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We've driven trucks with both types of roofs. Both have their advantages. Translucent roofs are great for light, except at night. A tree limb can poke a hole in a translucent roof that a solid roof might survive. Either way, put lots of lighting inside your box. The truck we're in now has four...

I'm the one that said load acceptance is as much an art as it is a science, but for some reason the post was deleted. There was nothing controversial in what I said. No explaination was given for the deletion (presumably by a moderator). Load acceptance is as much an art as a science. While...

Failure in business is nothing new and not exclusive to trucking. Depending on the study providing the statistics, statistics show that half or more of all small business fail. The rate for businesses without employees is even higher. Not too encouraging, is it? Yet no matter how much business...

We applied for FAST certification some time ago and sent in the required $50. Months went by and we heard nothing. Our good friends up north finally responded, but long after the inteview window closed so if we wanted FAST, we'd have to apply again and spend another $50. We have not done so and...

HELLO GARMAN!!!!!! The truck seats we want are not available as an option in the new truck we will be taking delivery on in the not-too-distant future. The new truck will feature top-of-the-line National air-ride seats, grey in color, cloth, with arm rests. But we don't want them. We want other...

The answers you received a year ago when you asked the same question stand as valid today.

As I see it (one man's observation), the real deal is the real deal. There is nothing going on behind the scenes. It's exactly as FedEx says it is. There is no need to read between the lines. The lines themselves say it all. Sales leads are being referred across divisions. And yes, they are...

>After 20 years in the IT industry in both field service and >as an admin and 2 degrees in the field A.A.S., M.A. I'm glad >to be driving a truck. Information Technology...the answer to America's truck driver shortage!

>Sorry for being so long winded, but I love talking geek. I enjoyed it! Good approach. Mine is different in that resource use does not trouble me. The cost of storage and memory has fallen so much and speeds increased so much that I'm OK with piggy products on my machine. I'm no longer...

>Yeah well Phil I am sure the day will come when it screws >you to. As others have posted to back up my claim. I went >to two Professional Computer Stores, the first one in >Muskegon, at least got me to where I could at least browse >the internet. His suggestion get rid of Norton, second...

Online data backup services are good for all the reasons vipra says. I prefer the flash memory stick method (described in other posts) because of the security issues others mentioned. It's great to see others sharing their ideas about data backup. It's a significant topic for all expediters.

Cheri1122, You are a synaptically-gifted juxtaposition master!

>Thank you all for your wisdom and experance. With any luck i >won't be setting long enough for this to become an issue. >Just have to remember to unplug it when i get home(where >ever that was) >3 weeks out and still going strong. Every expediter I know and have heard about has sat long...

>Well Phil, I sort of agree with you, but Norton has a bad >reputation in the IT world and problems are not the fault of >the user but rather Norton. Your IT credentials are superior to mine, but I too was in the IT world for a few years. For end users on non-networked or home-networked...

>for custom drivers that say thay r making no less then a >dollar ninty a mile that r doing government loads an such >what kind of back ground do u have to have for these tipe of >loads I'm not sure where you got your $1.90 per mile figure, but I would not bank on it by any means. Don't...

Just because it happened to you, it does not mean it will happen to everyone else. Norton is a fine company with a fine product. I just upgraded my Norton products with no trouble at all. It sounds like you had a bad install. That can happen for a variety of reasons, including a power surge...

> Now I'm not posting this to depress anybody or to whine.I >just figure this is something that could be helpful to >somebody just getting into this business.My business is >totally dependent on a truck and trucks break down.When they >break its a double blow (no income and high repair...

The Texas show is a major show too, though smaller than MATS. Little if any meaningful expediting exhibiting goes on at shows other than MATS and the Expedite Expo. If you are looking for expediting info, those are the two shows to attend.

The article, "Introduction to Expediting" touches on most industry aspects. Link: http://www.expeditersonline.com/downloads/introduction.pdf You might put some serious time into studying the Open Forum. When we were researching the industry before jumping in, I read every post in every...

This is from a press release recently issued by the Louisville Truck Show organizers. Seems they had a highly successful event. MATS 2006: A Record Breaking Event Louisville, KY - March 30, 2006: Exhibit Management Associates, Inc. is proud to announce that the 2006 edition of the Mid-America...