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I am not offering the following in a disrespectful tone. It is more of a plea. In over three years with FedEx Custom Critical I have heard precious little about the FedEx contractor relations program, at least the part about contractors meeting regularly with FedEx exeuctives. What I have...

One factor to consider with any generator is noise. How loud is it when it runs? Some are as loud as truck engines. Others sound like unmuffled lawn mowers. The quietest generator Diane and I have seen and/or used is the Onan QuietDiesel. When we run it and the Fantastic ceiling fan in the...

This is probably old news to many but for those who do not know, three useful resources for winter trip planning are listed below. At the moment, Diane and I are sitting in Portland, OR, waiting to deliver at 08:00 local time. We are not pre-dispatched. As we wonder what we will be hauling...

That's just part of the expediting game. We've had it happen several times that a shipper is keen to get a load off his or her dock and onto our truck, and even more keen that we proceed without delay and arrive on time; only to find at the delivery that the consignee did not even know the...

And you lived to tell about it too! Our first run sucked. I don't even like thinking about it, but I would not trade it for yours. New York City is an icebreaker indeed.

Land line electricity, also known as shore power, is hard to find when hauling freight. While a tiny few truckstops offer it, other trucks often take up those spaces even if they are not using the hookup. When you have spare time, RV parks that allow commerial vehichles in have shore power, but...

Two locations Terry mentions are on our list of good wash places too: Truck-o-Mat (most any of them) and the new wash opposite the Flying J in Knoxville. We've also had great work done at: Phoenix: Danny's Big Rig Resort across the street from the Flying J. Kingman, AZ: Freedom Truck Wash...

Regarding the treatment big-rig drivers give straight trucks, it seems to me that a discourteous big rig driver is discourteous to all. The one that cuts me off after passing usually does the same thing to the next big rig he passes too. I can think of several times where big-truck drivers...

Thanksgiving is obviously a time for giving thanks. At a deeper level, gratitude is a life-enhancing practice. It is a state of mind that you can turn on or off as you wish. The following exercise is good for lifting one's spirits. Try it and see. Requirements: 1. A pen or pencil 2. Paper to...

Regarding the value of a dispatcher/staff ride-along program, a question to ask some of the dispatchers who have ridden along is, "Did the ride-along help you be a better dispatcher? If so, in what way?"

Shortly after the no-idling law went into effect in New York state, tickets were issued to truck drivers using APUs. That was called a glitch by state officials that said APU use was legal under the law and the situation would be corrected as enforcement officials were educated. I do not recall...

Volvo announced not too long ago its own Volvo-made 12 speed transmission, called the "I-Shift." While it has many of the same features the ZF Meritor has, the announced improvements are interesting. http://www.volvo.com/trucks/na/en-us/news_and_events/news_releases/ishift.htm

Read what Panther says about future aquisitions and interpret their words as you wish. This is from an amendment Panther made to its registration statement after the Con-way acquisition and after certain leadership changes were announced. Panther says, "Growth through selected tuck-in...

RE: Warning ticket for truck being too high in Ind I hate to say it, but with up to $5,000 at stake, it might be worth your while to get an attorney to take up your case.

I knew I'd seen a 1,900 Panther fleet size number somewhere. An EO search found it at: http://www.expeditersonline.com/cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboard.cgi?az=show_thread&om=4232&forum=DCForumID1#10 I think I saw it published someplace else too, but I do not recall the source. Can anyone help with...

MTC wrote, "The main contractual obligation of the carrier is to market your services and provide you with the freight resulting from their marketing efforts." If you can show me that in the contract you or I signed with our respective carriers, I'd love to see it. I've read my contract...

RE: Warning ticket for truck being too high in Ind I have not dealt with a case like this before, but your story illustrates an emerging reality all expediters should respect. Government agencies are getting better at capturing data, communicating with one another and managing databases. In...

For the History of Expediting Project, I read the Panther registration statement and ammendments that are filed with the Security and Exchange Commission. For the full and most-current list of public Panther documents, go to: http://www.sec.gov/search/search.htm Enter "Panther Expedited" in...

>You know you go to KW they determine a problem, try to fix, >fix and fix and no luck, so now the Engine MFG gets involved >and tries to find excuses as to not finding the real source >of the problem and blames the dealer back. Could be >International, Freightliner etc... just making the...

In your >new position as a rep.. Iwould expect you not to try to >stradle the fence between PII and the o/o you >represent..you are not doing any of us favors..with comments >like that.. Dont get to comfy in the big chair a the PII >offices.. We need an advocate to express our legitimate...