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Now sitting at the "J" on the east side of Edmonton. Pick up near here tomorrow headed to near Baltimore.

The problem is that there is no natural connection between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River system. There is also no real need any longer for those canals to be operating. There is rail now to carry bulk cargo. The Great Lakes are far too important to the region to just let them go for...

Only ONE fishing rod? :confused: I did not know that it was possible to only carry ONE fishing rod. Fishing rods require LOTS of company!! Always carry several. :D

Yep, OVM hit a homerun with this thread. Sure would like to see some more members/carriers jump in with their $.50 worth!

What makes it even more interesting is that your a Michigan company to boot!! A company based in Michigan and that is doing well is very rare these days.

That's funny and yet interesting. Staying in that "Sweet Spot" between too small and too big is the most difficult task for a business to pull off. The trick is knowing when you have reached that point, and then, keeping you edge without backsliding OR continuing to grow. It is going to be fun...

I tend to think along those lines as well. There is too much chance of a "nut" going over the line these days. That risk seems to outweigh the risk of that "nasty" spreading something around, but maybe not. Tough call. On the "soap" issue. The soap dispensers did not work so they just put full...

"Carriers" are just a group of people, people trying to earn a living just as everyone else is. Sometimes in business, as companies grow to be really large, they often lose sight of the "little things" that got them there. That is when they will start to slide in quality. It is a difficult...

Good post. I would love to see other carriers post in this thread with their basic ideas on fleet size etc. It would be interesting. I like your ideas.

Not supply chain. We don't fit that model either. The term "Custom Critical" fits rather well. Custom handling for critical freight with critical handling needs. This business is evolving. Who knows where and when it will all end? Some of us might not be able to evolve with it, some will...

Sounds like a serious problem!! :p

I saw my first ever case of "restroom rage" at the Pilot in Rotterdam, NY when we were there last week. There was one of those nasty types that did not wash his hands after doing his "business". Another person (not I) told him that he should was his hands. The "nasty one" blew up, called the...

Ok, I get it. ;)

Ok, not a problem. I was just wondering out load. I am doomed to thinking of security first and cool stuff second. It should be interesting.

That is correct Dave. Everyone in this business must remember that carriers are in business for their bottom line. Truck owners for theirs. Both need each other and for the most part their interests overlap, but not entirely. The bigger the carrier and the bigger the fleet the less importance...

That is correct. We run very few "true" expedited loads. Most of our loads are planned in advance and almost all of them require some sort of special handling. We may only run one load a week but it will be a good weeks pay. Our end of the business does not fit into the expedited model.

Yep, that is what the email said. I don't like when rumors get started. Makes people nervous. Not a good thing.

Videos of your loads? Is that wise? You must not be hauling the same kinds of freight that some in here are. I was always under the impression that we should not be talking about the details of our loads. Maybe that is just our stuff. What does the shippers and those you are delivering too think...

Thanks for the info, I think that is where we are headed.

Thanks for the info but that one won't work. We are headed up from the Spokane, WA area. Picking up on Monday.