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Does FedEx sound familiar ? FREIGHT TEAMSTERS: Analyst: DHL, FedEx deal 'makes sense'

That thing must be awful hard to get in tight areas with . A single axle tractor with 28' trailer would be preferable .

The DHL contract with the Teamsters union calls for over $8 an hour in wage increases over 5 years . DHL U.S. operations lost over $900 million last year DHL Express Workers Overwhelmingly Ratify National Contract . Most DHL clients use the service strictly because of lower rates . Amazon.com...

Correct Greg . I was one of several supervisors for a company that had us take assigned pickups home . Personal use of vehicle was noted on my pay stubs and tax deducted . At the end of the year we had to fill out a form breaking down mileage for business , personal , and commuting . We were...

Just don't forget to figure the lower fuel surcharge as a result of lower fuel prices .

According to this IRS Announces 2008 Standard Mileage Rates; Rate for Business Miles Set at 50.5 Cents per Mile vehicles used for hire may not use the mileage deduction . More info is available form links at that page .

Good advice and one reason many drivers oppose speed limiters . Many drivers of governed trucks are running at the governed speed much of the time . There is no way to accelerate to gain control .

Already tried and died in VA The Shad Plank: Del. Lionell Spruill is talking about genitalia again...

Was he going over 55 m.p.h ? Maybe if he was going 10 m.p.h. faster he'd already be past the station before he fell asleep or whatever . Slower speeds = more driving time = more fatigue .

I agree no apology is necessary . Your post were mature and rational . Everybody has a right to post their opinion .

Does that mean you want us to get rid of Christmas ? And what about Thanksgiving ?

Typical media jumped on the XTRA lease logos on the trailer and tried to contact XTRA lease . They couldn't contact one so found the website and reported "XTRA lease rents trucks to drivers for short terms " When was the last time you saw an XTRA tractor ? The paper investigating XTRA was the...

The last I knew the code for discount was "friend"

There are charts and methods given to help determine what the FSC for your truck should be Right now the FSC should be in excess of $.40 a mile for class 8 trucks . If a broker or carrier pays less than that you need to look elsewhere for loads .

He checked out o.k. on a CAT scan , passed a breathalyzer , refused a drug test . MyFox Chicago | Driver of Semi Truck in Police Custody You can identify the carrier's logo in these photos - Whiteline Express out of Plymouth , MI Police grapple for clues -- chicagotribune.com

People in their 50's are not too old . Schneider National recruits many people from a program with AARP . For realistic pay info and examples of miles run contact FedEx Custom Critical recruiting . They will send you a print out of fleet average info for each type truck - percentage of...

There are hotshot companies out there using light and medium duty trucks with 32'-48' trailers . Many of them are single truck o/o's with their own authority . Many do quite well . I know one carrier keeping 4 trucks busy - 3 Chevy 4500's and a Ford F350 . He just landed a sweet local...

The Democrats have improved slightly . Remember Kerry ?

My favorite racing used to be the TransAm series . I took my family to Lime Rock Park a couple of times . Paul Newman is a great race driver .