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I can't speak for the Caffees but can say what Diane and I need. We need freight at volume and rates sufficient to make a profit and meet our financial and non-financial expediting goals. Already having that it in our present carrier relationship and centralized dispatch system, we are not...

As others have stated, our 2010 revenue is also up from 2009 levels. What has changed is the number of loads we turn down to sustain good revenue numbers. Behind that change is the company change of sending out a boatload of money-losing offers that we did not see before; and often sending the...

Company people may take your "dispatcher harassment" reason as a joke. I understand that it is not. Your comment should be taken seriously, and it's profound implications should be taken to heart by anyone listening who cares about recruiting and retention.

By intent or accident, each expediter finds one's own way to operate in the industry and own path to follow. I applaud the determination you demonstrated as you found your way and move in a direction that you consider to be forward and upward. Please understand that I intend no disrespect in...

Depending on the shipper or consignee, expediters and their trucks get to play dress up in all sorts of ways. The most amusing I have seen to date, and that makes me laugh every time I recall the image, is a consignee in Pennsylvania that requires drivers to put on shoe covers before being...

In context, "... this market." refers specifically to the market discussed in this post; namely, the market served by Jeff Jones and Bentz Transport Products, Inc. in the past, and intended to be served in the future by Jones and Don Bentz. I could have been more clear and said "this White...

The talk about great service from Bolt on old Bentz sleepers is all fine and good but has anyone actually seen an aftermarket sleeper built by Bolt? To be an aftermarket sleeper manufacturer, a company actually has to build them, does it not? Understand that Bolt is not the successor...

We don't have to clean a truck stop shower or launder the towels when we are done. The RV-style shower in the truck provides a good shower but requires service. The water supply must be replenished. The walls and floor must be dried. At a truck stop, it's shower and go. Also, in the truck the...

That button works better when you are under specific loads where the button is part of the service offered to the customer on a particular load. Having used it and the 55 macro not under such loads and learning what the response is like, we do not rely on them for anything. 911 is the better...

I do not broker my own loads, and that makes me a pathetic loser in the industry, looked down upon by those that do. I only wish I had the brains and connections to get in on the piles and piles of money they make and I do not. But woe is me, a carrier-dependent brokerless expediter, living...

Depending on location we shower: At home in Minnesota At our vacation home in Florida At friends' houses here and there At relatives' houses here and there At truck dealerships that have showers At RV parks we stay at while laid over At truck stops At hotels (rare) At public beaches...

I have not kept up. We know Bentz is gone and now Double Eagle has officially closed its doors (soon). I've heard rumors about the others but have not followed up. What aftermarket sleeper companies are left?

What I said above did not work after all. The same offer, now twice refused, was sent to our truck this morning, despite the fact that the dispatcher told us last night that she would "show the refusal." I called again this morning to talk to the dispatcher who sent it out, a different one than...

I may have stumbled upon a solution to the problem of load offers that are repeatedly sent while our refusals are not honored. It happened again today. We are on an overnight run now. We received a load offer this morning that we declined by sending in C-Link code 33, 2. Just after I went to...

Doing so is part of what led to our decision to not have a TV in the truck. We have one in the Florida house we recently purchased by default in that it came with the house. We're not there to watch it most of the time and when we are there it is off more than on. Now, let me return your...

When I said "contrary to popular belief" I had in mind polls that rank journalism (journalists) among the lesser trusted occupations. My experience with journalists is personal. In my political days (see bio) I was interviewed by literally hundreds of them; everyone from the local small-town...

No, they do not expect you to be in your vehicle at all times. When Diane or I are in the truck, we stay on C-Link. When we are away, we send in a message (code 08) that takes us off C-Link. When a truck is off C-Link, load offers are sent to contractors by telephone.

The talk is self-explanatory. Read the posts.

If by respond you mean answering yes or no, ten minutes is too long. You generally know in a minute or two if it is an offer to accept or decline. As you come to know which express centers are good, you can often know in an instant if it is a good or bad offer. Our carrier gives us ten minutes...

I ended up pulling the air tabs off our roof because I got tired of replacing them. Like yours, our roof is not perfectly flat. If the trees don't take the air tabs out, the water does. It collects in the low spots on the roof and soaks away the effectiveness of the adhesive. A solution exists...