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Leo... I'm sure you are aware Republicans are responsible for all weather related disasters and must take the blame for its consequences. This must be true because MSNBC says so. Seriously, Gustav looks like a newsmaker for early next week. I feel bad for those who will have to contend...

Hopefully, the Clinton dynasty is over as Hillary came up just short of securing her party's nomination. We gotta be careful about allowing political power to become concentrated in the hands of just a few privileged families. The United States must not follow Great Britain where the...

I can't believe I am agreeing with Cheri on this one. Although she and I cross swords from time to time, her point is well made. No one can presume to change another persons writings without consent. I could understand the original post just fine. If I make mistakes in spelling or grammar...

Ok. she is one scary dude. Even more scary than Hillary Clinton. Why must these Democratic women come across as angry, vindictive, radicalized malcontents? She is a major liability for her husband.

Tallcal... I notice you manage to work "homophobia" into most of your writings, even on unrelated topics. Is railing against homophobia your pet cause? Your raison d'etre? Is nothing more worthy of your time and energy? What exactly do you want from the straight community? You smear half...

The under 30 yr old crowd, even those in the military, will tilt toward Obama. Mostly from the enlisted ranks. I suspect the vast majority of the officer corps will strongly endorse McCain. It happens over and over. I think military veterans will go heavily for McCain as well. The...

Falligator... your'e scaring me with "he's the smartest for the job." Richard Nixon was wicked smart. Jimmy Carter(trained nuclear engineer) was smart. Bill Clinton, God help us all, was so smart he got himself impeached. Being "smartest for the job" is highly overrated. Give me a natural...

I'm with you. Phil. The obvious answer is the correct one in this example.

I will make a prediction right now. Might have to eat crow later, but I doubt it. I predict Obama will win only 12 or 15 states max. Of course, he will carry some large, liberal-leaning states: California, New York, Illinois, maybe Michigan or Wisconsin or Minnesota plus a few small New...

Ark... your'e right . I forgot about Colin Powell. I am wary of bureaucrats who gladly serve in both Democratic and Republican administrations, as Powell did. You can never tell where their allegiances will take them. I suspect Powell may endorse Obama this time around.

What I'm saying, in a nutshell, is expediting has become a victim of its own success.

Biden is a well known "loose cannon." Obama will allow Biden to do a hatchet job on the Repubs at every turn. I read Biden's biography by Ben Richard Kramer during the 1988 election cycle. As I remember, Biden was described repeatedly as a mean, petty, foul-mouthed, arrogant, condescending...

It's not any company's fault that there is a scarcity of freight right now. Large or small, every expediting outfit is scrambling for any freight that can be found. Hypercompetition means bids will go lower and lower until little or no profit remains. The U.S. automotive industry is hurting...

danthewolf... something to think about: the moment vanners are required to observe HOS, the party's over. Just about the only edge available to vanners is the unrestricted ability to drive. Of course, safety comes first. If you are too tired to complete a run, don't accept it. On the other...

flattop... after seven years in a van, I'm leaving them altogether. I am going to a straight truck in the next two weeks. There was a time not so long ago that some money could be made in a van. For me, that time has passed. Certainly, some will continue to do well in vans. With two kids in...

If your home area is an historically good area for freight, then sitting at home is clearly better than waiting for loads offers from a truckstop. There's nothing charming or magical about truckstops. Most are dreadful. Waiting from home is plain common sense IF you're in a good area.

Guys... no self respecting student would quote The Guardian newspaper as an objective, authoritative source. It is so far out of leftfield, it is hardly part of this galaxy. Twenty years ago, my college professors told us it had no credibility at all. Much like Air America, only pushes an...

T-hawk... I hear ya. But what is $50 worth today anyway? If we use 2001 as a base year(when I came into expediting) $50 bought 40gallons of fuel at $1.25 per gallon. Today, that same $50 buys 11 gallons at $4.50 per gallon. The only thing static are thes ridiculously low rates for mini's...

I totally agree. As CharlesD said, P2 will broker out these loads and pay through the nose. But, for in-house O/O it pays $50. Where's the logic in that?

OVM... quite often, the mini-runs are offered with a wait time of 8-12-24 hours of wait time before pick up is scheduled. Would you commit to a mini offered on Monday morning that doesn't pickup until midnight or Tuesday morning? Would you spend several hours covering a mini run requiring you...