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That is true of not just certain brokers but of certain carriers as well. When Diane and I were with FedEx Custom Critical, we received numerous calls from dispatchers saying the company had already committed to the load and they now need our help to cover it. Some of those committments may be...

Sylectus aside, I'm not sure I understand what you mean by bid/market rates and contracted or carrier rates. Before I comment further, can you help me understand the difference?

That may be partly true but keep in mind that most of the time there are always Sylectus-networked trucks in the area. With a Sylectus virtual fleet of over 10,000 trucks, you have been doing business with them in the neighborhood for a long time.

I need to add one more thing about the Sylectus system, and I am sure hoping someone who knows more about it than me surfaces to explain it more. The one more thing is the price conversation. Carriers can see each other's loads and trucks on the Sylectus network but prices are negotiated...

FedEx Custom Critical has been around for a long time. Sylectus has been around for a long time too. As the FDCC email message indicates, the two have been doing business at a particular level for some time. That is not news. Now FDCC is deepening its relationship with Sylectus, even to the...

Expediters who wish to learn more about what the Sylectus network is and how it works can do so by reading: Sylectus; An Unseen Force in the Expediting Industry and The Effervescent Joy of Expedite CEO's

I have never had occasion to study the statistics about the dangers of night driving. Do you have some sources to share? Do the statistics account for drinking while driving at night, the mechanical condition of the lighting systems of vehicles that crashed, deficient night-vision abilities of...

In what way is night driving more dangerous? I'd much rather drive at night in the city or on the open road when I have the roads more to myself than in the day when traffic is heavy. As long as you manage your time and sleep well, and as long as you are not tired when you drive, how is night...

In what way are some "over thinking this?" What do you mean exactly?

I agree and will keep observing and not draw any truck-parking conclusions until the end of August at the earliest. Another unknown is the level of compliance with the new rules. How many drivers are following the new rules and how many are running as they did before? We have no way to know...

And if all you are looking for is "scary or confusing," that would be the end of the story and everything would be wonderful. But there is more to the story. And to be fair to all truckers, the whole story must be told, not just part of it. Truckers of all kinds are affected by this rule...

We have been in and west of Texas since the weekend. All fuel stops have been normal; no delays. All freeway ramps have been empty. Rest areas have been normal. Parking at the truck stops we saw seemed normal at various times of the day. There was one exception. A four-hour stop at the TA in...

New Hours of Service rules went into effect on July 1. One new rule requires drivers to take a 30 minute break within the first eight hours of your work (on duty or driving), and maybe another 30 minute break in the same day, depending on how your hours for that day work out. Another new...

A quick scan of this document shows a number of different load securement violations. Point values can be between 1 and 10 depending on the violation.

Running at our usual revenue and pace. Nothing out of the ordinary unless you count the 4th of July holiday. Houston is like any other city. You might get out good a few times in a row and then get stuck. One long sit does not a trend make.

In normal circumstances, team members would take their 30 minute breaks at different times since their on-duty and driving shifts would be opposite each other's. Each team member would take the 30 minute break during hs or her work hours, at which time the other team member would be in the...

In its information about the Hours of Service rules that went into effect on July 1, the FMCSA states: "Companies and drivers that commit egregious violations of the rule could face the maximum penalties for each offense. Trucking companies and passenger carriers that allow drivers to...

A man who grew up in the Dakota's told me that if you ran away from home there, no one worried about it because your parents could see you for three days.

You might be onto something here. The trucking industry seems to always have a PR or safety campaign of one sort or another going on like "Good Stuff, Trucks Bring It" and the "No Zone." While they may have some effect, they are not about people, they are about trucks. I wonder, what might a...

Trends now in vogue in the reguatory community include: (1) obesity, (2) employee classification (independent contractor status), and (3) anything having to do with trucking, espeically the areas in which technology can be applied to control the behavior of truckers.