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Thanks Tom for your kind words. I received a private message earlier regarding this post. My reply to the message was pretty much as follows, though not verbatim: It is possible to do $3000 a week in a cargo van, just not every week. Vans are the vehicle most affected by the ups and downs...

Is there anybody out there? There was a poster here on EO wishing to communicate with a PTL Cargo Van. Come in Cargo van drivers, come in. :)

"IFTA Tax rates change every Quarter so there could be anywhere from 1 to 4 different amounts of tax for each state, But basically only Independent Owner Operators with their own Authority have to fill out there own Fuel Tax forms. Where as all the Drivers that are on with the Major Carriers...

Happy Birthday Cheri. Be safe!

The changes are in HazCom which is the communication standard of Hazmat. Basically they have changed the name os MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets) to SDS (Safety Data Sheets), changed the format of the SDS to a 16 field standardized type form and also started the implementation of GHS...

Welcome to my world!

Just a shout out to say Thank You to all the PTL drivers. The shirts are on their way for all drivers who have completed the required training modules. Just a heads up that we will be having a Drivers Meeting on January 18, 2014 from 8am till noon. See the upcoming newsletter for...

Happy Birthday Terry - Hope you have a wonderful day.

I bought a new Challenger this year and purchased the lifetime warranty with it. The warranty was just over $2000, but no matter what goes wrong with the car for the entire time I own it, Dodge will repair the car for only a $100 copay. I intend to keep this car a very long time.

Paullud; The only thing that protects companies and drivers in lawsuits is the documentation (records) we keep and any witnesses. Documentation includes Driver Qualification files, logs, vehicle maintenance records and so on. Any company can say they are big on safety, proving it in a court...

Zorry, Moose and Paulud; All very good points. I'm sure there is reality to everything we are saying here. In one of my last blogs I spoke about the reasons why truck drivers are held to a higher standard - even when the cause of the accident is the other party's fault and they receive the...

Moose; Accidents do happen. Many professional drivers are completely devastated after having even a minor accident. Because a professional driver has an accident does not necessarily diminish his or her title as a professional driver, especially if that driver did everything they could to...

Down time should have been schedule from 5 to 9 pm when everyone who would normally be on ExpeditersOnLine.com, including the staff of On Time Media will be attending the EO University Workshop in Indianapolis. No one would have even noticed, nor been affected by such downtime, eh? Even the...

Moot is now wearing underwear made of psilocybin mushrooms.

This has always been a brutal crowd but I wouldn't want it any other way!

Time for an experienced Safety person to step in and implement the mandatory drug testing regulations. Moot, can you identify each of the NIDA-5 drugs I have placed in front of you on the table? You have successfully passed this drug test. :)

I'm just getting old and all washed up. Nobody needs me anymore! :Q

Thanks so much Paullud ! It's nice to know that someone reads this. FYI - I did get a like from Murraycroexp. You guys rock. :)

Can I at least get a WHOOP WHOOP? :)

Do you have recruiting questions? If so, you can have those questions answered by honest, friendly, knowledgeable recruiters at the upcoming Expediters University workshop being held October 3 in Indianapolis, IN from 5 to 9 pm at the Holiday Inn North Carmel located at 251 East Pennsylvania...