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They know where I am at with the clink. My logs are almost always 100% Only the odd 1 or 2 mistakes a year. They may look at it as the "vacation" thing, I look at it as big brother not trusting a darn thing I do in spite of all the evidence to the contrary. I am capable of managing my hours. I...

There are not many "good" options for TVAL trucks with TVAL payments. At least, not that I know of or know how to do. I know nothing beyond FDCC. I am a rookie for the most part.

If the DOT was not pushing this so hard it would go away. If I remember correctly they now REQUIRE around 10% of all carriers to have these things and soon all will be required. Many carriers are installing this out of fear. Some to control their drivers.

Oh well, such is life. There is nothing I can do about it. I am, for the time being, stuck where I am. I will make the best of it. Such is life.

I have no doubt that your menu is better and cheaper, but that "ICKY" is one of the best I.P.A.'s I have ever had. The food was really good and they had live entertainment. A one man show, a cross between Jim Croche and Jimmy Buffet. Very good and funny!! We had a great night there.

HEY!! There is a TA closer into Sparks that you can walk to a nice little man made lake and shopping area. There is a couple of good places to eat within walking distance from it as well. You could get an "ICKY" at one of them!! Good STUFF!! Link Below: Great Basin Brewing Company - Sparks...

You could post about the lack of hurricanes so far this season!! THAT is a REAL bright spot!! You could write about how that mess in the gulf is cleaning itself up MUCH FASTER than it thought it could. They are opening up commercial fishing grounds that were closed. The oil is being "eaten" much...

Name ONE that was MORE wacked out and spent as much of his life "WASTED" (his words, not mine) as this one?

Even the roaches are boycotting the Detroiter!! THAT is REALLY saying something!! Only lot lizards and drug dealers visit there now. A step DOWN from roaches!! :eek:

We too had a GREAT time meeting new people and putting faces to names!! We enjoyed seeing old, long time friends again. Expo is SO COOL!!

Chocolate covered (unshelled, that is the expensive kind (old movie quote)) Don't like EOBR's? Thank the DOT and a government that just assumes that all drivers log illegal. Write your congressman, for what little good that would do.

Nope, not this time. We were busy spending ANOTHER night at the Cambria Suites in Green. :( Great motel but we would have rather been working. We will be back in service Monday. We do VERY little work in Michigan. Everyone knows that FDCC makes sure to route you away from your house!! :p Just...

I mentioned the dip in retail sales in post #10. So there!! :p

Part of a normal business cycle made worse by government stupidity and corruption. Other than that................. :eek: Nothing really all that new. It has just been a while since times were tough. Many people younger than us have never seen this. You and I have been through it before. People...

Sometimes there is a "natural" slowdown this time of year hopefully that is all it is. Retail sales have dropped for the last two months as well. With any luck things will bounce back fast. I REALLY hope that this is not the beginning of the second and maybe deeper leg of the recession. Tax...

I am not so sure. Durable goods orders have dropped for the last two months. If business was moving forward they would be up. I give the economy a "mixed review" at this time and it seems to be trending down. WHY? If I knew that I would not be expediting. Durable Goods Orders Fall While...

Well gee, Turtle, just about every laid off auto worker can DRIVE an expedited cargo van. That does not mean that they can make a go of it as a business. Driving a cargo van, expedited or not, is not that difficult. :p Driving it in a safe, competent manner is another story as well.

LOL!!! Well I guess not unless you were there!! :D

Of course it is a double edged sword. Most things in life are. The brand will have little to keep me if I find a "better life" elsewhere. For now, this is working ok. The kinds of loads I was referring too would not be brokered out and FDCC has NO problem finding trucks for those loads.

Dave, while "brand" might not be as important as is it in retail it is somewhat important to us. Many of the customers that we deal with tell us that they call FedEx Custom Critical mainly because of the FedEx reputation. I know that we have had loads due to that. FDCC is NOT the only game in...