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There are expediters that earn a good living (definitions of that vary with the person) and expeidters that do not. Diane and I are among those who do. See: Five Fantastic Years! For a snapshot into some of those who do not, see: Expediters Going Hungry, For Real. Looking forward, we plan...

There has been some good discussion in this thread about how recessions are actually defined. I was doing some back-reading of the Economist magazine today and came across this piece in which the writers discuss the subject. Excerpt: "To the average person, a large rise in unemployment...

Among PhD economists in academia, Wall Street experts, financial journalists and economists employed by large corporations and trade associations, some say we are in a recession and some say we are not. I agree with those who say we are in a recession. Who is right and who is wrong will become...

First note that weight limits for any kind of truck vary within states, depending on the road you are on. In my home state of Minnesota, for example, the road at the end of our driveway has an axle weight limit of nine tons (18,000 lbs per axle), but in the spring thaw, it is reduced to seven...

And even if he has a way of getting first hand information, why bash your former carrier? Doing so disrespects everyone who has selected that carrier and leaves one looking like an embittered, person with an ax to grind.

The real story is you can to to Panther HQ and FedEx HQ any week and see each other's trucks in each other's parking lots. People move back and forth, and forth and back, for a host of reasons; some as slight as being offended by a dispatcher on a given day; some as important as being given...

It appears to me that your research consists more of wishful thinking than actual research. The industry does not care how you feeel or what you understand. Carriers are not going to change their ways because you think they should see things the way you see them and put freight on your truck...