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I sent the following letter to the Mayor and Aldermen of Selmer, TN and wanted to share it with my "coworkers" as mentioned below. Gentlemen, I unintentionally ran a red light in Selmer a few days ago and received a letter from a third party company demanding I send them $50. I went on...

I have been going through cataract surgery the past few weeks. I had the right eye done in late January and the left done last week. Between surgeries I was outside looking at the full moon and moving my hand to cover one eye at a time as I viewed the moon. Lo an behold the moon was white in...

We picked up a load in TN and crossed the border at I-29 below Winnipeg on a run to an end of the world hamlet 200 miles above Edmonton. While going thru Canadian customs I was asked the standard drugs and firearms question and replied with the standard "NO". She then asked me what kind of...

We stopped at a convenince store this afternoon in Hopkinsville, Ky when a portly old lady in a portly old Oldsmobile stopped her car, rolled down the window, peered at the Qualcom bubble atop our van and said "Are you'll storm chasers?" I replied "Yes we are and we're tracking a big one!" She...

FAA warns of ongoing GPS issues in southeastern US due to Defense Department 'tests' By Donald Melanson posted in engadget.com, Jan 20th 2011 2:53PM Don't panic, but anyone planning on using GPS in the southeastern US for the next month or so will likely want to make sure they have a...

Just got the following email which was purportedly from an EO member, so beware. Someone has ripped of a member's email contacts. Date: Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 5:58 AM Subject: Terrible Experience!!! To: I'm writing this with tears in my eyes,I'm sorry i didn't inform you about my trip,i had a...

Workers comp ins. is required by the cat because of Ohio law. It does not pay for lost wages because we are not employees but rather independent contractors. My question is this: Is the premium paid for my ins. less than would be paid by an employer for a regular employee, given the reduced...

Been thinking about making an XL spreadsheet for keeping various records in one place, i.e. pro#,miles, rate, fsc, p.u. and del locations, tolls, fuel $ and gals, rotation, oil change, etc, etc. It would be great to have all this info readily available for taxes and quarterly maint. reports...

Recently was handed two copies of the BOL which included on a separate page a bill to the customer. I looked at it and was surprised by the amount for freight. I was just shy of 2k and my total share amounted to 49%. I had always assumed that the companies marked up their charges by 20-30%. This...

Took a load of 2200 well known business magazines, with address labels already applied to each, to the Post Office in Billings , MT. The load originated in Jonesboro, AR. and swapped to us in Omaha. I can't figure out why they weren't just mailed in Jonesboro. Anyone got a clue?

The Blue Ridge Parkway, the Natchez Trace, the Skyline Drive and many other roads are posted "No Commercial Vehicles". Many weigh stations post signs stating "All CMV's Must Stop". Is a van weighing under 10,000 pounds but with DOT numbers and signage on the side a "Commercial Vehicle"?

Have been driving nearly blind for a year now in a 2003 Ford e350. The lights are terrible. Tried replacing the bulbs and refocusing, nothing helped. Two weeks ago I ordered and installed the following conversion lights 2 pcs "Hella 003427011 190 x 132mm Series H4 Type Single High/Low...

Two week ago we took a van load to an open pit gold mine in Nevada that was just overwhelming in their requirements , not for security but for safety. It was located in the mountains 14 miles off the highway via rough gravel. When we finally reached the security office I was instructed that the...

Assuming the GVWR on a CV is 9400 and you weigh a total of 10100. Is the stopping distance increased by 7.5% (700/9400) or is it something greater owing to some exponential factor I don't understand? Your thoughts and comments would be appreciated.

Drive for the Cat and last week had a dry run after waiting several hours to pickup Load A . Was sent a QC message that they were paying detention and I would have a first out upon delivery. On my next run,Load B, I asked about the first out after I had delivered and was told there was none...

This might be of use to someone....just seemed like something one should share! ............................................................................................................... Even if you have a gun, here's a more humane way to wreck someone's evil plans for you....and you...

When planning a winter trip I look at the NOAA weather site forecast for each section of the trip. This is slow and cumbersome. Is there a better way to get a travel forecast? Say something like a trip planner where you could enter your current location and your destination and it would tell you...

Is the expense and trouble of getting DOD clearance for a H/W van team worth it? Is there much demand for this type work at the cat? Thanks

Just a tip for anyone who is looking for insurance and doesn't know about CIS. I was advised to try them by a Cat recruiter for a van I am bringing on. I first called State Farm where I have been for over 30 years and was told they could not insure commercial vehicles. I then got a quote from a...

Took a load from Chicago to Quebec City, crossed the border at Port Huron and all was going well. I delivered 12 hours early and was advised to return to the US by the Cat if I wanted another load out. The closest border crossing was Jackman, Maine so there I went. The US customs asked me what I...