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Wise words, well written; brief and very effective. Your message cutrs straight to the heart. Pease consider putting those very same words into letters addressed to that state's governor and to the commissioner of transportation (or whatever the appropriate title is). You have nothing to lose...

I have a reason to troublesoot a ProHeat unit today. The unit on our truck um... broke. We're running at the moment and deliver later today. At that point, I'll go after it to see what I can find. The manual for the unit is not in our truck and our fleet owner suspects it disappeared with one...

I read in the February 15-28 edition of The Trucker that FMCSA head, Anette Sandberg, has resigned, effective March 1. While she is now crowing about her accomplishments in that spot, it is also the case that the split sleeper berth provision disappeared under her watch and other so-called steps...

I agree with Fkatz. There is no rush for one-unit owner/operators to incorporate. The protections some people attribute to incorporation simply are not there for a one-unit owner-operator or team who drives his or her or their own truck. This is a conclusion Diane and I reached after doing our...

Greg334 said, "Well who is Jack Dixon and why can’t I find all these posts ATeam is talking about?!?" The author in question uses screen name "Jack Dixon". Search using that name to find his posts.

My Fedex agent >has told me they can't get many decent loads back east >because of the competition, thus most having to deadhead out >or sit for days on end. >Davekc Your "Fedex agent"? Agent is another word for diapatcher at Fedex. Dave, are you now running a truck(s) with FedEx? If so...

Regarding hair loss, it has been said that good people come out on top.

I'm so sorry to hear of the accident. I hope you can be compensated not only for the truck damage but also for the significant down time you and your drivers will suffer. A picture of the truck would help readers visualize your question and draft a response. Additional info about your truck...

In late November or early December I posted a piece that talked about how Diane and I enjoyed a stay and Thanksgiving dinner at a ski resort in Jackson Hole Wyoming after delivering a load there. The item included a photo of the truck we drive taken with the mountains as a backdrop. That truck...

If you have not already done so, read this topic (click link). There is talk there about solo expediting on the west coast. http://www.expeditersonline.com/dcforum/DCForumID1/3663.html

Jack Dixon has posted several times in the forum specific info about his runs out west. Had Broompilot been aware of the factual information Dixon offered, he would not likely have made his "counting the tumbleweeds" comment. A search of Dixon's posts by anyone interested in this topic may be in...

>Hiya, > >I realize this has been talked about before, but I'm curious >as to what the advantages of joining OOIDA are. I enjoy receiving Land Line magazine as a member benefit but that is not why I support OOIDA. As far as I know, OOIDA is the only effective Independent Owner/Operator...

>Actually I have to add something here. > >Many know that I worked in IT supporting large applications, >large groups of people but an alter life I had was a lot to >First thing is that it may not be a ‘machine’ issue but >an XP issue. Speaking from experience, the problem is >Windows...

Recent financial reports from both XM and Sirrius are available. Short story: Both are spending more money than they are taking in, in an effort to recruit programming pull and expand their subsrciber base.

Bill Moore and his crew at TSI Western Star have made a lot of friends and even some new truck customers by being generator-service heros, and fixing problems that others seemed unable to fix. If you are having a string of frustrating generator problems and are about to give your generator the...

>Avoid fleet owners altogether that have stringent >termination clauses and/or penalties in their contracts. >Compare several contracts to know the difference. >================================================= >If someone is in breach of the contract, then it should be >terminated...

Congratulations to both of you on making a successful transition into expediting. A number of big rig drivers jump in and find the world of expediting to be too different from what they knew before. So too with folks who have never been on the road before. Additionally, the two of you together...

>The media just wants to tell a tired truck driver story, >which is frustrating, because the real story is the >explanation of how a guy can be in compliance with the HOS >rules and still not have slept in two days. Very true. I can't help but wonder how many reporters have been...

samvic5150 said, >I started off in the expedite business a few months back and >had thought to have done a good amount of research. one >thing you cannot research though, is the honesty of a owner >for which you drive. Truer words were never spoken. Drivers and fleet owners are human...

>Hopefully I misunderstood your post .... >Davekc That's right. You did.