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For all of our medical and business appointments, including DOT physicals, we've been working to get them scheduled when we know we will be home each year; Christmas. That may mean taking a DOT physical and doing other annual appointments ahead of schedule one time. Then it's every or every...

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Checking your permit book when you could be watching TV instead? That's the kind of attention to detail that distinguishes the professionals from the also-rans. Great post.

RichM said, "It has been a good ride and I hope every one stays safe out there." Twenty-plus years of expediting and this grizzled pro says, "It has been a good ride...." May all expediters be so blessed. Best wishes to you, Rich. When one door closes, another opens. May your future lead to...

First of all, please note this topic is entitled "Federal Excise Tax Info," and not "Federal Excise Tax Advice." This is not tax advice. It is info for interested readers to take to their tax advisors if they choose. The short story is, if you have or are about to pay FET tax on your...

When Diane and I got our Class B CDLs in Minnesota, we were required to both pass the air brake written test and take the road test in an air-brake-equipped vehcile to receive the air-brakes endorsement. With no air-brake-equipped truck to road test with, we would not have been able to...

my only problem is with your front axle >itself. i know its a 14000# axle with all the components but >from the pictures the front tires look of normal size and >generally 6250# is the weight a standard ply truck tire >gives you and the dot only recognizes 6000#. i realize you >have been...

Carrier (the reefer company) recently started selling Pro Heat generators under the Carrier label. With their national network of reefer repair facilities, that may be good news for folks seeking generator service for that brand. Onan also has a large national network of service facilities for...

I'm glad you mentioned that article, Moot. It should be read by anyone interested in how vans. Link: http://www.expeditersonline.com/artman/publish/cargo-van-expedited.html

What Greg said. Check out the Corvette museum. It's a great way to spend some time.

I have been using the advice many have given >here and am glad to say I have gotten better at the backing. > Usually hit the dock first shot. Thanks for all the help. Congratulations! That HAS to feel good.

Ha! That Pilot across the street and the big-rig drivers staying there are going to see a swarm of expediting trucks and wonder what the world is coming to!

A while ago, FedEx, without fanfare, stopped putting "White Glove Services" on its trucks and appearl (uniforms). While some White Glove drivers may disagree, I was glad to see that. If you are an expediter, you are elite, whatever division you may or may not work for. Expediters perform awesome...

Regarding axle weights, it seems most people here already have it figured out. With the tandems placed near the front of the body, and all our freight handling equipment carried ahead of the tandems, all freight will be loaded behind the tandems. Thus, the weight of the freight in the rear tends...

Saw a similar shirt once. It said, "FedSex"

We have driven five different class 8 trucks (fleet-owner trucks) in nearly three years of expediting. Fuel mileage on these fleet-owner trucks ranged from 6.5 to 9.5 overall. The best performer was a dry-box D-unit Freightliner Century Class with tandem drive axles, an Eaton 10-speed...

Ditto what JohnO and others said about Verizon. We have also used the Wilson amplifier to increase the Verizon air-card range with delightful results. The amplifier boosts cell phone performance too. See: http://www.wilsonelectronics.com/ The amplifer difference is most noticable when we are...

Like RichM, we've found Wal-Marts (in most neighborhoods) to be good and 24-hour grocery stores to be a good second choice. Both can be easily located, day or night, if you have internet access in the truck that is not tied to the truck stop internet services. Wal-Marts are especially good...

The most important thing though is having your space >sometimes. <snip> I find with my husband the >best thing to do, especially since we are in a D unit is to >go to a mall or shopping center and just get away from each >other. You can only take sooo much of being cooped up in a >little...

Be careful you don't start something out there, theoldprof. The idea of a half-dozen truckers bringing their kits inside and sitting in a quilting circle in a truck stop lobby is spooky. It would make it more difficult to get to the showers. I can hear them now..."Look here guys, I embroidered...