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I also spend a lot of time cooking at home to stock our freezer. I freeze the food in either vacuum pack bags or in freezer bags that I flatten out like a book. The more I can get our food to freeze in a book form the more I can get in the freezer. We have it both ways we like to eat in the...

I will have to agree with Terry and Rene' on this one if favoritism were to exist with a dispatcher for any reason they would be out the door in a flash. This is one of the policies we really admire about FCC is their stance on NO FAVORITISM and sonority does not mean anything. To us the...

Glad to hear you are all right and from the looks of the pictures it could have been a lot worse. This is another selling point of the Lane Departure Warning System the electronic rumble strips might have jolted you enough to keep you from even getting across the white line. The LDWS sure lets...

I would imagine you are going to find many changes here also so be prepared. With the economy in a slump, many are getting grouchier then usual and would like to blame everyone else for their problems. As on OVM has said keep smiling and ignore the bitter ones. Life is still good out here.

India, hope you guys are out of there by now and on a great sunny warm load! Do not even like to think of that kind of weather in May. YUCK

We usually stay pretty busy when we have a weekend such as yours. Bob will stay busy on the outside of the truck checking the motor, tires, oil, and then shining everything. I usually stay busy in the inside of the truck by cleaning, reading, continuing education, or even a sewing project. We...

I think the government should leave the speed limit alone and we can do what is best for our business. The government is all ready to much in our business for my comfort.

With a D unit at FedEx Custom Critical the top weight you can carry is 13,000 lbs.

Get the biggest box you can then worry about the sleeper. The freight in the box pays the bills so you will want to be available for every load possible. We have a 40' truck, 24' box, 96" sleeper and an elevator lift gate, with a pusher axle. We can legally haul 13,000 lbs and we are very...

Jim you are amazing!! Good one.

I think it still comes down to the bottom line if the load pays enough take it and if it does not pay enough do not accept the load.

Jim, I would say 95% of our D loads are D loads with some just due to size not weight. Many of our C loads though are bumped up B loads.

I looked at our past history: 2006 63 C loads 89 D loads 2007 97 C loads 71 D loads 2008 15 C loads 13 D loads We had a change in our status in 2007 which I believe is what upped our count of C loads. We are though still an Express truck. I would not in Express consider getting a C unit as we...

We will be calling our senator today to ask that this bill not be passed. If I am reading this right this bill is only saying "IF" a fsc is charged this must be passed on. What I am afraid of is that many companies will just quit charging a fsc. For us that get a FSC for deadhead miles this...

I have visions of the shower curtain falling on my head while driving. Did you mount the shower curtain rod so that when the cab flexs the curtain can not fall on your head? I think this is a great idea and would look better and be easier to clean then the vinyl curtains we have between the...

I looked at our ppm and this is slowly coming up but not as fast as our expenses have. Times are tight every where not just in trucking, we are tightening our belt and plan to ride this out. We have confidence in our carrier as they are actively pursuing new customers and new areas of...

Re: FECC New DIspatch System A cheap load is a cheap load under the new system and also under the old system and we will refuse it. When a load is offered out and each truck then refuses it FedEx Custom Critical immediately knows they have to make a decision on how to cover the load. There is...

Dave or another fleet owner, can you say how Panther handles this situation? Is the truck considered an Elite truck or is it just the driver? If you or anyone else as a fleet owner lose a driver in an Elite truck and cannot find another Elite qualified driver what is the process for the new...

This is also a sore spot with us and one of the arguments that we have is in the winter routing us on I70 west of Denver and wanting us to go around the Eisenhower tunnel. I do not know what program is being used but I have heard it is a lot better then when the route used to be done by the...

There has been a long list of people who participate in the forums that have really influenced us, some by asking questions and others by replying to the questions. Not all influence has been positive but with any advice you have to wade through what all has been said and pick out what best fits...