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I have been semi retired for about 3 1/2 years now and the pull of the road is not as strong as it was. Still, there is one thing I miss very much. Is it the adventure? Is it the travel?....No it's my bed. I now posses one of those sleep number things and I have tried several other beds as well...

I have been retired (sort of) for about two years now but I have kept in touch with a few folks who are still active in the business. I also stop and talk to some of the guys I recognise while I'm out there delivering on my part time job. I guess I'm like the old retired fire dog, following...

I have been on a two year layover and haven't been very active on here, but I have been lurking several times a week. Some of you know me and know that my wife is a cancer survivor. She was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1986 and had a recurrence in 1995. Both times she endured severe...

This happened more than a year ago but I assure you it's a true story. So ... I'm sitting in Fort Wayne In about 10am and I get a load offer for a load to Laredo. It picks up in south central IN it pays well with lots of miles so I take it.:) I'm getting close to the pickup on my 150 mile...

The State of Michigan is sending out info in thier license renewal packets about a new enhanced license. The new license contains a microchip that will respond to a signal at the border and will allow you to enter and return from Canada and Mexico without a pasport. Has anyone tried this yet?

I sold my Sprinter earlier this year. It was getting a little long in the tooth and the transmission was completely dead. It seemed like a bad idea to invest a lot of money in it so I retired me and it. The guy who bought it was from Chicago and he was going to export it to Poland ( so he...

My garmin c340 does something that makes me want to pitch it out the window. I'll be driving along happy as a clam when suddenly it will say ",a better route is available," just out of the blue. I have looked this up on line and in that rediculous excuse for a manual and there is no explanation...

I spotted OVM in the Peculiar MO flying J last week. He was sitting in the passenger seat and obviously dozing so I moved on without disturbing him. Peculiar seemed like a very appropriate place for him to hang out. I also spotted Terry at the Pontoon Beach J but he was working so I left him...

I'm sure this has happened to someone else recently but I looked for it on here and couldn't find it. The "J" in Waterloo IA will not allow you to park out in their front lot anymore. They want you to park in the truck lot or move on. Obviously, since I drive a Sprinter and I'm not welcome among...

Even though I'm not really a newbie I think this is the best place for this thread. I'm seeking information about First Class Expediting. I did a search and got nothing so you folks are my last and best hope. Good? Bad? Indifferent?? Just beginning to noodle on this but all I can find is the...

It's been about 14 weeks since I semi-retired. Since then I have been working in an auto parts store in Caledonia MI. The thing is, I find myself driving by the exit76 truck stop just to see who's there. I kinda feel like the retired fire dog that still chases the truck to all the fires. I know...

I had problems logging on and had to obtain my password via E-mail. When I got it I found that it was not any password that I have ever used. Is EO assigning passwords now????

This is just a post to thank everyone for all the good info and support. I have not been posting much lately and it seems I must be burned out on the business. It's time to get a part time job (family says a real job) and retire in October. My Sprinter will be up for sale in July and my boat...

This is Grand Rapids MI, the day before Easter. Is this some kind of sick joke???

Had a long weekend and got bored so I thought I'd do a little touristing. Where was I??? Caught the flu while I was there so I guess I'll be home for a while.

I thought I had seen or done it all but I was wrong. I picked up a load in El Paso TX and took it to a ranch near Cliff NM. Dispatch said the drop may be a little hard to find so I had my wife google the name of the business to get some clues. This place was on a fairly well graded private...

I had a rather rude Wisconsin deer pass me on the left and then turn right without signalling. Then he had the gall to get up and run away. No venison!!! Anyway, he (she) knocked my left headlight loose and broke my grill. My insurance is $1000.00 deductable and I could picture a repair bill of...

The last few times I have tried to stop at the Detroiter the expediter lot has been full. It wasn't full of vans though. It was full of long term parkers (carpoolers) and employee vehicles. They still have the signs up but it looks like the honeymoon is over at the Detroiter. Now if I get a load...

I'm not as experienced as many on this site but after a little experience I made myself a few rules to follow. Number one on the list is never change companies in the first quarter. never never....Because 1. Your company looks really bad to you in the first quarter. How do they look when it's...

I've been thinking about this for a while. I'm thinking about making a change but I currently have a good source for disability insurance and also a really good rate on passenger insurance. If I make a change I'll loose my source for this coverage. Does anyone know of an agent where I can get...