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I STILL ENJOY MY VERY LOW TECH AND LOVEABLE WAY OF DISSUADING PANHANDLERS/LOT LIZARD AND CRIMINALS! CAJUN GYPSY, MY 12 YEAR OLD GERMAN SHEPARD/DAUGHTER (A POUND RESCUE), AND CHEWY, A CHOW-TYPE MUTT, (FOUND 5 YEARS AGO WALKING ON THE BEACH IN GULFPORT, ARE OUR WARNING DEVICES, OUR DETERRENTS, AND...

While I agree that the guy that placed that ad was a little ridiculous with the 100" sleeper, shower, toilet, etc), especially as a solo, some of it is "supply and demand". Just because "back when I was a kid we used to walk 10 miles to school in the snow and sleep in 12 inch sleepers", doesn't...

MY 14-YEAR-OLD CAT/BUDDY/LONGEST RESIDENT PET/OCCASSIONAL CO-DRIVER, WHO'S REAL NAME IS "PRESENT", (THE KIDS NAMED HIM WHEN WE RESCUED HIM FROM THE POUND MANY YEARS AGO) LIKES TO JUMP ON MY LAP WHEN I GO ON-LINE AND PUT HIS PAWS ON THE KEYBOARD AND STRETCH OUT. FORGET ABOUT READING THE PAPER...

"THE TRUCK STOPS HERE" COLUMN! ......okay, so it kinda sucks..... it's been a long couple of days of running hard!.....I'll come back when I'm feeling more creative!...... Let me go give MYSELF a negative posting grade....... Hey, I just finished a long pro from the border of a neighboring...

Paragon, I live near you and run a "D" unit as a team. (Actually about 40 miles East of A-town). There is a lot of freight here and, it seems like NOT a lot of expeditors that live around here in NJ/NE Pennsylvania! When I started expediting over a year ago, they always tried to sell me on the...

RE: Freightliner FL 60, 4 sp. auto, 210 HP Caterpi FIRST OF ALL, GOOD LUCK WITH WHATEVER YOU DECIDE TO DO! I ALWAYS ENJOY DELIVERING TO OUR FRIENDS UP NORTH! THAT SAID, I WOULD CONSIDER WHAT BOTH WEAVE AND FR8SHKR SAID. A 1 TON VAN MIGHT BE BETTER TO START WITH, YOU MIGHT LACK SLEEPER COMFORT...

WITH REGARDS TO RICH M's POINT, I AGREE THAT A LOT OF AMERICAN COMPANIES/DRIVERS WILL NOT BE GOING INTO INTERIOR MEXICO BECAUSE OF THE RATES AND THE CHANCES YOU TAKE WITH THE MEXICAN "AUTHORITIES" AND THE WAY THEY "SUPPLEMENT THEIR INCOME". HOWEVER, I DISAGREE WITH WHAT HE SAID ABOUT THE IDEA...

BTW, I'M IN A B UNIT (22' STRAIGHT TRUCK), AND I THINK MORE AND MORE STUFF WILL BE GOING BACK AND FORTH TO THOSE BORDER EXPEDITORS.

I'M NOT A SEASONED EXPEDITING VET, BUT IN THE 4 MONTHS I'VE BEEN DOING THIS, I'VE BEEN DOWN TO LAREDO 3 TIMES AND VICTORIA ONCE. I GOT OUT OF LAREDO EASILY WITH NICE RUNS THREE TIMES, AND ONCE I SAT FOR A WHILE. THEY SAY LAREDO IS NOT A GREAT PLACE TO BE, BUT SO FAR I THINK IT'S BEEN OKAY. THE...

Yes, Joe, you're right. We learned about that money thing and next time won't make the same mistake. (I wished I would've read your post before going in. somehow after all exchanges I think we lost about 20 bucks....American). I would also advise being gassed up completely. We weren't and we...

We're fairly new also with a D unit. So far, in 6 weeks, we just had one lousy week when we were stuck in Arkansas. Other then that, we had been "miling like nuts". Now I know that Lawerence and Teacel, and Jeff have been doing this successfully for some time, but we've already made some...

Yes, we recently did our first load to Canada and we're very apprehensive. Thankfully, our fears were not warranted. Customs was no problem and we got in pretty smoothly. I say pretty smoothly because our dispatch gave us 2 fax numbers for the broker, neither of which was the fax for the office...

Give the guys at E.O. a break. They provide a nice (and free to the rank and file) service to this niche industry. (and by the way, I'm just a normal one-truck contractor with no vested interest and absolutely no ties to the guys at E.O.) First of all, free speech always has limits. When it...

SORRY I'M A DAY LATE LOUIXO, BUT VERY WELL SAID AND VERY TRUE! GOOD LUCK FINDING OUT ABOUT YOUR LOST MAN LARRY. I HOPE SOMEONE HAS THE INFO!

We've been in a a D unit with Panther for about a month now and we've been very busy with some good runs. I stay on top of dispatch and make my stops on time with good customer service and they're giving us this the work. Granted, this is the busy time of year, but so far, so good! We have had...

We're fairly new to the real expedite business, (Team in a D Unit). Before that I was a Northeast Regional Co Driver. So far, we're very busy and happy with Panther II and I really believe that most companies are going to be what you make them. We researched expediting for 1 year before having...

Dbl Clutch, I'm sure your question and comments were well meaning, however, some people, (MY DOGS and I included) LOVE staying on the road for atleast five weeks at a time. That's one of the reasons that we are truck drivers that choose this as a profession and the allure of the road. Most...

Good luck with whatever you decide Ramrod! First, the answer to your last question is that it is possible that a "C" unit could have airbrakes, although most likely it won't. As for alternatives to the $1500 to a trucking school for your class "B", you have some options. If you have truck...

ONCE IN A WHILE, JUST TO CONFIRM MY OWN SANITY, IT'S GOOD TO READ THAT OTHER EXPEDITOR'S TREAT THEIR DOGS LIKE THE CO-DRIVERS THEY ARE! (THANK YOU TONY/ROCKYDOG & BOB/HOOLIGAN) I RUN A REGIONAL LINE HAUL FROM NYC TO BOSTON/FALL RIVERS MASS. 6 NIGHTS A WEEK AND IT'S FUNNY THAT THE PEOPLE THAT...

Lawerence, all I can say is EXCELLENT POINT! I've been dying to see Alaska, the picture reminds me why! I guess we're all a little "different" and independent being in this kind of business and it is great to see things not a lot of people get to see. Even though I'm new to the business, (and...