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The Rice's accident is a lesson to us all. If it can happen to them, it happen to any one of us. On that fateful December 2003 day, the Rices were on a run in Florida, the likes of which they've done many times. Then, in an instant, their lives changed forever. Nearly two years later, Glen and...

I hope expediter wannabees think long and hard about this thread as part of their industry research. It well-illustrates the emotional tugs this business can involve. The idea and meaning of "Home" varies from person to person. We've all heard the saying, "Home is where the heart is." Expediter...

I'll leave it to readers to decide if this is a good idea or not, but it struck me as clever if nothing else. A driver (don't remember who or in what forum) once posted that he carries two short lengths of chain and a nut and bolt for each. If stuck in a sunken and slippery loading dock or in...

>Perhaps someone can help me, for I fail to understand the >value of an owner/operator knowing the fleet size of his >carrier. In a very general way, and over meaningful time periods of several months or even a year, I sometimes take note of current carrier fleet sizes and compare them to...

>Texas has restricted trucks on some sections of I-35 with >signs reading "No Trucks Left Lane " . However , it is >permissible to use the left lane to pass . Some truckers >have been wrongly ticketed while in the left lane while >passing . Texas DOT suggests printing the regulation and...

> I never heard of a carrier paying for miles driven. FedEx CC has paid us for miles driven at times. It's happened that we've been routed off route by a long construction detour or HAZMAT route that did not show up in the original routing. When that happens, and if it is a significant amount...

There is a lot of talk about cheap freight in the EO forums, be it from U-ship or other sources. Expediters that have a business model based on expensive freight need not worry. Just as there will always be shippers (experienced companies or unsophistocated individuals) looking to ship freight...

Before you can know either what you want or what you need, you must know WHY you are doing what you are doing, and HOW you intend to accomplish it. 1. Why are you an expediter and not something else? 2. What goals do you have as an expediter? A retired couple that wants to get paid to see the...

New Competition for Expedtiers

RE: new husband & wife team looking for informatio To: gjsalopek, and any other married couples considering a career change into expediting: This story may be of interest to you: http://www.expeditersonline.com/artman/publish/article_002322.html While the story is a bit dated, our views of...

I believe this time around, FedEx CC addressed the fairness concern by taking the run count out of the criteria. I picked up a copy of the contest rules at a recent visit to FedEx CC HQ. Run count is not mentioned, just 80% availability (in service) and 80% acceptance. In the last seven days...

>Based on this thread I think all can agree that some like >FedEx and some don't. What is amazing is that no one >endorses or supports their contest. >Again, maybe they would serve their fleet better by using >those funds to cover unprofitable runs, rather than serving >the interests of a...

The emotion a contest evokes is surprising. It's a contest, not a conspiracy. As others have suggested, don't take loads that are money losers. That's the same as it's always been for smart operators. I have yet to meet a single FedEx CC driver, or hear of one, that accepts money losing loads...

Excerpt from the EO home page: Expediters Online.com, has announced that it has been selected by Exhibit Management Associates Inc. of Louisville, KY, to manage the expedited trucking section, named "The Expediter Experience", for the 2006 Mid-America Trucking Show held at the Kentucky...

>Below are my observations about his business: > >snip< >3) Everybody tells you which companies not to drive for but >never tells you which ones too drive for? >snip< It is not unusual for expediters to change carriers. If after making your first choice, you find a carrier that can better...

>what size,type and other important aspects of buying a >expediting truck for the most diversty in this industry Ooooh boy! Opinions are legion on the question you raise and as suggested by another poster, an archive search will yield a bunch of information. The trouble is, it is conflicting...

Not seasoned here (by some people's reckoning), just two years on the road. My wife and I have never driven a manual tranny truck. We have driven class 8 trucks with the Eaton 10-speed autoshift and the Allison 6-speed automatic. The auto-shift has three pedals on the floor; the automatic just...

>Yes by all means take a first aid class, but one that is >centered on more than CPR and basic bandaging. Learn how to >use a tourniquet or immobilize a broken limb. If you can get >it from the Red Cross, do it but if you are in the guard, >reserves or regular military, they have good medic...

>There is another thing I have mentioned before, >communications. How many expediters are ham radio operators? >Well this is something I push at companies I consulted for; >get your people licensed so they can better work with >authorities during an emergency. Greg, a/k/a KC8YHN, I...

Great post, Leo! It's nice to see someone talking about how to stay in the business, instead of why people should get out or not enter it in the first place. Your heart is in the right place. So is your mind. Sharing specific numerical information that people can put to immediate use rises above...