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Ok at first I wasn't too sure about this....but as most can attest this "new" system is all over the chart...people calling " what your lowest rate?" and stuff like that... I am thinking teams or calling them "pods" or dedicated teams....3 bidders get 30 trucks...and so forth...instead of this...

A combined total of some 5 million durability miles have enabled Mercedes to stretch the Sprinter's service interval to 15,000 miles, which greatly reduces a business' cost of ownership Read more: 2014 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter T5 First Look - Truck Trend

Well....competition is real tight and the need to innovate maybe just the ticket...Most of the cost of operating is fuel....IF the below item actually worked as claimed....anyone daring enough to at least try it and give it a go?... How it all Works

Regarding my Produce buying....I had a thought the other day while searching out "Produce of USA" vs "produce of Mexico".... If I buy the USA produce I am more in likely supporting illegal farm workers...I am contributing to the problem.... OR should I buy Produce of Mexico and try to keep...

Interesting article http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/07/opinion/sunday/dont-know-much-about-gun-laws.html?hp&_r=0 To dig deeper into this confusion, we introduced a new series of questions. We asked this same group of voters whether or not specific laws were already on the books. Of the...

Shame on Memphis....trying to forget and ignore history.... The Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A group that preserves the history and legacy of the Confederacy is skipping Memphis in scheduling its 2016 convention after city parks were renamed. According to The Commercial Appeal...

Full-Size Vans, By The Numbers - Truck Trend From comment section... The new Transit’s wheelbase of only 147.6 inches seems too short for a vehicle just over 22 feet long in the “extended-length” model. Transit’s rear extension of 28-1/2 inches makes the rear overhang just seem too long...

New Assistant Systems for Vans | MYVAN At the TecForum 2013, Mercedes-Benz Vans presents a range of new assistance sytems, offering an initial glimpse of the safety technology of the near future. The Crosswind Assist system for vans celebrated its world premiere at the event. The Collision...

Banks No Match for Trucks Where Rigs Pay Twice as Much - Bloomberg The average annual wage for U.S. heavy truck and tractor trailer drivers rose to $39,830 in 2011, up 9.7 percent from five years before, according to the most recent data available from the Labor Department. Average hourly...

When Canada was invited to join the United States - Yahoo! News Thank goodness! :) By NCC Staff | National Constitution Center – 10 hrs ago The invitation was officially made on March 1, 1781, when the Articles were ratified as Maryland became the 13th and final state to approve them...

Minus 50 degrees, darkness and snowstorm: under hardest conditions several journalists travel across Canada and Alaska in a convoy. They don’t drive with off-road vehicles but with 9 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter featuring rear wheel drive. The trip lasted 9 days and the destination was the Arctic...

The "in like a lion, out like a lamb" March weather concept sort of paints the lion in a bad light, doesn't it? Most people like the warmer months better, and the emergence of the lamb conveys that gentler weather. The lion represents viciousness: whipping winds, extreme cold...

Werner Enterprises to Present Military Veteran Driver With Keys to Operation Freedom Truck | JOC PRESS RELEASE Feb 20, 2013 OMAHA, Neb. — Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ: WERN), a premier transportation and logistics provider, announced it will host a special ceremony as part of its military...

DES MOINES (AP) — Iowa has completed the first phase of an upgrade to its wireless 911 emergency calling system that eventually will allow text messages, photos and video to be transmitted in emergency messages. Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management officials said Wednesday they...

"It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one." —George Washington It might be his birthday, but we think George Washington gave us the real gift with this quote. When it comes to your pursuit of health and happiness, we think the most dangerous move you can make is to allow yourself to...

"Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish." —John Quincy Adams How many obstacles have you had to overcome to find success? In expediting, in your personal relationships, in your career and educational opportunities—road blocks...

The Truck Driver Shortage | Trucking Driver Shortage | JOC Truck drivers are the basic unit of transportation capacity and the glue that holds supply chains together. No container or straight truck or trailer moves without, at some point, a truck driver. Even so, trucking companies...

JOC Staff | Feb 14, 2013 2:16PM EST Index Shows Trucking Capacity Tightened in December | JOC FTR Associates’ Shippers Condition Index recorded a reading of -4.9 in December, reflecting tightening capacity, which is expected to get “significantly worse” by mid-2013. The SCI...

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort." —Franklin D. Roosevelt We feel happiness in many ways and for many reasons throughout the course of our lives, but one thing's true: accomplishing a major goal is one of the best feelings in the world, especially...

..hahahaha......:p ISLAMABAD (The Global Edition) – Khalida Akhtar, a 20-year-old Taliban suicide bomber, decided at the last minute not to blow herself up at the main train station in the capitol of Pakistan because she remembered that she would have to deal with a bunch of virgin guys in...