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Diane and I have found camping stores like REI, Gander Mountain and Cabela's to be good sources for small rugged bottles, toiletry bags and other such items. These products are made for backpack, canoe and wildneress use. They are the real deal. Stuff sold at Camping World for RV campers is lame...

I checked with contracter coordinators today about changes in the Home Run program. The only significant change is the publication of the broker list on the Extranet. Otherwise the program is pretty much the same as before. It is designed to help contractors get home after being out on the road...

The Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) starts tomorrow in Louisville, KY. Diane and I won't be there as we are nowhere close. This is a different kind of year for the truck show with the recession and all. Peterbilt and Kenworth will not be exhibiting this year. Other important exhibitors...

We have an Arvin Meritor Freedomline 12 speed and like it. It seems that, regardless of brand, the newer the auto-shift transmission is, the less clunky and more responsive it is. There have been a couple times when the transmission will only operate in manual mode. That happens when a sensor...

Click the "Search" link at the top of this page (below and to the left of the image of the truck). Then click "Advanced Search" and take some time to get familiar with and play around with that screen. You can also go to Google.com and use that search engine. Type "expeditersonline.com" into...

Obviously, there's more to the story. I am not the one that got the dog pregnant. :)

Yes I can. Diane and once I had a long visit and coffee with this team at the Petro in Carlisle, PA. Watching as an outsider the thread where bernieh48 and others are currently active, I must confess to a certain amount of confusion about her not being taken at her word. Notwithstanding the...

Now I know why I could not find the reg on a Google search. It is not a lift axle in Louisiana. It is a variable load suspension axle. Thank you, dabluzman1 (a/k/a Search Master Blue) Interesting that the reg makes no reference to "within reach of the driver." If it's in the cab, it is a...

You may have subscribed too late to make the cutoff for the first issue in 2009. If subscribers believe they are on the list but are not receiving the magazine, that is something we would like to know (private messages please). We need to know your name and address so your free subscription can...

Lawrence beat me to it as we are on a run at the moment. His answer is my answer. It is amazing how fast Expedite NOW disappears off the racks where it is distributed free at truck stops. I have been at truck stops when the racks are being stocked. Some of the magazines are stocked in very...

Yes, you probably can make $2,000 a month (gross, that is before your expenses and taxes) on a 40/60 split in a fleet owner's truck. The truck would only have to gross $5,000 a month for that to happen. That is a low number for a team-driven truck, even in these times. The low-number part may...

Start a thread, I have a couple I could share.

There you go, talking s*** again. :D

Here is the very latest. A fleet owner surfaced this morning that may be able to help. I'll keep you posted.

If you are about to buy a new or used truck, or plan to in the future, please know that for just $25 you can have your lease or loan agreement reviewed and explained to you by a driver-friendly source; namely the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association. If you are about to spend a pile...

Folks, times are tough for many expediters right now and none of us have the resources to help them all. Helping strangers is also challenging because you want to be sure the money will be well used. An OOIDA sponsored membership costs only $25 for a one-year membership that avails a driver or...

Type "Colorado Wolf Creek Pass" into Google Maps. Diane and I have never been there with a truck and by the looks of the terrain (click the terrain link on Google Maps and zoom out), that is a good thing. Looks wicked.

Brother, I feel your pain. That happens to me ALL the time! It gets old after a while, doesn't it?

Yes, we use Airtabs. Yes, we like them. Application: CR-unit.

My favorite pass in the nation is Rock Reef Pass in Florida; elevation three feet. :)