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I've never understood all the ink that is spilled and bandwidth spent on these annual Roadcheck events. Every day is a Roadheck day as far as Diane and I are concerned. If you keep your truck in compliance, Roadcheck 2010 is just another couple of days on the road.

That goes to choosing your market and positioning yourself in it. Success in trucking includes configuring your equipment and yourself for the market you serve. There are many markets within expediting and more in the larger trucking industry. Just because trucker A cannot succeed in a...

I have come to believe that full-featured, TVAl, White Glove trucks are best viewed not by their component parts but as a package. We have a reefer but not every load we haul is a reefer load. We are TVAL qualified but not every load we haul is a TVAL load. We have a lift gate but not every...

Thank you, 14Wheeler. It would of course be nice to see the value of the property increase after purchasing it and I appreciate your good thoughts. But I would like readers to note the very important fact that Diane and I did not purchase this house as an investment or a home. We view the...

It's a good question to ask and your guess is as good as anyone's. One thing is clear. FedEx Ground, and presumably FedEx Corporation will make significant changes to prevent a union from getting a toe hold in the company.

The deal is done. Diane and I now own and maintain a 1,400 sq. ft., two bedroom, two bath, manufactured home in a gated community in Florida. The house is a vacation cottage to us, intended to provide a layover location when we are in the Southeast and a winter retreat when winter driving...

Ditto. If FedEx did not have a uniform, Diane and I would come up with a uniform of our own because a uniformed driver always looks more professional than a non-uniformed driver. Uniforms also have value in that they are work clothes designed with durability and ease of care in mind. FedEx...

Re: How is Expediting in California? When I started this thread (How Will California Budget Woes Affect Expediters?) I was thinking more about things like state park availability for layovers, response times if we needed an ambulance, enforcement actions motivated by revenue generation, rest...

Yes. That's exactly what we would do. We have a comfortable truck. There are nice freeway rest areas not far north and not far south of our exit. We would go to one of those and proceed to the house the next morning. You are correct that a diesel pusher motor home makes the same noise as our...

On February 21, 2010, I was overcome with a counterproductive wave of jealousy. I felt angry, frustrated and stuck because I could not get past the fact that my wife is smarter than me. It has been said that writers write to find out what they think. In this case it proved true. I blogged about...

It depends on the kind of work you want to do. Engine overhauls are prohibited but light mechanical work is permitted. If you walk into the RV storage lot on a nice day, you will see several people working on their boats, trailers and RVs. I carry in the truck the tools and supplies needed for...

Aging? I'm just about to get my beach bum on!

Thank you for the info. We missed the call because we were on the move with one of us, either driving or sleeping. I offer again the suggestion that these calls be put on the extranet so recorded versions can be listened to on demand.

We have not seen the house yet. I posted photos of the community on my blog on January 15 when we then visited friends there and toured houses. See this. The house shown is not the one we bought but it is similar.

I am very proud of the fact that I have not paid a dime for a Microsoft product in several years, except when I bought a new laptop and Windows came with it. As my Microsoft products age into uslessness, I replace them with free products available from other sources or purchased products...

Thank you for the advice. Diane is an attorney and I am generally thorough in my research so you can count on us carefully reviewing every document we can get our hands on. That process had already started. Some of the documents are in hand now. We will see the rest and take time to carefully...

I want to reiterate that the place we bought will serve as a vacation cottage, not as our home. While the price made it attractive, lot rent must be paid. We did not buy this 2 bedroom, 2 bath, 1,300 square foot house as an investment. We view it as a consumer good that gives us a place to go...

One of the down sides of eating is that it is so gosh darn satisfying and it can fill many needs, including the need to do something when bored. If I understand your post correctly, allow me to recommend the Green Tea Diet that is discussed here on EO. Combined with mindfulness and meditation...

Two years ago I posted a link to a free New York City truck route map and information about truck route signage, weight limits and dimensions, overweight/overdimensional permitting and truck related violations. The map has been updated and the information remains valid today. See this post.