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It doesn't get my blood to boiling, but it troubles me some that this talk about "truck drivers" seems to focus on the stereotype, as if there was only one kind of stereotypical truck driver and a few exceptions from the norm. Stereotype, schmerotype. No two truckers are alike.

When you say "truck drivers" I am beginning to wonder what you mean and what stereotype you hold of them, and whether your stereotype is fair. Would you call expediters like Diane and me "truck drivers?" We have CDLs but not Class A. They are Class B. We drive straight trucks, not big rigs...

Not in any way that we have noticed. The welcome changes signaled by Spring Break include putting our winter jackets away and paying for tuck washes that last longer than a day. :)

Having made the move from driver to owner, the biggest difference we found was having the fleet owner out of our life. That was a relief and it simplified our lives and business decision making. Once we got into a truck of our own, we never again had to think of a fleet owner before taking time...

Here are the same photos posted in a way that does not require people to log in to see them. Not everyone who browses this site logs in first. Update: Van is found. Driver photo removed from this post since it is no longer needed.

We expediters cover a whole lot of ground in a day's time and there are thousands who read this forum. Diane, me, and I am certain hundreds of other expediters stand ready, willing and able to keep an eye out for your van. Please provide a complete description and a description of the driver...

DaveKC, Not to change the subject as there is no need, since this topic has been kicked around many times in many threads. If Diane and I wanted to, we could run the wheels off our truck but not at rates that are acceptable to us. Your strategy and ours differ and I thank you here for...

I don't see it. Entertaining us with stories about truckers doing the worst to each other do not cheer me up. If I am laying in the hospital for some serious reason, I am not likely to feel better if you were to tell me how much worse others had it. We are hauling right now, our second load...

I said above that in good times and bad, there are happy people in the poor house and sad people in mansions. If you go back a few years in the Open Forum posts, when times were good, you will see people both happy and sad, just like today. Let me add that what the happy people seem to have in...

I have received similar reports from other drivers. If you are at liberty to share, I am sure many readers would be interested to hear more about Ceva's expedite division.

In good times and bad, there are happy people in the poor house and sad people in mansions. If you go back a few years in the Open Forum posts, when times were good, you will see people both happy and sad, just like today. P.S. If I wanted to cheer truck drivers up by telling them a story, I...

Diane and I have had it happen several times that a customer asks us how the customer can ask our carrier for us by name the next time they have a shipment. We show them our truck number and driver names on the bill of lading that they already have. We also say that when the customer next needs...

Colonel, this is one of the best posts you have ever made; not because it is one of the best posts you have ever made, but because you wrote it in mostly plain English with complete sentences and properly spelled words. Yor posts are often worth reading. Thank you for not making me wade through...

I think they already did. Mine has not beeped in a long time. ;)

Like the jewelry, it might be best to keep this thread above the neckline and outside the clothes.

The information broker provided above is incorrect. See: The State of New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission Cell Phone Safety Page.

The first few posts in this thread are very thought provoking. I have been thinking about a reply and continue to do so. It will follow later. But first... Nadal, If I had a job to offer that you and most of the DRIVERS you see sitting in a truck stop TV lounge were qualified for, and if the...

Finding myself in two different chrome shops in recent weeks (browsing for fun, not buying new chrome), I was surprised to hear their owner or manager say they are doing well. Pressing harder for specific information, they gave it and convinced me they really are doing well and are not...

Overdrive magazine did a nice piece on hot shot hauling in July, 2008 that you may find of interest.

It is not the "over the years" part that I am wondering about. It is the present. Trucking companies are dropping like flies. Expediting companies are seriously challenged and some have failed. At least some private equity companies have failed. I know of few asset classes that have gone up in...