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Many of you have seen our 2010 Refrigerated Van posted in the classified section and have asked us what is going on. I thought this might be a better way to let everyone know what we are doing. We are selling the van and finally retiring! My husband is a cancer survivor and we have decided we...

3 killed in 75-vehicle pileup at Virginia-NC line ​Any of our fellow expediters involved in this accident? Everyone okay? This is a dangerous (foggy) area and 75 vehicles were involved.

Here is a link to an article about 5-Hour Drinks: 5-hour Energy CEO denies reports his drink linked to deaths, says This may turn out to be nothing since it is "being investigated." Frank and I always keep these in the van and we use them when we are on overnight loads or loads we need to stay...

We stopped to fuel at a truck stop yesterday and had a frightening experience. As I was pulling out, I checked to see if any trucks were pulling away from the fuel island. Two drivers had just fueled and pulled forward. One of the drivers had his door open but he was on the ground! A couple...

If you are planning to go to the truck show in Dallas be sure you take plenty of "OFF" repellent and a good quality flying insect spray for your sleeper. They are having a major problem with mosquitoes in the Dallas area this summer. They are using planes to spray the area but so far a number...

It appears we have finally found a link that will give us HazMat routing by entering the p/u and del addresses. I'm not sure it can always find the two addresses but it looks like it might work most of the time. Will some of you try it and see what you find? This MAY be the solution we have...

Tonight and tomorrow night is the annual Perseid meteor shower. Probably expediters are the most likely to see these since we are usually driving at night. ;)

Diesel price in Barstow, CA last night - $2.83 Diesel price in Phoenix, AZ today - $2.58 Ugh!!!

We just had a scale master in Colorado pull us in because our VIN number is not displayed on the outside of our truck. It is the first time we have had anyone even mention that to us. The scale master says we need to display the last six digits of the number on the outside of the truck...

Our compliments to the technical team at EO for changing the titles of our posts to a large bold font. Very nice!! Great job!! We appreciate this team of hardworking folks who keep the site running smoothly!

We pulled out of the new Pilot in Phoenix this morning. You can only turn right out of the Pilot and I-10 is a left turn. As we made the right turn we saw that the police had set up a rolling scale in the right lane. All trucks were having to go through the scale. I was sitting in the...

Years ago my husband used to put an ID on all his tools and equipment. He used his SS# (back when it was safe to do so - an old Navy habit) then he used his last name and phone number for a long time. We realized we have no identifying marks on our truck tools and equipment now and it seems...

With snow and ice headed our way we were once again reminded about how much we love our slush busters. These are the simple little plastic things you attach to the windshield. The wipers bump these things and it bumps off the snow and ice so you don't have to pull over, get out and bump the...

It seems that the PrePass sites are getting cameras installed at the first PrePass transceiver. These cameras are so precise they can even see if you have on your seat belt. We always wear our seat belts so that isn't an issue for us. We recently had a camera similar to this on us at a dock...

First of all a "buyer beware" warning to anyone purchasing Airtabs from the company: They sent us one set (as ordered) and billed us for two sets for a total of over $400 and we have not been able to get them to remove the double charge on our credit card after numerous calls to the company...

I would never deliberately offend anyone but I'm curious. Do the Panther elite drivers have company shirts? I'm trying to figure out this situation. We were picking up on a base and a Panther Elite "D" truck was right in front of us. The couple had on tee shirts - no indication they...

Check out this article: Wilson Bridge speed limit may constantly change They call this "traffic harmonization"! You know what this country needs? A complex system of variable, ever-changing speed limit signs so nobody can ever argue with the police about whether they've been speeding. Done!

The annual Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) Roadcheck inspection blitz will be held June 3-5 this year. The emphasis this year is on seat belt safety so the inspectors will be checking our seat belts as well as our USE of the seat belts. My question is about seat belts in the sleeper...

How do you have your personal tools secured in the box of your truck? Do you have a hand cart, load bars, straps with metal clips, a pallet jack? We recently had an expert in ammunitions talk with us about how all these items should be secured in the box of the truck. As expediters...

I know I should already know the answer to this question but, believe me, some day we will all be forgetful! Now what was the question? Oh yes! My CDL is good (from the state of Florida, where we can't count) until 2011 however the medical card has to be renewed this year. Do I have to...