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An Army Ranger was on vacation in the depths of Louisiana and he wanted a pair of genuine alligator shoes in the worst way, but was very reluctant to pay the high prices the local vendors were asking. After becoming very frustrated with the "no haggle" attitude of one of the shopkeepers, the...

Hang on to any of the new Arkansas Quarters. If you have them, they may be worth much more than 25 cents. The US Mint announced today that it is recalling all of the Arkansas quarters that are part of its program featuring quarters from each state. This action is being taken after numerous...

I have been approached by a producer of a nationally syndicated radio program who came to me via the The ExpeditersOnline.Com Dining Guide. The producer is interested in interviewing a driver who enjoys looking for the "unusual, out of the way restaurants" where you can get a meal that is...

Rich Moore has just arrived in Knoxville, TN and has the SpeedCo Super Truck on display at the SpeedCo that is just across the street from the Flying J at I-75/40 Exit 369. In the Area? Stop by and see RichM and the Trickd out truck.

Rene' and I just returned home after three great days in the EO booth at MATS. We were pleased to meet old friends, new friend, put faces on some screen names and just plain enjoy the camraderie of the drivers in our business. Lots of Forum members, and a few lurkers, stopped by the booth to...

I noticed in another thread that one of our members publicly discussed a delivery to a specific customer. It wouldn't take much of an imagination for the bad guys to speculate as to the value of that customer's cargo and to arrange to relieve the driver of it. We should never underestimate the...

After posting a list of Trucker Slang, in the Newbies Forum, I was inspired to browse the net for more slang terms. I haven’t listed my sources because I didn’t keep track of the sites visited, and the terms are all in the public domain anyway, so much so that most of us have heard each of...

DICTRANSAB Dictionary of Transportation Abbreviations A LOAD – Generally one skid, not more than 500 pounds A TRUCK – Mini-van or Pickup truck with a cap ATA – American Trucking Association ACE – Automated Commercial Environment B LOAD – Generally two skids, not more than 2500 pounds...

Bear-in-the-Air Police aircraft; commonly used in speed trap Bean Town Boston, Massachusette Big Word Chicken Coops are “closedâ€; See ‘Little Word’ Bluegrass, The Kentucky Bobtail Tractor without an attached trailor Buckeye, The Ohio Cash Box Toll booth Chicken Coop Weigh Station...

In another current thread about cheap freight, the topic of the definition of expedite freight surfaced. One of our Forum members suggested that the truckload carriers also carry expedite freight. The thirty expedite carriers that advertise with Ontimemedia and Expeditersonline generally...

Once again, the Knoxville Expedite Workshop had at least one success story. A middle aged professional man with a desire to change his direction in life has been lurking on the Forum while considering expediting as a possibility. He came to the EO Workshop to listen to the speakers, and talk...

Throughout the nearly 8 year history of ExpeditersOnline, our members have discussed the nature of expediting, its pitfalls and its rewards. We have heard about all the Do's and Don'ts imaginable. We've read about dozens of the success stories from people who started with little and are now...

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This test is based on how cool you were in High School--what crowd you ran with, etc., but it's still pretty accurate. You may want to send it to your friends to see if they've changed. SEE IF YOU ARE A STILL A COOL PERSON: http://www.elks590.org/main/cooltest.htm

A popular bar had a new robotic bartender installed. A fellow came in for a drink and the robot asked him, "What's your IQ?" The man replied, "150." So the robot proceeded to make conversation about Quantum physics, string theory, atomic chemistry, and so on. The man listened intently and...

Not a week goes by that someone asks, "what's the best carrier with which to lease?" A while back, Broompilot mentioned that there are 31 expedite carriers that advertise with ExpeditersOnline. A long while back, a respected leader in our business community said "Asking any individual what's...

An article about Electronic On board Recorders (EOBR) should be of interest to all log keeping owners and operators. See article here: http://www.expeditersonline.com/artman/publish/article_005344.html As the article indicates, the FMCSA is proposing a regulation that will require many HOS...

I've spent the best part of the last 17+ years expediting through 46 States and 3 Canadian Provinces. We have traveled over 1.5 million miles in a total of 5 vans and throughout this time we have been approached by all manner of folks, including the young and old, workers and retirees...

As we near the end of another eventful year, I'd like to give a thanks on this eve of Christmas to the folks that give us the medium that brings all of us to a common venue, ExpeditersOnline Forum. It takes quite a gang of folks to keep our forum and its' family of web based, print, live, and...