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My son Michael drove for Marten for three years and always brought his truck home when he was based out of the Stockton, CA yard. He had to submit a photo as to where he would be parking it to show that it was a secure location. He lived with us on our farm before moving to Texas. Once he moved to Texas, he had to leave his truck at the Dallas Terminal and then drive his car home from there. I think it is going to vary based on your what type of security you have at home and maybe your manager.

He switched companies last year as he wanted to try flatbed, getting more physical work and having less of awful retention times at some customers but he did do well at Marten.

The right forklift should be able to handle it as long as the weight is fairly evenly balanced. I had a 40' Conex container delivered that was unloaded by a large Hyster with a 100,000 pound rating, it was big. I wanted one, lol. I don't know how you would go about finding one in your areas.

I have a few friends and at least one relative that are disheartened by the election outcome. I hope they come to their senses and quit believing the talk of hate, lies, etc. It's somewhat disappointing that knowing my vote for U.S. offices didn't count for much since California is overwhelmingly liberal Democrats but we can't help if we don't try. Now I read that Newsome has called for a special session of congress to protect the state's liberal policies from Trump. They want to drive out their citizens that pay taxes for their crazy policies?

Yesterday I had a doctor appointment and saw a calendar at the checkout window that I had not noticed before. I just noticed at first a photo of Ronald Reagan and his horse and then saw it was a calendar from the Young Americans Foundation. I was pleased to know that my doctor was brave enough to have something from a conservative foundation for all the patients to see. For November, there was a Reagan quote that I hope is fitting today:

Ronald Reagan on CITIZENSHIP LEADERSHIP

"Good citizenship and defending democracy means living up to the ideals and values that make this country great."

"In just seven days I will lay down the mantle of this great office the American people have bestowed upon me...I won't leave the battle ...As long as there is breath in me, I will fight for the principles in which I believe."

Our son Michael moved from Marten to E. W. Wiley six months ago because he wanted to try flatbed and has enjoyed it except when he has to tarp in hot weather. They are based out of Fargo and have been very good at getting him home or back out to our place in California when he's wanted. He is typically doing a 34 hour reset on weekends.

A friend just shared this with me, hope these crazy evil people are caught.

Several years ago Michael had shared a video or two of Smart Trucking and, although I never subscribed to the channel, today YouTube had suggested a video that reported he had unexpectedly died last month at the age of 68. He had been a truck driver for 50 years with over 5 million miles so he had a lot of experience to share and had a pretty large following.

Just thought I'd share for those of you who may have been a fan.

Dave MacMillan 1956-1924

I have some close friends in the impacted areas and things are very bad. One friend in southern Georgia said he's never seen it this bad and it might be weeks before they have power restored and there haven't been fuel deliveries (I believe he has back-up generators for his greenhouses, otherwise plants will cook).

I saw a link to this power outage map in an article which gives an idea of the extensive damage that has taken place. I think it's worse than this because at least one utility doesn't seem to be reporting (my Georgia friend's county is served by three utilities and one of them shows zero outages). Still gives a pretty good sense of things. Electrical Outage Map

Greg, I hope things work out for you.

I immediately thought of another member with a rollover nine years ago who was lucky and kept his job and thought you might want to read it. Insurance companies may be less forgiving these days. Again, good luck.

Persian Conversion Rollover

I own a modest amount of stock in FedEx and noticed a nice move in the stock price earlier this week when they reported better than expected earnings. I didn't notice what segment of their business helped with that surprise.

One thing that did stick out with me with specific mentioned of how management felt their freight business was quite valuable and they were searching for ways to "unlock" that value for shareholders. At least one analyst opined that they were probably going to spin it off. I thought this might be tough timing with the slowdown in freight but maybe they are seeing some positive changes. I don't plan on selling my small stake but would appreciate any thoughts on what FedEx may be planning.

I've been wondering about those knees since the procedure you had done before was a temporary one. I hope the best for all of your surgeries and recovery. Hope you don't lose your sense of humor, tell them to leave your funny bone alone.