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At any given time in the expediting industry -- be it slow times or busy -- there are trucks that seem able to get more and better freight than others. Why is that? What are the busy drivers doing that the less-busy drivers are not?

1. Take Jefferson's fuel surcharge information to heart. He describes it correctly. 2. Distinguish between the things you can control and those you cannot. The economy and season is beyond your ability to affect. You can only view it as best you can (a skill that can be developed) and make...

Diane and I watched the show for the first time last night and found it to be inspirational. It inspired us to change the channel.

It's only a trap for those who chose not to comply with the phone use laws.

Excerpt from the piece I wrote for Expedite NOW regarding the natural rubber shortage: "What's going on worldwide is a shortage of natural rubber that is used in making truck tires, and increasing demand for tires and rubber products of all kinds. With the supply of natural rubber decreasing...

When you say "GOOD down payment," what amount are you talking about (don't need to know, but consider the number). You may be able to pay cash for a house. House prices in some areas have plummeted to levels that were unimaginable a few years ago. Note the double-edged sword. Home equity is...

It depends on how you define perfect. If you mean a day being entirely without fault or defect (Merriam-Webster), I have never had a perfect day. If you mean a day satisfying all requirements (Marriam-Webster), I have had many perfect days; as long as I was the one setting the requirements. A...

The rule requires you to be off duty or in the sleeper berth for 30 minutes. Fueling a truck is logged as on duty not driving.

I was not talking about straight trucks alone but about all trucks. I'm thinking especially of the dance you see every night at truck stops where the big rigs work hard to find parking. I'm wondering if that situation might be made worse by a rule that requires trucks to park for 30 minutes when...

I wonder, did the tree huggers try to provide input into the new FMCSA HOS rules? I don't think they will be happy with the results, especially the mandatory 30 minute break. A truck that stops for 30 minutes and that the driver stays in is likely to idle or run its generator for that time...

Some shippers of high value produces (White Glove) don't even begin to prepare the shipment until they see the truck on the ground at their location. That's their priority of work. Get truck on property, prepare shipment. At our former carrier, we were not usually told that such delays would...

That may be true for a solo but not for teams like Diane and me who like to keep the truck moving while under load for security and fuel economy reasons. Every stop costs you more fuel than you would spend if you kept moving. When we are running, we don't stop to eat. The non-driving co-driver...

On the way to our vacation house in Florida where we will spend January and part of February. Looking forward to Landstar BCO Days in Jacksonville FL later this month.

If you read that language alone, it could be interpreted as that but my guess would be that the 30 minute break rule still applies. The language cited above is from a Q and A document, not from the reg itself. I'm wondering if shippers of secure freight will figure out that they can ship a tiny...

Or not. Major policy and equipment changes were made when Diane and I were there that were negative for percentage-paid contractors who ran their own equipment. No one from headquarters breathed a word about it. Our suspicions were not confirmed until we put two and two together and questioned...

If your gut is telling you not to do it, don't do it. If you cannot overcome your gut while sitting at home, the rigors of the road will be that much worse and you will almost certainly regret and be set back by the decision.

What kind of changes were mentioned? Who said it?

Are you happy with the way 2011 turned out? Yes What is the one thing (or 10 things) you will do different in 2012? Take more time off. Spend more time at our vacation house in Florida. Visit it more frequently. What was the most exciting/memorable thing that happened in 2011? (expediting...

It all depends on how you use the word dregs and what you consider real truckers to be. More to the point, the technologies mentioned above that make it easier to drive a truck and live on the road, and the shift in the trucker population you mention, show in yet another way how adding...