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The TVAL I am talking about is the specific service our carrier began offering after we started with the company and that was prompted by specific regulatory changes introduced by the FDA. There may well have been four-probe equipment in trucks before Diane and I started with FedEx but that is...

I am hearing this theme from almost every contractor I talk to who is disappointed (sad, mad, insert other emotions here) with FDCC's change of dirction. While I do not disagree one bit, I also try to stay focused on the task at hand, which is Diane's and my career. It does not matter if FDCC...

They want teams in those flat rate tractors, not solos. Much of the TVAL freight has security protocols attached and requires a team in the truck.

FDCC is buying (not leasing) 53' reefer trailers and equipping them to haul TVAL freight. Last I heard from people in the office who know, they are building a TVAL company-owned trailer fleet of 40 trailers. These trailers are being pulled by contractor-owned tractors. Those contractors are paid...

I have seen it FDCC and FCC. FDCC has been seen written on some of the freight we haul since Diane and I were new in the business. That's where I picked it up. FCC is used by some in the office. I prefer FDCC so as not to confuse the acronym with the FCC government agency.

True enough, but you should also recall that there was no such thing as TVAL freight when Diane and I entered the business as drivers of fleet-owner straight trucks. We prospered without it before and can again. It's not quite like buying equipment to haul wind generator blades. The only thing...

I'll pass, Brisco. Believing you to be an internet troll, I am putting you on ignore.

Without specifics, I have no idea what you are talking about. Edit: On the other hand, as I think about it, turnabout is fair play. There have been times when I have been insensitive to expediters who were going through a difficult time.

I don't think there will be a mass exodus. Some contractors will drift off to other carriers, their own authority, or other opportunities. Some have already done so. Some will do so soon. Some will do so later. Others will shift to flat-rate work. Still others will continue with the company...

You are drawing inaccurate analogies, making false assumptions and taking a lot of liberties stirring things up with contractors who are in a difficult situation at the moment. And for what? Your online entertainment?

Before I answer, can you describe the truck you bought? It is a D-unit, dry-box, right? Make, model, year, miles, sleeper?

I don't understand what you mean by "pay yourself back at $.25 per mile." Can you clarify?

Diane and I would not take that load. A thousand miles divided by 50 mph (the speed FedEx Custom Critical uses for load planning) is 20 hours of driving. Add in 30 minutes of labor on each end to get to a dock and complete the pick up and delivery to give you 21 hours of work. The price will...

You took me literally when I was asking a serious question. Let me rephrase. I know you and Bob look at loads the same way Diane and I do when it comes to calculating pay; that is, pay per mile for all miles. Fuel surcharges, accessorials, base rate...none of it matters. It is the total amount...

A load offer is a load offer. They all read the same on the Qualcomm screen. How do you look at them that would be different from anyone else?

Every time we do a non-reefer load, we run as a dry box truck. The dry-box option is available everytime we are in service and waiting for freight. If a good dry load is offered we will accept it but we don't see many good dry box loads offered. Have we considered running as a dry box? Yes we...

Diane and I have noticed the same thing. We know expediters who lease their trucks to competing carriers and are making more money than we are. That was not the case before but as our revenue declines, it is now. Diane and I were home last week and went into service early Monday morning in the...

You made a wise decision. The NTDC will be there next year and the year after that. The less distracted you can be while preparing for the event, the more you will enjoy and benefit from the process. Regarding "skill is skill," note that most NTDC competitors work hard to refine their skills...

As I understand it, the management that is being "swept out" is the board of directors, which makes perfect sense since Jacobs will be taking the company in a different direction and building it to a size and scope that is beyond the imagination of the board members who are being replaced. He is...

I have not followed the stock but a quick glance at their web site shows significant increases in earnings. You spoke first in this thread about the stock being overinflated. That is what I responded to. Clearly, earnings are on the rise. Specifics about the expediting component and your dime...