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Two of our EO members won the FEDEXCC skills challenge today. Linda Caffe won first prize for solo driver,Bob her husband came in 2nd place for solos. They also won first prize for teams in straight trucks. It was a fun day for all and once again as we all know "Females Rule".

We had some changes in the schedule but this is where the truck will be next week. May 15th Oak Grove MO,I 70 exit 28,May 16th Council Bluffs IA,I 80 Exit1b,May 18th Walcott IA I80 exit 284, May 19th Pontoon Beach IL,I 270 exit 6B,May 20th troy Il,I 55/70 exit 18 and on May 21st Effingham IL,I...

Looks like the media is starting to play the race card as Bonds gets closer to breaking the home run record. I saw a poll today where only 28% of the whites think he did nothing wrong, but 78% of the blacks think he did nothing wrong. So as usual the media keeps stirring the race pot. I bet the...

How about Roger Clemens. He is 45 years old and will be earning $4.5 million a month from the Yankees and working every 4th day or so. I would be happy to earn $4.5 million for the rest of my life.

Interesting interview on 60 minutes tonight with Gerorge Tennant past CIA Director. I liked his style and believed all that he had to say. I intend to buy his book but I thought it was typical of CBS to try to push him into a corner about torture etc. Like it or not there are extremists out...

Does anyone know if it is legal to have tinted windows on a commercial truck?

Last week I spent a day and a half with the Bolt Express management and recruiting team in Toledo Ohio. I came away very impressed as it is a well managed organization with opportunities for individuals who prefer to operate in a smaller enviroment They have a very good track record of business...

OK after watching some REAL basketball this weekend here is the outcome: Florida Gators 83 Kansas Jayhawks 75

This months issue of Overdrive Magazine has an article titled" Creating your Financial Map". It describes how to build an effective business plan for a potential owner operator. The article comes from the 2007 edition of Partners in Business manual.They will be giving a seminar at the MATTS...

I was aware that D Cheney had DVT aka as a serious blood clot in his leg that apparently developed from a long flight.I have since read an article that stated he has has 4 heart attacks,quadruple bypass heart surgery and two procedurers to clear clogged arteries. He also has a implantable...

Heard on a sport radio show today that two parents who have very disposable income hired Peyton Manning to be a suprise guest at their daughters sweet 16 birthday party. Peyton received $200,00 for a 2 hour appearance. Bet this girl will make some guy a wonderfull wife.

This one belongs with the annual Stelar awards for criminal stupidity. There is a convience store about a mile away from my home. At about 0200 last Sunday morning 2 guys smashed the front door open and somehow stole a ATM machine that was right inside. They loaded it into the back of a PU,had...

landLine magazine arrived today and there were two important issues that can afect us in the expediting industry. The first one, Is your carrier double dipping? By this they mean your carrier may have broker authority and carrier authority so if you are running on a percentage basis you maybe...

Hasn't this been a quiet week for the Super Bowl build up. I would have thought that we would have seen all sorts of stories (no offense intended) to the Super Soul Bowl being that that both head coaches are black men. Also all of the Manning stories,Hey Peyton uses Colgate,Eli uses Total,Archie...

We all hear about pork projects and huge wastefull Government spending programs but over the last few weeks I have been exposed to and impressed by one project that seems to be a win win. I am no longer on the road but for the last 2months have been doing local deliveries in the Jax Fl area...

OK go Figure,last week 8 teams were in the playoffs. My home team the Jacksonville Jaguars played and beat badly 5 of them. The Jags beat the Cowboys,NY Jets,NY Giants, Philadelphia Eagles,and the Colts, they lost to the Patriots by 3 points. So how can a team that can play at this level lose to...

Unfortunately I was eating a piece of choclate candy and it melted on my fingers and must have dripped into one area of the keyboard. Now about 6 keys are sticky on the bottom and will not release after you press them. Any idea how to unstick these keys without major surgery.

Why are they secret? Others post down to the sheet metal used.Perhaps Gregg is on to something.

This months issue of Mens Health magazine gives a phone number for a completly free hearing test. Takes about 1 minute and you must call between 9-5 edt and be in a quiet room. Number is 1-800-222-3277,it's an automated hearing test.

Did anybody watch the monday night game where the Bears beat the Cardinals at the last minute. I had no interest in who won or lost but watching that Chicago guy run in for that last second touchdown made me think,man the NFL wants the bears to go undefeated and get to the Super Bowl. I counted...