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There is a growing body of research that demonstrates people talking on cell phones while driving are as much a hazard on the road as drunk drivers. Both are equally distracted. That is true of people using hand-held or hands-free cell phone devices. For that reason, I limit my behind-the-wheel...

Yes, but not my hands. Yet another case where one can learn from the mistakes of others instead of his own.

That is possible, yes, and it would not be just FedEx Custom Critical doing so. All owner-operators that lease trucks to a carrier are affected, as are all carriers that operate their own trucks. The California Trucking Association is supportive of CARB in this instance. Being made up of mostly...

Yes. When landing gear is lowered, the truck is more stable, making it easier and safer for a forklift to enter when the truck is backed up to a loading dock. On rare occasions, when winds exceed 50 mph and you are stopped to sleep, landing gear can help keep the truck stable and help you catch...

This might be a good time to ask. Those of you who have a 24' box, how often do you actually use all 24 feet? I know people talk about maximizing their opportunities by choosing a 24' box over 22', but in the real world, how often does 24 feet actually come into play, and just how did it do so?

I-39 would be our choice. Unless we are going through Chicago in the middle of the night, we take the longer route. It adds about 40 miles to the trip but also avoids most tolls.

Jon, Truck sales people that specialize in expediters are few in number. With you now gone from Freightliner of Knoxville, will anyone there continue to build and sell your signature "Mosier-mobiles" (as Diane and I like to call them when one goes by)?

P51bombay, it looks like you answered your own question by doing some first-rate research. Well done! And thank you for sharing your source. This is good stuff!

The sad part, Dreamer, is you are right. There are people out there that would actually try to drive with one eye and claim they are not distracted at all.

I just tried an audible.com download with my Firefox browser. It worked just fine. A Firefox update was recently announced. Maybe that was it.

At Carrier dealerships, some service departments post a sign saying the useful life of a reefer is seven years, and that repairs made to reefers older than that may not be worth the money. While that may be a good guideline, reefers vary in application from the ones that run most of the time...

The product literature puts our Leyman LHLP 4500 lift gate at 1,000 - 1,150 lbs. The amount of weight the weight of the lift gate will take off the front end of the truck will depend on where the rear axle is placed between the front axle and the gate. Think of a teeter-totter fulcrum, and how...

I had the same thought. A careful look at his numbers provided raises more questions than answers. It may be true in the good reverend's case but I rather doubt that if we quit using GPS in our truck we would see our fuel expenses grow by $2,000 for that reason alone. Some of us can still use a...

GPS is not the answer. It is an aid.

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Yep! That too.

If you found what you are looking for and it is working for you, that's what matters most. Thank you for sharing. It is always nice to hear from a happy driver. :) I was looking at your company's web site. Very interesting. Straight Shot Express seems to meet the traditional definition of...

That is incorrect. With the first truck build, we RELIED on the advice of people we believed to be expert vendors, but in the end, the truck they put together was unacceptable for a number of reasons, including that it was illegal to drive. The problem was not that we rejected expert and...

We have a Leyman LHLP-4500 Hide-A-Way™ with optional cart stops (flaps). Capacity is 4,500 lbs. Cart stops are a must-have on any liftgate, we believe. The Leyman is a good gate. We have used the Interlift gate on fleet owner trucks. It is a better gate, but we did not have room for it on our...

We delivered in Delaware late yesterday afternoon. On our way now to an RV park to pass the weekend, dispatched to pick up a short run Monday morning. On this Independence Day, I'm mindful of a line shared by a truck driver in the Big Rig movie. Driving on the open road, this immigrant from...