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It was not me. Note that FedEx CC drivers don't normally speak of the customers they serve. There are a host of good reasons for that policy. Folks are not being unfriendly if they don't respond. They are just being professional.

RE: ????????????? WHAT IS AN EXPEDITER ????????? Moderators, My reply number 7 in this thread did not turn out right because the server interpreted brackets I put in the the text as a command to omit that text. Kindly remove reply number 7 in it's entirety and this paragraph. The same reply...

RE: ????????????? WHAT IS AN EXPEDITER ????????? Your question is an important one. How you explain the term "expediter" to a banker that is being asked to finance your new truck can influence how the the banker treats your request. FedEx CC defines itself as "North America’s largest...

One of the advantages of a planned giving program is the ability to decline "beggar" requests with a clear conscience. There will always be greater needs than your ability to meet. If you already know you've made a committment to helping specific folks or organizations, you need not feel guilty...

>I want to get somewhat straight on being able to spend a few >hours at a truck stop or rest area to sleep etc.... >From what I have read in previous posts, some truck stops >allow you to park there if you pay, fill up w/gas, and some >rest areas only let you park there for a an hour or...

Our (wife and me) carrier (FedEx CC) sometimes runs contests that provide incentives to accept 80% or more of the offered loads, indicating that FedEx CC regards 80% as a "good" accpetance rate.

>What size Box/Van do you run? >On a typical run, how full does the van get (floor space)? >What types of loads do you carry (General/vague)? >What is the typical load weight (Less truck's weight/GVWR)? > >Does anyone run a Flatbed? ><Same questions> > >-Joe Bohannon >Bakersfield, CA My...

>Prof: The $5 is a user fee that the Customs charges all >USofA citizens who use the service. It's much like >admission to a National park is only charged to thos who use >that service. Persons who cross into the U.S. frequently >can purchase a windshield decal for $100 per annum. Dont...

>A-Team...JuJu and I have never been told of this visibility >rule. Maybe cuz they can't see down in a van? JuJu and I >have been asked to get out of vehicle so they can see the >passenger though. We were also told that TWO names must be >on the inbound manifest and both dribvers must be at...

>My son has class A CDL w/Hazmat and OTR TT experience but no >money. I have some money but no experience. Hmmmm. Wonder if there >is a lesson there? Yes there is! But I'm not telling. :)

Our average detention pay has always been an amount lower than we think it should be. ;) In our view, the value of "D-time" is not the money you get for sitting and "doing nothing." We can make more money running on another load, even with the D-time and fuel factored in. The value of D-time...

Should we start as being >based in Michigan and move to Dallas or move first? All >advice welcome. If you move to TX and start a new career at the same time you introduce two HUGE stressors into your life. If you give expediting a try first to make sure it works out, you only introduce one...

Yes, nice post, right on the money. But it begs the question, have you ever had a disgruntled driver? What do you think of the advice frequently offered in the Forum that prospective drivers should ask to speak to former drivers of the fleet owner in question? Having raised the point, let me...

Being one to continue to go to Canada, I read this thread with great interest. The $5,000 fine gives us (wife and me, team drivers) pause, but not enough to keep us out. We once found out after the fact that if both drivers are not visible to the U.S. Customs Officer when we enter the U.S., we...

>Happy New Year folks. > >I have been working for the government the last 12 years, >and need to get out! If it's the federal government you are talking about, there is an important consideration before you jump. Federal government employees have THE BEST retirement and health care benefits...

Just up the road from your home town is Bordentown, NJ. There is a Petro truck stop there with a large bobtail lot that is a favorite stopping place for expediters. Consider going there to chat with some of them about freight in your area. We frequently see FedEx CC (by far the most) and...

In another thread ("Is It Happening Again?" now locked), raceman makes an excellent point; namely, that success for one person can be completely different from success for another. In other words, success is what YOU define it to be. Success is a result. It's what happens when YOU achieve the...

When you ask about cost-saving devices, the first thing that comes to mind is, well...my mind. I use it to remember to check the air pressure in my tires and to develop fuel-saving driving techniques. Total cost: $0. Total savings: Substantial.

You've heard the saying, "It's always darkest before the dawn?" I'm now looking on the flip side of that. We've been in boom times and optimism is easy to justify. But just as it's always darkest before the dawn, bright days give way to dark nights and I believe we're at that point now. The peak...

I've only seen this advertised, not in person, but I'm likely to give it a try once we get our new truck. It's a small vac powered by compressed air. GuardAir Pneumatic Gun Vac® XL Kit. http://www.guardaircorp.com/content/sandvacs.html