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No carrier will take care of their drivers unless if benefits the carrier to do so. They will not go out of their way, expend any time or money to see that you are taken care of, beyond that of what is good for them. Truck drivers are a necessary evil, and if they had trucks that could haul...

No disrespect taken. Mainly because I can't figure out what you are talking about.

Clearly, you don't have a clue about what all is going on in Haiti. There is no question that they know who we are and that we're there. A bazillion Air Force cargo planes and Army helicopters and military personnel running around the country makes that evident enough that a blind man knows...

The people who are upset over this are in the distinct minority. It's not like we need to fly the flag to let people know we're there and who we are, are there in greater numbers than any foreign entity, or that the dollar amounts of our aid is more than everyone else. They know that already...

No, I could see through it easy enough. But with the problem we've been having here with people using multiple names as it is, and since the rules are no multiple screen names, I'm just sayin'. "One person can register only one username. Only one username is allowed per IP address." If you...

You're kidding, right? No "Hi, I'm new here," no "This is my new screen name," no nothing, just come in, create a new screen name, and act like it's routine. Awesome. :rolleyes:

3 runs in a week like that is very rare, and it would be even more rare to have that happen 3 weeks in a row. But sure, it could happen, and Dallas is a place it could very well happen, since there is so much LTL freight coming in that gets expedited out for shorter distances. Los Angeles and...

For some, unless it's 500 miles, it's not enough miles, not enough cash in one whack, to run the load. We've all met and talked to 'em, the "I won't move my van for anything less than 500 miles" guys. Like, a 200 mile run from Nashville to Memphis, that's not enough for some people. On the...

If you sit for days, it's bad luck, or your carrier is ignoring you. When you get loaded, it's because you are smart enough to be able to accurately predict the future existence of short-notice emergency freight. :D

What you are missing is that there are some people who cherry pick and turn down lots of profitable loads, but that aren't the big barn burners, the rainmakers, the cherry loads. When they turn down enough loads, they reach a point where the carrier finds them unreliable insofar as getting loads...

Generally speaking, no, I wouldn't let an acceptance rate be the deciding factor in whether or not I accept a load. In an extreme situation, maybe. That's precisely what I'm advocating. If you get into a situation where your acceptance is below 67%, then it's a serious problem that must be...

Yup. Carriers are required to report vehicle accidents, including their vans. Which means that, contrary to the belief of a few, cargo van accident rates are tracked and recorded. And, according to the DOT, the accident and fatality rate of cargo vans exactly mirrors that of the general driving...

If you're below 67% Acceptance, it isn't because Dispatch has constantly hit you with wrong refusals, it's because you're turning down too many loads. The Acceptance Rate thing is not a mystery, it's easy to figure out, and you know what the rules are. The Rate is calculated using all of the...

In expediting, it's all about being in the right place at the right time. There are people who run like crazy even when times are bad, simply because they are in the right place at the right time, and there are people who sit for days on end because there aren't loads coming out where they are...

Leo, just so you know, the ones I quoted above were, in fact, adopted on Friday. It's a done deal.

That's what we're here for. :D

I saw that interview when it happened, and as I was watching it I knew that it was a bunch of alarmist crap. Not to say that what's going on down in Texas isn't alarming, 'cause it is, but the notion that they for a minute considered removing all references to Christmas and the Constitution...

By and large, most carriers will dispatch around a cargo van to keep a straight truck loaded, moving and happy. Cargo vans are a dime a dozen, straight trucks are much harder to recruit and keep. If you drive a cargo van (or a Sprinter), you must come to terms with this one simple fact of...

Long runs can be a double edged sword, and a lot of it depends on the intelligence of the driver, and how willing he is to be let himself be manipulated by dispatch. 1100 miles, 1400 miles, with no break, yeah, it's legal, but it's pretty stupid, generally speaking. Many times you can drive that...

Much to the consternation of a few who know me, I do agree with you that in most elections a third party vote really and truly is a wasted vote, regardless of how warm and fuzzy it makes the third party voter feel. Unless the third party candidate is genuinely a viable candidate, with a real...