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Yes and no. Remember that there were a number of FedEx trucks here on Wednesday. Others are here now but only one remains from then.

We returned to the Ontario TA lot last night after making a delivery nearby. One of the trucks that was here on Wednesday is still here now (Saturday). It is a FedEx Custom Critical team complaining that they are getting dispatched but their loads are canceling. All other trucks that we saw on...

Yes, a base truly is a nice thing to have, but there are ways to establish one beyond owning a house. Diane and I owned a nice house in the suburbs on a one-acre lot when we entered expediting in 2003 and sold it a year later for some of the same reasons bigshow345 and cheri1122 list above...

That is correct, though "home" does not have to be a house. It does need to be a place where you actually live and maintain a legal residence. In Diane's and my case, it is rented space in a relative's house. We spend more time on the road than we do at home, but because we have a home, we are...

Sorry I missed you, paullud. dabluzman1 approached our truck as we pulled in and I visited with him, his wife and two other FedEx Custom Critical teams in the restaurant. I would have loved to spend the entire day chatting with as many expediters as time permitted but duty called, which at...

I had similar thoughts. The scene lead me to think about the people who run those trucks, the freight moved, the customers served, etc. Those expediters, they get 'er done!

Diane and I have never had to hunt for a parking place in the front lot of the Ontario, CA, TA before but we did on Wednesday (10/19/11). I was surprised to see every space full when we arrived. (Straight trucks and vans are allowed there. Semis and bobtail tractors are run off by security)...

After making the above post, I did a quick check to verify the Oct. 28 date and found this four-hour-old story: FMCSA's Ferrro uncertain if new HOS rule will be out by Oct. 28 As I said above, it never ends. Nor do I expect it to end. Whether it operates under a Democratic or Republican...

HOS regulations have been up in the air for most of the time Diane and I have been driving. A change will be proposed, comments will be solicited, speeches will be made, events will be held, articles will be written, official explainations will be offered, a change will be made, a law suit will...

Report to safety department: "I struck the utility pole after swerving to miss the giraffe."

When will you be attending orientation?

I know this topic has been previously discussed but today I happened upon this FMCSA-published Interstate Truck Driver's Guide to Hours of Service. This thread came to mind when I read the following paragraph on page two of that publication. ------------------------------ "Personal Use of a...

I happened upon this Interstate Truck Driver's Guide to Hours of Service today. Published by the FMCSA, it provides a nice introduction to HOS for people who are new to the topic and a nice review for more seasoned expediters.

You are asking some of the most basic questions newbies ask. Before going further, read Introduction to Expediting to gain a basic overview of the business.

When you are a company bidding on a load, how would you know what other companies are also bidding on the load? How would you know that there are no other vans in the area from other companies? AMonger, I do not know why one of your companies would build such a database but it does not seem out...

The statement you refer to above has been edited for clarity. "... it did not happen." has been changed to "... it did not happen that we were notified of any such program." The intended meaning of both statements is the same but made more clear now. Thank you for pointing this out.

Be careful, Linda, in how you read my words and what charges you level. "Liar" did not appear in this thread until you wrote it. Questioning the facts is not the same thing as calling someone a liar. While I am irritated by and pushing back against your questioning my memory, questioning the...

We do not remember it because it did not happen that we were notified of any such program. No letters were received by us from FedEx that talked about a health insurance program. No reference was ever made by the company to access to health insurance. Being interested in health insurance, we...

This is becoming an interesting topic. I'd like to hear more about what Express-1 and any other carriers do regarding health insurance. Diane and I are frequently apprpoached or contacted by people who are considering expediting as a career and the health insurance question is frequently asked...

Diane and I were with FCC a few years ago and paid close attention to company correspondence. No such letters were received by us. No mention was made of a health insurance program in any company communications that we recall. Checking our archives where our FCC fleet bulletins are stored, the...