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Likewise, Monte. It was a pleasure for Diane and me to meet you too. It was especially interesting to learn that you put the first-ever reefer in service with Roberts Express (predecessor to FedEx Custom Critical). May I ask you to post the photo of that truck here on EO? It is an item of...

Driver2's post got me thinking more about why there is no Landstar Express America carrier forum. Let's look at this closer by looking at the first posts in the ten most recent threads in the three carrier forums that have the most threads (listed below by thread count in descending order)...

There has never been a Landstar Express America carrier forum that I know of. If there is any intrest among Landstar BCO's (Landstar's name for contractors) in having such a forum, none have expressed it on EO, at any EO gathering or at any gathering of Landstar BCO's that Diane and I have...

Diane and I met Monte (Notanewbie) today in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

I'm not a fleet owner but if I was, I could not imagine putting a driver in one of my trucks who was not checked out first. If I got myself into a position where cash flow was needed and I could get some going now by signing on a driver to check him or her out later, I would cut my losses and...

While the fuel consumption is a bit on the high side, I would hire the Caffee's as consultants, confident that they would have that engine whipped into shape in no time.

That was not us. We were in Sacramento then. But if you do see us, we owe you a meal for the friendly welcome and early coaching you provided when we came over to Landstar.

I was all set to put one in our truck until I read about the cylinder oil feed rates. That's a deal killer for me. Sorry, Leo.

The $1,820 is a legitimate recruiting point. FedEx Custom Critical charged the same $35 a week when we were there. Note, however, that certain shippers require Qualcomm-equipped trucks so drivers who wish to serve those customers would not be influenced by the cost savings that come from not...

Let me know when the company has a wood-paneled reading room with leather, wing-back chairs, a well appointed library, a liquor cabinet worthy of moderator/administrator and former editor tastes, and lockers where our freshly pressed dinner jackets can be kept. Company-logoed bomber jackets to...

I do not usually read the carrier forums but looking them over I was surprised to see Open Forum Administrator "Dreamer" chatting it up in the Load One forum. I knew him to be a FedEx Custom Critical contractor. Reading more, I see he made the move to Load One. It seems that Load One president...

Depends on the carrier, day of week, week of month, number of trucks in area, etc, etc, etc. Delivered in Sacramento this morning and got dispatched out one hour later. It does not work that way all the time but it is nice when it does.

Drivers empowered by stupidity seem never to run out of fuel.

Too late. We already have been audited by the Minnesota pro-rate office (or whatever it is called). It was no big deal. All they wanted was the miles we have driven in each state for the audit period. We know to track that because early in our expediting career, a fleet owner told us. When our...

Expediters have more in common than they have in difference. How is a FedEx Custom Critical contractor more insulated from the day-to-day happenings of expediting than a Load-1 contractor or a Landstar Express America BCO? What day-to-day happenings are you talking about exactly that "most of...

I have known for a long time that New York charges a mileage tax (state highway use tax) to trucks that most other states do not. But I only learned today that toll-paid miles driven on the New York State Thruway are mileage tax exempt. I also learned that our carrier will do the paperwork that...

Bless you, brother! When Diane and I were with FedEx Custom Critical, we got to know the hard way a shipper who happily booked a truck to have one if needed, and then canceled the run if it was not. This shipper was located in remote Texas and we would not know if the load would cancel until we...

Let's be clear about what "we all point out to newbies." Sitting and waiting is part of the deal for this expediter team when Diane and I have delivered a load and are next waiting for a load offer to come in. Sitting and waiting when the shipper or consignee is responsible for the sitting and...

True enough, but also be grateful for the first responders who had the equipment and wherwithal to keep that spill from becoming something much worse.

You can put some extra money in your pocket if you revisit this understanding. "Pass through" is used in a variety of contexts. In this context, we are talking here about how sole proprietors can treat tolls as a deductible business expense; whether or not they are reimbursed by a carrier. In...