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Correct. The driver mentioned was a team driver.

Correct. Our reasons for becoming expediters in 2003 were; 1) increase our income, 2), spend more time together, 3) share in a business project, 4) simplify our lives, and 5) see the country. Notice that becoming tough truckers was not on the list. If not for air conditioning, air ride seats...

I am using dregs in a broad sense and as a figure of speech. You are applying the term to CDL holders or those who aspire to be. I am not. If you want to push me to be more precise about the potential labor pool to which I refer, substitute unambitious laborers with limited skills, no desire...

It is a shipper's market until a driver shortage develops. But when will it develop? By putting EOBRs in trucks, carriers can replace driver skills (log keeping, time management, routing, fuel decisions, etc.) with in-truck baby monitors and intense supervision from dispatch and other entities...

No. My driving record, CSA score, and log book would prove everything I would need to prove whatever needed to be proved in the event of an accident, as would information from the truck's ECM which is already there at no additional cost to me. The EOBR would be an additional expense that...

You can include yourself in that group if you wish when you say "we" are our own worst enemies, but do not include me. I am not my own worst enemy and do not do the things you mentioned above (except complain about EOBRs; because adding one to our truck is not in Diane's and my best interests...

You have said this before. What do you mean by this exactly?

Incorrect. (Non-union) drivers asked for the flexibility to take a nap during the day in a way that would stop their 14 hour clock while they were on break. No driver I know asked to be forced to park his or her truck to take a break in the middle of his or her work day whether a break was...

They did a better job of reacting to the courts and the politically powerful special interest groups operating behind the scenes; pressures that will continue to be exerted and keep the rules in play. Having been fiercly and professionally active in politics for 10 years, including interacting...

Mobile Mancave...LOL!:D

The people who are telling you to get a lawyer are correct. This is serious. You have been cited. It's not about who is right or wrong. It's not about saving money. It's not about how you feel. It's about defending yourself and your career against that citation. Talking to the DA is also a good...

One solution may be for customers to add a box or canister of HAZMAT freight to the non-HAZMAT but secure shipment that allows the drivers to secure the load 24/7. A similar approach is already taken under HAZMAT rules where, to avoid a negative situation, a one piece HAZMAT load becomes a two...

That's exactly right. It's the customers' problem. The FMCSA has made it obvious that they don't care even a tiny bit about economic opportunities and careers of truck drivers who provided secure services under the old rules. If a problem exists, it falls to the customers and marketplace to...

You have more faith than I do. Who's going to solve the problem? The same people who created it in the first place? They were told of the issues in the listening sessions and in other ways. Having other fish to fry, they simply ignored this vital input. If I was a general just now becoming...

The lectures are gifts from Diane. She bought sets of CDs from Barnes and Noble which were then imported onto our iPod. iTunes has a section called iTunes U that offers a number of lectures on various topics. I have not explored those. I think a number of colleges have their own podcasts that...

When a long drive lies ahead, a travel mug of green tea is prepared. I will often drive for hours with no radio or music on, enjoying the quiet time. Driving is fulfilling in itself. Otherwise, live radio is used to catch the news. Our iPod is hard wired into the truck's sound system. I will...

I have not yet reviewed the changes in depth. As a team, Diane and I have more flexibility than solo drivers and I believe we will be able to adapt. One thing that jumps out from my first read is the requirement that the 34 hour reset must now take place over two nighttime sleeping periods...

I looked for it but could not find it. Do you have a link? A Google News search for UPS and UPS bad delivery brings no news story up. As before, a YouTube search of UPS turns up a few UPS bad delivery videos (FedEx has more too), but nothing has the legs that the FedEx monitor toss video has...

FedEx put a response on YouTube which makes sense. The message is right. The company has taken reasonable actions to make things right with the customer, voiced the Purple Promise (which many customers do not know), move the driver out of a customer contact role and to use the bad delivery as a...

1. Sleep management. Nothing is fun when you are tired and it goes without saying that driving tired is dangerous. Diane and I make sleep management our TOP priority. Nothing is more important. In addition to the safety benefits, you just feel better when you are well rested. That's good for the...