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Feeling guilty, irritated, sad and introspective all at once, I wrote the following in my daily blog. Still feeling guilty, irritated, sad and introspective, I would appreciate forum-member comments. How do you feel when the knock comes? What do you do? Blog excerpt: (being dispatched for a...

We were at a Flying J for a few hours last night and saw a strange sight; about a third of the parking places were empty. I mentioned this to a flatbed driver I visited with this morning. He said he is noticing more open parking places at rest areas too. Signs of the times?

I see Best Buy has the Garmin Nuvi 200 GPS on sale for $149.99. Getting by with our laptop GPS and mapping programs, we felt no pressing need to buy a Garmin, but at that price we may take the plunge. To those who are familiar with the Garmin product line, does the Nuvi 200 do the job a truck...

Panther Expedited Services Awarded 2007 Landstar Global Logistics Expedited Carrier of the Year

It has been a while since anyone here in the Open Forum has talked about a new truck purchase (Rev's ride being an exception). I have been visiting with a few dealers and vendors. Their reports are less than enthusiastic. Out of simple curiosity, I'm wondering if you or anyone you know has...

Today: NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- "The housing finance crisis and spiraling energy costs will remain a drag on the U.S. economy for the rest of the year, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told lawmakers in a gloomy presentation about the economic outlook." In other news ... U.S. Dollar...

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The California Air Resources Board is at it again, and for the first time, in a way that may affect Diane and I, and owners of perhaps as many as 1.5 million other trucks. From Land Line Magazine article: "The proposed rule would essentially require 1.5 million trucks to meet 2007 emission...

We drove across the Mojave desert yesterday afternoon, The outside temp ranged from 105 F to 113 F as we drove. This is the hottest temp we have encountered for an extended period of time since we got into this truck. I was in the sleeper with the curtain closed and unaware of the outside temp...

American Truck Business Services has upgraded its website, making it easier to review that company's products and services. Among the freebies featured there is a white paper entitled, "Is Incorporation Right for your Business?" This question regularly comes up in the Open Forum. The white...

When time permits, we enjoy canoeing and primitive camping on the upper Saint Croix and Namekagon rivers in Wisconsin and Minnesota. A family member, friend or local outfitter can drive you and your equipment to a number of landings on rivers and forest areas that are preserved by the 1968 Wild...

This just in from Land Line: South of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, near Exit 267, thirty miles of I-80 in both directions will close this afternoon, due to flooding. Details

This June 6-9, Diane and I responded to the FedEx Chairman's Challenge and competed in the Minnesota State Truck Driving Championship, which is part of the American Trucking Associations National Truck Driving Championships. In this three-day event, neither of us placed high enough to advance...

As if $4.00/gallon for diesel fuel was not bad enough, $5.00/gallon is now being charged in some areas. Fuel surcharges trend upward as a result, but not on the personal deadhead miles expediters do. At the moment, we are 900 miles from home. At 9 mpg for a straight truck, that is 100...

Save space. Type on light. Do we really need laptops any more? I-Tech's Virtual Keyboard - A laser projected full-sized virtual QWERTY keyboard Video: YouTube - laser keyboard

Because of his success and proven wisdom, Warren Buffett enjoys high credibility in Wall Street circles. A recent Reuters article reports Buffett's views. "The United States is already in a recession and it will be longer as well as deeper than many people expect,...." Alan Greenspan and other...

From Thompson Financial News this morning: "Oil prices have soared by almost 20 percent since the beginning of the month, extending a long-term rally that has seen prices more than double since the beginning of 2007." At the pumps, diesel prices have not matched crude oil prices exactly but...

I came across a nice piece today that explains how to calculate the payback time for any idle reduction device you might buy or use (APU, generator, IdleAire, shore power, battery powered systems, etc.). Click here to check it out.

The American Transportation Research Institute recently released a study that says new commercial drivers with 272 hours of training perform no better than those with 88 hours. Alternative link: Go to ATRI Research Results page and click the Driver Training Impacts on Safety link. Does that...

I tip my hat to TeamCaffee for putting the time and effort they are into improving their business skills. Before it is anything else, expediting is a business. TeamCaffee is making full use of the skill-development resources that are out there, and by so doing, showing others how it can be done...