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Phone companies are charging us $1.00 or more For 411 information calls when they don't have to. When you need to use the 411 information option, Simply dial 1-800-FREE-411 or 1-800-373-3411 Without incurring a charge. This is information people don't mind receiving - Pass it on. Works on...

I ran into a TT driver last week who was getting ready to do a non stop 24 hour run to the border, or so he said. Before you say it´s illegal, which of course it is, I see alot of old timers out there who are quite adept at juggling the logs, skirting the coops and in general running just like...

I saw a story on CNN news last night about trucking companies offering $11 an hour for people to sit in the shotgun seat so trucks can use the HOV lanes. They didn´t name the cities. Anybody hear of that,or see that story? They did mention that some drivers were using inflatable dolls, but also...

Everybody has had time to work with the new hours of service rules for quite awhile now, and I´d like to know how you´re dealing with it. Are any of you seeing any substantial decrease/increse to your bottom line over time because of the rules? Let´s hear from singles and teams.

There was a thread on here about email scams, and I posted one that i received. There are many scams around and this technique may work on most of them even though it´s geared to the Nigerian scam. This is a how to. Go to.....http://www.419eater.com/

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It´s been a couple of years since I posted this, so it´s time to update, as we have alot of new faces out there. How did you get in that truck? What did you do before you hit the road? Why did you change to trucking? There´s quite a diversity of folks out there, and it´s always interesting...

I´ve been reading about the new HOS rules, and kind of lurking, as the comments and articles pile up. It´s only a few days now, until the rules go into effect, so I thought I´d throw my two cents in. I don´t think there will be much change in anything, except maybe a long awaited rate hike on...

A campaign encouraging people to enter an emergency contact number in their mobile phone's memory under the heading ICE (In Case of Emergency), has rapidly spread throughout the world as a particular consequence of last week's terrorist attacks in London. Originally established as a nation-wide...

John Average started the day early having set his alarm clock (MADE IN JAPAN) for 6 a.m. While his coffeepot (MADE IN CHINA) was perking, he shaved with his electric razor (MADE IN HONG KONG). He put on a dress shirt (MADE IN SRI LANKA), designer jeans (MADE IN SINGAPORE) and tennis shoes (MADE...

I heard many years ago that a diesel engine does not emit carbon monoxide, because of it's efficiency. That is the reason you can sleep in your truck and not have to worry. It's the gas engines that are dangerous. I have asked this question of many a mechanic and some say it's true, some say no...

I posted a couple of weeks ago, asking about trucking/expediting and trends, and didn´t get the answer to my question. What I was trying to find out, is, for example in expediting, if you´rea single, do you see any specialty areas that are starting to open?(super D units, super B units or...

In my other post I asked for your predictions for 2005, and the answers were about the economy and the stock market. Maybe I wasn´t specific enough. I´d like to hear your predictions for trucking/expediting, with emphasis on the directions the industry is taking. Not the economic side, but the...

I know that none of us has the proverbial crystal ball, but I do think we see trends on the horizon, even if we don´t recognize them. I´m taking time off, and when and if I come back out on the road in 2005, is still up for grabs. I´ll be coming back in as a single driver, and wanted to look...

Time for the change. My co-driver and wonderful wife has decided she wants to get off the road for awhile. I have taken quite alot of time off over the last year or so to finish building our dream/retirement home. We always took the winters off, and this year it´s again somewhere warm. I will...

This is in response to the recent posts concerning "what does it take to get good teams to run for you", and also the other side "what do you look for in a carrier", etc. There is no big secret. The number one answer is M-O-N-E-Y. That´s what we all work for first and foremost. The recruiter has...

This was posted a couple of times in the past to answer newbie questions, which seem to be repeatedly asked on this and other forums here on EO. I thought now would be a good time to repeat it, as I´ve recieved a few emails asking about it over the months. I hope this helps those of you...

For what it´s worth department. There was alot of press concerning Mexican drivers coming into the USA a few months back. I was in Mexico at the time doing some r&r, and I tuned into the Mexican TV network news. At the time, the Mexican president was making an issue of the NAFTA agreement, and...

Why do you drive the unit size you drive? I see alot of owner operators making changes in thier equipment these days. Most, that I have run into are downsizing to B or C units. Some are going larger. All my years in expediting, I´ve only ran a D unit, but am considering going to an E. The...

This is just a curious question that maybe some of you may be curious about like me. We all know, or at least I know, that in my expediting years, expediting has alot of overnite runs. I probably do about 50% night driving. What do you consider is your percentage of night driving. It´s the one...