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I didn't want to hijack the TA thread, but wondered if many know about the Patriot Farms restaurants. They are found at 4 truck stops that used to be Petro, but are now Flying J - hey, no Denny's here! - Carnesville, GA, Elkton, MD, Ruther Glen, VA and Florence, SC. There's an interesting story...

Since I can no longer post on the FedEx forum, I'll put this here, hoping that some of those 32 folks (so far) who contacted me (in response to my "Purple No More" post) by PM's will see it, along with others who may find this interesting. It is not addressed to those who are happy with the way...

Some of you may have wondered, "Would my company care if I left?" Now we can answer that. A bit of background to set the scene: We started with Roberts Express in 1995, so we have as much history at the company as most others. Yesterday (Friday), Doc and I gave our 10-day written notice...

Probably 'most everybody already knows, but for those who haven't seen the new Weekly Fleet Bulletin, we have 4 new centers. Portland, OR (POR), Salt Lake City (SLC), Albuquerque (ABQ) and Las Vegas (LSV). I've been wondering for at least 2 yrs why they didn't make SLC and LSV EC's, 'cause they...

Linda, you said you were getting the new unit on Tuesday, so by now you must have a pretty good idea of how it is. How about a report, please? We're especially curious about the new or different stuff on top of the truck...

We've just discovered a GREAT new product.( Hope it hasn't appeared somewhere else here already.) Saw it in the new LandLine magazine (OOIDA's pub). It's called Yellow Rack; it's a gizmo that clips into the e-track and holds up to 6 shoring beams, load bars, whatever you want to call the square...

During the conference call, while talking about the new Qualcomm stuff, it was mentioned that we'd be getting new lease agreements to sign. Not another word of explanation, no other information. I take it, from the timing, that he meant when we have the new equipment installed. Any idea why...

A trucking friend whose wife works for a J-related truck stop in Salt Lake City just called to tell us that Flying J has just (today) sold out to Pilot. I don't have any links for people to verify it, maybe some of you more tech-savvy folks can find one. Marda

Greetings all - Just wanted to share that today (was) Doc's birthday #65, and we celebrated by signing the order for our new truck. A mental nose-thumbing at the idea that turning 65 means elderly/end of working/only golf and checkers until the end... :P

If anyone is asking what they can give you for Christmas, and you're either newly active or maybe just about to be, may I suggest a super-useful and inexpensive item? A million-candle-power hand-held spotlight. Every expediter makes at least occasional nighttime deliveries, and everyone has had...

During the Chat on 12/5, someone asked for others to relate the weirdest load they've hauled. Would anyone have interest in starting a thread about that here? I'd start by telling about the time (at Roberts) when we hauled a ton of dynamite from Anniston to Ft. Campbell, and when we got there...