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If you make the truck your home, it may offset some of the disadvantages of being a solo driver but it will also trigger a significant financial disadvantage that may lead you to reconsider your strategy. It has nothing to do with being solo or team but with taxes. If you do not maintain a home...

When FedEx Custom Critical specifies dock height for a truck, the box floor must be 48 - 52 inches from the ground. 48 x 48 inch pallets are not uncommon. A truck body (box) interior greater than 96" is desirable. This enables you to place two 48 x 48 inch skids side by side.

Diane and I have not seen snow fall since Christmas when we went home to Minnesota. We vacationed in Florida after that and sat out all the bad storms. Back on the road, the freight kept us south until now. We may see snow fall tonight, depending on how the storm acts. It seems our Florida...

Arguments have been made on both sides of the question by very intelligent people who are deep inside the business. I have read both sides and remain without a firm opinion of my own. Oil companies routinely explain price increases with things like supply fears, demand spikes, seasonal...

I of course cannot know for sure what is going on with your browser without looking at it but it sounds to me that you have a hijacking program lurking in your computer. Do a Google search on "About:Blank" to read about this hijacking program and others similar. Now that you are using Firefox...

Note that the futures market is a zero-sum market; meaning that for every dollar amount positioned in a buy-side contract, an equal amount is positioned in a sell-side contract. If someone wants to buy a $100 contract (long), someone else must agree to sell it (short). Without both a buyer and...

The entities that purchase our expensive services would be the same ones that purchase the services now; namely, those who ship freight that require temperature control, temperature monitoring, various forms of security, lift gates, inside deliveries, etc. Much of the freight we haul is not...

When the blank page appears, what does it say in the address bar (the place where you type a web address like www.fedex.com)?

Yes, Diane and I could stay in business if diesel prices rose to $7.00 a gallon; provided that the fuel surcharge arrangement our carrier has now would continue at $7.00 a gallon. Our carrier uses an average of nine mpg for straight trucks when calculating the fuel surcharge. The more we exceed...

I just tried ours for the first time today (only had the new device a short time). It worked fine. If you are having trouble accessing the reports, it may be due to a script blocking program, permissions your browser assigns to the Qualcomm site or similar issue.

Not that it matters much beyond it being an item of historical trivia, but to set the record straight, Jones was the top seller of Bentz sleepers in the years that Bentz was in business. That is a fact confirmed to me by Bentz himself. Jones continued the SST integrated sleeper line by buying...

That's right. Everybody is different. The fundamental flaw in both the present and proposed HOS regs is that the regs make it difficult if not impossible for drivers to manage their own biorhythms. Back when five and five was allowed, it was not a requirement. Ten and ten were allowed too...

Amen to that!

Diane and I are a team too but I don't see much difference in the effect a 10 hour shift would have on us vs. 11 (I can see a big difference for solo drivers). Can you elaborate? How exactly will a 10 hour driving shift make it unsafe? What am I missing?

I see Express-1 is advertising for straight and semi reefer trucks, saying, "Progress in Motion! Experienced Temp Control Straight Trucks and Semi's Needed Immediately." What's up with that?

Jones advised me today that one of these new units is on the road now, three have been sold and are being built, and seven are on order to stock.

Layover Lounge Put it in park. You're going to be here awhile. Idling is permitted. The Layover Lounge is where you can share the best places and activities to do while you're on a layover. Got a favorite place? Post it for all to see. Where are you laid over today? I posted it here because...

I know pretty much nothing about cargo/Sprinter van expediting and generally don't put much effort into learning about it because my interests lie elsewhere. However, the idea of a van round table is interesting. If the event happens and Diane and I are in the area, I might ask to attend, not...

I don't think it is as dramatic as you suggest. I have yet to meet a driver of a straight truck who said he or she hates vans or van drivers. Nor have I met one who sees vans as direct competition. The closest I have seen was concern that developed among CR and DR-unit drivers when the BR vans...

Indianapolis Museum of Art Diane and I spent a pleasant layover day yesterday at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. - Admission is free. - The facility and exhibits are high quality. - Parking for straight trucks is available and possibly for semis too but big rig drivers may want to call...