Recent content by texx010

In some states if you drive what is legally considered a commercial vehicle, which can include a sprinter rated at 10,000 lbs or more, then a medical card is required even if a CDL is not required to drive that vehicle. Many straight trucks are rated at 25,500 lbs which is just under the CDL...

I always leave 20% or more as a tip. If I use a credit card (which by the way is paid off in full each month) I tend to leave a bit more as a tax offset, as the tip amount appears on the bill and thus can't be hidden by the waitress from the taxman. :p The truck stops around here no longer...

I will be there tomorrow morning. It will be my first expo.

After I posted here earlier I hopped in my car and drove to the area near the M.A.T.S. show where other expediters were gathered. This gathering was discussed in a couple of other threads. I met a few of you there, and I had some other questions answered. It helped that I live only ten...

Hello everyone. I have been lurking in these forums on and off for a few months now. I am considering entering expediting, the operative word being "considering." I still have very much to learn about this business, and I am in no hurry. I have a full time job now where I make local...

The expediting company used by my employer (Cargo Brain) switched their trucks from Express-1 to Nations Express. They said they got a better deal with Nations.