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For those of us who are unable to attend, might you share what kind of questions were asked? What did people want to know? Were the questions asked about vans today any different than what you have been asked months and years before?

Diane and I are under load a long way away. I just want to say to anyone who is thinking about attending the event but has not yet decided, go to the Expo. The Expedite Expo is worth the trip, especially if you have never attended before. Go the the Expo. You'll be glad you did.

Effective. But it is not done.

There is a difference between shutting down a company and keeping that company's drivers and trucks off the road. A bad-safety-practices company draws DOT attention and gets shut down. What happens? The same people and equipment resurface under a different company name and the DOT shuts that...

I'm sure, Lawrence, that you have already told OOIDA that some of their strongest supporters are expediters, but you can tell them again. Several Open Fourm members are OOIDA members and some are lifetime members. Two days ago, Diane and I contributed $500 to support OOIDA's efforts; $250 to the...

Since we do not know who tagged the truck, we cannot know what his reasons were (presuming it was a he). We can only speculate. My theory is that the truck presented a target of opportunity. The graffitied side was facing away from open public view. But someone on foot or a bicycle had easy...

Diane and I have occasionally been approached by lot lizards, drug dealers and peddlers of stolen merchandise (we believe) at truck stops. Our truck was once tagged with gang graffiti. In that instance, in Los Angeles, we were parked in the middle of a weekday across the street from the...

Load 1 cheerleaders? Who would'a thunk? Diane's and my schedule is now known through Monday. We'll be under load while the Expo is on and unable to attend.

In the last two years, CSA has developed further and carriers are paying attention. Violations for inoperative lights, paperwork errors and such that were not regarded as serious before are taken more seriously now. Violations -- all of them -- count in ways they did not before. It would be wise...

No. The week in Chicago (and the directional need that kept us there) was in mid May. It was unrelated to any load we ran in June.

Excellent addition to this topic. I do that in my daily blog but forget to mention that very important activity. It is truly amazing how the same event will be viewed first in the present moment and then a few days later when you read what you wrote about it. As you say, journaling your...

In another thread about carrier choice and the relative importance of miles and revenue per mile, Blizzard said, "But, hey, it's all in an individuals perception of reality." That prompted a response from me that, on second thought, made more sense as a new thread on the perception of reality...

Very true, Blizzard. Very true. EDIT: On second thought, my reply is best posted as a new thread and topic. See it here.

So was New Coke.

I would think that the best place to get information about Express-1 pay per mile is straight from the horse's mouth. When Diane and I were researching a carrier change a year ago we found the Express-1 recruiter to be very forthcoming with information that we later found to be reliable. Do...

In general, large shopping malls are not good for overnight parking. Security patrols the lot and will run you out when the mall closes. You can usually find a place to park a straight truck in areas where there small malls or a large number of retail stores. Just think about where the trucks...

I recently came across two articles in Land Line magazine written by Paul Abelson in 2001, entitled, "Understanding Reefers." While they are 11 years old and the information about the Carrier and Thermo King models is dated, information about loading reefer freight and basic refrigeration theory...

I don't know what to say about the link not working for you. I'm using the EO link button to add the link, just as anyone else would, I presume. The driver's name is Scott Teuscher. You can Google the name to find the story.

I wonder if this woman's opinion opinion of truck drivers, and the opinions of the bystanders have changed any since this incident. Story Here

When you are a debt-free expediter, the sunrises are a bit more pretty and the rain is a bit less wet. The best part is that when you get tired of the game, you can go out of service to go home or hang out wherever or wherever you choose. A friend told me the other day about a team he met at a...