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Remember how your mother always reminded you to wear clean underwear in case you were in an accident and had to go to the emergency room? Well, here is my unasked for advice for today. We are having some work done on our truck and we have to leave it for a couple of weeks. When we got to the...

Coco, this is so true! You must have had some "office experience" in order to write this! People can't even imagine it, if they haven't experienced it. Getting rid of the hose and heels is the BEST! india India Hamner FEDEX Custom Critical D Unit A shut mouth gathers no foot.

I suspect everyone has their favorite sales person and you are going to get lots of suggestions. We bought our Freightliner truck at Middle Georgia and would certainly go back there for the next one. I saw the note about them not working on Saturday but the thing is- this is a small, family...

Greg, thanks for sharing your story. I have wondered how we would handle a load that weighed a lot more than what we were told when we agreed to take it. So far we have been okay with weight but I'm sure our day will come when a shipper adds more than we can handle. India Hamner FEDEX Custom...

Do you tip the mechanic who changes your oil? Or the mechanic who works on your engine or tires? It seems they are doing a great service with a good attitude so should they be tipped at the end of the service? What about the girl who cleans the shower? Do you leave a tip for her? India...

Bambam, The key to success in this business seems to be staying in service. Be available as much as possible. It will certainly get better once you and your husband are team driving but for now you need to try to stay available as much as possible. Keep in mind, the dispatcher is not your...

I think they have a conversating tax in New York so watch it! India Hamner FedEx CC D Unit The reason so many people know the solution is that they created the problem!

Efax has been THE answer for us. We love it. On a recent load to Canada, we left the shipper after they faxed everything to our broker at the border. We were on our way when dispatch called and said the broker wasn't happy with the fax transmission and we needed to stop and fax it ALL again...

I have a few questions about the truck show in March: 1) Do we need to make reservations for the show? 2) Do we need reservations at a motel or can we stay in the truck? 3) This show is not just for expeditors, right? So is there parking for everyone? 4) Do you all wear your Company...

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I took Linda Caffee's advice and browned several pounds of ground beef while I was home at Christmas. I put the ground beef into serving size zip lock bags and froze them flat so they stack. It is great to pull out a bag and mix items with it for a meal (spaghetti, taco salad, sloppy joes)...

Ladies, do you listen to books on tape while you drive? If so, do you purchase them or what? We have Sirius radio and enjoy it but I think I am ready to start listening to some books on CD when I drive. I used to check out books on CD at the library at home but we aren't home enough now to...

Yes, we print our logs and include them in Trip Pak for the auditors to scan. Thanks so much for the help. Anyone not using this DDL program should look consider it. It is amazing. India Hamner FedEx CC D Unit The reason so many people know the solution is that they created the problem!

Jim and Karen, thanks so much! It works great in our DDL program...just as you described. India Hamner FedEx CC D Unit The reason so many people know the solution is that they created the problem!

We have heard that we need to put run numbers on the daily logs when we are on a run. We use the DDL software on the computer. We don't see a place to list run numbers although it can be put at the bottom of the log under remarks. For those of you already doing this do you indicate you are...

Linda, good idea to encourage others to post on here. My only other comment is that sometimes you get responses from people who have done this a long time and they aren't as "kind" as they could be. There are always those who feel they have all the answers and try to make others feel dumb...

Coco, thanks for sharing this! Wow! Our next stop must be Sears. This sounds like it was made for a truck. I love walking but I'm not crazy about walking around a truck stop and dodging the trucks. *grin* I can't wait to try this! Thanks again for the post!! India Hamner FedEx CC D Unit...

Thanks for sharing this problem with the rest of us. We never know when we might be the one with the same problem and now we know where to start correcting it. Thanks! india India Hamner FedEx CC D Unit The reason so many people know the solution is that they created the problem!

Thanks for posting these. My husband was driving while I was reading out loud and I thought we'd have to pull off the road since he was laughing so hard. Jeff, your response is perfect. If we didn't have a sense of humor, we'd have no sense at all! India Hamner FedEx CC D Unit The reason so...