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Re: How is Expediting in California? When I started this thread (How Will California Budget Woes Affect Expediters?) I was thinking more about things like state park availability for layovers, response times if we needed an ambulance, enforcement actions motivated by revenue generation, rest...

Yes. That's exactly what we would do. We have a comfortable truck. There are nice freeway rest areas not far north and not far south of our exit. We would go to one of those and proceed to the house the next morning. You are correct that a diesel pusher motor home makes the same noise as our...

On February 21, 2010, I was overcome with a counterproductive wave of jealousy. I felt angry, frustrated and stuck because I could not get past the fact that my wife is smarter than me. It has been said that writers write to find out what they think. In this case it proved true. I blogged about...

It depends on the kind of work you want to do. Engine overhauls are prohibited but light mechanical work is permitted. If you walk into the RV storage lot on a nice day, you will see several people working on their boats, trailers and RVs. I carry in the truck the tools and supplies needed for...

Aging? I'm just about to get my beach bum on!

Thank you for the info. We missed the call because we were on the move with one of us, either driving or sleeping. I offer again the suggestion that these calls be put on the extranet so recorded versions can be listened to on demand.

We have not seen the house yet. I posted photos of the community on my blog on January 15 when we then visited friends there and toured houses. See this. The house shown is not the one we bought but it is similar.

I am very proud of the fact that I have not paid a dime for a Microsoft product in several years, except when I bought a new laptop and Windows came with it. As my Microsoft products age into uslessness, I replace them with free products available from other sources or purchased products...

Thank you for the advice. Diane is an attorney and I am generally thorough in my research so you can count on us carefully reviewing every document we can get our hands on. That process had already started. Some of the documents are in hand now. We will see the rest and take time to carefully...

I want to reiterate that the place we bought will serve as a vacation cottage, not as our home. While the price made it attractive, lot rent must be paid. We did not buy this 2 bedroom, 2 bath, 1,300 square foot house as an investment. We view it as a consumer good that gives us a place to go...

One of the down sides of eating is that it is so gosh darn satisfying and it can fill many needs, including the need to do something when bored. If I understand your post correctly, allow me to recommend the Green Tea Diet that is discussed here on EO. Combined with mindfulness and meditation...

Two years ago I posted a link to a free New York City truck route map and information about truck route signage, weight limits and dimensions, overweight/overdimensional permitting and truck related violations. The map has been updated and the information remains valid today. See this post.

In the nearly seven years Diane and I have been on road, through good times and bad, there has not been a day where the truck stop parking lot and lunch counters did not include the gathering of poor souls who will never be anything other than poor souls. They have the built-in radar to...

For others reading this forum, especially newbies and expediter wannabees, I'll add only this. When it comes to getting home or anywhere else in the country on short notice, Diane and I place zero faith in our carrier to get us there. In actual practice, zero may be too low of a number as our...

I have written many times over the years about the property free lifestyle that Diane and I live as expediters. For people reading the older posts as a way of researching the industry, I feel compelled to post now that we are property free no more. We bought a house in Florida yesterday. It is...

iceroadtrucker, you have been peppering the forum with information about your absolute need to get to the East Coast before the end of next week. You also know that your carrier does not have a directional dispatch system. If you need to be there when you say, why don't you just go? What's...

IdleAire, a twice-failed company, is destined to fail again, though it may show signs of life from time to time before going finally down. With certified clean-idle trucks rolling off the assembly line, large fleets equipping their trucks with APUs, and major companies dedicating engineering...

I visited Koester's today. They purchased the particular Bentz assets they did because they fit into their overall product line, which is described in the flyer mentioned above. They intend to build sleepers but that will not be a main part of their already widely-diversified business. Note that...

Diane and I are in Fort Wayne getting truck work done. I spoke at length with Jeff Jones yesterday in his office and hope to speak with others today. I am still gathering information but can say that it is not the case that "Bentz is back!!" The company Bentz Transport Products, Inc. was...

I have seen these photos before. They surface on the internet from time to time. fawazbarraj, I'd be interested to know where you got the photos and information you posted. Source please?