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I received a letter from Double Eagle body builders- their last day of production is Friday. Too bad- another victim of the prolonged slump... May be some good bargains available.... "During over 35 years of building the best custom sleepers we could, we have seen many ups and downs in the...

I came across this quite by accident- trying to find some real time information about the decline in truck transport volumes over the fall period (late 3rd qtr. to present). Apparently Express-1 announced this on Nov. 19. "US premium transport service provider Express-1 Expedited is to lose...

For the joke of the day, thought some of you may want to see what B & C units look like in China. Sorry B's & C's, I had to call these two sterling units something...seems that in China, if it has wheels and runs, it can take to the roads. Only decent units I saw were some gravel-haulers and...

Saw this posted and heard a driver talking about it.... subject: Trucks Plan april 1 shutdown attentionof: news comments: see USCATTLEHAULERS for more details firstname: Dan lastname: Little streetaddress: 23396 cr 264 city: carrollton state: mo country: usa zip: 64633 telephone...

Just got back from northern China, Liaoning province to be exact. Transport in this old coal mining and steel area is primitive to say the least. I met a Brit truck driver who was trying to get his wife through British customs snafus. He and I had a great laugh over the trucks: neither of us...

What is the skinny on the Carolinas these days. I have been told even by a Panther team, that it is harder to get out these days. Is it possible that a lot of expediting companies has increased the competition, or is that some more regionally based ones like Nations, et al., have snatched up the...

Anyone have the correct story on passports for Canada- to U.S. border crossings? I believe we need them by Jan 2008, and there is a huge backlog to get them. An archived thread said the Fast card may be sufficient. Anyone know?

The much anticipated sale of Chrysler is a done deal. Reprinted below is the article from AP news/Yahoo. Cerberus is an equity firm that buys up assets, allegedly to make them profitable. I find the quote from the article revealing: "The prospect of a sale to a private equity firm had worried...

When does a thread get pulled? This TSES & Panther thread is now so far off field, it almost has no relevance any more.

I made a point of reading the article mentioned in today's headlines. I thought if was a fairly accurate article. There were some factual errors regarding the increase in driving hours. The re-set provision that was long sought by The ATA means that a 70 hr/ 8 day driver could drive actualy 77...

Just asking: anyone ever investigated a single axle tractor and a pup trailer? I saw one FECC driver who did this. One can carry more bulk and net weight since it is at least 12/20/20 on the axles, and stay under the Heavy duty vehicle tax by plating 54 gross. You can carry more than a maxxed...

Any FECC D units have any comments on the newly announced program that Fed Ex has announced on this website. Program will move hot frt. on LTL trucks to help customers out with lower cost freight moves. They claim this will add freight to units as those customers will come back when they must...

Jeff Jensen's article on the new emission standards is timely and greatly appreciated. Cummins has a brochure out on the subject, which I picked up about a year ago. I think you can download it as well. It is an excellent piece: read it twice and need to re-read again. Urea tanks will not be...

Since I just noticed that two of the most recent posts were about accidents, I thought a word was in order. There are certainly precautions one can take in truck stops, but I am more concerned about the severe accidents that happen every day in an increasingly dangerous environment. At least two...

Some of you saw my post on the rear-end hit and the over-sized photo of my seat. The latest news is that my truck is still being held hostage at the towing company, because the LTL company who hit me cannot pay their bills. It appears that Overnite Transportation, now owned by UPS, is very tardy...

I am chillin out in Phx. this week on a pre-planned mini-vacation. I was so busy last week I almost hated to leave. However, I had to go at any rate as my truck was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer in a N.East Philly suburb. While coming to a stop at 22:15 after just leaving the LTL carrier's...

Tragic deaths of 12 miners in W.V. after a false report... This is what happens under deregulation, unions gone absent/broken,gov. gutting of safety enforcement, and low wage jobs in a dangerous occupation. Sort of like trucking... By the way, doubtful any illegal workers were involved, but...

Anyone have any info on the crash near Eau Claire on a Sun. am early? The driver of the truck overturned and one of several buses carrying band members slammed into it. The 78 year old bus driver and four others were killed, and 29 injured. The truck driver, 22, driving wholesale food from...

In the Wilma watch, it appears Landstar is on a list of no bid contractors who may get investigated for high cost contracts involved in the Katrina fiasco. They got a nice plug on CNN this morning for providing trucks, planes, etc. along with other companies providing other services. Next story...

While we're on the subject of who might win some bucks on a company promo contest, can anyone seriously tell me if Fed Ex is good to the tune of $2 bills a week as a solo D' unit with a box over 22' that can plate 13K? I stay in the Great Lakes area, will run Canada and New York, and stay out...