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Thanks Chefdennis I hope others will get involved and find out for themselves how much fun it really is. I look forward to receiving the emails from the kids and even Bob who was very reluctant to do this is now totally on board and also cannot wait to receive the letters.

Don't most companies allow fifteen minutes?

EXACTLY!! communicate communicate communicate When the weather gets bad and you need to pull over send a message or call and let dispatch know what is happening. Safety always comes first. No one wants their freight damaged and you do not want your means of making a living damaged.

After several years of considering Trucker Buddy and backing away before signing up we finally bit the bullet. We signed up last year and this summer we were assigned a class near our house. We introduced ourselves via email to the teacher and she sent back a little about her and the class...

When we were with USX we picked up a load of copper wire near Globe and we were grossed out going east and went through the Salt River Canyon and it has to have been one of the worst memories I have of trucking. I took plenty of pictures and it was beautiful but it is not a place for a...

I hope you guys have a great turnout which I am sure you will. Great job Gotta Go and all of your helpers and supporters!

Do you know of any carrier that has a policy allowing guns in a truck? Especially the carriers who have freight in Canada?

That is really cool. Nice job...

Thanks you guys! It was a different type of birthday as we are at home! That has not happened often in the past eleven years.

I have not seen the oven ready lasagna noodles thanks for sharing as I will be looking for them!

I do not know many surface trucks who average $1.80 a mile and I do not know of many White Gloves trucks interested in the Flat Rate programs.

You are not with FedEx which is why you did not pickup on this. Knowing your costs is a given as a Owner Operator

While you might make a little more per mile at another company or on a different program there is something else you need to consider. How many miles will you get each week with another company or in another program? It is great if you can make $2.00 a mile at a different company and then...

Great Job Gotta Go and Petro! TA/Petro just keep stepping up to the place...

I sent an email to Joe Rajkovacz, Regulatory Affairs, about OOIDA's stance on this issue and received this back: We (OOIDA) are completely opposed to any blanket ban. It cannot be supported by scientific evidence that a CMV driver talking on a cell phone is at ANY increased risk of having...

I believe I have also heard that the fleet owner get a higher rate per mile then the one truck owner at Panther. What we find nice about FedEx Custom Critical is we do not have to find our own freight we are busy enough as it is. When we get into a bad area we are often relocated to a better...

Welcome to FedEx Custom Critical! My suggestions are to bring a notebook and a red pen. We attended an interesting class where the speaker discussed that we have better retention when taking notes with red pen. Must work I remember this part. Take lots of notes and ask lots of...

Federal board urges cell phone ban for commercial truckers By Mike M. Ahlers, CNN STORY HIGHLIGHTS ·NEW: Federal trucking safety agency expected to rule on hand-held cell phones ·NEW: Hands-free devices do little to increase danger, trucking group says ·NTSB's recommended rule would...

Boy you have that right!

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