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FedEx has a secret arrow hidden in their logo. For years people have claimed there is no "I" in the word TEAM. Today I finally found the "I". It was there all the time, just cleverly hidden in the "A". .

I saw in another thread that GATS is offering free mammograms to female attendees at their show. I came across this (pictured below) mobile mammography unit in western North Dakota a few years ago. It was making the rounds at truck stops and fuel stops in the oil patch. Female drivers could...

After 45 years in the ghetto (PBS) Sesame Street is moving to new digs in Cableville. But not just any neighborhood in Cableville. Their new home is in the Premium Development of Cableville (HBO). Hopefully the government will block this move or add HBO to the cable package low income people...

I tried replying to a thread in the Soapbox Forum but was unable to. The last post in each Soapbox Forum thread contained this line: (You have insufficient privileges to reply here.) Now what did I do? Is this punishment for posting that Jesse Ventura wants to be Trump's running mate? I...

I just got off the phone with the nice people at CIS. I was calling to secure insurance for my new van. CIS writes policies through Progressive. I was informed that due to a pending lawsuit, Progressive no longer offers new policies to vehicles leased to Panther. Does anyone have any further...

Thursday afternoon I picked up a load going to a nuclear power plant in Nebraska. The freight was 3 wooden crates 48" wide, 20" deep and about 30" high. The BOL described the contents as "spool pieces". Total weight 750 lbs. Out of curiosity I asked the shipper what spool pieces were. He...

Today is the feast day of Saint Expeditus, the Patron Saint of Expediters. Expediters celebrate this holy feast day much the same way St. Patrick's Day is celebrated. They go out and get loaded. Be safe and expeditious! .

My carriers telephone merry-go-round told me to: Press 5 For QualComm Issues. So I did. I could have pressed another number but I had QualComm issues and felt it prudent to press 5. What harm could come from pressing 5? I have done this in the past with mostly satisfactory results. Not...

Are any E.O. members using this product on either their personal car or expedite vehicle? The GasPods appear to be an alternative to Airtabs. Perusing the GasPod website, most of the technical data seems to be anecdotal. Not much scientific data other than a couple of pictures of some really...

Has anyone seen something like this? Both the passenger side and driver's side had these step extender things. Did f4f (I'm not short I'm people) ditch the Sprinter and get a large car?) It gave me something to ponder for miles. The miles have now turned into days. I'm going on vacation...

The following is an update from this thread: http://www.expeditersonline.com/forum/truck-talk/61736-cargo-van-maintenance-costs.html Listed below are the costs for maintaining a 2004 Chevrolet 3500, long wheelbase 6.0 V-8 slop bucket, for the first 792,000 miles as it came from the...

I can't breathe because I'm dead. I give credit to civil rights activist Reverend Jarrett Maupin for accepting an invitation and participating in a shoot/don't shoot law enforcement simulation. After the simulation Reverend Maupin said: “I didn’t understand how important compliance was…...