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Well said. I am reminded of something once said by Lawrence McCord: "Expediting does not tolerate a personal agenda." Just as the rain does not know or care if you get wet, the freight does not know or care what you want. Success in this business is not about meeting your needs. It is about...

A reader contacted me privately to point out the difference between "percent" and "percentile rank." While I knew the difference when I made the original post, my choice of words did not clearly communicate it. The original post has been edited to more clearly communicate percentile rankings...

On its SMS Information Center web page, the FMCSA explains what SMS is, saying: "The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) Safety Measurement System (SMS) is an automated system that quantifies the on-road safety performance of motor carriers so that FMCSA can identify...

I don't know of people consider me to be in the Magnificent Seven or not but this topic gives me pause to think it might be a good time to take a break from the EO Open Forum. I have done so in the past with good results. Forum participation can become an unproductive addiction or...

Funny deliveries like this happen every now and then. People on the shipping end are nuttso-crazy to get 'er done but people on the receiving end don't care or may not even know what's up. -- Shipper pays expediter thousands of dollars to rush a box of plastic dashboard knobs to a farm tractor...

While reading this thread I wondered, just what exactly is a reflex reflector anyway? Our truck is in the shop at a chrome shop now and I am passing time in the waiting room, browsing the store and reading the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations Pocketbook. Examples of reflex reflectors...

What I like about your solution is the low-tech approach that makes it available to anyone. You are never more than a day away from your "recovery box." You don't need the internet or a computer to get things started. It's simple and brilliant in its simplicity.

Bravo! transporter, Bravo!

Court denies request to block CSA scores from public view "Even though the court has allowed public presentation of the carrier scores, the case will continue with regard to whether the full federal rulemaking standards should apply to the SafeStat replacement." For full story, click link above.

I was able to trace down the lock by looking at the file name on the photo TeamCaffee posted. The product name is Tractor Steering Joint Lock. It can be purchased from Transport Security, Inc. in Waconia, Minnesota (about 50 miles from our house :eek:). View the web site and product here. I...

HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJAH! TEAMCAFFEE! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! for sharing this post. I saw a driver use that steering shaft lock once at a truck stop a few years ago and have been looking for it ever since but with no success. Please tell me you know where to get this thing. I WANT...

OK. I get it now. I don't know how much time the position of alternate board member and board member would require. If it is a lot, that may be the reason why few leased drivers try for it. An own-authority owner operator would have more freedom.

Having read about the candidates, I find it encouraging, not disheartening, that the would-be board members have their own authority. A common theme seems to be that they worked other positions like company driver or leased owner-operator for many years and got their own authority. It's like...

Godspeed, 2sweet. We wish you well.

My heart is open to 2sweet and my guard is up; as always when gifting is done.

I have not been in private contact with 2sweet but am giving him/her the benefit of the doubt. Diane and I offered to buy 2sweet a bus ticket home. Before parting with any money, I would validate the story by verifying home address, employment with 2sweet's carrier and the police report where it...

In the stolen van AND MY DOG thread, TeamCaffee said, "I was thinking of all of the things that we would lose if our truck was stolen or totaled and it is very scary to contemplate." She is right, it is scary to contemplate but also wise to do. When our friends Glen and Janice Rice had an...

Most convenience stores have security cameras inside and in their parking lots. The store may have video of the guy who picked up your keys.

2sweet, I know you have a lot on your mind right now and there is much to sort out. Just know that there are people in the EO community who are willing to help in certain ways if you need it. Don't worry about explaining yourself to spectators. Just do what you need to do and let us know how...

I'm don't get your meaning. What do you mean?