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It's not just talk for many people. I spoke two days ago with a commercial space HVAC contractor. His company is four people in size, down from the forty people he had working before the real estate crash, and he was one of the few in the area who remained in business at all. In that market the...

The article you cited is encouraging indeed, not only for expediting but for America at large. But that is not to suggest that expedite owner-operators can sit back and wait for the good times to roll. This isn't the industry of added value via the pay phone any more. Expedite carriers can...

You are correct about some people but incorrect about others. There are many people who got into expediting and leased their truck to a carrier, not because they lack drive and ambition, but because they have it by the ton and are looking for the paid vacation that expediting is. I know several...

In speaking about the Open Forum, Lawrence sometimes says, "Let the community take care of the community." This is one of those times. Member feedback makes it clear that my remarks above were poorly timed and inappropriately placed. My congratulations to the Caffee's stand. I regret saying the...

It's already in the plan and the budget to upgrade the showers to be oh so fine. On the road, we have experienced almost every kind of shower floor plan and fixture known to man. We'll be using the showers ourselves as we take a break to work out and return to our desk. You can count on them...

One reply to the various posts above: 1. Diane and I both thank you for your encouragement and well wishes. While it is exciting to move on to a new business venture, it is difficult to exit an industry in which we have connected with many people and shared the same experiences. We are already...

The company is Anytime Fitness. When we have a signed lease, I will share the location.

Ditto. I'd like to hear the story too.

I made some calls and did some reading. The answer is no. While there is some latitude, it is my decision to not publish an independent blog about fitness; at least not in the forseeable future. Readers of my blog saw my final post there go up on Nov. 30. It will not be replaced or transformed...

You humble me with your question. It's one thing to share/discuss/debate business advice and ideas about expediting. It is much more personal to interact with people when it comes to health and fitness. At the moment, the answer to your question is, I don't know. Diane and I are so early into...

Various companies do it in various ways. Weight may be part of it as may be the miles driven. Cargo size may enter in as may the size of the truck. Accessorials are part of it such as lift gate, detention time, security services, team or solo drivers, time to delivery, pad wrap, pallet jack...

There is no danger of that. Expediters know me as an expediter and I have had my share of recognition in this industry. But when I speak of fame and glory, and the right and wrong ways in which it can come, I know of which I speak. In a previous career I had my fifteen minutes of fame that far...

I understand that. My comments were made to a self-identified "fat guy." And while you don't have to be overweight to have sleep apnea, every article I read about this condition says that being overweight places one at greater risk of developing it. I think an aweful lot of what is going on in...

Congratulations, Bob and Linda. This is a true accomplishment that speaks well of you and gives good exposure to your carrier and the the expediting industry at large. That cover, I am sure, will find its way into a frame in your home and rightly serve as an earned and valued keepsake for the...

There is a third option. Lose weight and be no more one of those "fat guys" who are increasingly under the gun. More than most people, AMonger, you complain loudly and often about the loss of freedom, and in many cases I agree with you. In fact, the increasing regulatory burden contributed to...

That may be so, but it may also be about CYA. Blame the lawyers. Doctors live in perpetual fear of malpractice suits, and if they don't, the clinics and hospitals they work for do. If something is recommended from on high, and a doctor does not recommend it, and something later develops that...

If you are thinking about putting a shower in your truck sleeper, talk to people who have them. Would they spec one again if they had it to do over again? Why or why not? In Diane's and my case, the answer is yes. Yes we would spec a shower again. Even though we use it very little and even...

It has been over a year since Diane and I left FedEx Custom Critical for Landstar. I forgot about the FedEx dispatch system. So yes, depending on one's carrier, the approach to in service or out of service may differ. At Landstar, there is no penalty for going out of service. You don't lose...

After finding it necessary to return to various shops after repairs were made, or to find another shop a day or two down the road, Diane and I changed our approach. If it is a reefer repair or annual service, we do not go back in service right away. We run the reefer through its paces for...

That's where a shower in the sleeper is nice to have. Wet coats can be hung in there, allowed to drip freely and be totally out of the way. We do not often use the shower itself, but for things like wet coats, it is also great to have. If you are ever spec'ing a new truck, think seriously...