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Pictured below are two Pratt & Whitney F-117 jet engines used exclusively to power the Boeing C-17 Globemaster lll Air Force cargo jets. We hauled two of the four that were enroute to be hung on one of these aircraft. Each engine produces 40,400 lbs thrust for a total of 161,600 lbs of raw...

Ever wonder why some drivers have to adhere to such strick oversized highway rules when others don't? Why do some get heavy fines when others don't for improperly secured or improperly marked loads? In the photo below is one such load that should have been required to follow the same rules as...

Moderators, Please make this a sticky note as it is extremely important and we need the help of the many members of this forum. Members, please read my thread "Proud to be an American Slave" in the Soapbox. This subject could adversely affect you or a family member someday. Thanks, Streakn1

If you thought slavery in the United States of America ended with the 13TH Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1865, think again! If you think your state's constitution can't and wont be broken by your own state and local governments, you better think again! If you believe you or a...

Did our first oversized or over-dimensional load into the city this past week. It was an interesting experience for us and we learned a lot about how NYC and its people deal with getting the large loads around their streets. The load began in NJ where you are only allowed to travel between...

As we were making our way to JFK in Jamaica,NY to deliver an engine Friday, our unbelievable trip began with an irrate NYC cabby pulling directly in front of our truck in the middle of the George Washington Bridge, then slamming on his brakes in an attempt to cause us to rear end him. Then he...

This past week we were dispatched to an undisclosed site to load a full set of landing gear off of a DC-10 cargo jet. The first photo below is one of the two main gear. When we arrived where we thought we were to load the gear, we were quickly told that no it was out on one of the runways...

Many times before we load a newly rebuilt jet engine, they are test fired and ran before being released and shipped back an awaiting aircraft. Also brand new engines and engines that have sat in inventory to long without being run are required to go through the same process. How do you test a...

According to news reports on WESH Channel Two News today a FECC tractor trailer unit broad sided a passenger vehicle at an intersection in Orlando, FL. Two persons were tranported to the hospital with injuries. The extent of the injuries were not given in the report. The cause of the accident...

The internet forums can be a fun but dangerous place to interact with people. There are many different personalities and ways that people think mixed together in one big pot. Sometimes there are disagreements between members on the forum that end up in personal attacks. People say things that...

Which one of you was it that delivered the silicone sex doll to the guys house after he sent her to the repair shop to have her loose joints repaired? Seriously. While channel surfing on the TV there was a show about men and their doll sex partners. The one in question was loaded onto an...

Soooo, Who was it that was in the Panther D-unit today watching my wife (and I) tarp the CFM-56 jet engine we had just loaded? You know who you are cause you were parked directly behind us in front of Cargo Bldg #706 at MIA in Miami. We saw ya lookin! LOL. Next time stop by and visit, we...

Recently we showed up at a security gate for a customer we regularly service. The security personel (officers) are not employees of the customer. We have been cleared through this gate many times without issue. On this particular delivery we were met with a different scenario unlike in the...

I have come up with a business plan for the future based on the upcoming 2010 emmissions regs, etc. This could catch on! When our truck is no longer compliant, rather than spend 9-10K extra on the purchase of a new compliant truck, I'm gonna pull our perfectly good ARI sleeper and Onan genset...

Last week we were dispatched to a customer at LAX. Unfortunately, the customer directed us into the wrong entrance to their facility for T/Ts. Once in the fenced area of the property, there was no turning our almost 80' long rig around. Since we were in the area that they unload straight...

The recent thread "RE:Busy, you bet" has prompted me to finally go public and ask the following questions of the Expediting Community. Why is it so many expediters have to ask: Are you loaded and what is it? Where is your load going? How much does your load pay? How much did you gross...

Have you ever wondered what he's wearing underneath his kilt? Well I aint going there! Use your own imagination thankyou! LOL Seriously, do you ever wonder "what's that truck hauling underneath the tarps" especially when its a really odd shaped load? Tarped loads can be deceiving at first...

Hello to all you expediters laying over at the Flying J in Blacksburg,SC this weekend! There are several carriers represented here including FECC, Landstar, Nations Express, Panther, and Tri-State. If I missed anyone its cause you're hiding.LOL Just wondering if any of you here are Expediter...

Sometimes the best things are found totally by accident. Such was the case for us this afternoon. Great Texas Bar B Que !!! We had left Dallas with our load and headed east on I-30 when at about the 127mm I noticed a strap flapping in the wind on the passenger side of my load. Not our strap...

Recently I was told that seven other ER-units/teams left FECC and went over to Southern Pride out of San Diego,CA since we left the Fed almost a year ago. Since they now haul the same type of freight as us we would love to know who you are. We were provided the names of one team by our source...