for eight hours a day IS exhausting. Four-wheelers do not understand how much easier it is to drive a truck for eight hours than a car. In fairness, there is no way they could since most of them have no idea what it is like to be in a truck...