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We are really interested in the new gas powered Sprinter coming out in October. There are still a lot of unknowns. We don’t even know w which mill they will put in it. I have talked to different dealers and they won’t get the info until the big reveal in September. It is being built at the...

What ever happened to McNeals 6 skid Ford Transits he was building. Anyone know?

I was asked by a shipper of a very large automotive company how business was for us vanners. When I explained that things were a little slow, he said to have hope. His bosses told his department that as the economy tanks by mid September, they would be running smaller batches through their...

Since we all know that expediting is dead. (That's why you don't see any new companies getting started). I was thinking all you van drivers should jump to other professions. Since the chicken population is down due to the bird flu. Some one out there could be the next chicken baron smuggling...

If you are getting older and don't have nursing home coverage you might qualify for Medicare Part G. If you need a nursing home and the government says none are available and they won't help, Part G is for you. They give you a gun and one bullet. You get to shoot one worthless politician of...

We just got our van out of the shop. It has a new head on the back side of the engine. When we first started expediting, we talked to every driver that would visit with us. We new that we could learn from each of them. We were lucky to meet Dave Cunningham for Kirchner, ONT. We both drove...

Someone a few years back told me where I could get straps for my E-track that had a shorter lead on them. They said I could get some custom ordered the way I wanted. Now (being that I am OLD) I can't remember where they said to get new straps. Anyone got some info for me. It is time to trade...

Got here Sunday night and now it's 16:00 eastern and we are still here. Had a couple of offers that we accepted but one went to another van and the other cancelled. Turned down a couple that were not very good. It maybe time to start looking at other companies. Last June was good but not so...

Got to Dallas Monday am and got several bad offers at .55 cents to 75 cents. Finally got an offer picking up in Houston for today and it turned out we could not take it so we are now still stuck in Texas but now in Houston where little freight has been shipped the last 3 weeks. Gotta quit...

To quote the "Chief": "leave it to the government to think that cutting a foot off the top of a blanket and adding it to the bottom of the blanket, will make the blanket longer!" enough said.

We met some fellow expediters who were cold and hungry. Not much work for them this season and their owner was slow in paying them. If you have had a blessed year why not keep Christmas in you year round. Look around the vans at the truck stop and at least buy someone a cup of coffee to keep...

I thought the day after the holiday would be screaming with companies realizing they need stuff in a rush. So much for my thoughts. We have been in Atlanta since thurs. One good offer that we didn't get and one that was not so good that we dumped. Guess I was way off to think we would be...

Anyone know of a safe place to park in a cargo van overnight near Duluth GA?

August started out with a bang but dried up half way through. Been kinda slow ever since. As a team we can't seem to find a long load (over 700 miles) more than once a week. Only one run over 900 in the last few weeks. I know this is suppose to be the busy time, but can't prove it by us...

I have had this discussion with several expediters and we are still on the fence. We do chase some freight and have done well at it most of the time. Some times it just makes since "to us" to sit and let the FedEx gods work their magic. As a team we have gotten out of Elk Grove or Dearborn...

The Fed has us headed to the great state of Texas, any good layover spots in the area? Sounds like we may be there for a day or two. Thanks for the help. Lost and alone on some forgotten highway, traveled by many, remembered by few.

Which book keeping/accounting company does anyone recommend? I talked to Ronnie and Brenda (straight truck with Landstar) and they really liked the company that does their taxes and quartley book keeping, but I can't remember who they said it was. (one of the parts of getting old that sucks)...

Anyone have any experience with the Max Automotive vans out of Mt. Juliet, TN? I just saw their post on EO tonight and we have time to run down there in the AM before our job starts tomorrow afternoon. We have been looking at the CargoMax vans in Ok. and are still on the fence. Also, which...

Just a quick question. The last time diesel went crazy, did you suffer a significant loss in revenue? I can't remember if that was during the "recession" or just before. How quickly my minds kicks out the bad times and looks for warm beaches and sunshine. One persons "recession" is...