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Yes, I am sure this piece came from the Landstar web site. I copied it from there and pasted it here. The two organizations mentioned in the piece have their own web sites. Interested readers can learn more about them by clicking these links: CargoNet Pharmaceutical Cargo Security Coalition...

Amen to that!

What you say is true but I have had great difficulty convincing my tire mounting specialist to add a quart of synthetic oil to each new tire before it is put on the rim. They do not seem to grasp the concept of opening the bottle. I explain that if the unopened bottle is placed in the tire, a...

I took it to mean that the bad guys are maping out the area in which they intend to strike; i.e. steal a truck, trailer or cargo. And that their plan includes escape routes for them to use if they are detected, interrupted and/or pursued during the strike. Notice that if these guys target you...

From the Landstar web site: Intelligence Alert The following information is based on an alert received from the Pharmaceutical Cargo Security Coalition this morning: There is credible information this morning (July 16th) from law enforcement sources in Miami Florida that a known cargo...

I don't mean to take anything away from what the nitrogen proponents are saying but would like to mention that Diane and I have put a total of over 1,000,000 miles on expediter trucks over the years, have never used nitrogen in our tires and have never left a shredded tire behind (no blowouts...

The reply was simple. We are happy at Landstar Express America and have no plans to change carriers. As I thought more about this later in the day, I realized that the emotional energy has changed. We left FedEx Custom Critical over a year ago. The things we felt strongly about then remain in...

Diane and I were with FedEx Custom Critical for eight years and were pleased and proud to be "FedEx Blue" for seven and a half of them. As we saw our revenue decline, company-owned reefer trailers being preferentially dispatched on loads we used to haul, certain policy changes take place, and no...

Good point. You illustrate how deadhead miles, paid miles, all miles, loaded miles, etc. are only part of the story. Like you, we had a similar experience with what we came to regard as a bad-faith shipper. This important customer (dispatch's words) would order a truck and then if it turned...

That's an elegant way to put it. Instead of thinking about loaded miles and empty miles, think about paid miles and unpaid miles. Scenario 1: (true story) Agent calls and askes us to "deadhead" from home in Minnesota (near Twin Cities) to Northern Minnesota to pick up a load and deliver it in...

Bureaucratic overreach is the right term. It's nice to see legal action taken in an attempt to stop this out of control agency. Bravo, ASCTT and TEANA!

It's way too early to draw any conclusions about this accident. The investigation is not yet complete. Receiving a citation does not mean the driver is guilty of the violation. All we have to go on at this point is news reports and we have no way of knowing if they are accurate. Did the reporter...

Regarding carrier size and industry perspective, it is estimated that there are about 15,000 expediter trucks of all kinds on the road. Load-1 is one of the top five carriers with 300 trucks (as reported in this thread). Since Diane and I have been in the business, Panther and FedEx Custom...

There is more to it than that. Yes, the same people make the unit after Carrier got the distribution rights but Carrier now has input into the company that did not exist before. Many thousands of these units have been installed on tractors since Carrier got involved. I do not know the story well...

Article: Express-1 Set to Grow Big

As I said above, Dhalltoyo, there is valuable feedback for you in this thread. I hope you can find your way to listen to and benefit from it.

Including Highway Star's comment about Dhalltoyo's meds. That is not a joke. There is a history there that long-time readers recall. That's not to bash or minimize anyone's medical history made public by the person in question. It's just to say that history comes to mind when Dhalltoyo reverts...

Self delusion is the biggest lie of all, and also one of the best. You don't even know you are doing it but believe every word.

A review of your posts made over the years makes this a believable statement. If you made $1 a year for three years and then made $4 in the first year after going independent, the claim would be true that you made more money in year four than in the three previous years combined. However, it...

When I asked about the purpose, benefit and reason for blessing a truck, it was not to ridicule anyone, it was because I wanted to know the purpose, benefit and reason for blessing a truck. When Diane and I took delivery of our new truck in 2006, our church pastor offered to perform a ceremony...