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That is funny. Not because of anything you said or meant but because there were those who once fiercely criticized me for wearing rose colored glasses. Then as now, I see things reasonably clear and call 'em as I see 'em. I contribute. Others control. If you read successive issues I think you...

Because in the past, when I have posted a question and not answered it myself, readers have complained that I am requesting information or responses that I am not myself willing to give.

Or as Diane and I say, If the freight don't pay, we don't play.

Notwithstanding my non-serious post above, let us not forget the Open Forum friends we have lost to lung cancer and the heartfelt pleas they left for readers here. Their message was simple: "Don't smoke!"

To answer the question I asked above, the information means that Diane and I are not expecting a broad economic turnaround to occur any time soon. With some truckers now running at a loss to keep their equipment occupied, and shippers taking full advantage of it, it may mean that we will run...

The March 1-14 print edition of The Trucker includes a summary of the 2008, year-end reports of publicly held trucking companies, survey information and industry analyst observations. The publication is distributed free at truck stop news racks. All of the information applies to larger...

Maybe a drive-by post in reverse?

Some rights are more precious than others. Be careful here, lest you start a legislative trend. You can have my gas when you pry it from my cold, dead.... Well, never mind.:o

RV drivers buy propane too, and perhaps C-store items for themselves and their rigs. There are a lot of RVs on the road at times. Fuel sales may be significant. Still, I would love to see straight trucks permitted in the RV lots at J. They were at the Pontoon Beach we weekended at recently and...

Photos and details in my March 4 blog entry.

If you are headed to certain points west out of Maryland, our carrier's routing software will send you onto U.S. 40 in Pennsylvania, if you choose to follow the routing. Key words, "choose to follow." Diane and I did so for the first time last week. It will aslo be the last time. Photos and...

I am afraid it will be a while before it all gets written. Ongoing projects tend to get bumped to the back burner. Thank you for your interest, maybe I can bump the project up a bit. We put the truck on the road almost three years ago and the spec sheets you mention are not done yet. :(

If you click the truck specs link in my signature below, you can read all about our truck. Things like tank capacities and weight distribution are discussed. See the ARI web site for interior sleeper pictures and more infomation.

Yes, our truck has a blackwater tank, and no we do not find it difficult to empty it, even in the winter when many dump stations are closed. The tank is not what you see on large RVs where a hose us used to connect to a dump station. It is removable from the truck and has a spout on it. You...

This does not directly answer trucker54's question, but you courrier types may be interested to read about a courrier company I stumbled into last week. For those of us who do not yet have a good idea of what the future of logistics will look like, this company provides a peek. When Diane and...

You had your say. I had mine. Time to move on.

I normally don't read posts in the Loading Dock forum but the title of this one caught my eye. Thank you for the post, luxio; very informative. I am mindful of the extended downturn Japan once suffered. It lasted ten years. Economists refer to it as the lost decade. I am not looking for an...

There is a true story about a Flying J general manager who was called into the store late at night by an assistant manager. The general manager was mortified when he entered the building and saw Jay Call, the founder of Flying J, scrubbing the floor. The floor was in unacceptable condition in...

Diane and I once threw a BIG party in our large back yard, complete with a celebrity appearance and a rock band. It was great. We had a circus tent, a row of rented outhouses and everything! (You know you are moving up in the world when you have a multiple-outhouse back yard.) What of the...

You betchya!