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As if tractors and straight trucks didn't already have enough competition... HOLLAND, Mich., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- USF Holland, a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc. , announced today the launch of a new Guaranteed Window Delivery service. With the new service offering, customers...

Look closely at the date of this newspaper article. Sixteen years ago the "Big Three" and the UAW knew problems existed, but they chose to do business as usual. No long-term plans; just short-term "bandaid" fixes. I had to laugh at Dick Gephardt's whinning about protection from foreign car...

By Light & Medium Truck Heavy-duty truck parts maker ArvinMeritor Inc. has said it will cut 1,250 jobs and may sell the auto-components unit it had planned to spin off to shareholders. The job reductions – which represent about 7% of the company’s workforce – are mostly complete. The moves...

By Light & Medium Truck Chrysler LLC is ending production of its only gasoline-electric sport utility vehicles just months after the models debuted. The hybrid versions of the Dodge Durango and Chrysler Aspen SUVs, which went on sale in October, are produced at the Newark, DE., factory that...

I made my first mistake! Yeah right. The week looked like it was going to start out OK. Dispatch gives me a 300+ mile run. Cool. The QC and the phone call both say it is going to Lincoln, IL. I get to the shipper, load and punch in Lincoln, IL into the GPS. The street address comes up...

Aletha and I watched with anticipation as Hanna moved up the East Coast. We had made plans to go to Emerald Isle, NC which is a barrier island. We left on Saturday night about 10:30 pm. Upon our arrival in Emerald Isle the weather was a sunny 91 degrees. No signs of damage to the condo and the...

Generally speaking, many trucks sitting everywhere. Last week, a friend allowed me to sit and look at load boards with him. We studied the idle times and the number of units in each area. I was shocked at the number of available units. Worse yet, 70% of the trucks on the boards we reviewed...

The above "Words of Wisdom" were taken from a post by Phil Madsen. These two paragraphs address major concerns within the industry today. The economy has created a "Just Keep Your Wheels Turning" mindset amongst the carriers. Why? Because the carriers are scrambling for every piece of...

Any independent O/O's out there know the process for obtaining Canadian Authority and who to contact? Thanks in advance for your help.

Study: GPS Could Save Trucking Industry $53 Billion Posted by Eric Zeman, Jul 1, 2008 02:37 PM GPS technology undoubtedly is an effective tool for providing real-time mapping and location-based services. Aside from helping businesses move their assets from point A to point B without...

Many O/O's have asked me directly, or they have sent me an email, to offer an opinion regarding errors in billing and settlements. Situation: The O/O receives a load offer via the Q/C. The load mile rate and the FSC are posted and the O/O accepts the offer based upon the information he has...

Jevic Transportation Folds, Citing High Fuel Costs Carrier Also Cites Sluggish Economy Truckload and less-than-truckload carrier Jevic Transportation said Monday it is discontinuing operations, due to soaring fuel costs and a weak economy. “The current high fuel costs, economic downturn...

Personally, I believe it to be criminal behavior to talk on the cell phone (without a hands-free device) while operating any vehicle. And in some states it is illegal. Take a moment and read the supporting documentation. Save a life...buy somebody a hands-free device today! Study...

GM to Pay Up to Help End Axle Strike By Light & Medium Truck General Motors Corp., the biggest U.S. automaker, agreed to provide as much as $200 million to help American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. end a two-month strike that has idled all or part of 33 GM plants, Bloomberg News...

CAR COSTS $4.8 MILLION Diamond Covered Mercedes of Prince Waleed: Remember this car when fuel hits $5.00 a gallon. Remember the environmentalists who are preventing drilling on American soil; thereby causing us to send billions of our hard-earned money...

Ready to be converted to a fuel saving expedite unit. Is that the pope sitting in the back? :D

Dear Fellow EO Members and Visitors, Our good friend akrjarhead called me a few minutes ago and the first words he spoke were, "Have you ever heard the saying, 'When it rains, it pours'"? As you may know, Joe's father-in-law recently went home to be with the Lord Jesus Christ. Today, Joe's...

I know that when a person leases to a carrier and goes through that carrier's orientation, they are given a notebook full of permits. I really never have been asked to produce those permits by a DOT officer, so I haven't given them much thought. My questions are: "What are the...

Dear Fellow EO Members and Visitors, Joe called me this morning. His father-in-law went home to be with the Lord Jesus Christ in the very early hours of the morning. Today is also Joe's birthday and he was initially saddened by having to bear this loss on a day that should be joyous...

Dear Fellow EO Members and Visitors, I just received a phone call from our friend "arkjarhead". Joe and his wife were headed to the hospital in Little Rock. His father-in-law was recently placed on a ventilator and his prognosis is terminal. The doctor has reccommended that he be...