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I caught a little part of a piece on those eel things that are overtaking our great lakes. It showed how the eel latches onto the fish and sucks stuff out of its body. It was really alien-like. Made me sick. I'm going to be really politically incorrect and just say, keep China in China. Buy...

I wonder when it will dawn on those that determine the 'way' of our countries, that saving a buck should come after the health and safety of their people.

Best wishes to your wife TJ959 for a speedy recovery, so sorry to hear this news.

Why not just ban the import, period, and let our people take back their countries.

This is one small example of why potential newbies should get themselves an A1 education on expediting provided for free within the archives of EO. With the indepth knowledge that experienced expediters have written about on EO, a newbie can start out by knowing all the tricks of the trade so he...

Has anyone heard about the issues with Chinese drywall?? I just heard about it from our insurance broker. They won't even insure drywall contractors any more for liability insurance. We are in Canada, so the problem is less prevalent here, but she said there have been numerous problems in the...

I have noticed the same thing at times. A solution (in my case at least) is to reduce the size of your webpage viewer so that it is farther away from that area.

-------------------- The above is from Commercial Driver's License Program (CDL/CDLIS) - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration which lists themselves as US Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Wouldn't that be the federal dot? And greg334, wouldn't...

I agree.. altho it isn't only the competitive factor that causes many issues to never be discussed openly, there is too much tight-lipped-ness on certain things. Newbies really have to do their homework and learn to become experts at reading-between-the-lines.

Aren't the FMCSA regs applicable to every state, and don't they overrule any state regs, *unless* the state regs are more stringent (but can't be less stringent)? I was interested in the answer to that question as well, and I found this on the IL website - I guess the rules would be diff in...

No offense OVM, and I don't mean to single you out because I believe that many of you think the same way, but actually, the way you have described your experience of paying less for your medical treatment, you are one of those that are being subsidized and contributing to your country's need to...

Much too pretty to be a 'he' :)

Does this mean you and Jeffman are retiring?

OMG that was hilarious, thanks for the laff!

Thanks for sharing, nobb4u. Before I comment, can you tell me how you have calculated your truck payment? ie, for how many years will this payment be in effect, does it change from year to year, will there come a time when you still have a viable truck but no truck payment? Thanks

TeamCaffee you are quite right in that the operations are different. This post is not aimed at you, but to any OOs who may believe the difference in how a fleet owner evaluates his business does not really relate to them. In a financial sense, it makes sense for every OO team, and every solo...

Probably not with real live comparative data to enable the comparison between different compensation methods. And probably there are at least some expediters, if not many, who haven't really learned how to use spreadsheets, or even know what they are, or what they can do. Personally, I find...

These are great points to help newbies think about what to consider when looking at the seemingly big 'dollas', to put them into perspective. In fairness however.... there are so many other things to consider as well, such as.... perhaps some drivers do not also need to support a residence...

Great idea, and great start. I hope you can gather enough info to create a comprehensive spreadsheet in the end. Someone mentioned one time about a feature within gmail or google, which allows sharing/view of a document with a password or something. I guess you wouldn't probably want everyone...

Yes, perhaps I asked the question wrong. I was asking how the percentage-based contractor's 'pay' on the same 'example load' as mentioned, would compare to the flat-rate-based contractor's 'pay' for all miles. I meant for someone to chime in as to how that would compare on the same load with the...