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Diane and I have heard a lot about MyFitnessPal.com from several sources. I checked it out for the first time today and agree that it is very good; first and foremost because it is easy to use. In my whole life, I have never paid much attention to diet, nutrition, calories, food lables and...

Yours is a great story, RoadTime. You demonstrate how a change of mind can produce a change in your body. I'm especially struck by your comment about how difficult it is to lose weight out on the road, and that applies double for expediters who run irregular schedules. Comfort food really does...

The trouble is that in this jaded age, any company that advertises its ethical and honest corporate executives would be perceived by the general public to have exactly the opposite.

I have always been impressed by the speed at which EO pages load. They are consistently faster than most other web sites I regularly use.

Re: Per Diem Tax Deductions & Taxes............................................. .... In general, if someone does not take a significant tax deduction in a previous year and later realizes the mistake, an amended tax return for that year can be filed to correct the error and claim the...

Here's another question about the government shutdown. Have you felt any effects in your business? Diane and I have been out of service for the last few weeks to tend to other matters but will soon go back out. How is it out there? Busy? Slow? Has the governemnt shutdown made any difference in...

I can meet you half way there, if we say "extra compensation over and above the "agreed upon" total pay for doing the load. The 62% contract rate is but one piece of the bigger picture. If an agent initially offered us $1,000 to do a load and then agreed to our counter offer of say $1,200...

I agree that the dictionary definition you cite for "bonus" is the correct definition. It is in the application of the word that we differ. You are presuming that the deal is already done, but in my example it is not. Yes, Diane and I are contracted with our carrier to receive 62% of the line...

We can go back and forth about the application of the word "bonus." To me, there is no bonus because without sufficient money to run the load in the first place, there would be no deal at all. If a merchant was selling an item for $15, and a customer said I'll give you $10, and the merchant...

Diane and I are, by contract, receive 62% of the pay on a given load, but we frequently negotiate dollar amounts higher than that. The additional money received is not a bonus, at least not in our view. It is the minumimum amount of money (total pay) required for us to do a load. Example...

I understand that. It just surprised me that the gaining company took on Panther when the outcome of the case remained unknown.

In fact, that's exactly what he did. The Eubanks complaint was filed on 12/13/11. The Panther takeover by Arkansas Best concluded on 6/15/12. I was surprised to learn that the Eubanks case survived the takeover. When one company is sold to another, it is common practice for pending litigation...

I heard an interesting tidbit on the news last night as I watched the reporting on the federal government shutdown. It was reported that when the government shut down 17 years ago, contractors did not get paid for the work they did while the shutdown was in progress. For long time veterans of...

I'm a little confused by your post. When you say proof is in case law, what is it exactly that case law proves? When you say "... that this is legal," what does "this" refer to? What is the point you wish to make?

It is not a concern that I dwell on but the thought is always in the back of my mind. Expediters live and work on the road as truck drivers. Trucking is one of the ten most dangerous professions in America. It concerns me that we are never more than the very next instant away from an attack...

We understand. It's important to rest up before you go to sleep.

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I do not know the details but things have changed both with the issuance of DOT numbers and with the process of registering to become a motor carrier.

For anyone building a new truck, this is one of the best questions you can ask of a driver who has built a truck before. "What would you do different?" Diane and I asked many drivers that when we were thinking through our truck build. The answers were very informative. So, Zorry, what would...

You are assuming, incorrectly, that a rational thought process exists in the first place. Even in this Open Forum, you do not have to read long before you come across people who put being happy ahead of making money. They do not develop good business practices. They evaluate their circumstances...