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What is your companies policy regarding what you are to do if your electronic logging device fails. In particular what you are required to do regarding number of days before your unit must be back in working service. Have any of you had a ELD failure? If yes what do you believe was the...

Ya’ll probably thought the Golden lugnut got over torqued, lost his shine and was now just another rusty expediter lost in the potholes of American highways. NOT!!! This year has met and exceeded our expectations and as a result we are going to expand, for spring 2013, into Canada. So…...

We have many passwords and various data login info we use almost daily and have found this program immensely useful for speeding up the mundane time wasting, but necessary, entry of login/password/form info. It’s RoboForm by Siber Systems Inc. Just goggle it. We use the program for...

I'm sure many of you have seen the detectors along the interstates in a variety of location, signs, erected posts, over passes. Do you know what they are? Do you know what they imply?

It is official, LandShark is out of business. “And another on bites the dust”! Odd though, they still advertise on this site, time to pull a bad product from the shelf?

Though not of interest too many on EO, some of you might be interested in this link and how it is a changing. wwwNLMIcom

For IFTA purposes, can the gallons used for the generator and those used for the truck be separated? Note: We do know the amount of gallons used by each generator and each truck.

Do you have a broadband air card and a Windows 7 laptop? Did you know you can share your internet connection with another device that is WiFi capable? Yep, you can share your internet connection with another laptop, IPad, IPod; practically all WiFi devices in need or wanting of internet access...

For drivers who use an EOBR, what is your company’s safety policy/method for keeping track of your HOS when your EORB unit breaks down? And, have you received a written copy of that policy?

A few O/O have moved recently to LandStar, are you satellite tracked, was satellite tracking optional, what are your cost if tracking was required? Are log books in use?

More value than just a truck… I want to press upon an aspect of asset value most expedite wanabees, newbies, o/o, fleet owners will never achieve in their trucking careers. That valuable asset is a salable trucking company. Clearly most expedite drivers do not have goals much beyond their...

Well actually it just needs to pay a paltry amount of interest. Are you getting yours? It’s so great to worry about EOBR’s and the other mischief-maker stuff that comes down the line from big brother, but what about the FED regulatory stuff that you’ve missed. I’ll bet less than half of you...

Shouldn’t your GPS screen be bigger? Almost every week at some point we see drivers in cars or trucks reaching forward to the dash or wind shield to tinker with their GPS while driving. We have made the assumption that most of the tinkering we see occurring is that the driver is attempting to...

Cargo hauling question; are any of you with straight trucks using a pallet stacking system? Early into hauling freight we encountered cargo loads that were of a weight we could haul but consisted of more than the ten standard pallets we had deck space for and were non stackable loads. And...

Looks like that $1 is working out for FedX. A couple of key points…. Analysts sees mid-single-digit volume growth in the company's Express and Ground segments, which account for more than 80 percent of revenue. Analysts are keen to see, however, if consumers -- amid signs the economic...

for a “Google Earth” kmz. file, that contains 805 “Murphy USA” diesel fuel stations? If you do not know what a .kmz file is, the quick answer is, it is a location file that loads onto Google Earth live maps so you can see where each station is located. Anyone need it?

trucks at this location, though it certainly is not a truck stop. What is it? Location N42.015892 W87.939621

The following is a brief chronology of our journey through expedite/trucking. Our steps forward maybe food for thought for those of you who are seasoned owner/operators with both the means and desire step to the next level of freight transportation. A. We got our Class A licenses in the fall...

That drive as expedite, over the road, in a van, straight truck or on 18 wheels. It is amazing that you stay away from home for weeks at a time with your only access to a shower being a truck stop or an over priced hotel room. Simply amazing. I/we could not do it.

I'm starting up a new carrier and thought some of you might like to submit a few names for me to think about. Thanks