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>When Pat or Tim or whoever it was >called the other night I was driving in a blinding >thunderstorm with tornado warnings and couldn't talk. I even >told him that. He said he would call me the next morning and >I told him I wouldn't even consider them again because they >did treat us right...

>Already know all about Pat Hopkins. We actually almosy made >the mistake of driving for him. Dear Allen & Bernie (AKA bernieh48), When I first read your post asking for help finding a fleet owner to buy the truck of your choice and then do a lease/purchase, I was impressed with your...

Hey Whitewolf, Hear you're looking for a lizard. Get yourself a load to Florida. We have a town with a real lizard problem. Plenty to choose from,all ages and sizes. They've even been on the evening news. Take home as many as you can handle!:7 Sorry, I just couldn't resist having fun with this. :+

Thus far, there have been some really good post regarding this subject. Many comments made help in understanding the thinking within the expediter community. The one post is correct in the time spent socializing is usaully short,therefore explaining fast-forwarding into certain topics between...

What I hope to get out of this post is some insight as to why this is so commonplace amoungst expediters. We're checking in at the guardshack of a "high security" customer when another driver (wearing the same company logo) ask, "where is your load going?" Just because your shirt matches mine...

How many of you "D" units have a Maxon liftgate, you know the one with the deck extension on the back of the box. How many times have you dumped a customer's product trying to get your pallet jack over that supid lip between the box floor and the deck surface ( about 3/4"-1' difference).Those...

There is an particular Pharmaceutical customer that will not allow regular wood pallets to be pinwheeled. Their concern was lack of air flow under the product since it was a temp controlled load. After almost cancelling the load on us, they decided to reload the product on european style...

Have you had a problem with this? We have a 22' reefer box. Our evaporator measures 32" back from the bulkhead and 18" down from the ceiling.Then because we carry the required WG equipment we have 3 shelves 24" wide (width dictated by our tripod dolly,etc) across the front of the box. Fine so...

During our year of researching expediting the one thing we heard over and over was "the money is in a DR-unit (22' reefer) leased on with FedEx Custom Critical. That was 3-years ago and great advice. Now let me clarify, we are a team so I can only speak based on team revenue. We have friends...

Back when I lived in Fort Lauderdale I owned a pleasure boat. It became a hole in the water that I constantly threw money in. Then we bought a truck. It didn't take long to figure out that it a hole in the pavement we constantly throw money in. Only difference is I get to use the money the truck...

Beats a pee bottle for sure. Better than the plastic bag on a stand I've seen at the Petro. I'd say this one has its limitations though. We prefer our Porta Potti, you can multi-task your visits!:P It has a larger holding tank and cost about $70.00. It easily fits in a 74" sleeper under the work...

We need to hear from other expediters that have done what we are considering doing. As we search for a future replacement of our current DR unit we are seriously thinking of keeping our Kidron Ultra reefer box,Thermoking UTS, and Maxon liftgate and transfer them onto a new Cab. We've seen some...

What, no deer hunters in the crowd? Surely I thought there might be one or two of ya. I got to fess up here. I was just kidding about the well fed ones!}>

Well its Saturday night and here we sit bored to death in Bordentown [Boredom Town],NJ.When this story popped into my brain I just had to share it and hope you'll get a laugh out of it! A while back we were in the San Diego area and decided to stop out at DeAnza Springs Resort in Jacumba,Ca for...

We have used the Microsoft, Rand McNally, and DeLorme software. None of these provide truck routes (low clearances,restricted routes, etc).Flying J Travel Plazas sell a program that does for about $350. We like our DeLorme the a best, and you can buy it at Staples for about $85. The GPS that...

To properly seperate a Bulldog from a Great Dane: 1.Jack up the Great Dane. 2.Release the jaws on the Bulldog from around the kingpin. 3.Carefully slide out from under the Dane so as not to damage its kingpin. 4.Seperation is now complete,bar any problems. I might note here a good...

Ok, now wait a minute here! I'm reading and not believing.Are terms such as "full cavity search" or "full enema" really computer terms? Whats up with the mirror? LOL. Honestly, I thought I was a bit off the wall, but ya'll are beginning to scare me!:D :D :D

Ok, now you struck a nerve with me,in a good way of course! You share the same question we've had for a long time. We run into this a lot at Petro/Atlanta,Ga and elsewhere. We'll be sitting at our table in the restaurant and a group of expediters wearing their company logos will be sitting...

Great subject!!! I carry the best panhandler /lot lizard defuser there is,my wife. In her 11-years as a deputy sherriff where we live she dealt with this kind of rif raf on a daily basis. Of course those skills come in handy out here on the road. Trust me I listen when she speaks, well most of...

Dear Terry and Rene' My apoligies for just getting around to posting this. My wife and I were deeply saddened to hear the news about Rene'. Our hearts and prayers are with you for a speedy recovery. WE met you two once at a shipper and only spoke for a few minutes, but we came away feeling that...