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  1. ATeam

    Texting Truck Drivers

    "According to an analysis by Virginia Tech's Transportation Institute, texting truckers are 23 times as likely as their non-texting counterparts to be involved in a crash or a near miss." Full story
  2. ATeam

    Expedite Expo Expedite Expo 2009 Photos

    Here are the first of what I hope will be many Expedite Expo 2009 photos posted in this thread. Today is setup day. Show trucks get washed by mobile wash crew. Heath Wood of Middle Georgia Freightliner arrives with transportation home, ready to sell the truck he drove to the show. Linda...
  3. ATeam

    Who is this happy Panther driver?

    Seen in a stop-and-go traffic jam on I-71/I-75, last Friday, just south of Florence, Kentucky.
  4. ATeam

    Visiting the Biltmore House in Ashville, NC

    Diane and I met relatives who live in the area and visited the Biltmore House in Ashville, NC yesterday. Admission is $45 each and well worth the price. The staff is guest friendly and parking for straight trucks and tractors is readily available. Stop first at the welcome center to get your...
  5. ATeam

    Truck Wash Crew Works for Peanuts

    Truck Wash Crew Works for Peanuts See this
  6. ATeam

    New Use for Expediter Trucks

    Business opportunities are everywhere if your eyes are open to see them. When I saw this sign in Oregon on Thursday, I got to thinking about out-of-work expediters that could configure their trucks into mobile units to offer this service. I have not completed the research but it appears that no...
  7. ATeam

    Massive Swine Flu Vaccination Campaign Announced

    A massive government-funded vaccination campaign has been announced (info here). This is likely to put reefer trucks in high demand and may give the California Air Resources Board a reason to further delay the effective date of the emmissions rules that would push some reefers off the road...
  8. ATeam

    Your Message to Expo Attendees

    We are expecting 5,000 people at this years Expedite Expo, including many EO Open Forum members. I will be doing a workshop there entitled "Business Concepts for Expediters." For part of the time, I plan to go off topic and share with attendees what expediters are saying about the business. So...
  9. ATeam

    Who's New in the Business? I'd Like to Hear From You

    Like many expediters, I am often asked, "Is this a good time to get into expediting?" Every time I get to thinking the safe answer is no, I run into or hear from a or team who recently got into the business, say they are making money and seem to be happy -- if not outright thrilled -- with their...
  10. ATeam

    Yellow/Roadway Stock is at $0.96

    With its stock now at $0.89 (closing price today), it seems the investor community has given up on YRC Worldwide (Yellow/Roadway). The stock is down 80% year to date and down to less than a dollar from its 2005 high of about $62.00. Since last fall, it has been trading roughly in a $6.00 to...
  11. ATeam

    Trucks Use Right 2 Lanes

    You've seen those signs in some states: Trucks Use Right 2 Lanes. I've been driving a truck for six years now and still haven't figured out how to comply. Can someone help? My truck is only 8.5 feet wide. It fills one lane but even then leaves a few inches of open space on each side of the...
  12. ATeam

    CARB Backs Down

    From Land Line magazine (full story): "The California Air Resources Board has delayed enforcement of its rule restricting reefer units hauled by commercial trucks in the state...." “'The reasons for this include lack of timely action by TRU owners, higher costs for compliance than originally...
  13. ATeam

    Attention Hunters: Looking for something new to kill?

    Diane and I were driving on a New Mexico back road yesterday and could not believe our eyes when we happened upon a group of oryx. What are 6,000 African oryx doing in New Mexico? Check it out.
  14. ATeam

    New Loyalty Card System at Petro

    This may be old news to many of you. Diane and I just learned that Petro is going to a registered loyalty card system (Petro Passport Driver Rewards) in which cards are issued by name, similar to Flying J's system. Existing cards will no longer be valid after June 30 according to a person at...
  15. ATeam

    Recovery Schmecovery

    Wall Street optimists are pointing to certain indicators as evidence that the recession will soon be over and recovery is at hand. Their spirits are bouyed by recent stock market increases. In a pig's eye! I caution expediters from buying into the same optimism and making decisions based not...
  16. ATeam

    An Expedite Upset in the Making?

    Great Potential for Express-1 Acquisition
  17. ATeam

    Are speed cameras better than speed limiters?

    See this Speed cameras apply to all vehicles, not just trucks.
  18. ATeam

    More New FedEx Services

    While FedEx Custom Critical is not specifically mentioned in the promotional pieces, I'd bet even money that we will see some of these Cryoport shipments on FDCC trucks (vans and dry boxes too as reefer trucks are not needed for these). I don't think they will affect present reefer business one...
  19. ATeam

    Attention Minnesota Expediters

    I won't have specifics until I talk to my Carrier dealer tomorrow but I wanted to share the news now (good news, I think). Via Twitter (that some dismiss as a waste of time), I learned from OOIDA (that some say does nothing for truckers), that Minnesota grant money is available that may make...
  20. ATeam

    What California's Crisis Means for America

    Preferring to focus on business more than politics, I almost never post here in the Soapbox. I do so today to create a space to talk California politics, in hopes of keeping my other California thread focused on business.
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