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You are correct. Whatever is made by trade can be defeated by trade. The next thing invented after locks were lock pics. And so it has gone throughout human history. Locks are defeated by lock pics. Codes are defeated by code breakers. Electronic security devices are defeated by other electronic...

Sad news. Diane and I offer our condolences to everyone who knew Jeff as a friend and/or colleague and now mourn his passing. I did not know Jeff as a close friend but was and continue to be impressed with the attitude he had toward his own death. I spoke with him about it on two occasions...

This is one of the many reasons I am pleased to support OOIDA and contribute to its PAC and litigation funds. From OOIDA: "Friday, Jan. 28, 2011 – In what the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association legal team calls a 'major victory,' U.S. District Judge Donovan W. Frank ruled the...

I asked, what hath the FMCSA wrought? We did not have to wait long to find out. Click this link to see how a TV news reporter quickly accessed a carriers SMS data, printed the pages for camera effect and reported numbers that are technically correct but woefully fail to tell the whole story...

We got ours installed a couple weeks ago but have used it very little because we are on vacation in Florida. I'll have more observations to share after we get back on the road. For now: - One advantage in waiting was that we did not have to use both the log books and electronic logging as the...

A written business plan is a good thing to have and it should include a section about reacting to unexpected breakdowns. You never know what the unexpected event might be. That's why it is called unexpected. But you do know that unexpected events will happen and you can indeed plan for the...

Well said. I am reminded of something once said by Lawrence McCord: "Expediting does not tolerate a personal agenda." Just as the rain does not know or care if you get wet, the freight does not know or care what you want. Success in this business is not about meeting your needs. It is about...

A reader contacted me privately to point out the difference between "percent" and "percentile rank." While I knew the difference when I made the original post, my choice of words did not clearly communicate it. The original post has been edited to more clearly communicate percentile rankings...

On its SMS Information Center web page, the FMCSA explains what SMS is, saying: "The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) Safety Measurement System (SMS) is an automated system that quantifies the on-road safety performance of motor carriers so that FMCSA can identify...

I don't know of people consider me to be in the Magnificent Seven or not but this topic gives me pause to think it might be a good time to take a break from the EO Open Forum. I have done so in the past with good results. Forum participation can become an unproductive addiction or...

Funny deliveries like this happen every now and then. People on the shipping end are nuttso-crazy to get 'er done but people on the receiving end don't care or may not even know what's up. -- Shipper pays expediter thousands of dollars to rush a box of plastic dashboard knobs to a farm tractor...

While reading this thread I wondered, just what exactly is a reflex reflector anyway? Our truck is in the shop at a chrome shop now and I am passing time in the waiting room, browsing the store and reading the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations Pocketbook. Examples of reflex reflectors...

What I like about your solution is the low-tech approach that makes it available to anyone. You are never more than a day away from your "recovery box." You don't need the internet or a computer to get things started. It's simple and brilliant in its simplicity.

Bravo! transporter, Bravo!

Court denies request to block CSA scores from public view "Even though the court has allowed public presentation of the carrier scores, the case will continue with regard to whether the full federal rulemaking standards should apply to the SafeStat replacement." For full story, click link above.

I was able to trace down the lock by looking at the file name on the photo TeamCaffee posted. The product name is Tractor Steering Joint Lock. It can be purchased from Transport Security, Inc. in Waconia, Minnesota (about 50 miles from our house :eek:). View the web site and product here. I...

HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJAH! TEAMCAFFEE! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! for sharing this post. I saw a driver use that steering shaft lock once at a truck stop a few years ago and have been looking for it ever since but with no success. Please tell me you know where to get this thing. I WANT...

OK. I get it now. I don't know how much time the position of alternate board member and board member would require. If it is a lot, that may be the reason why few leased drivers try for it. An own-authority owner operator would have more freedom.

Having read about the candidates, I find it encouraging, not disheartening, that the would-be board members have their own authority. A common theme seems to be that they worked other positions like company driver or leased owner-operator for many years and got their own authority. It's like...

Godspeed, 2sweet. We wish you well.