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Here is the link to the Court opinion: http://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/pdf/772011.opn.pdf and ATA's spin: http://www.etrucker.com/apps/news/articleata.asp?id=58537 The final paragraph in the etrucker article makes things clear as mud: "Talmadge said the decision would force interstate...

RE: The Canada Side RE: Niagra Falls today includi Responses here and three private responses have been great. Thank you, folks, for all of them. Our plans are not firmed up yet but it looks like tomorrow is our day to see Niagra Falls together. The local paper today had a story about a...

This is an interesting topic and I would like to know more. Do you have a link to the news story and/or court documents?

RE: The Canada Side RE: Niagra Falls today includi Diane and I are delivering within a couple of hours of the Falls, and will have some time to spare before deadheading to our Monday pickup. The weather forcast is favorable. Do you have any truck parking info to share?

Expediters gauge their market every day in several ways. At the end of each load, they gauge the market to determine where the next load is most likey to come from. They then wait where they are for freight or reposition themselves in accordance with their observations. In so doing they...

Diane and I drive a CR-unit. If we felt entitled to C loads or believed that someone out there should make it so only C loads go on C trucks, we could talk ourselves into being angry too, since a lot of C loads go on D and E trucks. B, C, CR, D, DR, E, and ER are truck designations. They are not...

We have not yet made it to the California redwoods in our truck. jackdixon_2000 knows more about west coast running than anyone else we know. I believe you will find his info to be helpful and reliable.

One more thing....VERY IMPORTANT. Before using floor restore, especially in a dry box (non-reefer), use newspaper and masking tape to cover all components under the truck body. The floor restore will drip through onto things below and dry there. If you are not careful, you could unbalance your...

Here is a better view of the truck floor

We are in the habit of photographing most loads we haul. Here are three photos that show the floor. The first one is with the truck empty and our equipment orgainzed in the usual manner. The second is shot at an indoor loading dock, standing in front of the truck, looking out the back. The third...

Diane and I recently hauled our 500th load, giving us a reasonably-good size set of data to work with. In about four years, we have team driven straight trucks (D, DR and CR units) for FedEx Custom Critical and have been White Glove qualified the entire time. I mention this because different...

Tennesseahawk said, "All I said was EO was here for a purpose. I didn't say what the purpose was." Therein lies part of the problem. If you asked ten moderators (or whatever the number is) what the purpose of EO is, I believe you would get ten different answers. Narrowing the focus to the Open...

A while ago in another topic, I forget which one, some drivers including myself talked about the mess that is made when changing oil on our Onan generators. Tight space and a shield near the horizontally-mounted oil filter makes it difficult to remove the filter without spilling oil. DaveKC...

RE: lookout big cat peeps ..what will >TOOT TOOT! > >Put up or shut up? Maybe you should think before you speak. >You opened this can of worms called 'anti-Ateam drivel', not >I. > >-Vampire Super Slooth Trucker!!! ATeam offers. Tennesseahawk evades. That says it all.

RE: lookout big cat peeps ..what will >Bravo! Once again the magician baffles us with rose-colored >smoke and mirrors and a few Abracadabras. However, you can't >fool all of the ppl. And what you spoke of here - only time >will tell "which is right, and which IS an illusion." > >-Vampire...

Name: Phil and Diane Madsen Carrier: FedEx Custom Critical Truck Size: CR-Unit 1. Bordentown, NJ. Petro truck stop. Lots of good freight coming out of that area. Other expediters are usualy there to visit with. Clean showers. Safe and easy place to park on the east coast. 2. Los Angeles, CA...

RE: lookout big cat peeps ..what will >"Tennesseahawk, >Cut-throat price competition and low balling is a constant >theme with you. If expediters have nothing but lower rates >to look forward to, what keeps you in the business?" > >Rose colored bull excrement and self-gratification is a...

In May, 2003, two months before Diane and I drove an expediting truck for the first time, I started a thread about hybrid trucks and wondered how long it would be before heavy-duty hybrid trucks would hit the market. "Not in our lifetime" was the collective answer of the voices of experience...

RE: lookout big cat peeps ..what will Tennesseahawk, Cut-throat price competition and low balling is a constant theme with you. If expediters have nothing but lower rates to look forward to, what keeps you in the business?

RE: Class 7 Vs. Class 8 I think we can simplify it even more. Truck class distinction is not a function of parts. It is a function of GVWR. Our truck is a class 8 truck but has the same national seats in it that are seen in some class 7 trucks. Do I then have class 7 seats? What about...