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I happen to know Jake Tapper, the ABC News correspondent who wrote the Political Punch piece you cite. He wrote a book on the Jesse Ventura campaign and talked to me regarding it. I believe him to be a good reporter and credible journalist. He is also a fun guy to drink beer with. Your report...

I would hope people could rise above two-party moral score keeping and focus on the real problem. If I was a Democrat, I could, with little effort, assemble a list of corrupt Republicans. One that comes to mind is that U.S. Senator they busted in a Minnesota airport bathroom, or that senator...

Intrigued by your post, I started checking various news sources for confirmation, but found none. What is your source? How do you know Obama talked to the governor about his replacement? Who recanted and what exactly was recanted?

Expediter John Schlimmer has driven over one million miles in the same Chevy van. He credits the van's long life to Amsoil and good maintenance. You can read his story in Expedite NOW magazine. His contact information is there too. He will be pleased to visit with you about your questions.

Whatever revenue numbers you use to guage your revenue potential upon entering the industry, be careful to note that past numbers are not recent numbers. The recent, recession-affected numbers are more relevant at present. People researching the expedit opportunity should be very, very carful...

Our block heater switch is wired into the sleeper. To "plug it in" I don't even have to get out of bed. I just reach over and flip the switch. If we know we will be sitting for a while, we leave the switch off to reduce the load on the generator. One of the things I like about our Volvo engine...

Maybe I have it backwards, but because loads are offered to multiple express centers at the same time, would not less-than-75 status be more valuable? Say we are sitting in Indianapolis on a Friday and have just finished a less-than-75 load. A good number of express centers are within a day's...

We paid less than $2.00/gal yesterday. Had someone told me a few months ago the price would be this low, I would not have believed it. But here it is. A phrase increasingly heard on the news is "... the (biggest, slowest, longest, lowest, highest, deepest, etc.) ... since the Great Depression."...

Actually, there is good reason to hope for the end of split speed limits in Illinois rural areas. The state legislature has twice passed bills ending the split speed limits. The governor has twice vetoed the bills. With the governor's political future less than certain (to put it mildly), he may...

No, he is not running with Swift.

I don't think the expedite industry is different than any other in that regard, or different than the whole country for that matter. It has been stated in different ways as the 20/80 rule, or 10/90, or even 2/98, depending on who is talking. The notion is that 20% of the people control 80% of...

Its the time of year to use additives to keep your diesel fuel from gelling up. In years past I have used Howes Diesel Treat with no problems. This year a significant price increase has me thinking about Power Service Diesel Fuel Supplement + Cetane Boost. I note that a bottle of the Power...

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Nightcreacher's point about trucks dropping like flies as winter progresses is well taken. Diane and I believe that as the recession wrings the weaker players out of the system, the freight-to-truck ratio will improve. In the meantime, we see no reason to do anything different than we have done...

Glen does not have a computer on the road at the moment so he does not see the Open Forum or anything else online. He is a company driver with a non-expedite carrier. The carrier runs big-rigs only. To return to FedEx, he would have to buy a truck. Not knowing how this will work out, that...

Diane and I are laid over in winter weather, waiting to pick up on Monday. The temp dropped to +8 degrees overnight, which is not severe but cold enough to start worrying about the water freezing up in the sleeper water tanks, hot water heater, pipes, toilet, etc. This morning I did something...

Truth be told, I honestly cannot say. With five winters under our belts, Diane and I have yet to chain up. The closest we came was a trip over Donner Pass where chains were required. We had time to spare and parked and went to sleep instead. When we woke up, chains were no longer required.

The tool looks great. I also like the part where the driver is in his shirt sleves and working in the daylight under clear skies, in calm winds, on dry, level, paved ground. If the tool could assure me that I would only have to chain up in those conditions, it would be a bargain at twice the price.

On Friday a friend and former expediter known to many in the Open Forum drove a tractor to get a tire fixed as he prepared to pick up a trailer and head out on the road. That would be a routine event with most drivers on most days. Not so with this driver on this day. He is Glen Rice, a dear...

This thread got me to thinking about our Garmin Nuvi 750, and all the things it can do, and all I have left to learn about it. Like a lot of folks, I suppose, I learned just enough about our new GPS device to get it working and then let the manual sit. It takes some time but learning how to...