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I see you edited since I was first going to respond. (Got a phone call) I wasn't sure what the definition of "in person" was. Yes, making someone show up in Florence is a bit much, but I'm hugely on board with actually knowing who people are. Folks that don't give their name and hometown in...

Freight's slow? Huh... Guess I've been incredibly lucky lately.

I'm back in service here in the epicenter of expedited freight.

I got something in the mail today that's proof positive that the recession's over. It was a card from Custom Critical declaring the recession over and saying that they need owner operators like me. That pretty much puts any doubt to rest, right?

As far as I know there's nothing special you have to do. I have a friend that carried one in his box and it was never an issue in terms of DOT. You may miss out on a load because a shipper doesn't want his freight in with something like that, but it would be rare. I once hauled a military item...

During the time that OOIDA's "been there" for us, we've seen the decline of the trucking industry. Yeah, they've fought some individual fights and won. But as a whole, the industry has gone downhill since their inception. Having said that, yes, I'm a member because they're about all there is...

The states vary as to what trucks have to scale. Most are 10k and up. But, if a state posted that trucks 16k and up scale, then a 14k cube could go right on by. I think Iowa is such a state...

Oh, you've met my ex...

That was some game. While it really didn't make any difference, I was surprised that they challenged that spot of the ball.

It's easy, you just drive it in. When I bought my straight truck I drove my van down to Columbus to pick it up. There was a dock at the building across the street from the dealership with outside access allowing me to easily drive the van into box. Put load bars in front of and in back of the...

Wow... this thread sits for 21 hours with no response. I post a little support for a guy getting knocked around a bit and it gets over 60 responses in about 10 hours. I think I need to step back and think about the influence I have on the human condition.

Not in every state.

Congrats Jeff...

It's a rule where context should be considered, IMHO. An overall assessment of the offender, what prompted it, that sort of thing. It's really not like he just goes off willy-nilly calling people names like that.

I've just spent some time getting more up to speed on this situation as I'm not a regular visitor to the Soapbox. And, even though you think it's nonsense, I joined the Fan Club. You're truly one of the more valuable members here. You've helped folks on many levels here, from things like setting...

So real that it boggles the mind that seemingly intelligent people can dismiss it.

WOW!!! Talk about shot out of a cannon... A dream run on your first at bat.

I ran my van both ways, signs and no signs. I don't think there's a bit of difference one way or the other. For whatever reason, I guess the perception of being "under the radar", I liked not having them.

I've used Scott's for a couple Rigmaster repairs, good folks.

Yeah, it can be. Sometimes "super trucker" yahoos come in here talking about speed of light deliveries, never having to wait for a load... It can funnier than anything that Seinfeld/David ever came up with.