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In the nearly seven years Diane and I have been on road, through good times and bad, there has not been a day where the truck stop parking lot and lunch counters did not include the gathering of poor souls who will never be anything other than poor souls. They have the built-in radar to...

For others reading this forum, especially newbies and expediter wannabees, I'll add only this. When it comes to getting home or anywhere else in the country on short notice, Diane and I place zero faith in our carrier to get us there. In actual practice, zero may be too low of a number as our...

I have written many times over the years about the property free lifestyle that Diane and I live as expediters. For people reading the older posts as a way of researching the industry, I feel compelled to post now that we are property free no more. We bought a house in Florida yesterday. It is...

iceroadtrucker, you have been peppering the forum with information about your absolute need to get to the East Coast before the end of next week. You also know that your carrier does not have a directional dispatch system. If you need to be there when you say, why don't you just go? What's...

IdleAire, a twice-failed company, is destined to fail again, though it may show signs of life from time to time before going finally down. With certified clean-idle trucks rolling off the assembly line, large fleets equipping their trucks with APUs, and major companies dedicating engineering...

I visited Koester's today. They purchased the particular Bentz assets they did because they fit into their overall product line, which is described in the flyer mentioned above. They intend to build sleepers but that will not be a main part of their already widely-diversified business. Note that...

Diane and I are in Fort Wayne getting truck work done. I spoke at length with Jeff Jones yesterday in his office and hope to speak with others today. I am still gathering information but can say that it is not the case that "Bentz is back!!" The company Bentz Transport Products, Inc. was...

I have seen these photos before. They surface on the internet from time to time. fawazbarraj, I'd be interested to know where you got the photos and information you posted. Source please?

Link to an RV forum where the Flying J dump station fee is being discussed: RV.Net Open Roads Forum: General RVing Issues: Flying J

Our Volvo is made such that you cannot lock yourself out of the truck. The door must be locked from the outside using a key. An open door cannot be locked and then closed.

I believe the cassette in our truck is similar to those used in many expediter trucks, regardless of sleeper brand. For those who don't know, a cassette is a device that connects to the toilet built into a truck or to a porta-pody that is carried inside the truck. It collects what the drivers...

Thank you for your interest in my blog. It has not been updated because my service provider made another security change that I need to adjust to before more posts can be made. Time has been tight and energy has been focused on running. Diane and I have been on a long run (Laredo to Windsor)...

Sometimes yes. Sometimes no. ;)

Very clever! Impressive orignial thinking. :)

Our truck photo and specs can be seen here.

The full story needs to be told and I don't know what it is. A few phone calls to the people and companies involved would complete the picture. I don't know if the Koester's purchase of the Bentz Intellectual property is a new development or part of the Bolt development dabluzman1 reported in...

The cut and paste from the .pdf left many gaps and ran words together. The original piece looks better than what came out above.

Below is part of the text of a notice I received today. I will post the full notice as time permits. The .pdf file from Koester is too large to attach here. The remainder of the notice talks about product lines and gives company contact information. Related story (10/19/2009): The Downfall of...

Keep in mind that shippers and consignees do not exist to solve your problems. You exist to solve theirs. If the day comes when you are at loggerheads with them over a dog, it will go a lot easier on you if you understand ahead of time that you are the loser before such a stand-off even...

It depends on the specific award/reward, I think. Our carrier recently announced $50 bonuses for trucks that successfully complete level one roadside inspections. As it happened, Diane and I were called into one and passed. The day after we submitted the paperwork $50 was added to our fuel card...