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Tuesday was COLD here in Louisville and I hope the heater gets turned on! Today Wednesday the sun is out and it is 25 degrees but is supposed to get up to a Whooping 44 this afternoon! Come on down and join in the fun.

Over all of years here at FedEx the Flat Rate plan has been discussed and this is something I have always opposed. In the back of my mind I knew it was inevitable that there would finally not be a choice but for FXCC to take this path. Some of the counter offers drivers came up with or even...

Interesting where they all originated. Pretty neat Lawrence

The Cascadia is the most aero truck and even more aero would be the Cascadia Evolution. Dave we are upgrading due to our involvement with Freightliner and the dealers, O/O, and fleets who want real live data from trucks running freight. Our current truck is just now breaking in good and it...

When we have a concrete build date and estimation of when the new Cascadia Evolution with a DT12 transmission will be complete our current truck will be posted for sale in the classified ad section here on EO.

We are starting the process of spec'ing our next truck and it is a slow process as we work through all of what we want and if what we want is currently available. So far everything is progressing and hopefully the new truck will be done by the Expo. Building an Expediter is a lot more then...

January 2005

Couple of videos with Bob Perry talking about healthy snacks and breakfasts in the truck. Easy ideas for anyone in a commercial vehicle. On the Team Run Smart Web Page: https://www.teamrunsmart.com/articles/health-smart/march-2014/healthy-trucker-breakfast

Welcome Team Denham to wonderful world of Expediting!

If you can get into the habit of keeping track of your mileage that way it is the way to do it. With the way I keep track of loads I could recreate mileage sheets without to much work.

This year at MATS the MATS Driver Health Awareness Walk will be a little different then it has been in the past. We will have a destination walk over to Churchill Downs about 1/2 mile away from the Papa Johns parking lot. The walk will start near the TA/Petro Shower Trailer and the OOIDA...

Jenny I know that Jeannie is planning on being there almost as early as we are so we will have the corned staked out! I am sure hoping to have good weather this year. Hope everyone will join us on the walk since we are starting from the Papa Johns Parking Lot! I also find it pretty cool...

Weekly Bulletin Message: An Easy Way to Calculate Mileage for Annual Vehicle Registration Did you know that you can get your mileage for annual vehicle registration from your monthly fuel tax reports? These reports include your actual mileage travelled, so they will have all the information you...

13 days left till MATS and we are counting down the days. March 27 - 29. Parking: Papa Johns Cardinal Stadium parking lot. The parking is free and hundreds of trucks can fit in here. There are shuttle buses running back and forth to the show. There is an Expedite Area designated in the...

Don't forget to join us today for the FREE Rolling Strong Wellness Call at 9 a.m. EST Bob Perry will share his latest tips to help you stay on track with your wellness goals. Ask your questions, share your stories, or just listen in. Invite a friend and join us by calling 1 (866) 951-1151, code...

I had to laugh when I saw the title... For some reason that one hit me funny even though we call them the same thing. We have a lot less problems now then we used to with Dry Runs. It also seems like we will go through a spell of having these and then go months without another one. As we...

We attended two of these events... One was their inaugural run to see how it was received and then part of the presentation at the Expo last year. Jeff is a great speaker and anyone that is close or even not that close and are considering moving up or buying a new truck should consider going...

Teams would run this to avoid the off duty 1/2 hour break.

Yes our time driving will rotate to a time we are not comfortable driving. It is tough after a period of time.

8 8 2 2 means watching the clock closely and being aware of safe places to pull over. Bob runs eight and he stops at a safe place which might be a little earlier then 8 but NEVER late. He watches clock and at 7:59 he logs out and logs me in. Linda runs eight and repeats above scenario Next...