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Not out to prove anyone wrong. Just making sure my views are not misrepresented. Thus the facts. Look, there is no denying that these are worrisome times. The president and congress do not rise every day with dire warnings about economic health and $700 bailout packages to show they mean it...

You can't change the storm, but if you are paying attention you can see it coming and change your behavior so as to avoid getting hurt. On a sunny day, the beach is a nice place to be. But if a hurricane is coming, it is better to be someplace else.

A fact check is in order. Your profile says you have been on this site since April, 2006. I first started talking about a recession on August 16, 2007. See: A Question For Expediting Veterans About Recession I said the same thing in the post above, that recessions are part of the business...

I recently read about GARVEE bonds in the October 1-14, 2008 edition fo The Trucker (a newspaper distributed free at truck stops. Online: TheTrucker.com). GARVEE bonds are used to fund highway construction projects in many states. They were issued by states with the idea that federal highway...

Well, after asking a lot of questions here on the Open Forum and receiving a lot of good answers, our Nuvi 750 is in the truck. We call her Gertrude, having seen another team do the same. For whatever reason, the name seems to fit. The unit is performing as advertised. Having not fully read...

It is more than a sponsoring relationship. Kevin Rutherford is an industry professional. He used to own and operate The Alliance, which was a financial services company dedicated to truck owner-operators. He is not sponsored by ATBS. He merged his company with ATBS and is now serving clients there.

Since having a Carrier reefer installed on our new truck in 2006, our reefer dealer of choice has been Crow's Truck Services in Memphis, TN. Crow's remains so today. Their service has been competent, friendly and fairly priced. We know of one driver that says, "No one touches my reefer but...

ATBS is not an EO sponsor.

Several EO Open Forum members use ATBS. ATBS specializes in serving owner-operators and they know the industry well. Depending on the kind of help you need, support staff ranging from consultants, to Enrolled Agents, to CPA's, to people who specialize in incorporation issues are available. Kevin...

A friend of Diane's and mine is running for U.S. Senate in Minnesota. If he wins, he would be a friend of yours too. I write this to introduce him and urge your support. His name is Dean Barkley. He is a third-party candidate running on the Independence Party ticket. The IP has been a major...

Thanks for the blog feedback. It is always fun to hear from readers. By 2010, the economic outlook should be better than it is today. The timing may work out very well for you.

If you have not already done so, you may enjoy reading Introduction to Expediting.

Shifting the topic a bit to the attitude toward little trucks said to be held by "many, not all" tractor/trailer drivers, not once in five years has any t/t driver suggested to me, face-to-face or over the CB or even online, that I am a t/t wannabe who can't cut it with a big rig. If someone...

Diane and I have been WG drivers and owner-operators for five years and have driven trucks with and without generators (APU's). In today's market, we believe a generator is essential. We believe that if we don't have a generator, we don't have a truck. If our generator failed, we would go out...

I agree. Delays sometimes happen for the reasons described above. More often, it is the case that pickups and deliveries are not delayed. It has happened to us many, many times that we have arrived and been bumped to first in line ahead of others that have been waiting to pick up or deliver. I...

That's right, DaveKC and Bruno. Too many load offers are driving FedEx Custom Critical drivers crazy. Since the new program was instituted, the entire fleet has turned over three times. If you go to Panther HQ on any given day, you will see dozens of solo drivers and teams, all in FedEx uniform...

This may be one of those stories that evolved as it was told and re-told. It probably started out as a story told by a wife half of a husband/wife team and there was no pet in the truck at all. ;)

In another thread, EASYTRADER described how a credit crunch may affect trucking. While I do not disagree with his description of this potential scenario, I have yet to see any changes on the ground because the bailout bill has failed to pass Congress. Democrats and Republicans are issuing grave...

If factoring dries up as you suggest, would that not be good news for those who lease paid-for trucks to large, non-asset based carriers and have enough money to purchase fuel more than one load at a time? I confess an ignorance of what happens to the run paperwork and billing after we send it...

You make a good point about population growth.