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I'm certain EO (meaning the people who work at the EO office) will think about a Hall of Fame, and even about the Driver of the Month idea you suggested in another thread. The problem is these folks have about 10,000 other things to think about too. They are up to their eyeballs in web site...

I was looking at the Conway Expedite web site to learn more about this. I see similarities between their reorganization and FedEx's (Surface Expedite Network). The new expedite truck logo is very nice. I like the stripe across the bottom of the box. It ties the whole truck together and creates a...

This is good information, Rex. Thank you for sharing. I'm looking forward to the rest of the story.

>A while back, I asked our members for their ideas on the >definition of expediting. The concensus has been the same >that I use in discussing expediting at EO workshops, and the >same as the definitions used by FedEx Custom Critical: >Door to Door; Exclusive Use; and, Time Specific...

As Open Forum readers know, a history of expediting book project has been launched, with me as the editor and project leader. Below is a letter I am sending to people who have volunteered to help. I share it here as a way of recruiting additional volunteers and to inform interested readers...

>If facts are spelled out clearly, such as this book is a >private endeavor with the editor being Phil as himself and >not Phil as the senior secret editor of EO or whatever, and >people want to contribute to that venture, that is fine but >this to me does not seem like the place for that...

>Already know all about Pat Hopkins. We actually almosy made >the mistake of driving for him. I don't want to get into the pros or cons of lease/purchase or opinions about the attitude of the original poster in this thread. I am, however, compelled to rise in defense of Pat Hopkins and his...

ATeam you >sound like you want to do your project and research through >this site yet have it be put on another possibly your own >site you link up to what's up with that Ateam Why not do >either the EO hall of fame or history thing right here at >EO? A lot of people helped me here at EO...

This will be my last post in this thread about the history of expediting project. It's time to move on to the actual work. I knew someone or people would rise to level charges regarding ego and credit. In all productive endeavors in all fields, people always do. Now that we have that...

This is to provide an example of the kind of tasks this project will involve and the kind of research help we seek. As luck would have it, Diane and I deliver a load in Kansas City tomorrow morning. The OOIDA office is nearby. If we do not get dispatched out, we'll drive over there to inquire...

Because the volunteers will not be in the same office working together, the web will be used as the most effective means of communication available. That in iteself is exclusive. It shuts out or hinders those who have much to add but lack computer skills, and thus the ability to easily...

>thanks for kind words >and this is a great idea history of expediting, i'm not a >writer i collect info and pass it on , or start idea and it >has taken awhile to get this to this point now we should add >to it, maybe make a forum like site here as people remeber >things , and they get in...

>Ateam, if you check the archives i think you will find that >it was geo who first brought up the idea of a hall of fame >not david mayfield.:) Thank you, DD. This is precisely why we'll need to submit the near-completed work to a number of people for fact checking and critical review.

>With that said, I also have to say that this is a niche >market in the supply chain or the world of freight. It is >not something that is completely unique or stands alone in >the industry ... ...so if you write an in depth history, you >have to include things like the expedited freight...

The >dispatchers do not know Canadain paper work anymore. I beg to differ. If you accept a border-crossing load, it is first up to you to know what your responsibilities are and to know the border crossing procedures. That is not easily done as the procedures are complicated and frequently...

>So when you here Fedex Custom Critical apprecates there >contractors. Now you know they DO NOT CARE ABOUT US, They >will not help you or stand by you in any way, >THEY DO NOT CARE.:'( :'( Your story does not even come close to what I've experienced personally and what friends of mine have...

In a recent post, David Mayfield (DavidWMayfield) spoke of creating an expediting Hall of Fame. That post led to talk of people who should be included and to talk of the history of expediting. See...

Add to the list: Terry and Rene' O'Connell Dave Hodge

>Two more names Come to mind. > >Joe Roman For his early web site. > >George McDonald (GEO) For his LO/TS guide. Can you provide more info about the Roman web site and the LO/TS guide? I'm unfamiliar with both.

>Con-Way Now was a late comer to the expedite industry. But >with CNF's vision and financial backing they were able to >become a major player in a few short years. > >Con-Way Now opened for business in August,1996, with company >drivers, a fleet of Ford 350 vans and a handful of...