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When we park the truck at home in Minnesota, in the winter when sub-zero temperatures are common, we plug in shore power, turn on the heater, open the cabinet doors to make it easier for warm air to reach the water tanks, and we are fine. That may not work with all sleepers. It works with A.R.I...

While calling someone a liar without being able to back it up is a rotten thing to do, complaining about slow freight when the freight is truly slow for a particular truck is not out of bounds. Especially for someone new in the business, it takes a while to figure out what strategies work...

RE: Expediter Thanksgiving, Bordentown Petro, 6:30 A good time was had by all. I had not thought about it in family terms like are12 put it, but it is true. People on the road who have never met before can, with little effort, create an event that feels a lot like a family event. The funny...

>ATEAM, One week ago you reported your load counts and >revenue were down? What's up? At the time, it was exactly as I reported. About half way into November, we had hauled only three loads and earned 25% of our monthly average. One week turned your opinion >around from inconsistent freight...

All expediters in the Bordentown, New Jersey area are invited to join other expediters for Thanksgiving diner tonight (Thursday, Thanksgiving Day) at the Petro truck stop. We have the back dining room and seating for 15 reserved for this event. All expediters with all carriers are welcome. The...

That would make two of us then. While I have been talking about an anticipated recession (and advised caution and stronger balance sheets because of it), and have referenced reports from other expediters here in the Open Forum that freight is slow, our run count is the same now as it has been...

Yes. Thank you for EO. EO has been and continues to be a blessing to many expediters and expediter wannabees.

Now we know what we are doing for Thanksgiving, almost. Delivered today (Wed) and got dispatched on a Friday morning pickup that runs 2,500 miles and delivers on Monday. Thanksgiving dinner plans remain unmade. We will figure that out tomorrow.

My main question here is what do >you all think of future for this business? Fuel costs, sur >charges, competition, shift in economy and anything else.. >Thanks, Wayne There will always be customers that have a need to move freight fast (expedite) and/or with special care (critical...

From the L.A. Times WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court set the stage Tuesday for a historic ruling on whether the fiercely debated 2nd Amendment protects the rights of Americans to keep handguns at home. The justices said they would review an appeals court decision that struck down a 31-year-old...

Online education offered by acredited universities is increasingly common. A little searching will provide a number of options. I do not recall the details but a few months ago, one of the trucking magazines did a piece about a college in Tennessee that offers courses specifically designed to...

See also the thread, "Have Fuel Prices Changed How You Run?" http://www.expeditersonline.com/dcforum/DCForumID1/6533.html

>We have an acquaintance who has several DR trucks. He >believes he has solved the IC/employee problem by only >hiring corporations to operate his trucks. He does not just >lease drivers, he leases teams who have incorporated >themselves and are employees of their respective...

>Well Phil, I am so surprised that you would ever say that. >You know what would happen if you were hospitalized while >under a load and Diane would have to be with you, they would >expect you to give them the truck. Not true. It happened to us once. I had to come off the road and go to an...

>What I worry about is our truck getting broke into is when >we both gather up our shower bags and take off for the truck >stop. Everyone pretty much knows you are going to be inside >for at least an hour. Anyone watching the truck knows that >even if the curtains are shut there is no one...

The U.S. Army Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia teaches that "No plan survives contact with the enemy." They then go on to teach soldiers at all levels how to plan. Some of that how to plan training is in depth and goes on for weeks. Because U.S. soldiers plan, the enemy tends not to...

You said it best Cherri, " Regardless of what the customer wants, no carrier has the authority to put another driver in a truck they don't own...."

I get it that illness, breakdown or running our of hours may require a load to be transferred. The same has happened to us. What seems to me to be so out of the realm of possibility (and thus hypothetical) is that a carrier would even consider putting another driver into equipment that belongs...

People are people. There are those who will complain in the very best of circumstances. There are those who will express hope and joy in the very worst. Good research into the expediting business opportunity will focus on the business itself more than how people feel about it.

This is more hypothetical than real. Except as a form of entertainment, it's not a situation worth pondering. The liability issues for the carrier are sufficient to keep the carrier from making the requiest. And if a dispatcher was clueless and made the request, the owner's "NO" would stop the...