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Turtle, You have provided today's entry in my "You Learn Something Every Day" blog (link below). I followed your link to the Xantrex product supplier, and from there, to the Xantrex web site, where the product owner's manual is online (See: http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/865/docserve.asp). The...

Impreessive replies, Turtle. Very helpful.

In another thread, that is now totally off topic, freight handling equipment questions were asked and answered. I thought I'd start a new thread for that topic. For expediters who use freight handling equipment, what are some of the items you would not want to be without? Also, for those who...

I like it.:)

Our truck is a CR unit with a 16-foot box (16' 2'' interior length to be exact). FedEx requires 12 feet of usable space for C units. We tell them we have 14 feet of usable space. That can be achieved by loading all of our freight handling equipment into the front two feet of space. If we had...

Bridge decay and corruption in the spending of public money are two different problems with two different solutions. The solution to decaying bridges is simple; fix them. The solution to public spending corruption is more complex but the problem can be mostly reduced and often eliminated with...

I just read in The Trucker, July 1-14 issue that Indiana DOT installed a 13 mile test section of median cable barriers on I-65. The barrier was hit 69 times by out of control vehicles in the first eight months. At least one tractor trailer was stopped by the barrier. No vehicles passed through...

As far as I know, all FedEx Custom Critical reefer trucks and trailers have wood floors. The floor you see pictured is sealed with a product called Floor Restore made by a company called Key Polymer. The sealer keeps moisture out of the wood. For more info, see...

While I am glad to see the timetable sped up in this case (story below), it troubles me deeply that they waited 'til now to close the bridge. Nothing about the bridge changed. It is like these guys are trying to get the last ten miles out of a set of brake shoes and then continuing to drive...

>Like my Dad said, they can reinspect all the bridges, now >that this tragedy happened, but what is going to change if >they do not know what they are looking for? Maybe all the >states should be looking at the inspectors and asking them, >how could this happened?? > >According to our local...

It is interesting to learn of other opportunities. We spec'd our truck with White Glove services exclusively in mind. Multi-bill loads? I guess that is an option if expediting tanks and we have to maintain a revenue stream. That is not really news. LTL freight is a well-known sector of the...

I'm glad you got the chance to see the OOIDA offices and visit with people there. OOIDA is a worthy organization. For drivers near Kansas City, OOIDA headquarters are easily visited. They even have truck parking. :D I-70, Exit 24, Grain Valley, MO; just west of Exit 28, where the Petro and TA...

From Bloomburg news: "Minnesota inspectors examined the Interstate 35W span yearly since 1993, and stepped up reviews this year, said Dan Dorgan, the state's bridge engineer. Yet the state concluded the structure didn't need to be replaced until 2020, he said." That's what troubles me the...

RE: how is Fedex to work for and can you make mone How a carrier is to work for, and whether you can >make money with them, is more about who you are, and whether >you fit their style. Well said!

>How many others all over the US are like this? We have a >country where the infrastructure is decaying, and has not >had the re-build necessary over the past 20 years. Seems >there is not a day that goes by without a major train wreck, >bridge collapse, or industrial disaster...Yet we have...

. The article entitled "Get Big-bunked" gave a rundown of full-featured sleepers from four manufacturers; ARI, Bentz, Double Eagle and ICT. Not included were AA and Alumi-Bunk sleepers, which many expediters put on their trucks. The article can be read online at...

With the first round of reporting now moving into the second round of more in-depth coverage, a theme is emerging that should give all of us pause. The bridge was not blown up by terrorists. It failed for other reasons that remain yet unknown. It has been inspected both by state and federal...

Wow! I just learned of this. We are home now (Minnesota). This is a developing story. The Star Tribune, KSTP-TV and WCCO-TV headquarters are all just blocks from that bridge. They will be all over this story. The Strib (as it is known locally) reports one fatality at this time. WCCO-TV is doing...

>White glove is reserved to fleet owners - practicly. The >rest of ushave to make do with scraps. I beg to differ. Diane and I are personally acquainted with a number of one-truck owner-operators that drive their own trucks and are White-Glove flagged. While some of those, including...

The best thing you can do to get accurate information is contact FedEx Custom Critical and get someone to send you their brochure entitled "White Glove Services(r) Qualification Guidelines." If someone tells you the brochure does not exist, he or she is wrong. I am holding one in my hand this...