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I have been retired (sort of) for about two years now but I have kept in touch with a few folks who are still active in the business. I also stop and talk to some of the guys I recognise while I'm out there delivering on my part time job. I guess I'm like the old retired fire dog, following...

The State of Michigan is sending out info in thier license renewal packets about a new enhanced license. The new license contains a microchip that will respond to a signal at the border and will allow you to enter and return from Canada and Mexico without a pasport. Has anyone tried this yet?

I'm sure this has happened to someone else recently but I looked for it on here and couldn't find it. The "J" in Waterloo IA will not allow you to park out in their front lot anymore. They want you to park in the truck lot or move on. Obviously, since I drive a Sprinter and I'm not welcome among...

I'm not as experienced as many on this site but after a little experience I made myself a few rules to follow. Number one on the list is never change companies in the first quarter. never never....Because 1. Your company looks really bad to you in the first quarter. How do they look when it's...

I've been thinking about this for a while. I'm thinking about making a change but I currently have a good source for disability insurance and also a really good rate on passenger insurance. If I make a change I'll loose my source for this coverage. Does anyone know of an agent where I can get...

My wife has a background in accounting, which is a good thing, but she has a way of knocking the stilts out from under me from time to time. I hear a lot of talk about cost per mile as a rule of thumb for accepting loads. I think it's a great tool for that but my wife has always used the cost...

From time to time and no matter what the subject of the post, someone has to take a shot at the van drivers. It offended me when I drove a "D" truck and it offends me more now. Everyone has an opinion just like they all have something else. It seems to me that you're showing your posterior...

Is it just me, or is the winter season off to a slower start than usual? We all expect some dry spells but this one is the absolute record for slow starts for me. Up until just before Thanksgiving I was busier than I have ever been and since then I've been slower than I've ever been. Yes...

OK here goes. About a week ago today I was on I70 headed east for home when I got stuck behind a Buick driving about 63mph. He pulled out to pass a Swift truck that was doing about 62.7. We remained stuck along side of this truck for at least 8 miles. I could see traffic as far as the...

I was sitting here at home feeling sorry for myself because nothing is happening. Yes I know that it's always this way this time of the year but inactivity is hard for me to plan for. I've fixed everything that's been bothering me on the truck. Now what? In my "D" truck I'd get at least one...

Hey you guys that have been to Expo before. I'm headed out this afternoon or tomorrow morning early. I've been to the Detroiter before but not during Expo. Is there adequate parking there during the show or should I go in my pickup and stay in a motel?????

I often drive down to Indiana or Ohio before I buy fuel because Michigan's fuel taxs are so high. I would'nt mind paying them if the money was used to fix the roads (oh well that's another subject). Anyway I get to the Pilot on I69 just over the line in Indiana on fumes. As I'm pumping I...

I took my travel trailer to a church camp for my niece to use, thus loosing all of that friday for taking any loads. Now here I am again. I deadheaded from Columbus to Grand Rapids to get my pickup and drive 90 miles to pick up the trailer and bring it home. Someone please shoot me. So far...

Saw an ad for Velocity Logistics in the latest Expedite Now. I've never run into these people before. Kinda makes me feel like I've been on some other planet. Anyway, anyone know anything about them?

Well folks I just did a stupid thing. I know it's my own fault but it stll bumms me out. I just deadheaded back to Michigan from Memphis and deadheaded back from Orlando three weeks ago. (yes I know Orlando can be a bad spot) Got tired of sitting and came home. A lot of this business depends...

I'm a single "D" truck and I'm averaging $1500 or less per week gross. I really like the guys I'm running for but it's hard to justify the expense of owning a truck on this kind of volume. I could really use some feedback on what I should expect. I don't turn down legal loads and I'm always...

I've been thinking about making a change. Could anyone give me some information about Landstar. I really like the company I'm working with now except I'm not getting the miles I need. I don't want to give up the good working relationship for little or no gain.:9