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I would not minimize the effects of fire extinguishers. I have successfully used them to put out a car fire when I worked at a gas station, a car fire in a parking lot, and a grill fire on our sun deck back when we owned a house in Minnesota. The gas station fire extinguishers were bigger than...

I'm glad to hear the driver is safe and got out with his wallet and cell phone. I trust that your insurance will minimize the financial impact of the loss, but also know that loss of the truck itself means loss of the revenue it could produce for the driver and you. This is a reminder to all...

This thread is now hosting a nice collection of links to a variety of expediter blogs. We have fleet owners, fleet drivers, owner-operators, folks with various carriers, folks writing from different perspectives. This is nice. Are there others?

Your blog has been added to the list, AJ. Thank you for letting us know about it. Are there others?

I edited the original post to add this blog: Walking down the Emmaus Road by Gary Atkinson (garyatk on the Open Forum). Are there others?

Well said.

This is not the first time a sarcastic barb has provided a delightful point of entry with which to make a non-sarcastic point. Thank you.

For a double benefit, put the air tabs on the mud flaps.

There you go! Just like lots of writers don't have CDL's, lots of truckers don't have books.

Someone could write a book about our industry without laying eyes on EO even once. Lots of people with no trucking experience whatsoever write many good things about trucking. Granted that experience may make for better writing, but someone with average perception who is good with a pen can come...

Tornadoes rip through Texas - Video on msnbc.com A crushed Panther trailer can be seen on this video at 3:27 in the video. Any word about that truck and driver(s)?

Let's not be overly harsh with recruiters. They are a favorite punching bag but much of the criticism is undeserved. Drivers are not widely known for resisting the temptation to hear what they want to hear and remembering what they want to remember.

From the article: "What other questions do you ask recruiters when you're on a carrier search? What details about a carrier are make or break for you?" 1. How fair is your dispatch system and how can I verify your answer? 2. Does your company own any trucks or trailers? 3. If your company...

With rare exceptions (very rare), Diane and I run that way too. Just the other day an agent called wanting a bid on emergency freight going to Colorado where wild fires were burning and the freight was urgently needed. I gave him our price. He called back and said the customer decided to ship...

This is good stuff. The problem with writing a book like this is deciding how much attention to give to any topic since any topic can be expanded into a full book of its own. I appreciate the suggestions. It provides perspective. I'm open to more. Keep those suggestions coming.

Excerpt from the early draft (subject to change): How to Use This Book If you are thinking about becoming a self-employed expediter or you are one now, you are already thinking like an entrepreneur and don’t need me to tell you how to use this book. You are going to use it in whatever way...

Thank you, OVM.

I can't speak for others but you already know how I write about expediting, or can know if you choose to read my 6,000 Open Forum posts, nearly five years worth of posts in my daily blog, and numerous articles written for Expedite NOW. To get a sense of how that would all come together in a...

You mentioned in an earlier post that you are new in the business. Just do your job to the best of your ability and give the other driver thing time to work itself out. As you meet more and more, you will find that some are respectful and others are not. That's more about them than it is about...

A good source of information about such things is the front pages of the Rand Mc'Nally Motor Carriers' Road Atlas. When you look at the weight and size limit table for straight trucks, you will see quite a variety of limits among the states, and even for certain highway types. Why do they vary...