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What kind of truck (van) do you drive? Does it have bathroom facilities of one sort or another? How long can you hang out in the truck before you must find a toilet outside the truck? If you have no bathroom facilities in the truck, find a 24 hour grocery store in or near Elk Grove Village...

For illustration purposes, lets use inaccurate numbers to illustrate a way (one of many) to think about FedEx load offers. For those who may not know, FedEx pays a percentage of the load with some other items thrown in, not a fixed rate per mile. As I understand it, items that contribute to...

I would guess that C and D load availability varies with the carrier. In our case with FedEx Custom Critical, Diane and I have driven both DR and CR units ("R" for reefer). Our numbers show that we gross (revenue to the truck) as much with a CR unit as we did with DR units previously driven. If...

Last night, Diane and I drove sixteen hours through the desert, from Carson City, Nevada to Phoenix, Arizona . The skies were clear and the moon was full. Most of the way, the road was two-lanes; well-painted and paved. Traffic was light. The wind was calm. The towns were hours apart. Beyond...

Sorry for the blackboard effect. By "more than our share" I was not speaking exclusively. The comment would apply to anyone who drives a distinctive truck. Sorry. I could have worded it better. You have commented in passing about your truck with full features but I know little else about it...

RE: Hows the the new FedEx CC FSC program working Before the new program went into effect, we had a minumum rate per mile that was required for us to say yes to a FedEx load offer. After the new program, we have the same. While FedEx sliced the deadhead/tolls/tarriff/fuel surcharge pie...

Yes, we have noticed a slowdown in freight with FedEx, but I don't believe it has anything to do with the new compensation schedule. It has to do with the point in the freight cycle we are currently in. It is the beginning of the month at the beginning of the quarter. We've seen before that...

antdub33, Read "If You Had It To Do Over Again" http://www.expeditersonline.com/dcforum/DCForumID2/2097.html and "Introduction to Expediting" http://www.expeditersonline.com/downloads/introduction.pdf

Here's the link to info about our camera system. http://www.expeditersonline.com/dcforum/DCForumID16/1409.html It will support up to 8 cameras on the truck and two audio feeds.

When our new truck first hit the road, I was unable to answer questions about fuel economy because reefer and generator use were throwing off the numbers, and the truck was early in its break-in period. We recently completed a series of runs that involved minimal reefer and generator use. The...

Leo's "Hand Truck" post and links he provided got me thinking about the moving equipment some expediters use. His link to handtrucks.com is excellent. Diane and I have purchased there with good pricing and service results. Handtruckstore.com does not feature a furniture dolly Diane and I use...

Someone recently sent me an e-mail asking, "What are some of the things you would do differently or change if you were to start expediting all over today? Also what are some of the things you do daily to make you successful?" The man asked two great questions. I thought it would be helpful to...

While it may sound strange to those who participate daily in the Open Forum and others who read EO on a regular basis, I'd be willing to bet that the majority of expediters on the road today have never heard of EO or if they have, rarely visit the site. I base that on the experience we have...

>Without getting into a long essay, .... Dave, Would your post have not been just as informative and effective without the above words? How does your dig benefit the EO community?

RE: Almost got my "A" whipped Streakn1, you handled yourself well in this situation and did right in calling the police and having the other driver charged (I presume). J.B. Hunt will take your claims more seriously now that a police report exists. J.B. owes you not only a paint job but...

>Some tips from a "Skid School"I attended. Redytrk, Can you tell us more about this skid school? Is it a place where skid pad training is available for straight trucks? Does anyone else know of such a place?

The topic "If You Had It To Do Over Again" may be of interest to you. Our load strategy is discussed there. I hope others discuss theirs too. http://www.expeditersonline.com/dcforum/DCForumID2/2097.html

When I find something that works, my inclination is to share the good news. Many EO participants do this in the Open Forum and it would be great to see more do the same.

Next time you are at a Flying J, pick up a brochure about their TAB bank. Be sure to read the fine print about their information disclosure. That policy may not be to your liking. TAB makes it easy to move money from comdata to a TAB bank account. You call TAB any time of the day or night and...

In another thread, tallcal101 posted something that got lost in the mix. His point is important so I took the liberty of copying and pasting his post here, and to inject some questions to prompt discussion. Tallcal101 said, "As most of you know,many van lines have gotten into expedting.But up...