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I believe that they operate out of East Lake Ohio near Cleveland and our moderator plus mechanic at large, Weave drives for them.

You will get some good answers at the Detroit Expo show,but a lot depends on where you live.If you are in the NorthEast,or major cities in the Mid West such as Cleveland Chicago etc you will probably do OK. It also depends on how often you are willing to be away from home. If you reside in a...

What happened to me is that the fuel filter was tight,but the drain plug on the bottom of the filter was never tightened. The truck ran OK,I stopped for the night and the fuel slowly leaked out ,When I went to start it I had a huge slug of air in the system. I was able to remove the filter,walk...

Now if you had been blowing up buildings and sneaking into Canada and the USA you probably would be OK. I know you can apply for something called a Canadian Pardon which if approved ,the Canadian authorites will forgive you for what happened 20 years ago.I think the process takes about 6 months...

I have a 96 FL 70 with the Eaton/Fuller 6 speed. The transmission has 615,000 miles on it , and up until now I have had no problems with it. Over the last 2-3 weeks in the hot weather I am starting to have problems downshifting from 6th gear. If I have been crusing on the highway and want to...

I use Speedco about 80% of the time and what you say is very accurate. They blitz the truck and usually get you out in about 30-45 minutes. They also do oil analaysis on the spot, which I get about 3 times a year. The only one I have had bad luck with is the Speedco in Hammond LA on I 12. My gut...

Unfortunately what you are concerned about appears to be going on.Freight that was originally scheduled to go by truck is getting diverted to FDX Planes. Other expediting drivers can relay stories about getting cheap freight from FDX,that FDX CC drivers refused due to low rates for them,but the...

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Well last week several expediters including me came together in the spirt of the old days that Bob and Hooligan mentioned. I was on a layover in Lynchburg VA on Tuesday and Wedensday.Hotter then blazes,99 degrees etc. If any one has ever stayed in Lynchburh you will know that there are no...

Well there are islands and there are islands. I am friendly to anyone who comes up to me and wants to chat but I no longer go out of my way to find fellow expediters.I stopped this a few years ago because I got tired of all of the negativity that some people seem to have.Also the BS stories that...

I have never heard of them.Lots of small expediting companies in the midwest though.

I read that article and I can tell you when I mentioned a 10 speed to my wife,she gave me that old "If looks can kill " etc. 99% of the women of today believe you should only put shift levers in D or R or Park. I am sure my Eaton/Fuller 6 speed has a serial number on it somewhere.I would like to...

I run a D unit for Fedex CC and in October will have been with them fot 15 years. One thing that I know from many conversations with E Unit drivers is that Fedeex CC will deadhead them all over the globe. Simply put is that, there are not a lot of E uints within this Company.They tend to come...

Well this is only from 1 Express 1 Driver,but last Thursday night I was fueling at the TA in Gary Indiana and a Express 1 E Unit (Semi tralier) was next to me.The driver said they were "running his wheels off". so they may have some decent business. He told me they had 5 E units and were looking...

Nice story Jeff and Tony,Hope to see you next month.Guys like you and the others out here show that with some dedication and hard work you can make a Buck in this business.

Thats right,nothing like hauling B freight in a $275,000 C unit with Gold stripes all over it.

It really depends on the amount of miles you figure you are going to run in 1 year. If you take 20% depreciation allowance on a 51,000 truck,that is only about 10,000 plus whatever your operating costs are.But if you run 100,000 miles you can deduct $34.000.00 off the top plus your business...

One thing that I was advised to do many years ago was to use the standard business mileage deduction instead of deprecidation and operating expenses.In spite of what Frank Katz says the IRS has no problem with this ,as I was audited once and they approved my mileage deductions.If you do the math...

Interestering comments. My FL 70 is a 1996,this is 2002 so it is on the books as a 6 year old truck.This year they gave me a 2 year extension,which will allow me to run for 8 years. However the truck has performed well for them (FDX CC) no missed runs etc.As of today I have 607K on it and think...

Rumor has it that someone on the EO staff had a lease agreement with Fedex CC,When that lease was terminated Fedex CC jumped in as a advertiser.. Who knows,more power to EO with another advertiser to pay the bills. Far and away the best site for Expediter Trucking,I will be in Detroit next month...