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Here is a better view of the truck floor

We are in the habit of photographing most loads we haul. Here are three photos that show the floor. The first one is with the truck empty and our equipment orgainzed in the usual manner. The second is shot at an indoor loading dock, standing in front of the truck, looking out the back. The third...

Diane and I recently hauled our 500th load, giving us a reasonably-good size set of data to work with. In about four years, we have team driven straight trucks (D, DR and CR units) for FedEx Custom Critical and have been White Glove qualified the entire time. I mention this because different...

Tennesseahawk said, "All I said was EO was here for a purpose. I didn't say what the purpose was." Therein lies part of the problem. If you asked ten moderators (or whatever the number is) what the purpose of EO is, I believe you would get ten different answers. Narrowing the focus to the Open...

A while ago in another topic, I forget which one, some drivers including myself talked about the mess that is made when changing oil on our Onan generators. Tight space and a shield near the horizontally-mounted oil filter makes it difficult to remove the filter without spilling oil. DaveKC...

RE: lookout big cat peeps ..what will >TOOT TOOT! > >Put up or shut up? Maybe you should think before you speak. >You opened this can of worms called 'anti-Ateam drivel', not >I. > >-Vampire Super Slooth Trucker!!! ATeam offers. Tennesseahawk evades. That says it all.

RE: lookout big cat peeps ..what will >Bravo! Once again the magician baffles us with rose-colored >smoke and mirrors and a few Abracadabras. However, you can't >fool all of the ppl. And what you spoke of here - only time >will tell "which is right, and which IS an illusion." > >-Vampire...

Name: Phil and Diane Madsen Carrier: FedEx Custom Critical Truck Size: CR-Unit 1. Bordentown, NJ. Petro truck stop. Lots of good freight coming out of that area. Other expediters are usualy there to visit with. Clean showers. Safe and easy place to park on the east coast. 2. Los Angeles, CA...

RE: lookout big cat peeps ..what will >"Tennesseahawk, >Cut-throat price competition and low balling is a constant >theme with you. If expediters have nothing but lower rates >to look forward to, what keeps you in the business?" > >Rose colored bull excrement and self-gratification is a...

In May, 2003, two months before Diane and I drove an expediting truck for the first time, I started a thread about hybrid trucks and wondered how long it would be before heavy-duty hybrid trucks would hit the market. "Not in our lifetime" was the collective answer of the voices of experience...

RE: lookout big cat peeps ..what will Tennesseahawk, Cut-throat price competition and low balling is a constant theme with you. If expediters have nothing but lower rates to look forward to, what keeps you in the business?

RE: Class 7 Vs. Class 8 I think we can simplify it even more. Truck class distinction is not a function of parts. It is a function of GVWR. Our truck is a class 8 truck but has the same national seats in it that are seen in some class 7 trucks. Do I then have class 7 seats? What about...

RE: lookout big cat peeps ..what will It is not rumor but a fact that Panther announced its intent to go public and filed a preliminary prospectus with the SEC on June 2, 2006. It is also a fact that Panther filed updated documents on July 6 and 24, 2006. And it is a fact that no such documents...

It's not inappropriate loading. It's load the freight or not at all. Much of expedited freight is emergency freight. An emergency exists in many cases because someone screwed up. Because of that unplanned and unexpected event, expediters are called in to resolve the crisis. We once had a load...

I'm afraid we will miss the Expo for the same reason we missed the Mid America Trucking Show (Louisville truck show). We have a truck to pay for and believe it is better to keep running. Business before pleasure, as they say.

I'm not sure. Remind me again, what planet is California on?

>That was always my attitude,work for yourself and not for a >truck. I would say, work for yourself, yes. Also make sure your truck is working for you. A truck is not a master to be served. It is a capital investment that should produce an acceptable return.

>Yes it can be said for class 7's. I have known of several >Internationals that did well over a million for Roberts. My >own FL 70 was retired at 906,000 and still going strong. I >think the fact that 98% of the million miles are highway >miles plays a large role in longevity,plus the same...

It's cool, geo. I sometimes pass the long hours driving overnight wondering how it came to be that the white center lines are one length in one state and another length in another. :)

This is a long reply, so for those who don't like long replys, stop reading now. You have been fairly warned. I see kg's post as a classic example of how people, perhaps without even realizing it, colapse their own best interests into that of the common good. kg's post reminded me of a...