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RE: Hows the the new FedEx CC FSC program working >You know I have to add this and while it may seem to be >mean, I don't intend it that. But you do realize that by >advertizing that wonderful week you just had you really hit >a nerve with a bunch of the rest of us. You are one of very...

RE: Straight Truck with Reefer/lift gate opinions Regarding inside reefer body width, by law, the outside of the body can be a maximum of 102 inches (8.5 feet). If your insulated side walls are four inches thick, for a total of 8 inches: 102 - 8 = 94 inches interior width. Three-inch walls...

While we've been expediters for a little over three years, we've hauled more freight than many. There are reasons for that. 1. We seldom go home. We try to stay in service and out on the road as much as possible. That availability opens us to more loads than we would otherwise see if we were...

You might notice that some people have e-mail addresses like [email protected] or [email protected]. Those are web-based e-mail services, meaning that your e-mail server resides on the service provider's server and not on your computer. The advantage is you can access your e-mail anywhere you...

I agree. Diane and I have plucked a number of good loads out of the FedEx Freight system. The more LTL freight FedEx hauls, the more we like it!

Since purchasing our reefer last June, we've had two issues that combined have cost us several days of down time and several hundred miles of deadhead to resolve. One issue was a simple manufacturer's defect reparied under warranty. The other kept us from going in for T-Val testing since we knew...

Give 'em time. They'll complain it was not 5%.

>I think some type of written agreement is necessary >specifing when and where home time occurrs. You could be >gone for 6 weeks and due to many reasons have very little >revenue to show for it or you could be gone for 3 weeks and >have a ton of money. If thats the case the owner will...

Law suits are public-record events. If one has been filed, it would be a simple matter to verify it and learn the details.

It has been several days since posts have been made to this topic, suggesting that it has run its course. Thank you to those who contributed to it. My next step is to review the thread in depth, develop a reefer-payback formula, run it by my accountant (a trucking industry tax specialist) to...

There is a huge difference between OOIDA and a labor union. OOIDA is a professional association that truck drivers voluntarally join. OOIDA does what it can to determine the best interests of its membership and advocate for that. In every union I've been forced to join, it was just that...being...

>I think you are referring to OHIO. As far as I know I80 in >IOWA has always been a Freeway. Oops! you are correct. I meant OHIO, not IOWA. Duh!

jbrbears, a UPS recruiter, says a fair amount about UPS in the "Ask The Recruiter" forum. See: http://www.expeditersonline.com/dcforum/DCForumID19/324.html His comments lead me to believe that UPS plans to expand into expediting in a big way over time and that they will grow their own fleet...

RE: Broom made a response about what your time is Overnight, another important lesson learned came to mine. That is, a lesson learned by reading the Open Forum before we became expediters, that helped us avoid some of the common mistakes that lead to other expediters' unplanned exits from the...

You got it! Diane and I have been using them for a while now. It is hard to imagine being without them now. As inexpensive as they are, we carry extras, in case one gets lost or wrecked. Rechargable batteries make it easier to leave the walkies on for extended periods. You don't have to worry...

I don't recall the exact dates and dollar amounts, but it was not so long ago that Iowa lowered the tolls on I-80 and raised truck speed limits there to lure trucks back on to the tollway. That was after a previous toll increase gave truckers all the incentive they needed to choose other routes...

RE: Broom made a response about what your time is >Wait lets change gears a minute, what exactly is your >measure of success? I have stated my measure of success in the forum before. It is; if you are achieving the goals you set for yourself as an expediter, you are successful. >I don't...

RE: Broom made a response about what your time is >>One of the beauties of the Open Forum, and one that Diane >>and I took full advantage of before we began as expediters, >>is by reading past posts, you can learn from other peoples' >>mistakes. You don't have to learn from your own. > >Oh...

You don't have to visit with many drivers about sleep to quickly conclude that people vary widely in their sleep habits and needs. Some can sleep well in a bunk in a moving truck, others cannot. Some could not sleep more than 7 hours a night if you paid them. Others very much need 8 hours of...

>You guys are forgetting one very important item. Yes they >raise your percentages for a trip but is the rate to the >customer reduced?? Thats what needs to be found out. No it is not reduced. That is already known. The recent FedEx tarriff INCREASE has been previously discussed in the open...