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This was an ice storm. There was no snow. We are disappointed to find the Airtabs have not kept snow off the back of the truck as we hoped they would. The buildup is the same as it was before Airtabs were installed. I don't know what to make of it. Airtabs made a positive difference with dust...

Diane and I put a set of SlushBusters on our truck for the first time a few weeks ago and put them to the test on Tuesday. They work! SlushBusters keep snow and ice from building up on your windshield wipers. They are inexpensive, no-moving-parts, plastic strips that you afix to your...

Dave, I am not out to change your mind. Clearly, it is made up. I have no access to industry reports regarding expediter reefer truck performance. If you do, many readers would read with great interest what they have to say. Not for you, but for interested readers, I will lay out why I...

That's right, and successful expediters keep coming down on both sides of it. So, as a service to new readers, it is best, I think, that when offering one point of viewin the debate, the respectful thing to do is to also mention that there are opposing views and practices; and that when it comes...

You are giving one person's view of reality, and there are others equally valid of consideration. While freight has slowed for us too, 100% of the loads we have hauled in January have been reefer loads and none of them would qualify as cheap freight. Our reefer has given us a PROFITABLE...

I am occupied in a new endeavor that precludes active participation on internet forums. I remain active on my daily blog.

If you bring the photo into view and use your mouse wheel to move it rapidly up and down, you can simulate the truck driving over a bumpy road. Notice how all the equipment stays secured in place.

I am feeling very sad this evening. Tim, a good friend, died the day before Christmas and it is just now beginning to settle in that he won't be around any more. Back when Diane and I were driving fleet-owner trucks, we drove one of his for a while. We stayed in touch after moving on, talking...

Here is the photo I promised in Reply 27. The floor is treated with a product called Floor Restore. Apply one time, good for life. Screw holes and cracks between the planks are filled with Crack Filler made by the same company. The company is Key Polymer. The products are available at...

Worried about my bottom line is one way to put it. Focused on my bottom line is the better way to put it. I care a great deal about my bottom line. Our primary business goal is achieved or not depending on how the bottom line comes out. I presume you also care about your bottom line, correct...

Without providing a full review, which I will read with great interest you write it, do you have a general sense of the PC Miler Navigator 430? A friend recently asked me about units to consider. I sent him a link to this thread. Do you know enough yet to recommend the unit to a big-rig trucker...

CoPilot Truck, a related product, shows most streets in Manhattan as truck-legal routes, which they are if you have a local delivery or pickup and use the local streets to get from a through truck route to your delivery address. But if you are using non-truck routes to just move about, you are...

I'm sorry. I don't catch your meaning. What do you mean by "comfortably numb in your career?"

EO runs the expedite section at MATS. The EO get together is there. Networking is easy to do. Move from booth to booth to introduce yourself and exchange cards. Stand in one place and strike up conversations with people passing by. There is a good chance they will share your expediting interest.

I don't see any alcohol listed on the Listerine label.

Does IronCondor refer to a favored trading strategy? Just curious. Welcome! Bummer about your back. I hope things work out well. Regarding your plans to start a new expediting business with your wife, you did not say why you wish to do so. What draws you to expediting? The shakeout is...

Our problems are over! See article.

Cerberus is a money management company -- some would call it a hedge fund -- with $27 billion under management, 7.5% of which is attributable to Chrysler. The Chrysler investment is a big loser for Cerberus. I believe the negotiations Cerberus's well-connected people had with government...

Have you thought about not using shelving? When acquiring equipment, our philosophy was: if we need it once, we will probably need it again, so buy it. It has been a long time since we needed to buy anything new, but the approach produced a larger collection of equipment than you see on most...

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