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When my German wife (yeh, Rene's a German) does something foolish, she often reminds me with one of her favorites: "that's why we lost the war"

Preacher: Congrats on your choice. Sounds like a no-brainer to me but it begs the question...is a hotshotter a professional:-] Good luck with the venture

what is the flat rate for the various sized trucks? If it's not at least the equal to the average pay of your revenue miles now, will any benefits offset a lower payment? I suspect a carrier would only go the flat rate method of payment if they realized a cost avoidance or a cost saving for...

Vegas: We've been in a van, leased to the same company, since 1989 and we've done as well as we need, financially and lifestylewise. Your specific question can't be answered as asked, because we don't know your requirements. How much money is enough? How much time at the house do you need...

Be sure to tell her "I meant it the nicest possible way" Terence

UPS Mail Innovations UPS Mail Innovations enables customers to more effectively and efficiently move their mail. Through its Expedited Mail Services, UPS Mail Innovations handles mail communications including flats, parcels less than one pound, bound printed matter and media mail by...

I had two of these workhorses, '92 and '96, and averaged slightly over 18 mpg on each while most of my contemporaries averaged 22+. The reason, I believe, for my lower than avg fuel ecomomy was my addition of an after market high top, 3 1/2 sheets of plywood, two large deep-cycle batteries and...

Jimbo: We haven't been to an auto assembly plant in quite a while so I can't answer you specific question for the problems today. In the past we've not had a problem with auto folks unloading us in order of our turn. We occasionaly find a non-ramp situation at other companies and if we can...

WWE: I Didn't say the average skid was 48x48x48. I said a cube was described as 48x48x48 and that a standard B load was two cubes. Perhaps I should have added "or equivalent" because we often get pallets of cartons taller than our opening of 47". With the customers permission, we breakdown...

On 30 Nov we entered the USofA at Port Huron with nothing more than a customs invoice and an inward manifest. I did not use PAPS. The US side broker did the usual magic to get us cleared.

OldProf: What's an A load, B load etc.? Roberts Express, the forerunner of FedEx Custom Critical, set the standard for an A load as one cube and a B load as two cubes; a cube being defined as one 48" x 48" x 48" unit. An A load was 500 lbs or less and a B load was 501 to 2000 lbs. In the...

Standard skid is 48 x 48. Many are 48 x 40, after that there are many samller sizes and some bigger custom built for machinery, doors, etc.

Joe Patience is a necessary expediter virtue; you've demonstrated enough to succeed. We've seen a lot of similar dirt balls thru the years and often wonder how they can pass muster without the customers complaining to the carrier. It appears that you've seen the low end of the scale and I now...

Rene' and I join the masses in wishing the officers, crew, members and guests and fellow moderators of EO a joyous and happy Thanksgiving. Terry

We've had several appliance and furniture deliverys scheduled this year and each time we've had to cater to the sched of the delivery folks. It would have been nice to have had an avail service that you're interested in. I'd rather have paid you for on-time rather than pay them for some-time...

great post. explains a lot about Rene's lengthy restroom visits.

RE: Now I'm not sure if expediting is the way to g My >understanding of the word "plateau" is something that has >reached it's growth period. Sylvester: Please don't be discouraged by one persons choice of words in rendering an opinion while being interviewed for an article by the most...

There are representatives from all segments of society that seem to ignore the speed limits, but the most egregious group of violators , that I consistently observe, is all 9 or 12 passenger vans with church or school lettering on the sides. The operators of these vehicles must think their time...

>Terry..."Reinbursed" is not the correct term to use >here.They charge us for the drug screen on our settlement >sheet.To my knoledge they never reinburse us for this. Redytrk is correct...I used the wrong word, We don't pay the clinic. The clinic bills Fedex Custom Critical for the test...

>A pallet grabber is used to pull the skids out of the van. >Is there anything made to help pull the skids in? Do you >have the helpful, friendly fork truck driver carefully push >the skids up to the load bar? Friendly or otherwise, that's how it's nearly always done.