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I guess I was unware of such requests since I am already clean-shaven and face-metal free.

Zooming out and looking at the bigger picture and a longer time frame, it is interesting to see that the two largest expedite carriers in the industry -- Panther and FedEx Custom Critical -- have come to be subsidiaries of large LTL carriers. Panther now reports to ABF. FedEx Custom Critical...

I don't doubt what you are saying but I am curious. What kind of customer requests a clean-shaven driver with no face metal, and how often is such a request made?

True, but how often does it happen that any customer of any kind actually requests a driver or team whose personal appearance is professional? How often does it happen that a shipper offers to pay extra because the driver looks good and less because the driver looks like a slob? Don't get me...

Yes, in most cases. Which is why some customers are asking for branded trucks from brand-name companies. They can be sealed and the seals will likely be respected. Diane and I were at a busy dock once where the owner of the high-value freight had flown in trying to find it. This was one of...

I suspect the reasons why are the same for your carrier as they are for mine. A Landstar representative told me the same thing about Landstar customers. There are some that want to see their freight come off a Landstar truck after the load has been booked by a Landstar agent. It gives them...

This answer is actual. No I do not think that. FedEx Custom Critical will use the available trucks to cover loads in accordance with whatever dispatch system(s) is in effect at the time. They are not brand partial. Lots of FedEx Custom Critical freight goes on partner carrier trucks that sport...

Why would it? It will be obvious to readers that the identifying info was blacked out and it will be disclosed in the post. As with any photo posted by anyone, the credibility will be as good as the person posting it. My credibility on this forum in unimpeachable -- my opinion. However, others...

Same with our older-model Onan (Quiet Diesel 7500). Our manual says to load up the generator every now and then as a PM procedure (something to do with clearing buildup out of the exhaust). To do that, we turn everything on; convection microwave, two burner stove top, roof unit AC, vacuum...

I'll be interested to hear what you learn, dabluzman1. It sounds like installation issues to me.

In our truck, the microwave will not run at all without the generator on. That is by design, the sleeper manufacturer (ARI) explained. Our microwave oven is a convection oven too. When baking bread or otherwise doing convection cooking, the power draw is heavy so the Onan generator supplies the...

If the unit numbers are visible on the trucks, I will "photoshop" them and other identifying information out. I'm not here to make trouble for FedEx contractors. I'm just curious about the branding program that may not be so uniform after all and what that may (or may not) suggest about the...

XPO Logistics, Inc. has no intention of taking over the entire freight brokerage industry, but the company does have plans to grow into a multi billion-dollar company within the industry. You can read about the plan and the reasoning behind it by reading this XPO Logistics Investor Presentation...

I believe it is an accurate comparison to a limited extent today and will be more so in the future. Express-1 president Jeff Curry spoke to this when I asked about cross selling among XPO divisions (Express-1, Concert Group Logistics, Inc., Bounce Logistics, Inc.). He said, "Most of those...

As I said above, the sightings are few but becoming more frequent. Maybe it is as simple as sign shops not doing it right or contractors expressing their individuality. I don't know. That's why I asked. I have photos of one "Custom Critical de-emphasized" truck now and will take more when I...

How would the winning driver do that? It's the losers who appeal cases, not the winners, right? Could an appeal even be made by a winner?

A little more research partly answered my question. The law continues to be enforced, at least for now: "Bob Nichols, spokesman for the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, told TruckNews.com that while the group would not comment on the specifics of the case, he noted that, 'This case doesn't...

Moose and OVM both comment on the impact of the ruling and the status of the court that made it relative to higher courts. I am unfamiliar with the Canadian justice system. How does this work exactly? What happens if the ruling is allowed to stand? What happens if the ruling is appealed?

It shows how powerful a good brand can be, like Kleenex for a tissue or Xerox for a photo copy. I laughed when I read what you wrote about Kinko's. To this day, Diane and I can be looking right at a FedEx Office store and we'll say, there's a Kinko's.

What DOT number did they put on your truck? The FedEx Custom Critical DOT number we have always known is 164025. Is the number on your truck different?