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Liftgate. That's where a small light bike pays off. Easy to move around. Big bikes are a little scary.

Just what is the ultimate expediter accessory? Chrome stacks for the flash? Your generator for the comfort? Your satellite dish or maybe your internet connection? Or maybe having that whole truck lit up in LED's while you roll through the night. I got out of the business a year ago, but I'll...

The new HOS ruling is the single biggest issue my wife and I have faced in trucking. I can't believe that more drivers aren't up in arms about it! I briefly spoke face to face with my Congressman about the issue and sent him a follow-up letter. I've exchange e-mails with our company president...

My wife and I will continue to take or refuse loads just as we have in the past. Nothing will change on our end. We try not to take it personally when a load pays a ridiculously low rate, just yes or no. I never felt it was fair to the dispatchers or the company to try to renegotiate a load...

I Appreciate your responses. Glen, I will pick-up a carbon monoxide protector. I do avoid truckstops whenever possible, the only thing I hate more than parking in a truckstop is parking somewhere else only to have someone pounding on my door in the middle of the night telling me to move...

Recently my wife and I parked for the night at one of the Pilot truckstops in West Memphis, AR. It was a cool comfortable night and we slept soundly. We awoke in the morning choking on diesel exhaust fumes that filled our sleeper. Sometime in the night a fellow expediter backed in next to us...

Bill, I believe that FedEx changed the 25 mile requirement to 50 miles recently in acknowledgement of the occcasional difficulty in finding safe and decent parking close to some of the express centers. Either way I appreciate the heads up in charging for parking at the FTW Truckstop and the...

I think I know the truck you are referring to. That guy had been a driver for a long time. He had never once been measured and figured he could get away with driving a truck over 40'. If that is the guy, he passed away shortly after getting the truck. Sad.

Our personal record in DH miles was last year. Our DH miles were double our loaded miles for the month of August while running in wacky places out West. Still, FedEx made it worth our while - gotta love 'em.:-)

I too was recently observed north of Nashville on 65 in the afternoon by a female. Only I didn't get a good review. According to the report, I followed another truck at a distance of 50' for five miles. That would be nuts! At 50' off a truck's bumper you are driving "blind" with little...

Dave, I appreciate your reply. I'll see if Wild Bill has had the same problem. In speaking with my salesman, he says it has only been an issue for about three years. Maybe a different type of antifreeze or a different valve was used on your truck. Anyways, I'm glad you haven't had any...

True, it is not specifically a KW problem... I had the same problem in an FL70, but I haven't had this problem in any of the big trucks I have driven. I kind of think that a heater control valve ought to last longer than a couple months, don't you? I'm on my fourth valve in 2 years - the last...

Having trouble with your heater control valve? E-mail me at [email protected] . I just fired a letter off to Kenworth on this subject becauseI am tired of this aggravating problem. I am planning to convince them to fix it for real and I need other owners to back me up. Please e-mail me with...

My wife and I have been "Homefree" for more than four years now with no plans to settle down anytime soon. The only thing we are financially responsible for is our truck - and we're knocking that down fast while saving aggresively for retirement... Bad times in this industry simply do not hurt...

I've hauled several loads for FedEx Express and FedEx Logistics (I am a FedEx CC contractor). I've never noticed any reluctance on their part to use us.

Check out Dave Smith Motors in Kellog, ID. They sell all vehicles at $50 dollars over dealer cost. Sounds corny, but its true. They'll even pick you up at the Spokane airport. We bought a Dodge Dually back in '97 from them - a very good experience. I recommend that you figure out exactly what...

We were parked at a WalMart in Tennesse last winter with two other trucks in front of a large sign that said "No Truck Parking". We did a little shopping, fixed lunch and were engaged in a little give and take with dispatch over a TPS load. The two guys in the CFI truck next to us came out...

Franke, you asked if FedEx CC is seeing a lot of business from FedEx Express? I don't think they are seeing it to the degree they anticipated, but we have received several loads through FedEx Express. The ones I specifically recall came when we where in areas where there wasn't a lot of...

We carry several travel guides in our truck. Fodor's USA is one. If we know we are going to be laid over somewhere during the weekend, we can always check our books and see what there is to do in the area. Local papers are also a good resource for concerts, festivals and so on. Delorme's Road...

Wild Bill, The owner we used to drive for picked up a little buzzer at Radio Shack. He simply hooked it up to the red Qualcomm light, ran the wires out of the seam in the unit and mounted the buzzer on the outside.