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I did not tell you about the yellow lines because it never entered my mind to do so. Thinking about why it never entered my mind, it was because: 1. That level of advice is so basic that it ranks with advice to put your truck in reverse gear before backing to a dock. It was so obvious that it...

Thank you for the feedback. I did not realize before that you compare yourself to me and guage your status by that standard. A moment ago, in this post, I stated Diane's and my on-time percentage in response to the number you shared. I am sorry to see you took that pesonally too. I request...

We have not updated the statistic since we came to Landstar two months ago, but Diane's and my career on-time percentage over eight years and nearly 1,000 loads with FedEx Custom Critical was 99.4 percent with the 0.6 percent being due to mechanical breakdowns. Our on-time percentage is that...

I'm sorry about the hijack too. Cheri hijacked a thread of yours so you hijack a thread of mine? If someone siphons fuel out of my truck, does that give me permission to siphon fuel from someone else? Some topics are more useful and important to newbies than others. For their sake, I was...

I agree that practical miles is the best calculation to use for everyone concerned. But change comes slow with something that is so deeply rooted in the industry. See this article for a brief history of various miles calculation methods. Regarding the speed at which a load must be driven, I do...

I wrote the following deep in another thread. To give it status as a topic of its own, I am re-posting it here. I trust the Open Forum moderators will allow this duplicate post given its value to newbies. If not, I ask that the one buried deep be deleted and that this one be allowed to stand...

You are only being cheated out of money if you let yourself be. Landstar does not use practical miles and Diane and I are not cheated. We are not cheated because we base our accept/decline decision on actual miles and the money paid for the load. Note that Landstar does not pay a flat rate. They...

The American Trucking Associations sponsors each year the National Truck Driving Championships. Part of the competition is precision truck driving. Contestants maneuver trucks through a course that tests the driver's ability to position the truck EXACTLY where it should be for a given task...

Interesting news about OnStar. Echoes some of the talk here in the Open Forum about Qualcomm use and abuse. Technology marches on.