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Many readers would be interested to learn how brokers do work; what authority they operate under, what their relationships are with shippers, carriers, load boards, drivers, where their activities overlap with other entites in transportation, etc. Talk of such things has increased in the Open...

Did you note, PreacherRich, what highway star said in post #3? It seems to me that you are quoting rates off carrier web sites, not "broker web sites." It is an important difference. Freight brokers and motor carriers are both active in the transportation industry but they are distinctly...

If you did so, and did so in a journalistic responsible way and were willing to subject your work to my editing, I would be pleased to publish those pages on my web site if EO was not willing to publish them here. Once your work is published, I would post links to them here in the Open Forum, on...

While not as dramatic, Diane and I had similar experiences with some of the fleet owners we signed on with or considered. One sent us the correct photo of the truck but when we pre-tripped it for the first time, a lighting defect was found. That truck sat in his yard for weeks and he delivered...

I agree. This thread belongs in the soapbox. Rocketman, it's good to have a soapbox forum. It helps keep the general and other forum free of political clutter.

Layoutshooter, most news writers keep a copy of the Associated Press Stylebook on their desks. It provides rules on grammar, spelling, punctuation, and usage. I keep one in our truck and use it often when writing for Expedite Now and other publications. Regarding your comments about "bullet"...

The first thread of this title was locked but the story continues to develop. From a Fox News story: Mekenye is the truck company operations manager. "Mekenye said that Bogan informed him that after making two of his three stops in El Paso, Texas, he proceeded to drive to the third stop...

There is no mystery to this. Shippers and brokers need to hire transportation (trucks) to move goods. The lower the price at which they can do so, the more money they get to keep for themselves. From experience they know that truckers will often take a reduced rate to take a load that takes them...

When you (or anyone) meet people who think they are above you, what is the problem really? Is it that they think they are above you, or is it that you think you are beneath them?

It's a good thing you never ran into Andy Griffith and Barney Fife. Both of them talked about the bullet Barney carried in his shirt pocket. They would have had hell to pay if you were around to catch them using that language.

OK. that is your right and you have made your statement. Now I'll make mine. I want readers to know that I have confidence in Mr. Martinez' reporting. This comes from reading the stories he wrote about the ammo truck that crossed into Mexico and from talking with him by phone. He strikes me as...

Intrigued, I looked into the HAZMAT and placarding issue. Notice in the news story photos the ORM-D lables on the ammo cans. Then turn to the Hazardous Materials Table in your Hazardout Materials Compliance Pocketbook. You will see that cartridges in hazard class ORM-D do not require placards...

Update: "The U.S. trucker who was detained this week by Mexican authorities with 268,000 rounds of ammunition has been taken to Mexico City by federal investigators specializing in organized crime." Story here

Granted, this driver made a wrong turn and made even more wrong moves when he knowlingly drove into Mexico with a load of ammo on board, but I am more sympathetic. There is not a driver out there who has not made a wrong turn or two or three or three hundred in his or her career. And when you...

My U.S. Army Infantry days are long behind me and I have not used a machine gun for quite some time. Weapons technology has changed over the years and I have not kept up. Looking at the photos in the news story, I see some of that ammo linked together like machine gun ammo is, but only in...

I am sorry to learn of your circumstances, blizzard, but thank you for sharing them and giving all expediters food for thought. Many expediters don't have health insurance but all expediters should. The thing about enjoying the freedom of being self-employed is that if you don't take care of...

Not much of a CB user here. Ours is off most of the time but I would not want to be without one in the truck. When it is needed, it really is needed. Studies and commentary about distracted driving say that the CB radio is different than a cell phone and not distracting. Has there been a rash...

This thread is old. For readers reading this today, notice how passport rules and requirements have changed in recent years. When considering the card v. book question, think about the cost difference being averaged out over ten years. Also think about the advantages of having a full-fledged...

In what ways are things different at C&M? What changes to your operation were you able to make? What changes were you unable to make?

I don't remember where but some time ago I posted this chart in the Open Forum for trucks. Here it is again.