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Can anyone recommend a good tire shop in the Nashville, TN area? Doing a truck walk-around at a fuel stop, I discovered two large nails in our right rear inner dual. The tire is holding air for now and we will be fine through our morning delivery. But before I try pulling the nails out, I want...

A writer lists other bridge failures and lessons that can be learned from them. See "Lessons of Minneapolis" at: http://www.montereyherald.com/opinion/ci_6562067

I tried that NASCAR simulator at the Mall. Not having driven real NASCAR cars, I cannot say for sure how realistic the simulators are, but they seem pretty realistic to me. My performance disappointment was real. They give you a printout when you are done. It showed that I suck as a race car driver.

Our favorite layover spot in Vegas is the KOA Kampground (as they spell it); just north of the Circus Circus casino resort hotel. The hotel faces the Strip (Las Vegas Blvd.). The KOA entrance is on a side street on the north side of the hotel. They permit straight trucks there. If you have...

Hot enough, yes. Thank goodness for air conditioning.

I forgot to mention something of interest to drivers with Carrier reefers on their trucks. A Carrier dealer is in Bloomington, MN, within walking distance to the Mall of America. We have not used them ourselves for the scheduled NIST certifications some FedEx Custom Critical trucks are required...

This is in response to a question Turtle raised in the Minneapolis Bridge thread. I'm answering it in a new thread to keep the other one on topic. Turtle asked, "Where do people sit when in Minneapolis-St Paul, anyway? Doesn't seem to be many truck stops around here." The no-brainers are the...

I don't understand the "But Phil" line you are taking, and I don't know much about the kind of business you run. Do you have a web site or sales literature that would help me understand what you want me and others to know about you and your business?

Handy items we carry include: Door stops, available at any hardware store. They are useful for some inside deliveries. 4x4 wood blocks. They are slightly taller than our pallet jack forks. For say a heavy fireproof file cabinet, rock the cabinet to one side and put a block under it. Rock it to...

You will get no arguement from me about loyalty and familiarity, and the good service that nurtures both. We have had it happen several times that shippers have told us they are back to Custom Critical after trying cut-rate providers. Where advertising, and big-brand names, and deidcated sales...

What UPS is doing is a smart thing, but I question their use of the prhase, "For the first time in the industry,...." Panther has been advertising a one-call service for a while. FedEx led the way. FedEx had FedEx Expedited Freight Services up and running over a year ago. Unlike UPS, FedEx has a...

The New York Times web site has a very good series of illustrations of the bridge, its components, and items that may have failed. See: http://www.nytimes.com/ref/us/20070803_BRIDGE_GRAPHIC.html#step1

Turtle, You have provided today's entry in my "You Learn Something Every Day" blog (link below). I followed your link to the Xantrex product supplier, and from there, to the Xantrex web site, where the product owner's manual is online (See: http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/865/docserve.asp). The...

Impreessive replies, Turtle. Very helpful.

In another thread, that is now totally off topic, freight handling equipment questions were asked and answered. I thought I'd start a new thread for that topic. For expediters who use freight handling equipment, what are some of the items you would not want to be without? Also, for those who...

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Our truck is a CR unit with a 16-foot box (16' 2'' interior length to be exact). FedEx requires 12 feet of usable space for C units. We tell them we have 14 feet of usable space. That can be achieved by loading all of our freight handling equipment into the front two feet of space. If we had...

Bridge decay and corruption in the spending of public money are two different problems with two different solutions. The solution to decaying bridges is simple; fix them. The solution to public spending corruption is more complex but the problem can be mostly reduced and often eliminated with...

I just read in The Trucker, July 1-14 issue that Indiana DOT installed a 13 mile test section of median cable barriers on I-65. The barrier was hit 69 times by out of control vehicles in the first eight months. At least one tractor trailer was stopped by the barrier. No vehicles passed through...

As far as I know, all FedEx Custom Critical reefer trucks and trailers have wood floors. The floor you see pictured is sealed with a product called Floor Restore made by a company called Key Polymer. The sealer keeps moisture out of the wood. For more info, see...