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While reading about the problems some of y'all are having with your newer vehicles, it brought to mind a listserve that my wife is subscribed to that posts recall/safety notices almost immediately as they are generated from the manufacturer. With this in mind I searched for a site that would...

The following segues from the forum topic: "~ RISK ~ LIABILITY ~ !!! HAZMAT !!!" about the risks involved in transporting hazmat. The hazmat discussion got me to thinking about liability issues in general. The following scenario is based on a legal ruling which was announced February 5, 2005...

This little article, pasted here with full references from The Detroit News online, is mainly for those of us up here in "Cold Country" and for those who have migrated southward; but it also has an important lesson contained within that I think all of us, during some points in our lives, would...

Noproblem> Whaddya mean by "The Owner once called RACEMAN" - you gonna change handles? raceman> NoProblem, The handle change comes because it breaks my heart that a guy named Kurt one the Cup title. It is a racing thing and I am not sure I still want to be none as the Race Man. I never dreamed...

I have a question, is it possible/legal for a motor carrier enforcement officer to issue a speeding citation based on logbook entries? For (hypothetical) example, let's say your last entry in your logbook was a pickup at 2PM, and you delivered your load at 6PM at a location 320 miles away. Can...

"Wiper Tag" Lead article brings back memories of when I was pushing snow for a living here in western Michigan. We get a goodly share of the white stuff, both from normal systems coming through and lake-effect off Lake Michigan. I am reminded of a morning when I was traveling on U.S.131, a...

With the Big 3 automakers sales expected to drop next year as incentives lose their punch, rising costs, Asian and European automakers boosting production, how will this affect the expediting industry? There may be two distinctive schools of thought here; one being expediters may see an increase...

To save me alot of time calling around and bothering recruiters when they may be busy doing other things, I will ask this question here so that y'all may respond at your leisure. Can a person get accepted at any of your companies to own/drive a "D" unit truck (FL80 w/24x102) having no experience...

I am new to the expediting business, currently putting together my truck to lease onto a carrier. I have narrowed my decision down to between these manufacturers/models, Chevrolet/GMC w4500 and Ford E-450, in the class of GVWR of 15,000 lbs. They offer similar payload capacities, can anyone...