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As election day draws near, 24 Minnesota newspapers have endorsed Independence Party candidate Tom Horner for governor and none have endorsed the Democratic or Republican candidates (there may be some minor papers that have that I do not know about, but they would fall into the weekly shopper...

Trump would be less conservative than the "true believer" Republican conservatives would like. I don't know "The Donald" well but he hired me and I worked briefly as his internet guy when he ran a Trump for President exploratory campaign in 1999. In the meetings we had with him, he was more of...

If you are not comfortable on the road without being armed, have you considered the possibility that the road may not be for you? I would love to carry a pistol if they would let me but the road is a fantastic place to live and work just the same. As far as displaying a weapon goes, lots of...

Diane and I have noticed the same. To those who criticize Open Forum members for posting their carrier complaints here, kindly note that complaints sent in privately numerous times by numerous contractors produced no change, but complaints posted here seemed to produce positive results. The...

If you read my blog (link below) you will see how Diane's and my schedule varies and how we manage our sleep. I don't provide minute-by-minute details but you will get the idea. We are a team in a straight truck. Today's entry happens to include sleep and drive info.

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Across the street from Circus Circus and just one block from the Strip is a KOA Kampground. The rates are high compared to other KOAs but the location is hard to beat. Diane and I have stayed there with our truck a few times. We have a KOA membership so making reservations in advance have been...

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We arrived yesterday at our 15:00 pickup only to discover that no one at the shipper knew anything about the freight. After an hour at the dock and several calls were made by dispatch and people at the company, the freight was finally found. It turned out that the man who booked the load was...

You raise a good point about self esteem as it relates to show trucks. Goodness knows the world is full of people who live life from the outside in and load themselves up with all sorts of material goods in the quest for happiness. Show truck owners are no different, I presume. My guess is that...

It might be an interesting read but it would also be an apples and oranges comparison. You might as well compare cargo vans to semi trucks. I know little about your reasons for being in the business, x06col, or your ways of going about it, but suspect that your reasons and ways vary as much...

You can see how often we moved through and stopped in Ohio by viewing our monthly trip maps. Each dot represents a pick up, delivery or layover stop. We are a team in a CR-unit, leased to FedEx Custom Critical.

Regarding newbies, veterans and business success, there is no substitute for experience and there is no substitute for intelligence. You can be very smart and study and learn nearly everything there is to know about bicycles, the people who ride them, the rules of the road and how to ride one...

The same has happened to us. It was in California. The officer complained a bit about the people who are supposed to order stickers but that was it. The inspection was completed and no sticker was given.

That was my understanding too, but how do you know? Can you cite an official source that says this?

The following comes from this FMCSA document: "Both CSMS and DSMS assess an individual entity’s performance by BASIC and Crash Indicators calculated from information collected during on-road safety inspections and state-reported CMV crash records. These data are recorded in the Motor Carrier...

I was tired when I asked about the percentage of the gross. This morning it came to me that the offer is first made at the contracted percentage of the gross. Sweeteners that follow on subsequent offers come out of the carrier's percentage. I remembered loads that Diane and I have done where...

My understanding is different about the completion of a DOT inspection form and CSA points. Are you saying that if a trooper pulls you over and cites you for say a speeding violation of 5 mph over the posted limit but does not complete a DOT inspection form, the violation carries no CSA points...

You answered your own question, did you not? They offer loads first at the lower rate because there are drivers who either understand little or care little about making a profit and will take the low paying loads for any number of reasons (including the lack of patience you so well describe)...

A noteworthy achievement indeed!