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Your introduction and first-ever post shows once again that the EO Open Fourm is widely read. To satisfy my curiosity, may readers have your name, bio and links to the organizations you mentioned? More info about the turtle transport from one who is actually doing it would be of interest too.

The driver was not written up for Air Tabs making the truck too wide. It was for other violations. But given his report, this cop was looking to write him up for something. I'm just worried that Air Tabs might provide it. That's why I will research this question and am asking for any info here...

I'm spooked. A friend of mine just got nailed hard at a scale for things most truckers would consider Mickey Mouse. The scale cop would be considered unduly harsh. The result is the driver is now nailed with CSA points, some of which he might be able to beat, but not without a fight. In the new...

When you see the magazines in the stands at truck stops, grab one quick because they go fast. Grab a couple extra copies to share with people when they approach and ask you about expediting. It's a great way to introduce them to EO, industry information, expedite carriers and the vendors that...

I can't say much about the direction of freight brokerage and the big players because I have not researched it and I am not involved in it (by choice). I do know a bit about market makers in the securities industry and know that they have a turnover rate and success and failure rate just like...

Excellent advice! While the regulatory community can't seem to let go of the idea that one size fits all in sleep management and hours of service, we drivers can. Pay attention to YOUR body. Get to know the signs that indicate you are getting tired and adjust your behavior to be safe.

I can't speak for the Caffees but can say what Diane and I need. We need freight at volume and rates sufficient to make a profit and meet our financial and non-financial expediting goals. Already having that it in our present carrier relationship and centralized dispatch system, we are not...

As others have stated, our 2010 revenue is also up from 2009 levels. What has changed is the number of loads we turn down to sustain good revenue numbers. Behind that change is the company change of sending out a boatload of money-losing offers that we did not see before; and often sending the...

Company people may take your "dispatcher harassment" reason as a joke. I understand that it is not. Your comment should be taken seriously, and it's profound implications should be taken to heart by anyone listening who cares about recruiting and retention.

By intent or accident, each expediter finds one's own way to operate in the industry and own path to follow. I applaud the determination you demonstrated as you found your way and move in a direction that you consider to be forward and upward. Please understand that I intend no disrespect in...

Depending on the shipper or consignee, expediters and their trucks get to play dress up in all sorts of ways. The most amusing I have seen to date, and that makes me laugh every time I recall the image, is a consignee in Pennsylvania that requires drivers to put on shoe covers before being...

In context, "... this market." refers specifically to the market discussed in this post; namely, the market served by Jeff Jones and Bentz Transport Products, Inc. in the past, and intended to be served in the future by Jones and Don Bentz. I could have been more clear and said "this White...

The talk about great service from Bolt on old Bentz sleepers is all fine and good but has anyone actually seen an aftermarket sleeper built by Bolt? To be an aftermarket sleeper manufacturer, a company actually has to build them, does it not? Understand that Bolt is not the successor...

We don't have to clean a truck stop shower or launder the towels when we are done. The RV-style shower in the truck provides a good shower but requires service. The water supply must be replenished. The walls and floor must be dried. At a truck stop, it's shower and go. Also, in the truck the...

That button works better when you are under specific loads where the button is part of the service offered to the customer on a particular load. Having used it and the 55 macro not under such loads and learning what the response is like, we do not rely on them for anything. 911 is the better...

I do not broker my own loads, and that makes me a pathetic loser in the industry, looked down upon by those that do. I only wish I had the brains and connections to get in on the piles and piles of money they make and I do not. But woe is me, a carrier-dependent brokerless expediter, living...

Depending on location we shower: At home in Minnesota At our vacation home in Florida At friends' houses here and there At relatives' houses here and there At truck dealerships that have showers At RV parks we stay at while laid over At truck stops At hotels (rare) At public beaches...

I have not kept up. We know Bentz is gone and now Double Eagle has officially closed its doors (soon). I've heard rumors about the others but have not followed up. What aftermarket sleeper companies are left?

What I said above did not work after all. The same offer, now twice refused, was sent to our truck this morning, despite the fact that the dispatcher told us last night that she would "show the refusal." I called again this morning to talk to the dispatcher who sent it out, a different one than...

I may have stumbled upon a solution to the problem of load offers that are repeatedly sent while our refusals are not honored. It happened again today. We are on an overnight run now. We received a load offer this morning that we declined by sending in C-Link code 33, 2. Just after I went to...