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I'll tell you what is wrong with improper smelling. It stinks. Folks should be more concerned about their personal hygiene. Who wants to sit next to someone that smells like chicken noodle soup. And those teeth! We have to speak to people in this profession and that three day old celery breath...

Greg, If you will read my previous post where I gave information by folks who crunch numbers and know this industry probably better than you or I, it may help you to more comprehensively understand my position. Standard & Poor’s Farer said that, on average, carriers with fuel surcharge...

My friend who lives on the other side of town took the load. He is always complaining about not being able to pay his bills. My guess is that he makes poor business decisions. I have to consider not ONLY the cost of fuel, but my actual operating expenses. Keeping good records helps me to make...

It wouldn't have taken me into a hot area, but I understand the logic. Also, if I had been out 2-3 weeks and it would have gotten me by the house...then yes, I would have taken the offer. I do thank you for your response. Drive safe.

The 304 miles would have required approximately 14.5 gallons of diesel fuel. At $2.59/gal that would cost me $37.50. A FSC at 9cpm would have returned $27.36. I would have to absorb the $10.14 from my loaded mile rate. That makes my loaded mile rate drop from 80cpm to 76cpm. Somehow that does...

I must be really frugal. My wife just looked over my shoulder and said, "No honey, the word is cheap." LOL I have been expediting since January. I have yet to stay in a motel. I have a backpacker's self-inflating pad and a minus 30 degree rated sleeping bag. The pad fits perfectly between...

The vast majority of my load offers have a FSC of 20 cpm or more. I am sitting at home in a good freight area and I get a load offer at 9 cpm. The load was going 304 miles into a fairly decent area. I turned it down. I sent a QC message as my reason for the refusal: FSC too low. I am of the...

The mark of true honor lies in this passage: Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

Ditto! Whenever I find myself complaining about my legs being sore, God sends by a person in a wheelchair without any legs. Whenever I find myself complaining about the long hours and lack of sleep, God sends by a person who has just lost their job. Whenever I find myself complaining about...

UPS will cut an unspecified number of jobs at its supply-chain unit, laying off some employees and reassigning others, Bloomberg reported Friday. The layoffs at UPS Supply Chain Solutions affect mostly administrative and technical staff in North America, Bloomberg reported, quoting UPS...

I not a very smart man...but, if ANY company is actively trying to recruit drivers on a regular basis it would indicate that they are experiencing a high turn over rate. That said, one would have to ask why drivers do not stay.

If you will go to the websites for all of the wireless providers in question (open up all their sites at the same time) and review the coverage areas (FOOTPRINT) for each of those companies, the information that is garnered may help you to make an informed decision. Verizon has the largest...

Maybe you could hook a three bottom plow behind your truck and pacify the neighbors. LOL

Last 5 days Angola, In to Kings Mountain, NC. 697 miles Kings Mountain, NC to Bedford, PA 465 miles Pittsburg, PA to Jackson, AL 972 miles - Best run to date. Delivers Monday. Not to shabby for a cargo van driver running solo. Maybe I'll see you in Alabama. Drive safe my friend.

Liberty Savings Bank is a small chain of independently owned banks. I do all of my banking on line with them. I pay all of my bills through them. They EFT payments to those accounts which accept EFT's. What is really neat is that they print a check with the account information on it and mail...

Good to have you back Mr. Mayfield. What a great way to start after your long absence. Take care sir.

Tennesseahawk, Yes, I agree that unprofessional drivers do generate some revenue for the carrier, but how much revenue in the long run is the question they need to ask themselves. I believe that when your middle layer carriers begin to take a closer look at how the FedEx, DHL or UPS driver...

And TA stops are extremely out-of-date. The shower doors are warped, the bldg layouts are a jumble mess of deadend corridors and the outside of their locations are dumpy at best. Every stop has a different layout and there is no continuity in design. I feel like I am on the set of "Cannonball"...

Amen and Amen! Showing up at Duke University, or any location for that matter, sporting a three day old T-Shirt, cargo shorts with bulging pockets and a pair of rubber sandals does not exhibit a professional demeanor. Oh, and from a van owner's perspective showers at Love's are only $7.00, at...

One of my responsibilities used to be contracting for freight services. Whenever a company was bought out, and they did not retain the corporate name, I most likely turned to the next carrier in my Rol-O-Dex. In other words, if I called the ConWay number and they answered as Panther I may...