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A break from the EO fray can be a good thing if you find yourself getting too wrapped up in it. Time on EO is good. Time away can be good too. I'm look forward to your history project contributions.

>You have no control over fuel costs, except you can control >your consumption. > >You have to eat regardless of where you are; however, the >trick is in having the facilities to prepare and enjoy your >own cooking. Preparing sandwiches isn't cooking. We still >enjoy our meals out which...

>My comments on my own personal Pro-Heat I will post later >but if you are considering one you might as well go to a >boat store and buy an anchor. Undependable is not the word, >14 repairs in less than 20 months hows that for reliable. That was a brand-new unit that came with your truck...

Then you did the right thing by leaving and finding a carrier more suitable to your needs. That's what smart independent contractors do.

What RichM said.

Very cool! I checked the Minnesota info (our home state) and found it to be correct, even the info about no sales tax on clothing and Mall of America parking hours.

>I was asked a question and would like to bring it to the >form. Are you a true owner operators when your are leased >to FedEx CC? I was leased for 1 year as an “E†unit and >would like to compare the two. OK. Allow me the luxury of a more considered reply. >I do own my truck and pay...

Good point.

If a truck stop is the best place for you to park, and if you smoke, and if you do not have a generator or shore power, and if your company pays the fee, the product may be OK. That's who Idle Aire is marketing to...large fleets with big-rig trucks and drivers who wait at truck stops to recharge...

>I had almost 20 years in with them. Due to some health >issues I cancelled my lease last month. I received >absolutely nothing from them saying,"Good luck, Good bye >,Thanks for your Efforts, Hope you are well etc." Since I >no longer contributed to their bottom line, I no longer...

Asking if you are a "true owner-operator" with FedEx is kind of like asking if you are a "real truck driver" driving just a straight truck. While the conversation can go on and on, in the end it does not matter. If you don't like it where you are, leave. If you want to be a "real truck driver"...

Thanks for sharing the contract info. It helps readers understand not just that your lease/purchase worked out successfully but also why. It's not about playing the odds. It's about doing business with people who are as upright and professional as you. If the odds against a successful lease...

While it may be off the original Panther bashing topic, another topic that comes to mind is "Praise for FedEx CC Dispatch!" For those who are considering a move, it may be worth reading. http://www.expeditersonline.com/cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboard.cgi?az=show_thread&om=3781&forum=DCForumID1

This time last year, millions of people were uprooted, injured, and some were even killed when Hurricane Katrina struck. Expediters responded, including a number of EO members. Today, journalists are doing their Katrina follow-up stories. Authors are releasing their books. An interesting and...

RE: Straight Truck with Reefer/lift gate opinions I can't speak about what goes on with other carriers, but with FedEx reefer loads, lift gates are often used to get the temperature-controlled freight on and off the truck. Computer servers and other electronic components that are kept at room...

That was kind of the point. Sorry I made it poorly. If we felt the need for a formal vacation, we'd take one.

We drove by there the other day. Freightliner of Knoxville had a number of new and used expediting trucks on the lot.

B.W.C.A. is on our to-do list. Before we got into expediting, we used to take vacation time and long weekends to paddle into the upper St. Croix flowage and base camp there. After getting into expediting, we have not taken a proper vacation in three years. How wierd is that?

Congratulations! Thank you for sharing your story. The only thing you left out was the fleet owner's name.

Looking at the photo in the UPS ad on EO gives one occasion to pause and think. https://www.expeditersonline.com/sub/ups/index.html An expediter truck with UPS logos on it. Hmmmmmmmm. See also: http://www.ups-scs.com/transportation/expedite.html