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> First you people say based on studies you will use 1/10 of >a gallon for every mile per hour increase. I don't doubt >that it is more fuel used, I just question the amount. Keep >in mind that those numbers are given for class eight trucks >with a trailer with an engine that is thirty...

A straight solo, eh? I laugh because one of my brother-in-laws was surfing expediting sites out of curiosity. He asked us why so many people felt the need to identify themselves as straight truck drivers. He wondered if there were gay truck drivers too.

Pony Express had a good gig in the western states for a while. One horsepower rigs, lots of free parking.

>In other words,details like business levels and realistic >projections for the industry(21 years in,she knows >plenty)are just not that important. No. That is not what I am saying at all. Of course business levels and realistic projections for the industry are important. But they are not...

One thing that jumped out for me was her comment, "I know that our independent contractors had concerns when we launched (Surface Expedite Network) originally, concerns about the intent of the service, but it has been nothing but good for our surface and air expedite programs. We get some White...

Team drivers have an advantage here in that one can tend to the truck if the other is suddenly hospitalized on the road. The worry of being apart from the truck and its "household" contents and business records is apparent in Greg's words. Options for securing the truck should be kept in mind...

RE: Are truckers at greater risk for staph infecti Not sure about the infections. I can say that since getting into a truck, Diane and I are healthier than we have ever been. We have not been to a doctor for an unexpected reason (one excpetion but that is a totally wierd story, off topic here)...

I've been thinking a bit about the many different ways people run their expediting businesses and why they do so. Here are some descriptions of some of the people we have met for starters. Can you add to the list? A retired married couple driving a B unit as a way to spend time together and see...

>Well I still think if it is taken in the context of an >Alcoholics Anonymous meeting it is hilarious. >======================================== >That is funny. I agree. Moot gave us many chcukles when we reread the post with our inner party animal in mind.

It's interesting about acceptance ratings. At FedEx, if your acceptance percentage is 70% or more, you will be eligible for their Four Star award (other critera also apply). There are not many jobs where you can say no thirty percent of the time and still have a job.

Impressive, Greg, that in the midst of your discomfort (too mild of a term? maybe agony), you share your story to show people how to be prepared for such events on the road and why they should be.

Yes, we are interested. Kindly send the info. I have read about this system before in trucking magazines and thought, yea, OK, another high-tech gadget that does what drivers should be doing on their own. But you got me thinking about in a different way, explaining as you did how sold you are on...

LDWS cost? Where does one go to get it installed? Can installation be done by one's self?

Our straight truck front axle is spec'ed at 14,600 lbs. from the factory. Tires are purchased to match that capacity. State laws vary in how they view steer tire weights. Weight per inch of tire surface on the road is sometimes used. So is weight per inch of wheel width. Memory has faded on...

That goes to show that turning radius is a function of truck specs and not truck brand. The turning radius of the Western Star we once drove was such that if we were in Rhode Island, we could not make a U-turn without spilling into an adjacent state.

If we are going to require immigrants to learn English to live and work in the U.S., would it not also be fair to require U.S. citizens to learn French to live and work in Quebec?

I did not see what chetjester edited out and apologized for, but he did and that's good, right? Bruno's comments are appreciated too. But the topic started with a very good question from JoeMP2. If we could get back to answering that, many readers can benefit. JoeMP2 said, "What new tactics or...

Be careful, layoutshooter. You are going to give some folks the bends.

After a year or so of expediting, we settled into the same freight-finding tactics and strategy that we use today. As long as it keeps working, we will keep using it. We identified the kind of freight we wish to haul. For simplicity sake, call it FedEx Custom Critical White Glove freight. We...

Border crossings can be a major pain in the _ _ _ sometimes. I would not want to do them without the competency FedEx Custom Critical backs us up with. It's a pain to be stuck on one side of the border. It would be an even bigger pain if we did not have FedEx Custom Critical dispatch to call.