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I got pulled over in PA on I-79 just south of Cranberry Twp. several years ago by one of the locals. A younger cop had a densitometer on his "attack/tool belt" and measured one of the windows which were quite dark at the time I owned the van. Anyways, he cited me for the above crime and said I...

18-wheeler jackknifed all by himself eastbound about the 203 mm. Traffic was backed up 3-4 miles when I went by westbound around 12:30 p.m. Although there are no other vehicles involved, another driver must have cut him/her off. Again. Turnpike from Cleveland area to PA line is slushy but...

Numerous crashes involving cars, semis close Interstate 90 in Lake County Probably caused by a 4-wheeler cutting off an innocent big truck that probably wasn't going too fast for conditions. BTW: If you are headed east on I-90 towards Erie, PA or Buffalo, NY, you should check the forecast...

Still not convinced ?? Or are we whistling passed the graveyard ?? APNewsBreak: Ohio Turnpike may soon see self-driving testing Also read today where Uber is ready to start testing robotic vehicles in the Pittsburgh area: Uber Debuts Its First Fleet of Driverless Cars in Pittsburgh

True enough. I stand corrected. The old saying. "Location Location Location."

The point being, sitting for hours/days waiting for a load that may only pay enough to get you to "a better area" you make zero money. On the other hand, if you do the OAB you can spend those hours pretty much however you want and within your means. I.E., Look for a better job, sell the...

The clock starts running when I except a delivery from dispatch. It continues to run until the moment I arrive back home. Because I am at home, I have much more freedom and options than being tethered to my van at some truck stop for sometimes days on end. I've been expediting since 1997...

On another thread I started last week I asked about hourly wages. Most drivers ignore that statistic. Sitting for unpaid hours that once they are gone, they are gone from our lives. And to give them away for free made no sense to me. Therefore, about 10 years ago, when the glut of vans...

HUH ??

Unless you bill your time by the hour, you don't have an hourly wage. As an independent contractor running your own business, the only person that pays you is you. If you want to pay yourself to sit at a Pilot for 2 or 3 days, then by all means do so. The question is, would you hire an employee...

I asked this question years ago, when times were more profitable then. It seemed to be 50/50. Some drivers figured their waiting time into the hourly rate, an equal amount thought otherwise. So, here it is again: Example: You've just called dispatch to say you are available (no matter...

In lieu of all the posts about an overly abundant supply of cargo vans, I got to wondering how it went from too few to way too many. How and when did you discover the world of expediting ?? I was fortunate enough to be able to take an early buyout from my newspaper union job in 1997. One...

Excellent observation. I've been expediting since 1997 and made very good money for the first 10 years. Now I am expediting part time and don't like to venture too far from home. Even now, after paying the bills related to this industry, the tax exemptions this line of work provides is...

If you have any interest (financially or otherwise) there is an article from the Washington Post about the Central States' Pension Fund having to likely reduce the amounts to retired Teamster members. One of the nation’s largest pension funds could soon cut benefits for retirees

If a newbie were to ask me where is the easiest money to be made in expediting, I would tell them to position themselves between the shipper and driver. Be neither a shipper nor driver. When the business goes south, you will have no assets to liquidate at a loss.

Funny (not really) you should mention our Mexican friends. 6 reasons Ford picked Mexico for a new plant

North Carolina's recent test to raise money. Test, because, depending on the pushback from residents and non-residents, they could change the tolerance limit to speed limits. I think some of the smaller communities will try to use this as a permanent legal fund-raiser. Anyways, it's out...

Unfortunately, the Genie is out of the bottle. The only way to return these jobs to America is to lower the cost of US labor. Which will have a devastating impact on the standard of living. Trump talks about taxing imports. Not sure it will work but it's worth a try.