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Not knocking the new system (Load OP) since I left just before they went full force with it. Just amazed at how many complaints friends of ours are making when they loose a really nice load they accepted to a truck sitting next to them at the same truckstop. Kinda like placing a juicy steak in...

Ten minutes was more than ample time to make a prudent business choice in taking a load or not when we were leased to our previous carrier. With the new system I feel that one may be rushed into making a decision they would have preferred more time to considered. Friends are reporting that even...

Yes Moot, the cradles have quite a shock absorbtion system in them. Plus the truck and trailer both have to be air-ride or the shipper wont load you. In fact shock protection is such an issue when it comes to hauling these engines, if you are transporting during the winter months and the chain...

Yea , its quite a rush when they fire up a jet parked next to you and after the tote pushes it out of its slot you can feel the thrust from the engines as it taxis away. Not to many civilians get to experiance that. When they are ready to leave they don't wait for you to finish loading or...

No Steve, still running with the ten side boxes the trailer came with. We are planning to install two more in the future. We will need more storage since we want to buy more fitted engine tarps for the CF-56s like the engines in my signature photo. The three engines in the photo are brand new...

From my days with FECC I know that many of you van and straight truck drivers have had the pleasure of picking up or delivering to an awaiting aircraft at an airport. But how often do you see a T/T, especially one almost 80' long like ours doing the same? We do so on almost a daily basis with...

Good news! No snakes today, just big birds flying overhead. After a few days off getting some maintenance done of the tractor we have positioned ourselves at MIA (Miami Int Airport). The Customs lot that we, along with other Av Freight haulers wait in is at the end of the runways. I love...

Leo Godspeed on the repairs to your home and getting the home life back to normal. As residents (home owner) of central Florida ourselves, we are all to aware of the power of hurricanes and the damage they can do. Our largest water oak fell during a hurricane three years ago and almost killed...

All they had to do is close thier eyes and go with "Blind Faith"! LOL Guess the game rules didn't allow that.

Recently we picked up a jet engine in Arizona at whats called "The Bone Yard". This is where jetliners go to die and become donors! Once all that can be salvaged is stripped off of the jet the rest is usually cut up, shredded and recycled. We had been warned about what to expect out there in...

Don't know what size unit you are looking to drive. In the five years that we were leased onto FECC we were in our DR-unit four years and our T/T unit one year. At no time while we were leased to them was it easy to get home! Most trips home were spent deadheading a considerable number of...

Unlike when we were with FECC, we are now able to get home regularly under a load with our new carrier. A large part of our freight originates from or delivers to Miami International Airport, or the area businesses that support the airport. We are able to be in Florida at least 1-2 times a month...

Fortunately we are not even though we live there. We have family there but all are use to it, being longtime Floridians! Ya just hunker down and hang on for the ride!!! Much of our freight comes out of Miami International Airport so several of the trucks leased to the same carrier as us are...

A few days ago while sleeping at a truckstop we regularly frequent I was awakened by several knocks on the door. I was alone babysitting our truck as my wife was at home nearby. As I peeked out of the curtain I could see it was a somewhat attractive young (thirtish) looking girl. Of course...

Moderator: You may wish to move this thread to the FECC Forum as it applies to that carrier since my situation while leased on with them has been brought up in the "Understanding the load opportunity thread. I am not authorized at this time to post in that Forum. Thanks

In the thread "Understanding the load opportunity", Ateam refers to an O/O getting Canadian load offers ( which happened regularly) when his (my) T/T was not legal in Canada, according to Canada's maximum wheelbase length and overall length laws. That is correct. In fact, the Canadian load...

I agree on not calling 911. These are not emergency situations (calls)! As for panhandlers, unless the city or county has an ordinance prohibiting such activities or requires that panhandlers carry a permit as some agencies now require, it is left up to the property owners (or representitive...

My wife was a Sheriff's Deputy at the time in one of the counties that Wuornos committed at least one of her murders and is very familiar with the dangers of a prostitute.

Who is she? Who am I? What should I do? She most likely is a young (dropdead gorgeous) entrepreneur. She's running an enterprising direct sales business. She probably attends college during the day to become a brain surgeon, and is financing her education at night in the truckstop (at least...