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No special points made here, just thinking out loud. An acquaintance recently told me he replaced the ring gear in one of his trucks to change his rear axle ratio. The change was intended to improve the truck's fuel economy. This was a recent change and he had no new mpg numbers to report. He...

Terry's factual statement is both simple and profound. We have read over and over again, in posts made here in the Open Forum by seasoned drivers, that freight rates have held steady or declined over time, while operating expenses have increased. That much seems to be something on which most...

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It is our pleasure. For you and others who may be thinking about taking up life on the road to meet financial goals, here is a link to a story about people who live mostly on the road. As Terry mentioned, per diem is a very important topic, especially in your situation. Go to the story and...

My analysis of freight rates and fuel surcharges is not as sophistocated or detaled as some others. While the information could be extracted from our records, Diane and I have never paid close attention the load pay details (surcharge, base pay, accessorials, tolls, etc.). We look at the total...

While attending college and graduate school, I spent five summers working at camps as a counselor and director. I don't know your specific camp details but if they are anything like what I experienced, I think it is a safe bet that you will find life on the road to be tolarable at least, if not...

Greg, Just a note to say I read your post number 39. Your responses are noted. Thank you for your reply. We each made our points. The last word is yours.

Let's be careful about how we are using the word favoritism. When I said there was no favoritism at FedEx Custom Critical, it was said in the context then being discussed; namely, in loads being fairly dispatched. Specifically, I was talking about the kind of favoritism that will get a FedEx...

We have already seen a trickle in other posts. I am wondering how long it will be before Greg starts the flow about why he cannot make money at Landstar either, and how the reasons have to do with decisons the carrier makes, not with decisions he makes. Sorry, Greg. I have about hit my limit...

Again, as I pointed out in another thread, and as you point out here, turn down rate improves as pay improves. It's not about flat rate or percentage pay, it's about the money you make. Whatever compensation arrangement you use, your truck costs X amount per mile to operate and a load will pay...

Two motels and a pancake house. Sounds like the beginning of a trucker song. :) Two motels and a pancake house A cat on my truck and my codriver spouse A contractor I became today Living life on the road To earn that pay...

Why, DaveKC, are you injecting the notion of favoritism into this thread? Well, since you did, let me say that FedEx Custom Critical is the last place I would worry about favoritism. I know of cases where dispatchers have been fired for favors. The policies against favoritism are clear and the...

Perhaps it is in the way it is done. On a load we recently completed, it was initially offered at an unprofitable rate. We declined the load. That did two things. It earned us a refusal, thereby reducing our acceptance percentage. It also let dispatch know we were serious about the refusal...

I agree that the acceptance rate would improve on low paying loads if those loads were converted into better paying loads. But I do not agree that a flat-rate system is needed to make that happen. A simple change of price is all it would take. Let's keep our eye on the ball here. It's not about...

News Item: IdleAire says its situation dire "Knoxville-based IdleAire Technologies says in a federal filing that if it doesn't get "immediate working capital," it will be forced to file for bankruptcy." (Source: knoxnews.com)

Exactly right.

I thought it was about response time, and still do. Improving repsonse time is exactly what the new system is all about. Working the bugs and communications issues out may take some time. So what? When things settle in, response time will be improved and FedEx Custom Critical will be able to...

Are you talking about me, Greg? If not, let the following go. If you are, kindly note that I did not characterize my Question for Expediting Veterans About Recession and Cheer Up a Recession is Coming posts as gloom and doom. Nor did I put those posts up for fun. I posted to share my view...

But what would people do for fun? How would they pass their time?