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I have never considered doing it because I have never owned a truck. But my first job in the trucking industry was with a 20 truck family owned company. It was an all Mack operation and they occasionally went with glider kits to replace a rotted out cab. At least back then, late 70's early...

"Embrace the mundane." Mike, I love that line. Can I borrow it for awhile?

Congratulations Randy! Hope all goes well for you with Bolt. Do you have that Sprinter set up to live in?

I gotta believe that Wisconsin ranks in the top five. Michigan must be up there also. I dodged a few the other night on I-94. The only deer hunting I do is with vehicles. I bagged one in Wisconsin with the rear of a 28' pup and one in Iowa with a 98 Chevrolet van. I wonder why West Virgina...

>I have been placed out of service more than once, for good >enough reasons. Whitey what were the circumstances that put you out of service? Was it refusing loads? Who are you leased to?

Aside from the burning/melting issue, polyester looks bad!

X-Man, hope all is well with Uncle Bob. Did you spend a great amount of time under the Las Vegas sun? The reasons I ask are various and sun dried. That hot Vegas sun can do to your brain what it does to a grape. Rich, I think you may be on to something. 12 hours prior to my discovering that...

Has anybody ever been put O.O.S. by their carrier, only to find out after the fact? I am not talking about being put O.O.S. for log violations, failure to submit vehicle inspection reports or any other discrepancies. Just arbitrarily put O.O.S. and not notified.

Do these B.O.L.'s originally have another expedite carriers name or an LTL carriers name? Sales reps for LTL carriers hand out b.o.l.'s with their companies name on it by the ream.

>Frankly when I hear about individuals holding out for a $1.00 per mile I have to wonder,why are they in this business. From 1987 through the early 2000's freight paid more and expenses to run that freight were 200% less. Rich, I am confused by this statement. My van has a gross weight of...

I should also note that Panther pays vans $1.00/mile for loads over 2200#. A few weeks ago I hauled one pallet of bearings, 2350# from Elgin, IL to Smyrna, TN. That one paid $1.00/mile. The load offer stated a Sprinter van was required. I questioned dispatch about this, thinking it was a...

On a few occasions I hauled 3 standard 4-way pallets in my old Chev long wheel base. With bulkhead I had 132" of cargo space. First pallet went straight in, the next 2 were turned. 48,40,40 = 128". My former carrier required vans to be able to legally haul 3,000# I took a couple of...

You should be able to get some hot buys in Detroit the morning after Devil's Night.

There may be some small Mom & Pop companies that have their own authority, customers and trucks that hire employees. Con-Way Now started up with company equipment and company drivers along with owner/operators.

Greg, I never saw Brazil but I am a Terry Gillium fan. When the movie came out I made a mental note to go see it. It played for about a week and then disappeared. Over the years I forgot about it. I should rent or buy it. Highway Star, Moot Kerouac??? I think Moot Mundane is more accurate...

David, I assume your list of top 10 issues is recent. Looks like the same top 10 issues from 1975. Except the 55 m.p.h. speed limit was on the list in 1975. As long as I have been in trucking there has been a driver shortage. I guess the rules of supply and demand don't apply when it comes...

Terry, what is your empty weight? I'm at 6900# with myself and a full tank of fuel.

Excellent Broom! You saw an opportunity and acted on it.

A carrier that books multiple loads on one truck should not be marketing and charging exclusive use rates.

I got busted by a corporate auditor for having a phone book behind the driver's seat in the cab of my truck. I used the phone book for looking up companies with incomplete or incorrect addresses on the B.O.L. The auditor explained that the phone book could become a deadly projectile and kill...