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I would not call the thread a nightmare at all, and am finding it very informative. As you pointed out earlier, this is a TEST of the new dispatch system. Complaints voiced here provide valuable information, even complaints from those who do not have the facts, or have not taken the trouble to...

We are not willing to do that. With each load offer, we look at our operating costs and accept or decline loads based on what they pay. No. While we are very proud of our acceptance percentage, that would be the first thing to go if unprofitable offers came in one after the other.

This is a question not about the economy or the industry. It is a question about the personal experience (emotional, mental) of buying fuel at today's prices. Compared to a year or two ago, when fuel was less expensive, how does it feel to buy fuel today? When you return the nozzle to the...

With our carrier (FedEx Custom Critical) it would probably have been set up as a two stop run and the run would cancel when the first part was not received. Arriving early and waiting as you did would have no impact on pay. No detention time would be paid as you were not supposed to be there...

Help me understand what you are saying here. Are you saying broker freight pays more than Panther and FedEx freight? Or is it Panther (to whom you lease your trucks) pays more than FedEx?

Bigger companies serving the expedite market is not a new development, but my guess is people in the Roberts days did not have to keep their eye on competitors like those shown below. As time marches on, I wonder if the only thing left for expediters like us to differentiate ourselves from the...

I checked yesterday at Barnes and Noble. The clerk said it will be available June 3 and can be ordered in advance. I do not know if the stores will stock it. We will buy copy and then pass it on to another driver who promises to view it and pass it on to another driver who does the same.

Since the Bolt stickers were peeled off and the truck was spotted on an even-numbered road, it can only mean that the truck was formerly with FedEx and THAT can only mean that FedEx will be filing bankrupcy by next Tuesday; probably because of that new dispatch system that will, soon go into...

If it has been mentioned here in the Open Forum before, I missed it. Big Rig, the movie. Looks like it would be fun to watch.

Back when we drove fleet owner trucks, they were mostly Freightliners. Once in a Freightliner shop, the mechanic lost the key to the truck. The truck was locked up in the lot. After looking for the key for a half hour, he finally found it in his pocket. I asked him what would have happened if...

The link provided above disappeared somehow. Here is the link to the free map order page.

Click here to order a free New York City truck route map. The map is online too, broken into an upper section and lower section. We have this map in our truck. It is a good resource for any truck driver going into the city. Click here for information about operating a commercial vehicle in New...

This notion of the selfish worker is a curious one. How does one decide who needs the work and who does not?

You will never know for sure that you made the right choice of carrier until after you have made it. Make the best choice you can and make a committment too. That is, make up your mind to stick with your carrier of choice long enough to learn your carrier's ins and outs, and to give yourself...

The subject has been laid to rest.

E-unit makes the news in New York.

Thank you, Sir.

Since the How far will you go? thread was originated, I have talked with a number of owner-operators and drivers about this. Practices vary among them depending on sleeper design and space, and the preferences of the people driving the truck. Practices even vary with the same drivers in the same...

You're not going to let this rest, are you, DaveKC? That's too bad. Other than deriving satisfaction from taking pot shots and mocking me for raising the question of how to calculate ROI (a question you have yet to answer), what is the point? Maybe we understand ROI differently. If by ROI you...

IdleAire has been showing signs of decline for a while. See: IdleAire no longer accepting reservations and IdleAire is Struggling. I can't help but wonder what truck stop managers are thinking these days as they view the unsightly IdleAire contraptions sprawling across their parking lots...