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That goes to show that turning radius is a function of truck specs and not truck brand. The turning radius of the Western Star we once drove was such that if we were in Rhode Island, we could not make a U-turn without spilling into an adjacent state.

If we are going to require immigrants to learn English to live and work in the U.S., would it not also be fair to require U.S. citizens to learn French to live and work in Quebec?

I did not see what chetjester edited out and apologized for, but he did and that's good, right? Bruno's comments are appreciated too. But the topic started with a very good question from JoeMP2. If we could get back to answering that, many readers can benefit. JoeMP2 said, "What new tactics or...

Be careful, layoutshooter. You are going to give some folks the bends.

After a year or so of expediting, we settled into the same freight-finding tactics and strategy that we use today. As long as it keeps working, we will keep using it. We identified the kind of freight we wish to haul. For simplicity sake, call it FedEx Custom Critical White Glove freight. We...

Border crossings can be a major pain in the _ _ _ sometimes. I would not want to do them without the competency FedEx Custom Critical backs us up with. It's a pain to be stuck on one side of the border. It would be an even bigger pain if we did not have FedEx Custom Critical dispatch to call.

>LDB whats a POD and yes i have got a load within those 2 hrs >before and even if i haven't i'm still on the borad before >some people so how is that fooling myself??? or how about >this you run your truck the way u like and i'll run my truck >the way i like and at the end of year lets just...

>Oh, by the way. We made our delivery in Philadelphia on >Friday morning and now we have a load headed for Thousand >Oaks, CA to deliver Monday morning. California to Philadelphia and back to California again. Rock and Roll!

I wrote this in my blog on August 3, 2007. I learned today that U.S. Congressman, Robert Brady (a/k/a Bob Brady) favors charging tolls on I-80 through Pennsylvania. I was disappointed to also learn that Congressman Brady has no idea how fuel tax is charged to truckers and distributed to the...

This seems like a long overdue change that recognizes the fact that FedEx Custom Critical hauls nowhere near the percentage of automotive freight as it used to, is that right? We have been with FedEx Custom Critical for over four years and I don't recall picking up freight in more than one or...

If you think you might be overreacting, you probably are.

I did not realize you drove trucks. Was that not you talking a while back about sitting pool side as the money rolls in?

A cleaning deposit would not be unreasonable but I like better DaveKC's third-party cleaner approach. That eliminates, or at least reduces, controversy over how dirty the truck actually is and whether or not the fleet owner is unjustly helping himself to damage deposit money. If the money is...

A driver standing on the ground below in a seemingly safe place away from the forklift might end up in a world of hurt. Make no mistake. Loading docks are always dangerous places to be. It pays to keep your eyes open and your head looking around.

At every pickup and delivery, the last thing we say before leaving is "Thank you for using FedEx." I once said that to a guy who had his back turned to me as he was closing the dock door and I was walking out. He froze in place for about ten seconds, turned to me and said, "In eleven years...

We are now at the gate in Orange County (Irvine), waiting to deliver first thing tomorrow morning. While we are near the Santiago fire, there is no sign of it where we are. People seem to be coming and going as normal. Night time freeway traffic coming in was surprisingly light. From Victorville...

Twaz us. Sorry we missed you.

We are on a long run now that will deliver close to one of the fires. It is routine freight having nothing to do with the fires. Other than an easily-made detour due to road closings, we will be fine. We were also glad to learn this morning that we have another long run leaving the area the same...

What happened to reply number 10? I put it up yesterday sharing info. Now it is gone.

Yes. FedEx enforces the no pets in White Glove trucks policy. If you cannot leave your pet behind, FedEx Custom Critical Surface Expedite or Panther Elite Services may be your better choice.