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Since Leo asked questions about the Winglet,etc on the now locked thread "Setting the record straight" I'm answering his question here since it applies. Winglets look small when they are on the plane from a distance. The one we carried was almost 14' tall and loaded onto a special built...

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...

I assumed that the readers of my past post regarding this would understand that my comparing the revenue earning potentual at my prior carrier to my current carrier is based on my not being interested in doing the total package of services offered by my prior carrier. So let me clarify: I am...

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...

Phil, I'm not done with you yet! Fortunately I had to stop earlier to go load an engine. Now that I have a few minutes let me finish what I had started: Phil said: Gary's reply: So Phil, what you are saying is that as much as you knew how much I disliked certain things about what fully...

Gary's reply: I can't even imagine you doing what I do Phil, you might get dirty and sweaty. I would think a man of your backgroud would want to be more than a janitor. That amazes me! Sounds like you are down grading what I do now in expediting,are you? Phil, how many times do you get on...

Taternuts is correct on removing the tire from the non-polished or durabrite side of the rim. Plus a carpet or pad on the floor helps so much to protect the other side while on the floor. I'm amazed at how many tire shops have neighther! I will provide them with a mover's pad if need be, they...

What if in the future you took time dated digital photos of the rims before and after once you are in the bay. You could have the service writter present. Afterwards there is no question about who damaged the rim(s).

When a driver calls to tell the dispatcher the run is riddled with safety issues, LISTEN TO THEM! They are the proffesional driver behind to wheel, not the dispatcher. They (the driver) see the issue first hand, not the dispatcher hundreds of miles away. Many dispatchers have never driven a...

Dave, You and your fleet of trucks, like us with our one T/T are proof that there is "successful" life after FECC and that they are not the best game in town as so many like to think! FECC is "one" of many good carriers in this pot of expedite companies. Each has their own way of operating...

I have to wonder if that would be a bad idea. Liable to get some of those "big city" wannabe hunters out here. They're liable to start shoot'n at the really big game! You know the ones I'm talking about, can't tell a milk cow from a deer standing in the pasture! LOL Update: All is quiet now...

A good friend of mine is driving for Davis out of Florida and seems to be quite happy and is home weekly. If you like doing Publix DCs you might check them out.

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...

Man that's an engine! Don't think it'll fit on our deck.LOL Wheres the photo? Would love to see what this bad boy looks like.

Good question! In all my years of driving, not once has a carrier I've driven for ever informed me that they were not paid for a load that I had hauled. I'm sure that is a possibility though. Trust me, if I had been made aware of such a thing and there was anything that I could do to help, I...

When are these carriers such as the one we were with, etc going to start getting involved and investigate these less than honest fleet owners. When are they going to stop treating the drivers as nothing more than that, a driver. Why do they (the carrier) continue to have nothing to do with the...

This thread brings a thought to mind: What if you were unexpectedly faced with having to replace your truck? Where would you be once the insurance paid off the loan? What would be left for a down payment on the next truck? Would you be able to afford to replace it with an identical truck ( same...

This thread reminds me of IGT/Reno,NV from our FECC days. We were offered several loads from this location of which we refused. Our reason being that the driver(s) were not allowed on the dock to observe the loading and securement of the freight. You as the driver, had to rely on a dock worker...