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Good words. Well chosen. Right on. Someone initiated the certificate idea before it was presented and crafted the words. Thank you to whoever did it. Saying thank you on behalf of the men and women of expediting is not pretentious at all. It is right on the money!

Years ago, when I was working as an auto mechanic, stores like Rapid Oil change and Tires Plus were just beginning to appear. Long-time neighborhood gas station owners complained bitterly that the big boys were moving in and taking the gravy oil change and TBA (tires and battery) business...

>Is your shore power the same as in a motor home? By that, I >mean totally taking over the generator functions, including >battery charge. Yes it is. When we are plugged in, we can run everything in the truck off shore power and the batteries get charged too. If shore power is not available...

There are those in expediting who enjoy the paid-tourist aspects of the trade. This is for them. If you do not have shore power in your truck, think about adding it. Our new truck has it. Shore power is opening a whole new world to us on the road. As I write this, Diane and I are in service...

dpea9, Sounds like you are off to a great start. Congratulations!

RE: more Pics from the Expo! Thanks for sharing the photos. Looks like a GREAT show. That FedEx truck with the big sleeper on the KW chassis, is that the Morris truck?

OOPS! The RAM Mount link is: http://www.ram-mount.com/

Diane and I happened upon this vendor, RAM Mount, at the Louisville truck show. While they don't make an in-truck laptop computer stand specifically for our truck (Volvo VNL) or seats (National Comfort with swivel feature), they seem to have enough components to cobble something together. Before...

>The miles I run team are less than a good single driver will >do with one of the major companies,but my income is around >1/4 million bucks a year,gross, >dont think the other companies can show you this kind of >revenue for the mileage >I did this revenue at con-way,but my miles were...

Diane and I are sorry to share our regrets. It does not look like we'll make it to the Expo. We are scheduled to deliver a load near Eugene, Oregon on Thursday; 2,500 miles from Wilmington, Ohio. :(

>Shutting an engine off should not even be considered in the >realms of common courtesy! Ones personal comfort should be. >You pound pavement for hours on end--pull into a parking >spot and shut the engine off. Even if the outside temp is a >cool 70 degrees a larger vehicles tires engine...

I have no visions of rushing to the rescue in a disaster area with ham radio in hand. If we're in a disaster area as expediters, we will already be doing important work in the relief effort. My radio interest is more about being able to get word back home to family and friends that we're OK...

I've gotten reception at about 50 >nautical miles by bouncing a 24" signal light off the >clouds. Terry, THAT is impressive. Seriously. Way-cool!

We do have someone at home who receives our mail. When we know we will be in a city 24 or more hours in advance, we let her know and she FedEx'es our mail to us. For example, last Friday we got dispatched to pick up a load in Las Vegas on Monday and deliver it in Portland, OR on Tuesday. We...

We carry and use the following fitness equipment in the back (inside the reefer body) of our truck: 1. Jump rope 2. Free weights (small dumbells) 3. A mini stair stepper 4. Tennis shoes 5. Furniture pads 6. Load bars When time permits, we'll run the reefer to bring the box up or down to room...

If only Flying J took Comdata too. :'( But they don't, so we've taken a close look at TAB bank too. We'll probably go for it but the one thing that gives us pause is the lack of privacy guarantees in the fine print. Indeed if you read it, you'll find that you are agreeing to let Flying J do...

>Any idea how much extra it cost when you get a shower and >toilet in your sleeper when specing a truck????? Can't >imagine it not being worth it. Thanks for all input on this >subject. > >Cindy and Brian >D6084 I can't tell you off the top of my head but can say that custom-sleeper...

That's why I don't hang out in the ladies room at Cracker Barrel.;)

>The purpose of my post was to try to understand why >companies change their focus as they become larger. Part of it, I believe, is as companies grow, the founder(s) find themselves having more work to do than they can handle; so they hire help. As the company continues to grow, the help...

I don't know if it will work with Conway decals, but at a friend's suggestion, I once used WD-40 to soak and remove a bumper sticker. Worked like a charm. You might try it on a tiny corner of a decal.