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You are correct. If a driver who is committed to zero CSA points has the misfortune of a badly timed lamp failure and subsequent ticket, the driver will live to drive another day. However, a crisis would exist on a personal level because of the broken commitment the driver made to oneself. At...

We should also thank Canada for Lawrence McCord, should we not?

Our "tour" came as a complete surprise. We were waiting at a dock for an hour or so while the consignee was processing the electronic devices we brought. When they were finished, we would take the empty special container in which the devices were shippped back to the airport where we first...

I'm glad to hear you got yourself back east under load from Los Angeles. I just want to add my vote to what the others have already said. If you are in Los Angeles and want to get back east, it is better to wait for an offer that takes you there. Taking a load to another express center west of...

I believe you once said you are a Firefox user. Try the Internet Explorer browser to see if it makes a difference. Sometimes Firefox updates cause problems like this and it takes the developers a few days or weeks to de-bug them.

I agree with the others who say the revenue potential of a big-rig is greater than that of a straight truck but note the word "potential." I have met numerous ER-unit drivers who say they could gross over $300,000 a year if they chose to and I believe them. But I have yet to meet one that has...

I believe you will find that White Glove contractors are very discrete about what they haul and the names of their shippers and consignees. But every once in a while, customers come along who can do nothing other than broadcast what they are up to and want you to tell the whole world. They...

Very well said, and very true!

Allow me to offer my blog for your reading pleasure and expedite education. A number of expediter wannabees read this blog daily. They have let me know that they appreciate hearing about the bad days (like how Diane and I spent New Year's Day, 2010), as well as the good (like the day we recently...

It's two years for carriers, three for drivers. Say a driver racks up enough points in a year to get himeslf or herself fired. Those points stay with the carrier for two years, even though the driver is no longer with the company.

Diane and I have been in the business nearly seven years and have owned one truck. We drove fleet owner trucks for the first three years and our own truck since then. We bought our truck new in 2006 and will turn over 500,000 miles on the odometer tomorrow. We plan to get a million miles out of...

Here is a real-world CSA item that happened just this morning. Diane and I woke up this morning at the rest area on I-5 near Camp Pendleton, CA, where we spent the night. Our left fog lamp worked last night. It did not work this morning, a fact discovered on my pre-trip inspection. Replacing...

I'm glad you did not die back then. It would have totally messed up the photos I took of you on Wednesday.

Yes. The officer may have thought he was giving you a break by letting you change the bulb instead of issuing you a citation but with the violation documented, you get to be the proud new owner of some CSA points. You already know the answer to that question. The answer is, you don't know...

pjjjjj, your warning about avoiding the Toronto mess was a good one to heed. It got ugly. (News article here)

Just sayin.... Oops. I missed the CSA 2010 comment in post #4. My mistake. I stand corrected.

I guess it comes down to what matters to you most. I did not like green tea when I first started drinking it but I drank it anyway because I wanted the result. In time, the tea became an acquired taste and I now enjoy the drink. See also this about the brain work involved. Think about it...

I am surprised that 21 replies into this thread no one has yet mentioned CSA 2010. CSA 2010 is a game changer that introduces a new points system for commercial vehicle drivers that is different from driver's license points commonly referred to when people talk about traffic violations...

Allow me to recommend the Green Tea Diet which is discussed here on EO. The good news with this diet is that you can eat whatever you want, whenever you want and as much as you want; as long as you drink a cup of green tea before you eat. There is a little more to it. Click the link for details...

So, I'm walking across the lot at the Amarillo, Texas, TA on Wednesday and I see this bumper sticker.... On this van .... Occupied by this driver .... Who gives a friendly wave. We had no time to talk as Diane and I were on a cross-country run. Guido, I would love to hear more...