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Here's something else that might be good for a good belly laugh - I sometimes don't wear my seat belt, in spite of the fact that the law in most states requires it. If that and my radar detector warrent my picture being hung in the post office, so be it. I guess my statement should have been...

Detroit - you and I are on the same page. About 15 or 20 years ago, I got a ticket going 5 miles UNDER the speed limit (I was following a dump truck) in TN. The trooper claimed I was going 14 miles over the limit and there was nothing I could say or do to prove otherwise. It dawned on me at that...

The software program that calculates all those charges depends on the correct street addresses and/or zip codes for the pickup and delivery points. Make sure these are correct by confirming them with the shipper at the time of pickup, because the information given the dispatcher at the time the...

The industry standard is 45mph. For example, if your mileage from the shipper to consignee is 450 miles the company will tell the customer to allow ten hours drive time. Some will vary from this, but it's a pretty good rule of thumb.

As much as we hate to admit it, the ground expedite business ebbs and flows with domestic automotive production. When we see GM and Ford cutting jobs and closing plants, ground expedite will slow down as well. Combine this with the fact that there are more players in the expedite business than...

This sounds more like what we would expect from Panther. Obviously, this Scott character was doing a lot more harm than good for the Panther image. Anyone with even a hint of successful management or administrative experience knows that praise is done in public and criticisms/repremands are done...

Different customers may have specific ways of calculating their FSC depending on their contract (if they have one). ConWay - or any other carrier for that matter - will have a standard calculation they use for non-contracted customers. It could be a percentage of the linehaul charges, or it...

Still - I'm with you on this one. Maybe the powers that be would have been happier if you had posed this revelation as a question seeking confirmation rather than a statement. However, that's just quibbling over form as opposed to content. Out of twenty-some responses to this post, I don't see...

I saw regular gas for $2.129 in Smithville, TN this afternoon.

I have a very satisfactory plan from Blue Cross purchased through www.ehealthinsurance.com that includes a prescription discount plan. They have a good selection of plans from a varity of providers - however, like everything else you have to read the fine print to make sure what you're getting...

RE: Truth in the eyes of the beholder... I saw Mayor Dakin on MTP Sunday - the more he talks the more it becomes evident he's not capable of organizing a one-float parade, much less an evacuation procedure. I wonder why Russert didn't ask him the reason he moved himself and his family to...

Instead of Fox News, you must get your information from such unimpeachable sources like CBS and Dan Rather. But TV aside, check out the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post. You will find that the $200M project to which you refer was actually money that was proposed by the Corps of...

No, it's not that slow. Most of their business involves automotive freight going to or from the Midwestern US and Canada. They have contracts with Ford Powertrain and Transfreight (Toyota Canada) that force them to keep their equipment in MI,OH,IN or go back and forth from Canada. They always...

Presidents and administrations come and go, but over the years environmental radicals have become increasingly entrenched in our federal and state governments at most all levels. This started with the Carter administration, and regulations and restrictions have accumulated to the point where it...

Check out www.ehealthinsurance.com They deal with several well-established companies like Blue Cross and Golden Rule, offering a good choice of plans with variations on deductables, prescription coverage, etc.

The way this company is set up with their "franchise" concept, they have a very fragmented type of business. They claim to be built on the Express America business plan, but that's not really the case. Each office has different pricing and brokers out a lot of their ground expedite to their...

Assuming the new owners aren't too meddlesome, there will probably be no noticeable effect on operations for the first year or so. Hopefully, the financial people will take care of the money and let the expedite transportation people take care of moving the freight. However, holding companies...

Service Transport went out of business a couple of weeks ago.

A lot of their moves are for NLM and Ford. Drivers only get 50% of the fuel surcharges that are billed to customers. I'd ask a lot of questions before signing on with these guys.

Check out DMW based in Nashville - I'm told they're really great people to work with. Their number is 877-369-4748, and the recruiter's name is Doug.