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Yesterday at a rest area, I saw a big-rig parked and idling near the sign that said no idling. A state trooper (full grown bear) driving against traffic pulled in front of the truck, which was the only one idling in the lot, and looked it over. He then parked and went in the building. The...

Nobody in the financial press is saying the 2009 economy will be better than 2008 (at least no one I have seen). Since freight levels and prices are affected by general economic conditions, I am wondering what kind of year y'all expect? Some veterans of past hard times report hauling less than...

I know what you mean about the acceptance stats. Last year we were proud as could be about our acceptance percentage. This year it has declined, perhaps because of the new system, perhaps because more bad loads are being offered. But the new system does not change market forces. People who run...

Even with 11 stinker loads in a row (we have never seen anything close to that), I would not worry. If you cannot afford to run them profitably, it is not likely that someone else can. The desperate people who take unprofitable loads will put themselves out of the business. Shippers who try to...

After driving overnight, we delivered this morning in New England, went to sleep and were woken up four times with load offers. Two of the first three paid over $2.00 per mile. The one that did not involved a lot of deadhead but still paid well enough to accept. We turned them down because...

Now there's an idea for the next Expo! An in-truck-cooked brownie contest. Volunteering to be a judge here! :)

Diane and I first learned of the FedEx Custom Critical/TA fuel discount months ago by word of mouth from other contractors. We immediately called our friends to make sure they knew too. Official notification came soon after. The best thing about this discount is it reduces our operating costs...

Remembering the praise SlushBusters received here in the Open Forum last year, we recently ordered a set. They are now at home waiting for us to pick them up. It will be great if they work as well as people say. It solves a very real problem.