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First the disclaimer: I'm not an attorney and none of the following should be understood or construed to be legal advice. The only thing I'm licensed to do is drive a truck. I'm simply sharing my personal views and beliefs in response to the topic raised in this thread. Also note that while my...

Ladies and gentlemen, this is fantastic! You're putting up high-quality info including some that is not commonly told. Outstanding content! We're on our way to an article that will be more than one that simply appears once in a magazine. This article has legs! By that I mean the piece will...

On May 4, 2004 I wondered aloud how long it might be before we started seeing class 8 hybrid trucks on the road. That inquiry was prompted by an EO news article about some expermintal hybrid package trucks FedEx was then putting on the road. The news article is at...

Diane, are you listening?

With all the Tennessee interest this thread reveals, maybe we should all chip in, buy a few hundred acres, and build some townhouses with truck parking and some shared pole barns and wash bays where we can do some of our own maintenance when home. We can call it "Expediting Acres, Where No...

>1. Pay >Why does expedite pay so little? <snip> In our experience (wife and me, team drivers) expediting pays quite well. We've met very few people in trucking that do better than dedicated expediting teams. While each sector of trucking (moving van, tanker, auto transport, etc.) has its...

Can't help you much by telling you what to do, just don't know. But here's a news item that shows something you should definately NOT do! "The Illinois Attorney General's office says [the Dave Matthews Band are] responsible for dumping up to 800-gallons of raw human waste from a tour bus onto...

This is good, folks; keep it comming! You're posting great stuff here; some of which really does get overlooked by carriers and drivers alike as people come on board. Recruiters (or drivers that know the answer), Open Forum participant responses prompt an additional question that will be...

RE: Transfering, Protecting, and Recovering Your C Here's an update about external USB drives. As often happens with consumer electronics, prices drop and capacity grows. CompUSA has an add in today's (12/10/04) USA Today showing a 2.2 GB drive for $99.99 after "instant savings." The product...

Well, Lawrence, congratulations! It looks like user name "matmski" was the one that helped you reach 2,000. For the record, the milestone was reached before sunrise on December 10, 2004.

Well, since we're dreaming, I'd like a 180 inch sleeper and a freight box that is 14 feet long on the outside and 24 feet long on the inside!

Lawrence asked me today to write a piece for the next issue of Expedite Now! entitled, "Ten Things You Should Know About Expediting." The magazine is distributed free at truck stops. The target audience is truck drivers and non-truck drivers that are considering expediting as a career option...

>Just curious - it sounds like you're new to expediting, AND >have just been accepted into White Glove. In the past, they >have required about 6 months service in their "surface >expedite" fleet before one could apply to White Glove. Has >that changed? If so, it could be important to a bunch...

A frequent question asked by folks researching the expediting industry is "How do you get your CDL?" I invite licensed expediters - new and old - to to help our expediter wannabee friends by sharing your story here. Ours is below. -------------------------------- My wife and me had no truck...

RE: Excited to get started in the Expediting Busin Marc, When someone is considering a career in expediting, I'm usually among the first to encourage him or her to do one's research and then jump in. But in your case......a single guy and a photographer on a cruise ship?????????? DUDE! Are you...

We've (wife and me) have pondered the relocation question ourselves, but more from a tax point of view. Tennessee appeals because it has no state income tax. However, the sales taxes there are higher than most states. If you are on the road a lot and buy most of your stuff in other states, you...

BigRed, Glad to hear you are jumping in. As a newbie yourself I'm sure you'll understand how interesting it is for other expediter wannabees and newbies to hear from new folks about their first few days and weeks in the trade. I hope you share lots about your experiences.

Migaux, Regarding getting a CDL, if you have not considered straight truck driving and a Class B license, you may wish to. See my reply in another thread about how my wife and I - inexperienced at the time - got our Class B CDLs. The link is...

RE: Anyone have a good recommendation for reefer i >Your last post said you do not want to sit for 2-3 days >waiting on a run. Well White Glove with FDX will Lock you in >a area for2 -3 days on the possibility of a reefer run >coming up,or it might be Monday and they already have a trip...

RE: Anyone have a good recommendation for reefer i >Rich is correct. I can't tell you the times we had trucks >tied up for days waiting on a Phizer run. Not too >profitable. >Davekc DaveKC mentioned that things may have changed. He is correct. They have. My wife have been White Glove...