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Freight is picking up.

Hey Geo. I was in the Dulles area on Friday and it rained all day there as well. It's a bit higher there so I doubt there was widespread flooding though. The good news is, I was booked out of there by the time I dropped.

I remember when the phone in my bedroom had a rotary-dial.

Don't worry about the pessimism from this user. They are new, and mostly post this sort of nonsense. There are quite a few owners who are regular posters on this forum, as well as many who like to lurk in the shadows. Post your ad. Let them know what makes you qualified to take care of their...

At the time of this post, I will say that I can see rates are bouncing back, but CV rates are returning slower that straights or tractors. I'm not sure about any sweetheart deals affecting this, as much it is an entry level vehicle into the business, and right now there is still a glut of them...

Dain Bramage....

Cargo Van stupid? Is that a specific breed of stupid?

Very true. And yes, it is hard to build relationships when you keep changing. Any good relationship takes time and trust.

I would agree with Doggie on ATL over Columbus. And that's not just for the FED either. Also, you may be 14th in line, but that ONE load may require one thing that you have or can do that the others can't, and you hop to the front of the line. Unless of course, you are one who just does the...

You can do same day in Tallahassee, or there are a few third party places to do it for a small fee. They do take Comchecks. First time mileage, there is a choice of a number, or you can put an "E" for estimated mileage. CA and a few others will ultimately take some miles every year, whether...

Wow. Just came through that gorge two Saturdays ago. Amazing. I guess those puny little fences they put up wouldn't hold back something like that!

The question remains: "Cheaper than what?" Panther? FECC? Spoke to dispatcher of another carrier in the south recently. Their book tariff for a straight truck is 2.35 per mile, including fuel. Two years ago, they were getting the full tariff with current fsc all day from customers, and...

Well, then you have every right to turn it down. No one can make you run a load for that price. More likely, Bolt put up the load on their bid board and it was the partner who bid that .45 rate. Some companies play auction more than others. If there are way more trucks than freight out of...

It's never wrong if they are a broker. If they can move the load, it's money in their pocket. By the way, if they are a good vendor to NLM, NLM doesn't care, as long as they get the loads covered. So help me understand: Are you a leasee with Bolt, or another carrier?

BTW, I believe there are greater foes to the rates than lowball expedite carriers. Truckload brokers are currently offering "exclusive use" loads that would fit on a straight, to shippers for the same they pay for truckload. Buck forty? Then the broker finds a carrier to run it for 1-1.05 per...

Dave is right. In a perfect world, all rates would be high. However, if there are five loads coming out of Laredo a day, and 25 trucks waiting for a loads in Laredo, someone is going to be cutting someone's throat, so as not to move north completely empty. Who wants to stay in Laredo for a...

832992 on this Cat C-10 in a 2000 FLD112 straight truck. Running strong.

Can anyone tell me the status on the standoff between Flying J and Comdata? Are they still not accepting Comdata at the pump? I pretty much stopped going to Flying J when I started using Comdata.

If you have the Big Brother bubble on your roof, you might check in and see if Big Brother really sees you for where you really are.

Monday, the 27th, I will be in Manassas, VA.