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Not soon like tomorrow soon, but soon enough to see in our lifetime perhaps. Significant progress has been made in developing robot-driven cars. Think of it. It would free drivers up to use their cell phones and read while they travel down the highway. ;)...

Reference was made in another thread to new Canadian Vehicle Inspection Reports. So as to not take that thread off topic, I'm starting a new one here. On a recent trip up there, Diane and I saw an article about new Canadian Vehicle Inspection Reports in a Canadian trucking magazine. We...

If all Open Forum members were restricted to posting no more than one post a day, would the Open Forum readers be better or worse off? I would happily abide by a one post per day rule if all others did to.

You are sitting in your truck or van waiting for freight. Your cell phone rings. Expecting it to be a load offer, you answer, but the dispatcher surprises you with something else. "As an experiment in bottom-up management, our company president has selected three drivers at random. You are one...

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I learned this at an American Truck Business Services seminar given at the Mid-America Trucking Show in 2003, back when we were researching the industry and before we began our expediting career. It is something I thought most expediters knew but I have met many that do not, so I am sharing it...

How much did you pay for your last oil change? What is that number times four? That is the cost savings you can realize over 150,000 miles if you change your oil every 25,000 miles instead of 15,000. We have been doing 25,000 mile oil changes for a while now. At 200,000 miles, oil analysis...

Some owner-operators move from one new truck to the next, never paying them off and always making payments. Others pay cash for their trucks. Still others borrow money to buy their trucks, pay them off and continue to run the paid for trucks for a time. This is a question for the latter group...

I've been thinking a bit about the many different ways people run their expediting businesses and why they do so. Here are some descriptions of some of the people we have met for starters. Can you add to the list? A retired married couple driving a B unit as a way to spend time together and see...

News reports say over a dozen wildfires are burning out of control in Southern California. As of this morning, over 260,000 people have been evacuated, 600 homes have been destroyed and 384 square miles have burned. Have any expediters been affected by or involved in this?

The near-term outlook for the trucking industry is not good and the longer term outlook may be worse. The better months are behind us, not ahead. If you have been a marginial producer in the last year or two, or if you have not increased your net worth in the same period, serious consideration...

For people researching the expediting opportunity, this story will be of interest: http://www.expeditersonline.com/artman/publish/expedite--teams-drivers.html

An historic event happened today that has negative implications for anyone counting on social security to fund one's retirement in the future. The event: America's first baby boomer applied for benefits. That put the spotlight on several facts. A FoxNews.com news story excerpt follows: David...

Many expediters know about Google Maps. This is for those who don't. Click the link and take a look at your home address. Then click the sattelite or hybrid button to view your home from above. http://maps.google.com/maps This is a handy resource that can be used to clear up confusion about...

When Diane and I researched the expediting opportunity, we did not fully grasp just how much ground an expediting team can cover and the amount of nighttime driving that is involved. For people now considering expediting, here is how September looked for us. Note that this is in a straight...

RichM, At this instant, you are the only moderator online. Can you help me? In the last few moments, I have twice posted an item entitled "Covering Ground and Nighttime Driving. Both times it instantly disappeared. I am gong to try a third time. Could you please keep an eye on it to make sure...

When we stopped at Jubitz truck stop in Portland, Oregon yesterday, we were surprised by one thing and learned another. The surprise was free shore power in the bobtail parking area (free for a limited time, the sign says). We took advantage. The learned item was this year's flu shot is...

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In another topic, FedEx Truckload Brokerage was brought up and discussed. See: http://www.expeditersonline.com/dcforum/DCForumID1/6274.html Wanting to know more, I went to my Contract Coordinator to ask. I learned the following: 1. FedEx Truckload Brokerage was originated as a way to bring...

I just got off the phone with a team that is in it's first half-year of expediting. Hearing their report, I'm sitting here wondering what Diane and I are doing wrong. I met the male half of the team by chance before they got into the business. He had the usual set of questions and I gave him a...