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My wish list: 1. A vehicle to vehicle intercom type system, so I can talk to the idiot in the car ahead and let him know what I think of his driving. 2. An auto pilot for my van so I can take a nap when I don't have time to take a nap. 3. A tractor beam so I can control the car ahead of me...

I'm probably not the only one who just doesn't get texting anyway. I will send maybe 2 or 3 in an entire week, and that's usually to my wife if she keeps calling me when I'm on the phone with a broker or a driver.

If something is too dangerous to do behind the wheel, then just ban it for ALL moving vehicles, instead of singling out certain types of vehicles for special attention. That seems more like just pandering to certain audiences to me.

Ha ha. Just goofing off. I'm in one of those moods today.

Here kitty, kitty...

We have in cab scanning...if the driver goes to Best Buy and buys a scanner.

Uship can be good if you use it right. I've hauled motorcycles, dogs, cats, and a golf cart in my Sprinter. All were used for relocation money instead of deadheading somewhere. One time I was down in Laredo with about 25 other vans and there was someone on there wanting a puppy transported...

Sitting on the Jersey Turnpike, debating on whether to stay here or head over to Long Island for the inevitable JFK load.

Yep, but either way, it's more work than most people think. I'd love to find the magical load board where all the freight just shows up and you can sit there and wait for it to come to you, but if it was that easy more people would be doing it and there wouldn't be as much money.

The only companies that will allow someone to be signed on with someone else are all looking at the same freight sources. More than one won't help. As to the original question, the load boards are primarily truck load and LTL boards, not suited for smaller vehicles. It can help to have a...

But if the area with the Home Depot is a better freight area, your chances of being there for a couple days might be greatly less than if you go to the truck stop with a bunch of other trucks.

That is my point. I can't say how many times I've seen people deadhead out of a good area because there isn't a truck stop there. So you leave that good area and head to where the truck stop is, only to join all the other sheep who went to the same place. If you do that, don't complain to...

Many people have a truck stop addiction. How do you know if you have this problem? Here are some of the warning signs. 1. You will pay .10 more a gallon for fuel your truck gets lower mileage on to get a "free" shower. 2. You deliver a load in an area that your company gets a ton of...

I buy most of my fuel at places that aren't truck stops, but I run a lot in areas that don't have a lot of truck stops. I pay for showers when needed or use my gym membership.

Ok, you're a dispatcher and you have a customer call with a load that you know good well is a lousy load, or you see a couple lousy loads on a load board, and you have a truck in that area. What do you do? Do you not even bother offering it to the driver, or do you throw it out there to see if...

That app is very good. I have all my most frequented cities saved as favorites.

I'm about to leave Laredo. Got me a decent enough run off NLM, going to Nissan in Canton. I'm going to cram 6 stackable skids in my Sprinter. Apologies to whoever the straight truck is that I outbid. :)

Ditto what Col said. If you work smart you can do better than being leased onto someone else.

Send the money as a gift. Takes care of those transaction fees.

I'm at the Extended Stay in TJ's hometown...er...Laredo.