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In a thread started by wombat52, reference to securing freight was made. He said he was hauling totes that shifted and contributed to an accident. It occured to me that a new thread on securing freight might be helpful to some readers. I'll start with hopes that others will jump in and share...

Firegears, I am growing increasingly uncomfortable with your glowing and blanket endorsements of my writings and posts. I fear that you are using my name to tweak the noses of my critics and incite them to react to you. We have enjoyed a period of relative calm in the Open Forum for a while. I...

RE: i will explain it one time more ok wombat52, Thank you for the clarification. May I ask for a bit more? I now understand that the truck went over on its side. You said the load shifted and that the load was secured. Obviously, both could not happen at the same time, so I presume that you...

In a fleet owner's truck, Diane and I were once involved in a minor accident where a big rig, making an illegal right turn from a left-turn-only lane, clipped the left rear corner of the truck we were in, and caused a couple thousand dollars damage to the door hinges and frame. A Werner driver...

http://www.expeditersonline.com/artman/publish/article_005525.html

If you feel duty-bound to assist new forum members, that can best be done by providing specific links to the information they are asking about. Simply saying "read ATeam's posts" dooms the reader to hundreds of pages of information that do not relate to the questions the reader is asking. In...

Firegears, I would not mind if you toned down your recent "read ATeam's posts" emphasis. If someone is going to search a subject, it is best that he or she see all posts that address it.

Speaking as someone that has team-driven fleet owner trucks, I would be reluctant to seek a position with a fleet owner that does not have expediting experience. Drivers need support from their truck owners; sometimes at all hours of the night, sometimes at locations a thousand miles from you...

>Use the search function and gather the posts >by an author named ATeam. > >He's presented a train load of information >concerning getting started in expediting.. > >He has many "links" to other very informative information. FireGears, While I appreciate the confidence you show in my...

>I have to admit... writing that, I wasn't sure you'd take it >as it was intended, and I was right. No big deal... won't >happen again. Thank you.

>Once again, Phil can't take a joke. :P > >Take some advice. Watch Monty Python, Benny Hill, and >Sanford and Son. Let me know if you find your sense of >humor. ;) I would expect that a moderator would be wise enough to understand that the written word is not always taken as it is intended...

>A boat load? Did Phil get a yacht now? > >Have to admit... at first I thought you said butt load. :7 Once again, from a moderator, a totally unecessary statement that disrespectrs and ridicules an Open Forum member. It seems that member complaints about this kind of moderator behavior...

Welcome to the fray. You picked a good fleet owner in Tim Hopkins, one of the best in my view. You will find a lot of expediters are happy to help out on the road. Don't be afraid to ask. Nice to hear about the assist from Panther. We are at the same time, competitors and colleagues.

Please accept my apologies, Greg. I should have known to check with you first.

RE: RE%3A US Customs Raises Rates Having crossed the Canada/U.S. border several times, laden and unladen both ways, and at various crossing locations, we have never once had a problem with a U.S. or Canadian officer. We believe that is due to our professionalism and preparation as we approch...

For planning your fuel purchases ahead, and checking fuel prices along your route, DieselBoss is a useful site: http://www.dieselboss.com/fuel.htm

That's a GREAT outcome! Congratulations. It is also a case of EO information sharing and good expediting community members at their best. I hope the marginal and subpar fleet owners read this thread and learn what is expected of them.

So THAT'S what it is!

Well, since you are putting the focus on our truck door, I should add that roll-up doors with thicker insulation are available. We chose against that because they require a heavier-duty roller track system than we wanted to put in our truck. It's all about trade-offs when you spec a truck. I...

Our generator's starting power comes from the truck batteries. If the truck batteries are too low, the generator will not start. On applications where the sleeper has its own battery bank, what you say is true about starting the truck off the generator. It is not true on our truck. That is a...