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Falligator... your'e scaring me with "he's the smartest for the job." Richard Nixon was wicked smart. Jimmy Carter(trained nuclear engineer) was smart. Bill Clinton, God help us all, was so smart he got himself impeached. Being "smartest for the job" is highly overrated. Give me a natural...

I'm with you. Phil. The obvious answer is the correct one in this example.

I will make a prediction right now. Might have to eat crow later, but I doubt it. I predict Obama will win only 12 or 15 states max. Of course, he will carry some large, liberal-leaning states: California, New York, Illinois, maybe Michigan or Wisconsin or Minnesota plus a few small New...

Ark... your'e right . I forgot about Colin Powell. I am wary of bureaucrats who gladly serve in both Democratic and Republican administrations, as Powell did. You can never tell where their allegiances will take them. I suspect Powell may endorse Obama this time around.

What I'm saying, in a nutshell, is expediting has become a victim of its own success.

Biden is a well known "loose cannon." Obama will allow Biden to do a hatchet job on the Repubs at every turn. I read Biden's biography by Ben Richard Kramer during the 1988 election cycle. As I remember, Biden was described repeatedly as a mean, petty, foul-mouthed, arrogant, condescending...

It's not any company's fault that there is a scarcity of freight right now. Large or small, every expediting outfit is scrambling for any freight that can be found. Hypercompetition means bids will go lower and lower until little or no profit remains. The U.S. automotive industry is hurting...

danthewolf... something to think about: the moment vanners are required to observe HOS, the party's over. Just about the only edge available to vanners is the unrestricted ability to drive. Of course, safety comes first. If you are too tired to complete a run, don't accept it. On the other...

flattop... after seven years in a van, I'm leaving them altogether. I am going to a straight truck in the next two weeks. There was a time not so long ago that some money could be made in a van. For me, that time has passed. Certainly, some will continue to do well in vans. With two kids in...

If your home area is an historically good area for freight, then sitting at home is clearly better than waiting for loads offers from a truckstop. There's nothing charming or magical about truckstops. Most are dreadful. Waiting from home is plain common sense IF you're in a good area.

Guys... no self respecting student would quote The Guardian newspaper as an objective, authoritative source. It is so far out of leftfield, it is hardly part of this galaxy. Twenty years ago, my college professors told us it had no credibility at all. Much like Air America, only pushes an...

T-hawk... I hear ya. But what is $50 worth today anyway? If we use 2001 as a base year(when I came into expediting) $50 bought 40gallons of fuel at $1.25 per gallon. Today, that same $50 buys 11 gallons at $4.50 per gallon. The only thing static are thes ridiculously low rates for mini's...

I totally agree. As CharlesD said, P2 will broker out these loads and pay through the nose. But, for in-house O/O it pays $50. Where's the logic in that?

OVM... quite often, the mini-runs are offered with a wait time of 8-12-24 hours of wait time before pick up is scheduled. Would you commit to a mini offered on Monday morning that doesn't pickup until midnight or Tuesday morning? Would you spend several hours covering a mini run requiring you...

Eric... I am looking to join a straight truck team. Send me a PM.

New rate?? Please elaborate.

WHOA Nellie !!! I misunderstood how this thread would unravel into race-baiting gibberish. I wish to disassociate myself with any anti-Semitic comments on this forum. Good grief.

HI ERICMOSS37... feel free to contact me if you need a co-driver for a straight truck. I have been w/P2 since 2001. Hoping to team in S.T. email: [email protected]

Congrats ATeam. Phil, I always learn something from your posts on EO. Information and knowledge are power. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. We are all the better for it.

This isn't Disney from the old days. It has morphed into a production company for debauchery of every conceivable type. Are you aware several mainline religious organizations have been boycotting Disney for years? This is Hollywood at its finest.