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>A Team wow did I hit a nerve. You flatter yourself thinking >that my post to JohnO somehow involved you. There are many >Teams in this industry and John knows the story about the >pie in the sky scheme and believe me you did not come up on >the radar screen. The expediting world does not...

>Where is this shortage really at? If there is such a >shortage than why have rates not gone up, supply and demand >should be raising our rates and instead they are stagnet or >is just me? I believe the shortage is there and something has to give. What has given, is driver turnover. The...

We keep it simple and just have a "truck account." It serves as an emergency fund, source of funds for truck repairs, place from which the truck payments come, and place into which next-truck savings go. A portion of the truck account is kept as cash for immediate access. When the account...

I've heard from other drivers one time where dispatch asked them to let someone else, another FedEx driver, drive their truck. The request made sense from a customer service point of view, but the driver's view and liability issues trumped customer service in this case. They answered no and that...

Wow! I studied ancient Greek in college and seminary. You guys are leaving me in the dust. How quickly we forget. (Well, maybe not that quickly, it has been 30 years, but I'm embarassed to remember so little from those years of study.) It would likely come back to me with some study and review...

RE: Need recomendations for required cargo control Most medium-size and large cities host stores where freight handling and van body equipment can be purchased. You don't need to run out and buy everything at once. But, especially if you are hauling HAZMAT, you should be open to buying...

Do you know if the oil used was the new API CJ-4 oil? While I've not seen any announcements about it, I presume an oil price increase is coming with the new oil.

No, my generator does not warm engine coolant. It is an Onan 7,500 watt generator that produces electricity only. The truck is equipped with a headbolt heater and oil pan heater too. It also has a preheater to aid winter starting. With the generator running, I can flip a switch in the sleeper...

Good points. Thank you, Greg.

I am giving serious thought to extending my oil change intervals to 25,000 miles from 15,000 (Volvo, VE-12 engine, straight truck). What leads me to do so is the improved oil (API CJ-4) that is now coming to market in response to the new 2007 engines that are also coming to market. See oil...

Merry Christmas and happy New Year from Phil and Diane in Minnesota. May peace and prosperity be yours in 2007.

It is quite natural and quite common for people who first learn about expediting to immediatly start thinking of the kind of truck they want to drive; both for when they first start out and for later when they are in a position to spec the truck of their dreams. In the latest edition of...

Yesterday a football player being interviewed on TV after an NFL game said, "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift." Those are good words. We can only live in the present. Those who focus on what they have right now tend to be more happy and fulfilled than those who...

>Good luck John.. John and I have had several phone >conversations regarding this purchase and I have to commend >him for his diligence and research. He could put together a >article for newbies that are getting into this business with >real facts not some glossed over pie in the sky scheme...

We have purchased Flying J fuel in both states you mention. No problems.

One other thing. It is not uncommon for truck drivers with over-the-road experience to get into expediting and then leave it soon after. For many, the sitting and waiting for freight is more than they can bear. If you have not already done so, you may wish to read "Introduction to Expediting" to...

You have some time to plan. You have experience on the road. You have money in your pocket. You have been exposed to truck-show eye candy more than once and kept your spending in check. And... you have the possibility that your wife will join you as an expediter and co-driver in the future...

Back at you,nightcreacher. Best wishes to you and all our EO friends, online and in the office, this holiday season.

When you go home for the holidays and put yourself out of service, do you put just the truck out or yourself (yourselves for teams) too? There is a difference, at least at FedEx. If you put your truck out of service but leave yourself in, you can be called in for a drug test; which might not be...

While the idea may be good in some cases, trucks with lift gates would not likely need a carry-along dock plate. Lift gates work great for moving freight from one truck to another.