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I-87 north out of Albany. I did that last winter and it was quite scenic.

Courier in Cincinnati for a couple years.

Quick question: What's a bill of lady? I probably don't want to know what kind of service that paperwork would be for.

If they're paying you one cent for any empty miles they are doing you a favor. They're only getting paid by their customer for the loaded miles most of the time. It's up to you to decide if a load is profitable or not, deadhead included. YOU'RE NOT AN EMPLOYEE.

A 5000 lb load going for $1.50 is waaaaayyyyy too cheap. That's a straight truck load in my book.

A lot of times the next place you pick up at will take the pallet off your hands, or you can go to one of those places that will buy it from you for a couple bucks. I never had trouble getting rid of them.

What in the world did you fill your wife with? Mine was drinking orange juice this morning and that stuff is going for over $6 a gallon if you buy the good stuff.

Laredo can be rough on vans, but not quite as bad with a straight, especially with a team truck.

The time I was on the road I got used to keeping it at 65 tops. Now I don't even like to go faster than that in a car.

The State Department holds a green card lottery every year. People can fill out a pretty thorough application online and then so many are picked from each application that meets the qualifications

You want that many miles a week, you'd better be looking at a straight. We have straight teams getting those kind of miles but anything resembling a van is a different story these days. I'm saying that as someone who spent 3 years in a Sprinter.

You make your luck by positioning yourself in the best possible place for a load, which usually isn't anyplace that provides ample opportunity for social interaction with other expediters.