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Today here in Detroit it is super bowl Sunday, and the city is acting like bunch of idiots. My contempt for Detroit aside, the issue I have with someof the idiots is that there are some claiming that the WORLD is focused on Detroit and that the super bowl is the most important, most watched and...

As many expediting companies depend on auto freight as their exclusive means of revenue, Ford will announce in a matter of minutes of this post the plants that will be closing and some of these plants will affect those companies greatly. As it goes in the US auto industry, who has suffered...

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Ok I decided because Oprah’s book club has decided to redefine the definitions what a novel, memoir and autobiography is; I am going to write my autobiography. So as I outlined my life for this project, I find that some of it is rather pretty boring and need to make it more interesting...

Pamela Anderson is leading a charge to remove a bust of KFC founder Colonel Harland Sanders from the state Capitol.

Warning long post ahead After a few odd (and funny) threads on EO, I made a comment to another EO member about some comments on one thread that had to do with a top performer. It really made me think; is it all that important to be a “top performer� To me - No, it is not important at...

I went to Canada on a run yesterday and as I was fueling up somewhere on the 401, I saw a strange straight truck. The driver stood behind me as I paid for my fuel and asked him about it. It is a class 8 Pete 379 and had an integral sleeper and box (looked like a 24 footer), yes all one piece...

My FedEx CC orientation this past week invoked some thoughts about being a fleet owner (one day maybe or maybe not). Thinking about what I have read on how some are treated as drivers by fleet owners and how I would treat people if they are contracted to drive my trucks. I just want to pass on a...

I want to wish everyone a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving. Don’t eat too much.

I am involved with a non-profit fundraiser planning, a raffle. I have posted this question on other forums (not expediting/trucking) to get ideas for prizes. I know that this is not an expediting post, but your input would be appreciated. Here is the raffle situation; there are three prizes...

Aren’t you all lucky tonight, I am going to post two questions on one thread First question In the truck stop today, surrounded by Panther ii drivers, we were discussing generators. One person has a generator and a gas can (DOT approved) in his van, just sitting there in the open. Now here...

OK here are two questions, please stick to answer that have to do with our profession. 1 – If you had 15 minutes with your US senator, what issues would you want them to know about? 2 – If you had 15 minutes with your US representative, what issues would you want them to know about? Thank you

Thanks EO for the article - "Frustration - An Expediter's concerns with the new Hours of Service rules" I am wondering about something; I won’t go into where or why I was going through this type of training but about 17 years ago, I was trained in fatigue and sleep deprivation management...

I am off the road this week because I have to deal with a jury duty summons and winterizing the homestead. So sitting here I was thinking of my ventures throughout KY and Ohio the last few weeks. I ran into three different ‘independent’ expediters running cargo vans at three different places...

I am not trying to be so negative all the time, but after reading the article about uShip on EO, I am trying to figure out if there is a value in trying to deal with the public in this form or for that matter having a clearance center for freight without any requirements for the carrier. I can...

OK I admit ... I have a cluttered van and in the cargo area is worn and has oily streaks from the oil containers I have hauled. I hate dirt and grim and spend some time cleaning it out almost every run. I still haven’t finished the bunk or the wiring for the lights, so I still have tools and...

Ok I been meaning to ask, who uses airtabs? I was in Chicago a couple weeks ago and I saw several trucks and trailers with Airtabs. Every one of these trucks was Canadian, which makes me think that they know something that we in the states don’t. Well anyway, I am thinking about getting...

As I have been looking though my safety/disaster/training material links I ran across the National Safety Council’s website (which by the way is really good source of info for those who are interested) and saw in their news items “NSC and Best Buy spotlight distracted driving” headline with“The...

Ok this may not be the place for this but here goes. I just got off the phone with someone who is thinking about going into the pilot car business and was trying to ask me questions. I told her I didn’t have a clue how to get into that business. The closest I ever came to that business is...

I was going to do this the first time I was back in town but my wife had me running too much before I went back out. Well I took everyone’s advice about how to get this all started the right way and now I am an expediter. I want to thank everyone for their help and comments, both negative and...