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Rich, Will you be writing anything about your travels and experiences? I envy the opportunity you had. It got you face to face with a number of people at a number of carriers, and with expediters on the road too. I think folks would be very intersted to hear about what you learned and observed...

Sorry we'll miss it. For the same reason we missed MATS, we'll miss the Expo; we have a truck to pay for and a goal to do so within a particular time frame. Better to run than to take time off for deadhead and show attendance. Maybe next year.

RE: looking for answers to a couple of questions t >Helium is not mined it is a bi-product of natural gas. Bob >worked at a Helium plant in Kansas that was situated next to >a gas plant. Sometimes my wife and codriver thinks she also is situated next to a natural gas plant.:7

RE: Elmo We Love You But.......................... Lawrence is an accomplished promoter. With pop-up ads, e-mails, radio spots, magazine mentions and more, I think the only trucking-industry people who have not heard about the Expo reside in the cemetary.

We have had a slow first-two weeks of July. I don't think it is because of the auto industry since we haul very little automotive freight. Part of it was due, I think, to the 4th falling on a Wednesday; motivating a number of shippers to take off a long weekend or the other on either side of it...

Very interesting.

Great picture. I'd like to see the generator that powers all that.

Maybe I'm missing something. Did you say "live rats?" I read your post a couple times but don't get the live rat part. Can you help me understand?

It is interesting reading about two different towing scenarios with two different carriers. For those of us who are curious, might the authors name the carriers in question?

1. Live within your means. 2. Have a goal that you are passionate about achieving. (Works for any endeavor)

Any savings a carrier might realize by cutting agents or other costs will be passed on as lower rates to the customer or increased profits on the carrier's bottom line, or both. They will not be passed on as additional revenue to the owner-operators that haul the freight. People who have their...

Diane and I own and operate a 2006 Volvo VNL with a Volvo VE-12 435 HP engine. The cab and chassis came new from Volvo. The truck was custom built from there into a straight truck (CR-unit). Price, vendor names, complete truck specs and comments can be viewed by clicking the "Truck Photo and...

For those who may be interested, I have started a daily personal blog on my web site. See: http://www.successfulexpediters.com/Madsen/MadsenBlog.htm Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of truck drivers blog every day on various web sites. Do you blog? If so, please post a link to your blog here. I...

We are in the Northeast, predispatched to pick up a load on Thursday. Our plans for the 4th are to take a commuter train into Manhattan and spend the day at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The "whipping" phenomonon Gary mentioned is an important consideration for anyone building a straight truck or tractor with long wheelbase. Also called "gallop" by some, it refers to the flexing of the frame rails, up and down, as the truck rolls down the road. On cement mixer trucks, it is...

RE: The Canada Side RE: Niagra Falls today includi I agree. This this topic should have been started in the Layover section. But since the moderators allowed it to remain here, and since my posts were on topic, I posted here too, further down in the same thread. Moving the topic to Layover...

lostandfound, Even with the latest and greatest computers, maping programs, GPS devices, internet resources, and local directions provided by human beings, expediting continues to be an endeavor where you will be trying to find unfamiliar locations in unfamiliar areas. Diane and I have some of...

The Hages are proud new owners of a new truck. They asked me to post photos here. I'll leave it to the Hages to tell the story. Ten photos follow. The "office in the front room" feature is not often seen on the road. Congratulations, Gary and Shawna!

RE: The Canada Side RE: Niagra Falls today includi We had a very pleasant day on Sunday on the Canadian side of the falls. If you find yourselves in the Buffalo, NY area or at the truck stops east of there on I-90, exit 48A, you are within an hour's drive. We spent the night at Exit 48A, woke...

One more thing came to mind as I thought about this. Our truck is a CR-unit with a 16 foot box (reefer body). Six skids are all we can haul and most of the time it is just a skid or two. Most of the time, we have the luxury of prohibiting fork lifts in our truck, and do so. Pallet jacks are used...