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It is not true that every expediter is out there to make money. It may be true that many expediters will say they are out there to make money but if they were serious, they would not be doing over and over again the things that do not make money. They would change their behavior to do the things...

Bad owners do indeed have a plan and some are very skilled at taking advantage of the fact that they are dealing with drivers who can generate a good amount of gross revenue to the truck but have little or no money to fight. Then along comes a determined fellow like you, and see how even someone...

Another option you have, ftp000, is to simply name the fleet owner you are having issues with. You may not be permitted to do so here for understandable reasons. If you asked me to name him on my web site, I too would decline if no easily verifiable proof existed that you were in the right and...

This thread is difficult to follow because people are all over the place. I don't even know that people are talking about the same fleet owner or various ones. Nevertheless, ftp000, you seem to be articulate and have things well documented. If Diane and I were in a circumstance (hypothetical...

My on-topic response was offered earlier in this thread (see this), but since a fair amount of this thread deals with spelling and punctuation, allow me to offer this. When you interact face to face with people who have not met you before, they judge you by what you present. If you act abrupt...

Diane and I send our condolences on the loss of your dog Kenzy. It is amazing how a loving pet can continue to bring the good out in you even after one passes. Your new involvement in Operation Roger speaks well of you and Kenzy.

A local TV station did a piece on FedEx Custom Critcial on April 22. It can be seen online. Click here to view. The piece on FDCC starts seven minutes, 30 seconds into the video. Your comments?

No problem. I have no doubt that you, Bob, Jones and others mixed many thoughts as your truck was being built. I only assumed that it was Jone's recommendation because you said, "Our dealer assured us air ride was not the best option for our our specs and application." My error. As you well...

Jeff Jones has spec'ed many an expediter truck in his day and his advice is worth listening to on the trucks he spec's. But it does not apply to all trucks. We have front air ride inspection on our Volvo expediter straight truck and it holds its alignment well. We can easily go a year or more...

That's good reporting, bobwg. Faster and more detailed than what Sirrus traffic station is reporting.

All true. I would just add that succeeding in ANY business is difficult, as indicated by the very high small business failure rate. Expediter wannabees will do well to prepare for the expediting BUSINESS by setting up a good set of books and money management practices now. You don't have to...

Smoother ride as stated above. It also keeps the frame from sagging in long wheelbase applications, which keeps the sleeper from making contact with the box or cab. On integrated sleeper applications where the sleeper is hard-fastened (not booted) onto the cab, frame rails stay rigid and take...

After the numerous warnings posted by drivers here and elsewhere against leasing a truck from a carrier that also dispatches your freight, that deal looks good to you? Don't forget how common it is in arrangements like this for the freight to strangly slow in the final months of the lease when...

Diane and I are laid over in the Midwest this weekend, waiting to pick up freight on Monday. For dinner today we parked at a Walmart, bought what we needed and cooked in the truck: oven-baked rolls, ham, corn, mashed potatoes and gravy. The convection microwave oven, two-burner stove top and...

Time for snapshots from expediters that illustrateswhat different people did for dinner this Easter Sunday. What did you do for dinner this Easter Sunday?

While there is some, Diane and I don't see much freight moving into or out of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont but the Boston express center is a busy one for us as is Connecticut. That is, as busy as other good express centers, but that does not mean we get there more than a few times a year...

You may not have had your new truck on the road long enough to answer this question but I am curious to know, what was the price of DEF when you purchased it from a bulk tank at a truck stop? Also, have you had experiences similar to nightcreacher where the bulk tanks were found to be...

Just some numbers that relate to this conversation: When we had our truck built, Diane and I paid $90,000 for the 2006 Volvo day cab and chassis. It would cost $112,000 today to buy a similarly equipped cab and chassis. That is a $22,000 increase over five model years. The price difference is...

This DEF thing is an interesting development. I am hearing that truck fuel economy has improved with SCR technology (which requires the DEF fluid). I'm thinking about fuel surcharges that are based on fleet MPG averages. As old trucks are replaced with new, and improved MPG averages influence...

BigBusBob and nightcreacher, poets lurk within you.