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I listen to XM all the time, and sometimes a CD. I listen to a lot of talk radio, but I also like jazz, classical, gospel, country, classic rock, and folk. What I listen to musically depends on how awake I am. When I'm on a long run and want to stay relaxed, I will listen to XM 71 a bit...

I spent a few months leased to them before I went independent. I don't remember things ever being that bad, but that was last year. The first thing I would ask is what kind of vehicle you have. Cargo van freight is very competitive right now due to the number of vans in the market and the...

I always get a room for weekend layovers. I look for the Extended Stay so I can buy food and cook in the room.

Another word to the wise. Many brokers and carriers calculate mileage on the shortest possible route, not on the practical miles driven. Most of the carriers you're leased onto, or folks who are brokering you the loads for the independents, will give you a minute or two to decide if you want...

The same word of caution goes to leased on OOs or independent folks like myself. Carriers and brokers alike are skimming off the surcharges. They all don't do this, but enough do and it's just flat wrong. If an amount of money charged to the shipper is labeled as a fuel surcharge, shouldn't...

I only have a 1000 watt and it seems to do ok for now. I have a Coleman cooler that runs off the 12 volt outlet and my phone and bluetooth have car chargers. The inverter runs my laptop, printer, portable DVD player, and Playstation, and occasionally charges my electric razor. I have a small...

1.What time did you get up this morning? 5:00 -had to finish the run 2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds, because that's what my wife prefers 3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Mummy 4. What is your favorite TV show? History Channel 5. What do you usually have for breakfast...

That's the problem. A lot of people wait for the home run when three singles will get you the same thing.

They still broker out quite a few of those little runs and when they broker them out they pay through the nose. I've gotten some darn good money doing some of those short ones when their drivers are turning them down. Here's a good example. Their bid board has nine loads listed for Monday...

From I-70 west of Denver, one of my favorite stretches of highway for the scenery. Never, ever take photos out the windshield of a moving vehicle while driving.

Some may remember the thread on here that I had going while this happened. I took a brokered load from Panther back in May, cross town run in Vegas. Picked it up from UPS and was supposed to drop it at some other company that was going to take it to the convention center. I get to the drop...

I know you're being humorous and all, but it's only funny because there is some truth in it. I hear people all the time complaining that another vehicle class is stealing their loads, but in my mind it's only a problem when a larger vehicle is taking something that would fit the smaller one...

I have a pretty close relationship with my carrier...darn close. Sometimes I can't stand the guy, but 99% of the time we're on the same page. We have each other's best interests at heart. I'd say it's a mutually beneficial relationship.

It is something of a catch-22 regarding what loads to take, but you really have to know your costs and you have to be patient as heck out here. I've been outbid three times today on loads out of Denver. There is freight moving out of here, but I'm not going to move for that cheap. I saw three...

I just took these at that Shell truck stop in Fountain, CO.

I thought that was just my browser doing that. I think it's when a photo is kind of large the text runs over there as well. Other sites will give you a scroll bar at the bottom so you can move over.

Well, I need to be a little less rounded, which is why I've been doing a lot of walking lately, with the camera in my pocket just in case.

St. Louis isn't so bad. That TRW in Marshall can be a gold mine at times too. They send so much stuff out of there that Panther can't even cover all of it and they end up brokering some out. I've done quite a few loads out of that TRW plant. Heck, one time I ended up with a round trip from...

Pikes Peak. This is the view from the parking lot where I'm sitting.

I've always thought that it's what's in front of the camera and not the person behind it that makes for a good photo. It's hard to take a bad one in the Garden of the Gods. I guess the person has something to do with it, but with scenery like this, even an amateur like me can get some good...