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After Reading the post about making a million in a truck in 20 years and the post about Rose Colored Glasses. I feel that some people and Owners don't like the fact that some newbie's post on here like they know everything about this Business. Now I have been in trucking all my life. My father...

1) New Gas Plan....Bush wants us to cut the amount of gas we use. The best way to stop using so much gas is to deport 11 million illegal immigrants! That would be 11 million less people using our gas. The price of gas would have to come down as a result. 2) New Immigration Plan... Bring our...

We have 5 trucks leased on to FedEx and our one team parked the truck at the Pilot at Exit 209 I think off of 75 in Toldeo, Ohio. The Truck wasn't even their an hour and was towed at the cost of $400.31. Because of this we are asking our drivers to no longer fuel at Pilot anymore. We just...

1st of all I would like to say Happy New years to everyone on EO. Alot of things have Happened this year in this business and here are a few things to Remember. Expediters Online moves the Expedite Expo to the Roberts Center in Willington, Ohio and it was awesome. Con Way Now sell to Panther...

Starting Jan 2, 2007 FedEx Custom Critical will use the new C-link macros so drivers can see the breakdown of the load they are offered. We got it in the mail yesterday and it looks really cool and it shows the FSC for deadhead and the loaded miles plus the tolls for the run. It's all broke down...

I have had about 8 of the 10 drivers we have want to change thier pay from 20% of the gross of the truck each, minus the FSC to 18% of everything. Our one driver made a program up for our fleet and it keeps the numbers both ways and it comes out almost the same but just a few more dollars to the...

Just tell let folks know about Cummins Motors. We bought a used Freightliner truck a few month back from some great folks from Texas and the own took very good care of the truck and showed us all the repairs that was done to the truck. Well, after about 4 months of having the truck the nightmare...

The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light, I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight. My wife was asleep, her head on my chest, My daughter beside me, angelic in rest. Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white, Transforming the yard to a winter delight. The sparkling lights in the...

A Trucker's Story If this doesn't light your fire.. your wood is wet! I try not to be biased, but I had my doubts about hiring Stevie. His placement counselor assured me that he would be a good, reliable busboy. But I had never had a mentally handicapped employee and wasn't sure I wanted...

I have seen so many post's over the last few months of people tooting their own horn to make themself look good. To be honest it makes me sick. I don't have to say any names they know who they are. I been doing this for almost 13 years now and I don't try to come off as a know it all in this...

Just wanted to know if anyone has heard about a class action law suit agaist one of the big Expediting companies?

FedEx Custom Critical will be making some changes that I feel everyone will like. They will roll it out in the next few Days

Do you think EO needs a Chat room? I was checking out another site and they have an Expeditiers chat room and it seems to be doing well. So I thought I would bring it up again. I know a few months back Brain Wein had asked about it on here and nobody really talked about it.

New Border Re-Entry Charge by USDA Effective Nov. 24, 2006, U.S. Customs will begin charging each commercial motor vehicle entering the United States an additional fee of $5.25 per entry. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is assessing this fee in order to cover the expense of more truck...

Eatting a poppy seed bagel can make you make you test postive on a drug test. I was just watching mythbusters and they confrimed it. Both guys tested postive after eatting poppy seed bagels. So beware of poppy seed Bagels. :+