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Landstar Express America annouced that a good guy has left us.Bill Mcloud who was a long time Roberts/FDX CC recuiter passed away on Sunday.Bill originally recruited me way back when ( when my hair was black)and through the years whenever I would run into him he was always a pleasnt person to be...

I was going to stay out of this one but as a ex US Army Grunt (7th Cav) I feel that the liberals in our country and the protestors of our Presidents policies have their heads in the sand. I have a neighbor who bitches that G Bush is taking away some of his freedoms. I said " I bet a lot of...

Thanks guys,Bye Bye UD.. I started with Roberts in 1987 had a Mercedes Benz 1117,(D702) then in 1991 bought a Mercedes Benz 1319, (D1564). In my opinion they were great trucks as they were designed for the third world roads etc. The cab was staight out of 1960 but while slow they rode well and...

Years ago we used to see a lot of UD!s and Hino!s doing expediting work.But they seem to have gone by the wayside.I was wondring if anyone has had experience with the UD 3300. A new UD dealership has opened in my area and they sent me a brocheure where UD is giving zero percent financing on new...

One of the main drawbacks to the Cat 3126 is that it is not a rebuilable engine. It is a dry sleeve engine meaning that the pistons go up and down on the cylinder walls similar to a car engine. The larger Cat engines and the medium Cummins C 8.3 liter have a liner between the pistons and the...

Hey Tony ,really neat ,one of the best,Thanks for sharing this one.

RE: Thinking of jumping into the business with a D I am waiting to see what comes out of the FDX CC Safety shop.I was told that the clock would stop with a sleeper break but then continue with what ever time was left.Example is you go on duty at 0700,drive till 1200,take a 2 hour break till...

Mcbride could not have said it better.When you go through the archives you can read all sorts of horror stories from both fleet owners and their drivers. But if you follow McBrides guidelines you should do well. One time I had several units and one of the things I did when interviewing...

Generator noise is usually OK,14 liter engines are not,LOL. If the sleeper curtain is up feel free to park and share FDXCC stories., like the phone call I had at 0500 today to rescue a shipment that was 150 miles away,and had to go 50 miles,then a 200 mile deadhead.Total pay worked out to about...

My pet peeve is that when I am parked somewhere in a wide open parking lot trying to get some sleep another truck will pull in right next to me and idle or even worse it will be a reefer unit roaring away. On Monday morning I was parked off I 95 in Smithfield NC,the lot was empty,I had...

I think you are on to something there,but before you buy that $18-20 K tractor, make sure if you are going to lease to one of the Expediting oufits that they do not have an age limitation on their leased vehicels. Seems to me that a $20 K tractor muight be 7-8 years old,and this could affect...

RE: Thinking of jumping into the business with a D The only way to run as a team is with your spouse if he or she is willing to do it. That way the money stays in the family.If you have to pay someone to sit besides you you are better off running solo. If you wife had a good job with benefits...

That is true that I am out of beer but will shortly rectify the situation. Hey I talked to Tim at Allstate and he asked me to send him some photos of my truck. I am putting a little pressure on the FDX CC folks about extending my lease but not getting any answers, Scuttlebut is that they are...

Mark , MS McBride is a very pleasant friendly FEMALE driving with her husband for Conway.Life is full of suprises..:) :)

RE: Thinking of jumping into the business with a D Well running as a single driver right now you are limited to 10 hours behind the wheel and come January it will be 11. So do the math,Most expediting trips are straight through from pickup to delivery,unless you have a weekend involved. Example...

I lost $80.00 which isn!t too bad.They said they would not refund the money as they did their job which was to prepare the Irp renewal but OK wouldn!t go along. What is this business that the Tri State guy is talking about ,that we need to have our own DOT number before we renew. This was in the...

The Federal DOT folks are now requiring drivers who apply or renew their Haz/Mat certification to get fingerprinted and pass a security background check.You will not qualify if you have a felony conviction or are not a US citizen.

Hey George that was me that passed you last Friday morning at the Norfolk Naval Base. That Western star looks good, sorry I didn!t have the time to stop and purchase something from you.LOL. No offense meant.

I just read through all of the posts on this sad story and I wonder why someone would go out and buy nice toys rather then keep their business in the black. Instead of making that $137 rv payment why not put it on your original loan payments so you can get ahead. One of the most important...

I went through the same BS in February of this year. Fortunately I only lost tthe application fee with Fern Bennett which she refused to send back. I did my IRP in Florida,due to the age of the truck I did not have to pay sales tax and the whole experience went one,two,three. I drove to the main...