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I recently came across two articles in Land Line magazine written by Paul Abelson in 2001, entitled, "Understanding Reefers." While they are 11 years old and the information about the Carrier and Thermo King models is dated, information about loading reefer freight and basic refrigeration theory...

I don't know what to say about the link not working for you. I'm using the EO link button to add the link, just as anyone else would, I presume. The driver's name is Scott Teuscher. You can Google the name to find the story.

I wonder if this woman's opinion opinion of truck drivers, and the opinions of the bystanders have changed any since this incident. Story Here

When you are a debt-free expediter, the sunrises are a bit more pretty and the rain is a bit less wet. The best part is that when you get tired of the game, you can go out of service to go home or hang out wherever or wherever you choose. A friend told me the other day about a team he met at a...

The USPS has been removing mail boxes all over because of budget constraints. We discovered yesterday that the one that used to be at the Pilot in Memphis is no longer there.

I am sure you have made many positive impressions by asking that question. Great idea. What kind of responses have you received?

Be careful how you characterize my words. I said, "Our former carrier rarely provided us with such information." The words "such information" refered back to the security bulletin. I did not suggest and am not suggesting that FedEx Custom Critical does not provide security training and info to...

I love it! When you consider all the thought and engineering that went into designing and building a cargo van, it's funny to see that it takes a chunk of wood to make it right.

Yes, I am sure this piece came from the Landstar web site. I copied it from there and pasted it here. The two organizations mentioned in the piece have their own web sites. Interested readers can learn more about them by clicking these links: CargoNet Pharmaceutical Cargo Security Coalition...

Amen to that!

What you say is true but I have had great difficulty convincing my tire mounting specialist to add a quart of synthetic oil to each new tire before it is put on the rim. They do not seem to grasp the concept of opening the bottle. I explain that if the unopened bottle is placed in the tire, a...

I took it to mean that the bad guys are maping out the area in which they intend to strike; i.e. steal a truck, trailer or cargo. And that their plan includes escape routes for them to use if they are detected, interrupted and/or pursued during the strike. Notice that if these guys target you...

From the Landstar web site: Intelligence Alert The following information is based on an alert received from the Pharmaceutical Cargo Security Coalition this morning: There is credible information this morning (July 16th) from law enforcement sources in Miami Florida that a known cargo...

I don't mean to take anything away from what the nitrogen proponents are saying but would like to mention that Diane and I have put a total of over 1,000,000 miles on expediter trucks over the years, have never used nitrogen in our tires and have never left a shredded tire behind (no blowouts...

The reply was simple. We are happy at Landstar Express America and have no plans to change carriers. As I thought more about this later in the day, I realized that the emotional energy has changed. We left FedEx Custom Critical over a year ago. The things we felt strongly about then remain in...

Diane and I were with FedEx Custom Critical for eight years and were pleased and proud to be "FedEx Blue" for seven and a half of them. As we saw our revenue decline, company-owned reefer trailers being preferentially dispatched on loads we used to haul, certain policy changes take place, and no...

Good point. You illustrate how deadhead miles, paid miles, all miles, loaded miles, etc. are only part of the story. Like you, we had a similar experience with what we came to regard as a bad-faith shipper. This important customer (dispatch's words) would order a truck and then if it turned...

That's an elegant way to put it. Instead of thinking about loaded miles and empty miles, think about paid miles and unpaid miles. Scenario 1: (true story) Agent calls and askes us to "deadhead" from home in Minnesota (near Twin Cities) to Northern Minnesota to pick up a load and deliver it in...

Bureaucratic overreach is the right term. It's nice to see legal action taken in an attempt to stop this out of control agency. Bravo, ASCTT and TEANA!

It's way too early to draw any conclusions about this accident. The investigation is not yet complete. Receiving a citation does not mean the driver is guilty of the violation. All we have to go on at this point is news reports and we have no way of knowing if they are accurate. Did the reporter...