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What carrier calls drivers every four hours for location updates? That's a new one on me. Regarding encouraging customers to track their freight, I think it is a great idea. Customers tracking trucks is not new, at least not at our carrier. From our early days in the business, Diane and I have...

Point taken. Still, the main point remains. In Ohio, tolls are calculated by weight and not by the number of axles on the ground.

For two different truck owners, we drove their trucks while they stayed home for health reasons. They were not running fleets, just their own trucks that they normally drove themselves. They both had previous experience as fleet owners years ago, and both had given it up as more trouble than it...

To those of you who are renting or buying the DVD, where are you finding it?

Regarding tolls and lift axles, sometimes it matters how many axles you have on the ground, sometimes it does not. For example: "The PA Turnpike classifies vehicles and charges tolls based on gross vehicle weight, distance traveled and number of axles. Visit the toll mileage calculator on...

When spec'ing our truck, we went with twin screws for one reason and one reason only: comfort. In fleet owner trucks we drove Class 8 straight trucks that had lift axles (one drive axle, one lift axle) and twin screws (two drive axles with 8 wheels always on the ground). Without question, the...

American Truck Business Services has upgraded its website, making it easier to review that company's products and services. Among the freebies featured there is a white paper entitled, "Is Incorporation Right for your Business?" This question regularly comes up in the Open Forum. The white...

Is a driver or owner-operator (deemed an "employee" for purposes of FMCSR) legally allowed to do this kind of brake work? FMCSR 396.25 comes to mind, especially: "(c) No motor carrier shall require or permit any employee who does not meet the minimum brake inspector qualifications of...

I stand corrected on my "no difference between hoses" info. You learn something new every day.

Here is a link to help with the day dreaming. Their catalog is always a welcome sight in our mail stack.

The canoe is a 17 foot Spirit II model. As we understood the manufacturer's literature when we bought it, it is an all-around model, not one built specifically for river or for lake canoeing. If the Boundry Waters experience hooks us, we would then consider a lighter, lake-specific canoe. We...

It may not be the best way, but we have been getting water for drinking, cooking and bathing mostly from RV dump stations and truck stop fuel islands. When at RV parks we use the hookups for fresh water. At home and relatives' homes, it is the garden hose. There are no water filters in the...

Major bummer about all those losses at once. I can't begin to imagine what you and your neighbors must be going through. About the truck, it would my inclination to scrap it and get what insurance money you can. You might be able to get it running for now, but water damage to electrical...

Yes, We-No-Nah Royalex. No keel. Made more for rivers than lakes but we do one day want to venture to the BWCA, an area familiar to you. Now that we know how to use the truck to transport our gear, and are already packed for the next trip, the BWCA is not as far away as it used to be.

When time permits, we enjoy canoeing and primitive camping on the upper Saint Croix and Namekagon rivers in Wisconsin and Minnesota. A family member, friend or local outfitter can drive you and your equipment to a number of landings on rivers and forest areas that are preserved by the 1968 Wild...

blaaze, While some of the descriptors seem to be over the top (explosive, surging, gale force, disaster), the facts about certain economic sectors are accurate. My question to you and others is, what does this mean for expedting, and especially for people considering the expedite opportunity...

In our FedEx Custom Critical truck, we have done a few reefer loads that picked up or delivered at UPS facilities; just as other carriers have sometimes hauled FCC freight. Sometimes, availability is all that matters. From reading annual reports of publicly-held large trucking companies a...

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You have a good list for starters, and perhaps more than you need. It depends on the amount and kind of freight you will haul. Your carrier of choice should be able to provide guidance.

Summer. It's a lot easier to paddle a canoe when you don't have to chip a path through the ice.