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Save space. Type on light. Do we really need laptops any more? I-Tech's Virtual Keyboard - A laser projected full-sized virtual QWERTY keyboard Video: YouTube - laser keyboard

If your fleet owner is maintaining the truck and you have had no problems, that is worth a LOT and I would not be thinking about jumping ship just yet. Availability is a legitimate concern that I would guess other drivers share. Having someone on 24/7 for emergencies is a good thing. Having...

While FedEx Kinko's stores work, and are especially convenient after normal business hours, we prefer to have our mail FedEx'ed to FedEx Global Express Centers or World Express Centers (mark the air bill "Hold For Pickup"). Truck parking is almost always available there, as FedEx trucks load out...

Diane and I have been hauling White Glove freight with straight trucks, both reefer and dry box, for nearly five years. In that time, I have come to believe two things about WG straight trucks and the work. The first is that WG straight trucks and the people who drive them comprise a...

This may or may not be helpful. On our truck, if we tail load 1,000 lbs of freight, it takes about 500 lbs off the front axle. If you look at the photo, you will see the drive axles are more forward than you see on some trucks. You are already doing it. Keep paying attention to the scales and...

Actually, they say the divisions cooperate with each other to meet customer needs.

Because of his success and proven wisdom, Warren Buffett enjoys high credibility in Wall Street circles. A recent Reuters article reports Buffett's views. "The United States is already in a recession and it will be longer as well as deeper than many people expect,...." Alan Greenspan and other...

We don't make a profit to buy a truck. We buy a truck to make a profit. The truck is an expense. Profit is what you have after all expenses are paid.

Notice that I did not say truck payment costs were suddenly reduced to zero. I said interest on the truck loan was reduced to zero. Once the truck is paid off, interest costs cease. But even though the truck is just two years old and paid for, replacing the truck must be accounted for, and the...

ratwell71, I think you have a valid point when you speak of the time value of money. I also think Turtle has a valid point when he speaks about paying present day expenses with present day dollars. Using the $1.40 number you suggested, if my carrier paid me $1.40 per mile to haul freight and...

I think monthly is often enough. If something unusual occurs, like a spike in fuel prices, adjustments can be made. With fuel prices moving up as fast as they have been, I have been using the previous month's cost per mile number, adjusted for fuel prices each time we fill the tank. That...

Yes I can, but I need to know which claim you are asking about.

The obvious benefit of knowing your cost per mile is knowing your cost per mile. An additional benefit is it helps keep your eye on the ball. It is easy to get sidetracked with general talk about fuel prices, market trends, what other drivers are doing, what carriers are doing, etc. What may...

The good news is you have a way to be legal by using the lift axle. That is what it is for, after all. Lift axles take some getting used to and it takes a few loads and trips to the truck stop scales to get to know the truck. The ideal situation would be if you found yourself with four skids...

I think DaveKC might benefit by studying Panther's One Call Solution web page, where services explained there seem quite similar to the FedEx Expedited Freight Services soloutions promoted by FedEx Custom Critical. If people wanted to negatively ride Panther like DaveKC negatively rides FedEx...

I don't see the connection between favoritism and tracking a contractor's load acceptance percentage. When you say "favoritism" are you refering to the unfair dispatch favoritism that has been recently discussed in the forum? If so, you need not wonder if it exists at FedEx Custom Critical. It...

Passing time in New Jersey, waiting for a Tuesday pickup. Will be in an RV park most of the time.

From Thompson Financial News this morning: "Oil prices have soared by almost 20 percent since the beginning of the month, extending a long-term rally that has seen prices more than double since the beginning of 2007." At the pumps, diesel prices have not matched crude oil prices exactly but...

We have the same setup on our truck. The key must remain on for the air bags to remain deflated. We also think it is a stupid system. I am sure there is a reason the system was designed to do this, but I have yet to figure out what it is. Two solutions: 1. Pump or drain all the air out of the...

You will never know for sure until you fully embrace the opportunity, which means getting all the credentials fully-credentialled ER teams have, getting the truck fully qualified (TVAL), and getting an ER unit, the length of which does not keep you out of Canada. Enough about you, Streakn1...