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I made a delivery in West Liberty KY about three hours before the storm hit. I even made a comment that it seemed like a nice town but I was getting out ASAP. There were a few people joking about the weather at the local McDonalds and I remember being envious of them because they were "safe at...

I was in a McDonald's near San Diego last week. On the door to each restroom was a lock requesting 25 cents. In another McDonald's in Arizona there were large signs proclaiming "Customer's Only" on the restroom doors. What are the ethics of restroom use when you are not making a purchase? Is...

I saw one of these in use last winter near the Joplin area. I didn't see them using it to clean 2 lanes at once. They were using the back plow to shape the snow drift that is at the edge of the road.

I have the usuals...the buddy heater, a good sleeping bag, etc but I find its important to keep your head warm. When its really cold I wear one of those Russian style caps with the big ear flaps that buckles under your chin. I forgot to take it off one morning when I ran into a rest area and...

I made a delivery to Tioga North Dakota about two months ago. It went to a gas plant which was conveniently located right there in the middle of town. Tioga is in the northwest corner of ND about 250 miles of two lane road from I-94. The two lane reminded me of the road from the movie "Pet...

Make sure you read the fine print on all offers as many have caps on how much you can earn. I found an offer from Capital One that returns 5% on gas if you redeem in gift cards. They have a nice variety of cards to choose from and to me a $25 WalMart card is the same as cash, especially when...

I hope you got where you wanted to go. Not to sound like a rat, but expediters are not usually set up to carry passengers. This can be due to security reasons or even the lack of another place to sit. It was a rare case indeed when I picked up a couple (dozen) passengers recently. They were...

Two key issues in expediting are: 1. How many miles? and 2. How much time to get there? In most cases the shortest route is also the fastest but this is not always true. For example, St Louis to Houston, Mapquest will suggest taking I-55 via Memphis but if you go US-67 via Little Rock you...

I had me a heartless boss ... but he must have went and seen the wizard as he has one now.

Here is a link to a study of congestion monitoring... FPM Congestion Monitoring at 250 Freight Significant Highway Locations Any surprises?

I am convinced that there are companies who's business plans call for making money off their drivers as well as from their customers. I was a courier for all of three weeks and not only were you required to "lease" a nextel phone and pager but there were some companies that required you to...

I was heading west today on I-70 from the Washington/Baltimore area and I saw convoy after convoy of Utility trucks and tree trimmer trucks heading east. My hat is off to anyone willing to head into the storm. Posted with my Droid EO Forum App

If you have an otherwise good job then maybe its worth putting up with a less than pleasant boss. Most likely they are less than pleasant with everyone so its nothing personal towards you. One benefit to this occupation is that you spend relatively little time with your boss anyway. Now that...

Thanks to everyone so far for the replies. It seems that about half of us merge early, ten percent or so merge late, and the rest are looking to run the middle group in the ditch. I find it interesting that the MnDot webpage about the zipper merge says "Don't worry about being "Minnesota...

This time of year there is no escaping the construction zones. A popular traffic control measure is to merge two lanes into one. When you see a merge coming up there are basically three options to take. 1. You can position yourself in the lane to remain open as soon as safely possible. 2...

About a year ago I saw a Jeep Liberty in the back of a small Penske truck. They put it in and pulled it out with a huge forklift!

I made an unexpected run to a town near Winnipeg September 11, 2009. I did not have a passport. They will still let you cross both ways with a driver's license and birth certificate. I did have to pay a $10.75 fee to return to the US. As stated there are better credentials if you cross often...

I was in that area over the weekend and the signs I saw said prepare for a four hour delay.

There is much talk about outlawing text messaging and cell phone use while driving. Here is an article about how that might include in-cab computer devices as well... http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/28/technology/28truckers.html?_r=1&ref=business

It may be like the Illinois/Missouri comparison*. Most of the time the MO prices are $0.10 or more cheaper per gallon but on occasion MO (St Louis) temporarily jacks up the prices over those in IL. As for running on empty to the border, the only time I have run out of gas was at the 0.8...