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Thank you for the kind words. Please see: Expediters on Twitter.

I recently got active on Twitter and am finding it to be a wonderful resource. If you have not done so already, I invite readers to check it out. Some EO members now have Twitter profiles. Lawrence McCord is one. Check out his Twitter page photo in which he impersonates an expediter getting a...

(Phil sighs and wonders to himself, why do I even bother with such nonsense? Disregarding the inner voice that says "Don't do it!" he proceeds to continue a meaningless dialogue that benefits not a bit the new readers who come to this site to learn about expediting. Such evil pleasures that lurk...

There are some for whom participation in the EO Open Forum resembles an addiction. I am among them. From time to time, it is healthy to pull the needle out of the arm and live free of the Open Forum for a while. This is one of those times. I will not be reading or posting in the Open Forum until...

Yes. You missed something. Actually you added something ("sort of did"). There is no "sort of did." It either happened or did not, and in this case, it did not. Asking a question about where something is said is not the same as telling people how to interpret something. I don't recall what I...

Something came to mind overnight that should be added. In an earlier post, I referred to our truck specs. The Volvo D-12 engine is no longer available, unless you happen to find one in a used truck. That engine has been discontinued. The D-13 would be the next closest thing in a new Volvo truck.

In your reply #22, in this thread that you originally started, you placed additional subjects at hand. They include: (1) your false statement that I tell all readers how they should do things like me and Diane all the time, when it pertains to Expediting, and (2) your false statement that I am...

Sometimes I wonder if you even read my posts, let alone understand them as others seem able to do. What you say, broker, is not true. Namely, it is not true that, "you tell us all how we should do things like you and Diane all the time, when it pertains to Expediting." What is true is that I...

I'd rather not take it a step further and would prefer to stay on topic. The topic is getting your lease or loan agreement before purchasing a truck. Other threads can be started for the rest.

You can read a story, in the February, 2009, edition of Land Line, about someone who did not take the trouble to read and understand his lease before signing it, and the kind of companies that are out there ready to take full advantage of people like him. Legal documents are not easy to read...

Cool! I was not aware of that book until you mentioned it. Thank you. Please keep us posted on how it works for you. What did you use when you were with FedEx Home Delivery? This 2005 EO article is also informative.

Diane and I will agree with you. Every time someone with kids at home asks us about expediting, we tell them to stay out of the business until the kids are grown and gone. We believe that kids need their parents at home more than the parents need to be on the road.

For team drivers who receive and need to roll on load offers at any time of the day or night, sleep management needs to be a top priority; for both productivity and safety reasons. The example provided above and the replies from teams provide expediter wannabees with some real-world food for...

Thank you, Tennesseahawk. I too was wondering, where in the "Lords word" does it say to "trust others?"

You can read our truck specs by clicking the "truck specs" link below. Beyond that I don't have much to say about engines and transmissions. They change over time and I'm not deep into the used truck market or truck powertrain interests like some are.

No. I don't recall it ever being brought up. That does not mean it did not happen. But if it did, I do not remember it. So, that takes us back to the question at hand. Thank you for your response.

Out of simple curiosity, I'd like to ask, do you expediters track every penny you make and spend, or do you not? I'm not looking for a right or wrong answer here. Good cases can be made for both answers. For example, why track food costs since food falls under per-diem and little value comes...

Arrow Truck Sales sells used Volvo trucks. Mark Cantrell of Arrow specializes in expedited trucks and advertises on EO. See this ad. He can help you with the Volvo part of the questions you asked above. A number of Freightliner dealers specialize in expediter trucks. See the ads for them on...

Our experience is the same as yours, India. The only state that has ever told us to display a VIN number is Colorado. As they said to you, they said to us. It is not a requirement but if they can see the VIN number (last 6 digits, or 8, I don't recall), they can clear the truck without bringing...

Maybe you are on to something! Maybe we can stimulate the freight by putting truck drivers in hot pants.