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RE: Any Elite drivers getting passed by for lower Returning to the topic, it seems that there are people at both Panther and FedEx that have varying experiences with reefers. Reefers have worked for some and not for others. Diane and I are among the ones for whom reefers have worked. Year to...

RE: Any Elite drivers getting passed by for lower Don't you just hate it when your onions sweat?

>Hey, Phil, just wondering if you were a Dave Ramsey >follower? We just recently started listening to him on >satellite radio and a lot of what I hear there I read from >you here. Or is it just plain ol' common sense, like Ramsey >himself says? I know nothing of Dave Ramsey except what I...

Greg, No, I cannot answer the outstanding question, as it was asked of expediters that have been in the business 8 to 10 years. I have been in the business 4 years. Dave, You said the rate used to be double what it is today. To help me make sure I understand what you are saying, help me with...

Since MikeC announced that he has a personal ax to grind against me, and since his announcement has been allowed to stand, let me announce that I don't even know who MikeC is. I've never met or talked to him. His profile on EO reveals nothing. He may be an expediter, but how do you know? MikeC...

RE: Any Elite drivers getting passed by for lower Maybe our next truck will be a flatbed reefer.

>Phil, >No they don't. > >I wasn't told and others who I talked to were never told and >a couple of them started later last year. They told me and didn't tell you. That can only mean one thing....

Outstanding question! Here's one reader hoping for specific, factual answers that come from accurate business records; and hoping for industry analysis that is based on more than looking out the window and counting trucks that happen to be sitting where you are. It happens often that Diane and...

On the subject of Laredo, I have wondered what will happen to that town and all the terminals there when Mexican and U.S. trucks become fully free to cross the border and drive deep into each other's countries. Every time we have picked up or delivered in Laredo, it has been border transfer...

It is no secret at FedEx. They tell drivers about it in orientation.

An historic event happened today that has negative implications for anyone counting on social security to fund one's retirement in the future. The event: America's first baby boomer applied for benefits. That put the spotlight on several facts. A FoxNews.com news story excerpt follows: David...

>I don't see how this (luck) isn't a factor in our business. Without >it, is saying there is a specific path of absolute success >regardless of circumstance. And perhaps that is why people's feathers get ruffled when I say I do not believe in luck. They take my non-belief in luck to the next...

>Luck has a lot to do with business in general, especially >with a service business – which we are in. Perhaps it does. It is very clear that some people believe it, that's for sure. But business is not only about luck. If that were the case, all we would have to do would be to declare...

Cool!

RE: terry's and rene's piece on early day's of exp >I agree with your comment that those of us that choose to >rely solely on one carrier, have limited opportunity while >operating under the confines of our lease agreements with >that carrier. We need a good combination of company policy...

Many expediters know about Google Maps. This is for those who don't. Click the link and take a look at your home address. Then click the sattelite or hybrid button to view your home from above. http://maps.google.com/maps This is a handy resource that can be used to clear up confusion about...

As luck would have it (pun intended), I happened upon a Bloomberg radio interview this morning on this very topic. Interviewed was Jackson Lears, author of Something for Nothing: Luck in America. Lears identifies two cultural motifs and traces their interplay and manifestations through American...

My Volvo engine has over 100,000 miles on it and is still going strong. ;)

I can easily do >the driving, its something i love to do, just I dont know if >my spouse could deal with me gone for such a long time That's a reason to stay out of the business, and depending on the kind of marriage you have and want to have, it could be a very important reason. Now, if she...

RE: terry's and rene's piece on early day's of exp Good piece, Terry. Very informative. I wish more people would share their views of the industry as you have done, and I hope you write more pieces like this. I was especially impressed with your words, "Expediting is an important and...