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They do vary. Each carrier has their own policies. You are correct, sir. It's hard for me to say with any certainty. I only know, for sure, of three (Panther, FedEx, Express-1). I would imagine that the larger (and/or the older) a carrier is, the more likely they are to have such policies in...

"Does DOT allow insulin drivers OTR in a cargo van?" Yes, they do. They also allow insulin OTR drivers in Honda Civics and Toyota Priuses. The reason they allow it is, the DOT does not regulate cargo vans or Honda Civics or Toyota Priuses. "If I want to drive a cargo van that the company...

Nevertheless, if FedEx Custom Critical contractors have access to it and it affects them, then the appropriate place to discuss FedEx Custom Critical health care plan information access is within the FedEx Forum, where it can only be discussed by FedEx Custom Critical contractors. It's kind of...

It is, or rather was, a significant problem when switching from 3G to 4G and back, especially if you are in a fringe area where it keeps switching to whichever radio signal is strongest. But there should be a firmware update for the 4G devices that takes care of it. My LG aircard was really bad...

I can't see how that sentence could have possibly confused you. You should have stopped "after the first sentence." You're gonna hang tough and stick with that, are you? OK. I find it hard to believe that the SoS and the MSP would tell you the exact opposite of what the law is. It's not even...

Should have stopped after the first sentence. There is a conclave taking place to discuss whether or not the second sentence should be ignored, and whether it's OK to mention it one way or the other once a decision has been reached. <snort>

If you cook it, they will come.

No, I'm not suggesting at all that van drivers do not push safety limits. They absolutely do, at least some of them. Many have boasted about it here in these forums. Some are quite reckless, in fact, same as the other 4-wheelers, because that's what they are, both literally and of that mindset...

It's not my view, it's the view of the FMCSA and the NHTSA.

It's not really a turnaround, it's the question big truck drivers have been asking for a long time. The reason drivers of heavy vehicles and buses need to log is because the FMCSA and law enforcement found out that drivers will lie through their teeth about their Hours of Service and how much...

On the van logging and scaling issue, unless and until you quit trying to scare van drivers with bad and incorrect advice about logging, scaling, DOT regulations, having to prove they've slept and other assorted crap, I'll continue to tell people to ignore you on those issues. Moderators deal...

Weeeeelllll, it may be ONE point, but it's far from THE point. If most expedite loads were 1000 miles or more, you'd have a good argument, but the fact is most expedite loads are 400 miles or less, concentrated in the Midwest, with an average length of line haul in the 300-to-400 mile range. 20...

Here's an interesting tid bit, in the same vein.... Every 6 months Google releases their Government Requests-Google Transparency Report, which breaks down all the requests from government agencies around the world, including court orders and police jurisdictions, to remove content (a few Blogs...

Getting caught overweight can be a significant fine, and they can often double and triple up on the charges. But in the long run, the biggest expense is in drive train and suspension repairs. You have no idea how much stress being overweight puts on the transmission.

Don't try that in Illinois, as the Illinois Supreme Court has ruled otherwise, even in cases of unlawful entry by the police. Is that fupped, or what?

I figure you have enough on your plate without having to worry about me. That's what you pay those in Operations for. :D Out of curiosity, and it doesn't matter in this case (cause I've been sitting for more than 48 since the Dry Run), but does a Dry Run interrupt Layover time? It is Layover OR...

Life is what you make it. If it sucked before, it'll still suck. Mine was pretty low before, even considering who my previous carrier was. Plus, I take medication for that. While I subscribe to the many worlds theory which posits the existence of an infinite number of Turtles in an infinite...

Your post excellently illustrates my point, that people have, are, and will hijack the protest movement for their own agenda. And when the OWS protesters are finally disbanded in every city, additional protests will take their place, and people will try and hijack those, too. You call the...

I hope it never does, either, but the fact is that it's the heavy vehicles which post an unreasonable risk to the public, not cargo vans. The accident rate, injury rate, and fatality rate for cargo vans is exactly the same as that of the general driving public, according to the DOT and the...

Can't believe you typed all that only to then to leave off the obligatory I'm just sayin'. :D