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I once served as the foreman of a jury on a traffic case that lasted a full week. It took that long for the witnesses and experts from both sides to explain their views of an accident that occured in a split second and was over as fast; and for the jury to discuss everything and reach a...

WD-40 until the lock starts acting up. Then buy a new one. We replace a lock about once a year and, just in case, keep bolt cutters in a handy place.

>For the week $6956.54 >Minus FSC toll $ 751.54 >20% based on $6205.00 > >Drivers pay is $1240.00 ------------------------------ I must be missing something here. Compare the above numbers with two previous deals we had with two different fleet owners: >For the week $6956.54 >Minus...

Each year we go out of service to be home for Christmas and go back into service after the family festivities are complete. A load would have to be very, very big to interrupt our Christmas. Christmas is for us, not for freight. The soldier in our family (one of our nephews) will be home for...

Following up on the suggestion to go to the financial press for objective and verifiable indicators that will help us determine if we are in good times or bad, I picked a publication at random, Business Week, and saw the following. Each year Business Week surveys a group of economists and other...

As reported by the other FedEx contractors who spoke in this thread, Diane and I also find the miles listed on the offer to be virtually the same as miles actually driven. Exceptions occur when we deviate from the suggested routing, usually to avoid a rush hour mess, sometimes to avoid a rotten...

To each his own, OK? I have never once suggested that people should build a truck like ours. Nor would I suggest people should buy trucks like yours. Each owner-operator should have the truck that is right (and profitable) for him or her. Also, kindly note that our monthly truck payment is...

>Man is there anything positive about this anymore? See the topic, "A Little Bit of Positive Input...." http://www.expeditersonline.com/dcforum/DCForumID1/4967.html

>ATeam: "good" & "bad" are SUBJECTIVE - they cannot be proven >by OBJECTIVE & VERIFIABLE means, even by the wisest among >us. Fair enough. The term "bad times" has been used by many posters in the past and I thought it would be ok here. Let me be more specific. What objective and verifiable...

I think it goes to fairness. While several forum members would likely have a desire to keep a post of their own at the top of the list, and thereby guarantee it would be read more often and appreciated more, I believe it is more fair to let the market decide as it were. Let posts float on their...

>See thats an advantage to being independent. No one can >force you into running hard and taking poor paying loads.You >can take as much time off as you need without consequnces. Expediting is also a business that gives you the freedom to set high goals and work as hard as you wish. In terms...

You asked for people's thoughts. Here are mine in simple form. If you are disabled, accept that fact and live with the terms of your disability annuity. If you are not disabled, be honest about it and go to work. If you were once disabled and your condidtion is now improving, be honest about...

>True. I set up my chapter S through a lawyer and accountant >earlier this year. I would have put it off a bit, but at >that time I didnt know I would have to wait to make my >appearance in the expedite biz. > >Here is my situation in a nut shell. > >Part 1. I will be getting a...

It seems there is more than the usual drumbeat of gloom filling the forums these days. Are we now in the bad times certain forum participants have been warning us about for years? If not, what are the signs? How, will someone new in the business know? I hear talk that things are not as good as...

Like most any other field of endeavor, the more committed you are to it, the more likely you are to succeed. A driver who has conflicting committments to being out on the road and being home with family is is a more difficult situation than a married-couple team for whom expediting provides...

Bruno's story validates two decisions we made. 1. We chose to not be fleet owners but live instead the simpler life of a one-truck owner-operator team. 2. We bought a truck that has the same brand on the truck and the engine: Volvo. If something goes wrong Volvo has only itself to point...

The following comes from the article linked above. It is one of the reasons I am proud to support OOIDA. I don't see anyone else voicing trucker concerns about HOS in court like OOIDA is. As I see it, my membership dues and contributions to the OOIDA PAC and litigation funds are being well...

What kind of truck is it? How is it equipped? Details please.

"Use the Force, Luke!"

Thank you, Terry, for the information about the Contractor Council. I appreciate it. It is interesting to read that the Council "... heard about the FSC changes, the Toll implementation and the deadhead change at the same time as all other Owner/Operators." That is a real shame. Had FedEx...