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We all know how the ever increasing emissions laws in Ca are going to affect the auto and trucking industries over the next several years. What I did'nt realize is how it was going to affect companies like FedEx, UPS, and anyone with a fleet of late model forklifts or even one. Yes, forklifts...

Just as we settled in at home for the holidays this past weekend with family, little did we know what was to come our way or how quickly our personal plans would change! Our phone wrang Sunday afternoon and it was dispatch on the other end. With so many trucks in the fleet like ourselves out...

This morning we received a phone call informing us that a friend and small fleet owner had passed away unexpectedly overnight. He was one of the most honest fleet owners we have met. we knew him through our own personal business dealings with one of his family members in the past. This family...

As drivers of commercial vehicles we are all targets for being blamed for damage to vehicles and property that we did not cause. Many attempts are made for you the owner of the CV or your insurance company to pay for the alledged damaged. Some states such as NJ are "at fault" states meaning that...

Since many expediters on this forum make central Fl their home I thought would share this: Just a few hours ago a utility worker found what may be the remains of Caylee Anthony a half of mile from her home. Bones (skull with tape on the month), a plastic bag, and duct tape were found in an...

Be thankful that you have a load today. Be thankful that as you wait for the next dispatch to come, you know in time it will. Be thankful that your carrier has not closed their doors or cut trucks from their fleets even though it may seem slow right now. Think of those we hear of each day...

Hauled some replacement parts for one of these last week. According to research I did online, the federal government appropriated $200 billion for ten of these to be built and delivered to the DOD in 2008. Unbelievable!

Week before last while my wife and I were staying at the TA in New Braunfels,TX for the son's graduation at Lackland AFB something unusual went on at the TA. As we sat eating an early dinner in the restuarant, two females (or so we thought) came in and sat at the counter directly across from...

We are amazed at the recent number of expediters from one of the better known carriers that have been approaching us and asking about leasing on to the carrier we are with. In the last several weeks we have been questioned by a half dozen or so and told they are looking to move their trucks to...

How do you haul a oversized load and not have to be permitted? You tilt it at an angle! As long as it does'nt exceed 102" in width, or stand taller than 13'-6" you're good to go. Check out the specially built container we just delivered to the west coast. It is used to haul aircraft parts...

About a week ago in a reply to another thread I shared that we would be spending our Thanksgiving at Lackland AFB attending our youngest son's graduation. Well in this un-stable economy and hit and miss freight so many have been experiencing lately, to be directional is not a good choice, or is...

We were recently on a load to Chicago's Ohare Airport when we got a call to stop in Indianapolis and wait at the airport while a Winglet was removed from a jet, crated and loaded onto our deck and rushed to a jet sitting at Chicago's Midway Airport. Since the jet in Indy was down for...

Disclaimer: The following thread is in no way intended to provoke anyone on this forum. It is to set the record straight. When I replied to a recent thread on EO I spoke in a negative way regarding my past carrier. A member on this forum appearantly felt that my memories of actions this...

We're hanging out in our usual spot at the end of the Miami International Airport's runway with our fellow Aviation haulers. It sounds like a war zone out there! If I didn't know better I would think we are in the middle of a Miami gang war. There is constant gun fire all around us! Air...

I asked "What is it?" in an earlier thread. Here is the answer: It is an engine off of a C-130 Hercules Cargo Plane. The cement mixer looking thing is actually the turbine mounted in a service stand. The engine is mounted to the plane at the back of the engine where the exhaust tube comes...

OK folks, our freight tends to draw a lot of attention. Afterall, its out in the open for all to see with the exception of being wrapped in a protective tarp. Many people will snap photos as they drive past us or will come up and ask "what is that?" when we are parked. So, what is the first...

I can't help but notice that in the last few months it would appear that the number of FECC T/Ts running across I-10, I-20, and I-40 from coast to coast has decreased. We run these routes weekly and see very few FECCs along the way like we used to. We also haven't seen any FECC large sleeper...

Yesterday I stopped to fuel and get a $50.00 cash advance at the Flying J in Midway,FL. What should have been a quick fuel stop and a simple transaction quickly became a nightmare! Once I shut the pump off the cashier (a new employee) attached my ticket along with my cash to the receipt...

Back in my FECC days the tallest things I ever had to wrap were computer mainframes. They might occassionally go about 7' tall. Most of the time my feet never left the ground. Thank God, cause I had a "fear of heights". But now that has changed since our recent carreer change! I had to look...

So, how do you deal with rush hour traffic? Do you hate it like most, or do you find a way to "enjoy" it? You know the story: You're on a hot run that the customer wanted yesterday. Not your fault that the product wasn't ready when it was supposed to be. So after hours of patiently waiting...