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What's Frank's email address? I need to send him an email about the reefer change of rules.

Anybody had any luck getting any premium pay backhauls past the "no meat, fruit, or vegetable" crowd? If so, what was the product? The possibilities are getting truly slim. I have done a few flower/shrub loads, but other than that I can't seem to find anything that suits Elite's fancy. Any...

I like that: virtual wasteland. It kind of has a ring to it.

Considering the number of loads per week, they might get the number below 60 to 70. The appropriate number might be closer to 25 "hot spots". Maybe they will settle on one board near Romulus, Mi. :D

I do pull a reefer. There wasn't a Blue Beacon between me and the shipper. This shipper has turned away some of our trailers because of specks of dirt in the trailer. Never happened to me, but I did have to do a recovery at this shipper because one of our driver's had a dirty, smelly trailer...

Somewhere I read - QC message or Drivers manual - that we had a provision for two trailer washouts per month. Has anybody else seen that or am I just making this up? The reason I ask, I just got turned down for a trailer washout. I was told that if the trailer needed to be washed out I needed...

Yesteryear, Try Legalzoom.com. If your claim fits in small claims court, Legalzoom will prepare your complaint and filing for $60 last time I checked. In any event, you might call Legalzoom and see how they might help you.

Anybody had any luck with getting your gen set repaired? Rather than just replacing the gen set with a new one, has anyone had the core rewound, the diodes replaced, or whatever needs to be done? I have a Comfort Cab System which uses a Mechron Gen Set. This is the second time I have had a...

We've used Tirerack several times. You can research tires online and have them delivered to an installer near you. Takes several days between order and delivery to installer. What I found works really well is to call their customer service number. One of the guys/gals will walk you through...

If you are looking for ltl loads, here is a short tutorial on how to use at least one load board to find backhauls suited for cargo vans and straight trucks. 123Loadboard.com - Step-by-Step Help. Hope this helps some of you.

Most of these load boards are oriented toward tractor trailers. However, you may find some that help with ltl loads. Some are free. I was just checking out Freight Matching Load Board, Truckers, Brokers, Backhauls, Ebay Shippers. It is a free board. Seems to have many of the same loads...

I lost one a while back. I always carry one now. The truck is not happy without that belt. I'm glad you made it to a dealer.

You can get the 880 for $499.00 at HSN. You can get it on ebay for a little cheaper. But that's about the best I have found.

Leo, I am looking at the Nuvi 880. It adds voice recognition. CNET did a review and were really impressed with it. Consumer Reports says it is the best unit available now. There is a website that is dedicated to GPS units. They gave the 880 a thorough testing. They also were impressed...

I don't know, but I will ask and get back to you.

You know, I tried that approach. I have internet access, a laptop, and a printer. Here's the problem I found. In today's environment, you can't print out a list of potential loads, start driving, and then call the brokers for the loads. Unless the loads are really paying below average rates...

You may be right. Thanks for the advice.

I have a tractor pulling a dry van. So, I get a load. It goes somewhere that is not near one of Panther's hot spots. Once unloaded, do I sit or do I drive 300 to 400 miles to the nearest board that says I might have a fighting chance of getting a load in the next century? Either way I am...

Fr8 Shaker, I agree with you. I haven't had a Panther load in 3 weeks. I haven't even been offered a load at my regular rate or at a reduced rate. It is simply ludicrous that they are still having orientation. It is even more ludicrous to think that you will make money in this economic...

Thanks for the wisdom. Sounds like you have been there, done that. The company that brokered the freight does as much transborder business as Panther does. The Customs Broker is one of the one's Panther uses. And this load goes up there once a week with no problems. But still, strange...