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>I was asked a question and would like to bring it to the >form. Are you a true owner operators when your are leased >to FedEx CC? I was leased for 1 year as an “E†unit and >would like to compare the two. OK. Allow me the luxury of a more considered reply. >I do own my truck and pay...

Good point.

If a truck stop is the best place for you to park, and if you smoke, and if you do not have a generator or shore power, and if your company pays the fee, the product may be OK. That's who Idle Aire is marketing to...large fleets with big-rig trucks and drivers who wait at truck stops to recharge...

>I had almost 20 years in with them. Due to some health >issues I cancelled my lease last month. I received >absolutely nothing from them saying,"Good luck, Good bye >,Thanks for your Efforts, Hope you are well etc." Since I >no longer contributed to their bottom line, I no longer...

Asking if you are a "true owner-operator" with FedEx is kind of like asking if you are a "real truck driver" driving just a straight truck. While the conversation can go on and on, in the end it does not matter. If you don't like it where you are, leave. If you want to be a "real truck driver"...

Thanks for sharing the contract info. It helps readers understand not just that your lease/purchase worked out successfully but also why. It's not about playing the odds. It's about doing business with people who are as upright and professional as you. If the odds against a successful lease...

While it may be off the original Panther bashing topic, another topic that comes to mind is "Praise for FedEx CC Dispatch!" For those who are considering a move, it may be worth reading. http://www.expeditersonline.com/cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboard.cgi?az=show_thread&om=3781&forum=DCForumID1

This time last year, millions of people were uprooted, injured, and some were even killed when Hurricane Katrina struck. Expediters responded, including a number of EO members. Today, journalists are doing their Katrina follow-up stories. Authors are releasing their books. An interesting and...

RE: Straight Truck with Reefer/lift gate opinions I can't speak about what goes on with other carriers, but with FedEx reefer loads, lift gates are often used to get the temperature-controlled freight on and off the truck. Computer servers and other electronic components that are kept at room...

That was kind of the point. Sorry I made it poorly. If we felt the need for a formal vacation, we'd take one.

We drove by there the other day. Freightliner of Knoxville had a number of new and used expediting trucks on the lot.

B.W.C.A. is on our to-do list. Before we got into expediting, we used to take vacation time and long weekends to paddle into the upper St. Croix flowage and base camp there. After getting into expediting, we have not taken a proper vacation in three years. How wierd is that?

Congratulations! Thank you for sharing your story. The only thing you left out was the fleet owner's name.

Looking at the photo in the UPS ad on EO gives one occasion to pause and think. https://www.expeditersonline.com/sub/ups/index.html An expediter truck with UPS logos on it. Hmmmmmmmm. See also: http://www.ups-scs.com/transportation/expedite.html

Sorry. USF was shorthand. All I'm saying is my friend knows the company. He has worked for a couple of the divisions and keeps up with things there. This is simply an offer to put my friend in touch with the original poster who was asking about the company. Myself, I know little about it. Just...

One of the guidelines I learned when I was in Boy Scouts was "Leave it cleaner than you found it." They were talking about campsites but it would be wonderful if truckers practiced the same ethic with their parking places and rest room use. It is not hard to do. 1. Don't urinate in the parking...

Jeff Jensen's Sept 1 article about aerodynamics will be of interest to readers of this topic: http://www.expeditersonline.com/artman/publish/truck-aerodynamics.html

A USF driver and his wife has been staying in touch with Diane and me over the years as they prepare to launch a team expediting career of their own when their kids are grown and gone. More than most drivers, he is very aware of his company's history and issues. He has been with them several...

Note too that even among the drivers in the same fleet owner's fleet, some may think highly of the owner and some may not. Also some who first think highly of an owner may come to think less of the owner at a later date, and vice versa. Human relationships are not the most predictable things but...

I'm not talking about invasion of >privacy, I'm talking about someone who creates a new >membership soley to attack. Those memberships can, and will >be deleted without warning from now on. If the behavior >continues, the member will be suspended, or banned. [/b] Perfect!