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At last count, there are 2,166 members registered in the Open Forum. You may recall that just a few weeks ago, a new milepost was reached when the membership exceeded 2,000. The 166 member increase from that point indicates not only growth, but an accelerated rate of growth over previous time...

Diane and I considered ourselves healthy before we started expediting 18 months ago. Your message gave us pause to think about our health since then. In 18 months, we've gone out of service once due to illness. We spent two or three days (memory fades on the exact number) in a truck stop...

As others have said, EO (this site) is THE place to find "real" drivers and good info about expediting. For line haul drivers and info, try www.pumpkindriver.com.

Since you are looking for reasons to talk you out of taking the cat, consider the following: 1. If the cat gets out by mistake, it could cause you big problems and heartache, especially if you are under load with a schedule to keep. I've seen cats at rest areas that apparently got left behind...

RE: The care and maintenance of box floors........ That's a funny thing about pallet standard sizes. There is more than one standard depending on who you talk to and/or what industry is using the pallets. In reefer trucks we've driven, it is impossible to put two 48" pallets side by side...

Oops! Spoke too soon. Got predispatched out of FL before we completed delivery. Staying South for the delivery where it's warm. :)

>Confused. Need help on selecting a generator. Proheat or >Rigmaster or something else out there I'm not aware of >that's worthy of it's price. Looking for heat and air. What kind of truck? How much space will you be heating/cooling?

OK. Let's take it a step at a time. First we need to get the new truck on the road. Then we'll talk to the lenders to see exactly what they plan to do with the newsletter and when, and what kind of event they're open to at their facility. If that does not work out for what we're talking about...

RE: The care and maintenance of box floors........ >OK, I understand that I may be getting off subject, but >regarding truck boxes and pallet jacks....One question; Most >of you guys have sleepers on your trucks, may I ask what >size your box is? I have a 28 foot box with a day cab, but >of...

>ARRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Snowing again >here in Michigan,supposed to get around 6 inches at last >count.Can't take it anymore.GET ME OUTTA HERE. >Whitewolf53 In Florida Sunday to deliver Monday. Went to beach. 4 units ahead of us at the moment. We may return to the...

I >need to point out that some of the information that has been >given to you is not quite correct. We do not pick our >freight from a "load board". Most of the time we are >contacted by one of the Landstar Express agents who ask us >if we would like to take a certain load. We can either...

RE: The care and maintenance of box floors........ Not to mention the safety issues, like doing a >balancing act on the liftgate with a 10,000 lb. piece of >equipment. >Davekc >owner >20 years Lift gate capacities on expediter straight trucks run 3,000 to 5,000 lbs. If you know of one...

RE: The care and maintenance of box floors........ This topic has shifted a bit from floor treatment to pallat jecks and union rules on docks. That goes back to the point I made earlier. Know what kind of freight you will generally haul. It makes a difference in how you work and what equipment...

A couple years ago I asked an LEA recruiter what the difference was between FedEx CC and LEA, and where a team like us could do better (assuming the team met LEA's 6 month experience requirement then in effect).? He gave a great answer. He said a good team will go well at either company. It's...

Sometime this summer, the financial institution that is financing our truck plans to feature us and the truck in it's newsletter. They have offered us use of their conference room for a reception or event of some sort relative to the truck. The lending officers there tell me they are frequently...

>Incorporation has many advantages for a one-truck >owner/operator, but it is not a magic shield against >litigation. > >Terry I'm glad to see that point being made. It is often overlooked in discussions about incorporation. The legal term is "Pierce the Corporate Veil." It will be among...

RE: The care and maintenance of box floors........ I've met a number of drivers that put polyurethane (varnish) on their floors. I've also read here in the Open Forum about the use of a two-part epoxy resin. How well either of these might work on an already oiled wood floor is hard to say. Some...

As I look into it, I'm surprised to learn of 30 to 40 expediters that call Minnesota home. Der are probably a lot more dan dat, don'tchya think?

I just read a Business Week story about "extreme commuters." The link is: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_08/b3921127.htm Wow! It's hard to believe some people live that way. Gives you something to think about when we're jamed up in traffic with folks like these.

FedEx CC pays not by the mile but a percentage of the load. To determine your per/mile rate, you divide the miles driven by the dollar amount paid. Ballpark for us in a straight truck ranges from $1.00 to $2.00 a mile, sometimes higher, sometimes lower. Some expediting companies pay a set...