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What do you mean exactly by "bandwagon effect?" Recognizing excellence wherever it is seen is a good thing to do. Bruno spoke highly of FedEx Custom Critical while he was there, as did I. He, I and others have also spoken highly about companies that we are not currently leased to. What's wrong...

Diane and were in Phoenix yesterday and not near the crash sites. When running errands in town we got caught in a dust cloud that the wind whipped up without warning. It reduced visibility but not to zero. Traffic slowed. The dust cleared as fast as it came. There were no wrecks. As I said...

I-10 in Arizona is closed now, 18:00 local time, due to two pileups between Eloy and Phoenix. A dust storm suddenly reduced visibility to zero (or minimial, depending on the report) and crashes followed. Serious injuries and at least one fatality are reported. Road closed westbound at MM 176...

I do not know. Which then leaves the answer open to hearsay and speculation. That being the case, I will continue to believe that the longvity plaques on the wall outside the FedEx Custom Critical contractor training room have been taken down (a fact reported by others). I will speculate...

I explained it above in response to scotm4211's inquiry. Having had time to think about this more and talk it over with Diane, my answer remains the same. Interest in a company does not cease when you leave it. I once served in the Army and then got out. My interest in and concerns about the...

Moose is not talking about a ticket. He is talking about a warning ticket, which is a non-monetary event. However, one of the criticisms that the new CSA system gave rise to is the fact that while a warning ticket carries CSA points, it is not a ticket that can be fought in court. The officer...

Can you just give us the full story? I have been told the plaques are gone. You say longevity recognition will take a different form in the future. What exactly is the status of the plaques? We seem to be in agreement that they were taken down. Where are the plaques now? Will they be put...

What a wonderful idea! And I know that we all can count on Arkansas motorists to cheerfully and conscientiously abide by the law. It is truly remarkable how compliant motorists are nationwide with the cell phone and texting laws that are going on the books today.

True. In my comments I was thinking more about small carriers (1-10 trucks). Again we agree. I said that if a customer list (add relationship) is worth anything at all, it is worth only what someone else is willing to pay, which would be very little. Adding 20% to the price of a used truck...

Nope. Linda stated that longevity recognition will take a different form in the future.

I know the recognition plaques have been removed because contractors who have seen the wall with their own eyes tell me so. The fact that I have not personally viewed the wall does not change the fact that the plaques have been removed, does it? I also know I feel sad about the plaques being...

Thank you for clearing that up.

You do not have it quite right. I have said many times that I expected to be treated like a number and that the advantage in that was fair play in dispatch because everyone else was treated like a number too. Whether someone had been there 10 years or ten days did not matter. All trucks were...

Obviously, it is not up to me, but if it was, I would maintain the wall and would leave up forever the names of people who had given ten or more years of their lives to helping the company succeed. Even if they left for competitors, even if they were terminated, I would continue to recognize the...

Regular readers know Diane and I left FedEx Custom Critical for Landstar a couple of months ago. The longer we are gone, the less often we think about our former carrier, and the less things matter that motivated us to leave. Those issues were resolved by leaving and as time passes the emotions...

I see I misunderstood your post. The problem now sounds more like a CSA computer glitch. Carriers are getting real sensitive about CSA points these days. I would think that they would be all over that problem to get it corrected as soon as the negative and unfair effects were discoverd. If the...

This is news to me, but before I run off and put "fire extinguisher inside" on our truck, I'd like to know the rule that requires it. I did a search of the California Vehicle Code but found no reference to or requirement for the signs. In the notes the officer put on your inspection form, was...

Yes to all of the questions you ask above. But see the scenarios I posted above. I see no way that an officer can write a ligimiate citation to an off-duty driver for an equipment violation when it cannot be proven that the off duty driver had knowledge of it. Citations are issued for violations...

Scenario: Team drivers coming off an extended break. On break, co-driver 1, strapped for cash sells good tires to another trucker for bad ones without co-driver 2 knowing. The person buying the good tires paid the tire shop to make the change so co-driver 1 has no receipt. Co-driver 2 knows...

In which case, you could be charged with a violation. But that has nothing to do with the co-driver, does it? Setting a context may be helpful. Where and how would it happen that you would sign off on a post trip and then be later found by an officer to be falsly reporting the tire condition on...