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Hybrid transportation is one thing that FedEx is shifting to in order to drop operating cost. Rail can be almost as quick as a truck traveling across the country and with shipments that are not time critical (meaning we will get it to you in 6 days opposed to 5 days and save you 10%), rail...

Just to throw this into the mix, there is a problem with most turn signal controllers, the blinker thingy, they work on the principle of resistance and current to switch on and off the relay (older ones do and some newer Chryslers - the new ones look for a current level but seem to still have...

Yes I know he does but being frank about this the other canidates are completely clue less on the issue and if you read their tax plan, it is the same old cr*p. The other thing is, even though he says he supports it, there is some speculation that the idea will be dropped if he gets into...

You know I hesitated to post anything here but after the conversation I had with a former future expediter, I have to throw in some stuff that has been covered.....sort of. Honestly and Integrity What I mean is most of what I have experienced when I started this venture down the...

You are right about that but many states have about the same thing on the books, Ohio I think has a similar weight requirement, but not sure.

Huh? :confused:

Ok... car engine? Well don't know anything about that but MB makes about the best diesel you can get in a light, medium duty vehicle. They produced more diesels than Ford and GM combined and have been doing it since 1935. The only other company that can claim that is Isuzu. I can tell you...

Well you're sort of right, I just didn't view my tenure with the other companies as being an employee, I seemed to be far removed from that.

Now this is what I said; What I meant, and I know col got it, was I am not thinking outside the box and being proactive. I still have this FedEx mentality that the company will do the work for me and have just gotten kicked in the head enough from my wife to start promoting myself, my truck...

OK here is what I posted a few days about vans and Michigan, some of it applies to what we are talking about. And here is the actual statute for the markings; 257.723 Commercial vehicles with certain weight and towing or platform bed wrecker road service vehicles; identification requirements...

You all know this is a great idea, let's go back to cheaper transportation in this country and produce something that is affordable and I can fold up to put into the tool locker of my truck. Maybe if they come here and set up shop, we can get some jobs going and people like me can afford a car...

No really, each state has it's own requirements, and Michigan is clear that any commercial vehicle has to have proper markings, including cabs (passenger vehicles for hire) and courier vehicles. When I was at the lab, we had MC numbers and had to have our company name on the side. We had...

T-Hawk, didn't Reagan raise taxes before he lowered them? Well it don't matter, lets get the fair tax in there and we won't have to worry about it.

I was under the impression that these were sealed bearings, not an open cage bearing like the old ones were. If I am right, that means that you can't pack them with grease but I maybe wrong. I always say replace both sides if you replace one, the same goes for the rear axle. What? you expect...

Letting the shipper or someone else to operate the lift gate opens the door for a lawsuit.

Well first there is a difference between ID markings/permit markings and advertisement of what company is. The big panel on the side of the truck saying FedEx (for example) is not an ID of the company or DOT/MC numbers. Like Terry said, they have to be seen from 100 or so feet and clearly...

Rich, I agree with you there but maybe I am too used to the mindset that we came here to change things attitude that is prevalent with a number of middle eastern people and eastern europeans I am exposed to living in this area, that I tolerate a lot more then the average person, I just don't...

I am absolutely puzzled here :confused:..... what is the big deal? I think the opposite of OVM, me being the closed minded American I am, I think he has been questioning things and pointing out the bad to first understand the puzzling nature of America (and sometimes the stupidity of us...

Well see here is the thing Leo, they are acting small when they think this way. It is not that they are a mom and pop shop where the cash flow is small and there are problems with things like this but rather a ‘big’ corporation with big pockets. If they need to float a loan to cover expenses...

Sorry Leo for the criticism, Panther seems to be reaching for every penny that they can from every thing I read. I don't understand the reason for even charging a penny for the service, even though they seems to be a benefit for the owner. This actually looks like factoring to me or did I miss...