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Dispatchers are human and have their bad days. But when such a failing in professionalism occurs, I know for a fact that our carrier wants to know about it. It is a serious issue if a dispatcher is offending drivers. I don't take the issue all the way to the top (pray to God). Instead, I...

Come to think of it, a number of truck stops have cut their full-service restaurant hours back. They are no longer open all night long, or have cut menu items way back during late-night hours. TA announced a while ago that they were cutting jobs because of reduced traffic. We can see the...

Photos of Susie's truck showing Airtabs painted red, white and blue, and them installed on the tool box.

Photos below show a truck (Jeanie's truck) with Airtabs on the mirror and sleeper roof. This truck also has Airtabs on the tool box but they do not show up well in the photo. The tabs are painted to blend in, which they pretty-much do when you see the truck.

We were at a Flying J for a few hours last night and saw a strange sight; about a third of the parking places were empty. I mentioned this to a flatbed driver I visited with this morning. He said he is noticing more open parking places at rest areas too. Signs of the times?

There was a fair amount of Airtab activity and talk at the Expo. After the show, five trucks parked to model their air tabs. A sixth truck got a set installed with help from Bob Caffee and two women, Jeanie and Susie, who called themselves "The Tabettes." They are straight-truck drivers and...

Heeeerrrr's Molly!

Four photos from the show. Lawrence setting up the parking lot Featured Trucks Seminar Parking Lot Barbeque

Terry and Rene, You two were among the very first to tell us about the life and work of expediting after we discovered this style of trucking by stumbling upon the EO booth at the Mid-America Trucking Show in 2003. The personal stories you shared helped us know that expediting is work worth...

Another option is to wear only a G-string when doing your tarping. You would remain legal under indecent exposure laws, overheating in the summer would not be an issue, and cleanup would be as easy as a shower and the need to do laundry is reduced. Winter work might be more of a challenge, but...

This is an intriguing comment and a change from the past, I presume. Can you elaborate? I spent all day yesterday at the Expedite Expo, attending seminars and visiting with exhibitors and attendees. The seminar rooms are filled with people wanting to know how to finance their first truck and...

Turtle, Can the route recalculate feature be turned off? There are often times when we do not have the option of deviating from our planned route, or there may be a reason why we would not wish to.

I would think one or two pairs of coveralls would be lighter and cheaper. Whatever space/components you would have to give up in the sleeper to make room for the washer/dryer could be retained. I only know of one owner-operator team that had a washer/dryer in the sleeper. When they talked...

The Airtab web site is: www.airtab.com. You can order Airtabs there. We recently added them to our truck and are now Airtab believers. Preliminary results are positive and it appears the product will pay for itself in a short time.

It is helpful to me, Rocketman. Thank you. Let me ask, why did you go with the 750 instead of a less-featured model? Like you, I have no need for some of the features built into the 750. Compared to less-featured models, what was it about the 750 that drew you in?

I am Ex Fed B. I., Specialized Expediter of Aviation Freight. There will be an extra charge if you want me to wear my cape. ;)

Truckster, You might want to read Humble2drive's review first.

We use them every time one of us is in bed and the other is driving the truck.

It struck me that some of the violations the story mentioned were for drivers not having a medical card with them in the cab. That may only mean a healthy driver left his or her card at home. It is a paperwork violation, not necessarily a health risk. Reporters who write skewed stories like...

I came across a GPS review source that readers may find useful. TomTom is reviewed as are other devices. The reviews are fully illustrated and thorough. See: GPS Magazine reviews.