Tri-state vans

**Wingnut** · 03-13-2010, 08:50 PM

Freight must be picking up because TRI-STATE has unlocked the gates and are now adding more vans starting on Monday. I wonder if the other expedite companies will follow suit?

**Zoli** · 03-13-2010, 09:44 PM

Originally Posted by Wingnut

Freight must be picking up because TRI-STATE has unlocked the gates and are now adding more vans starting on Monday. I wonder if the other expedite companies will follow suit?

Why do you think that freight is picking up??? Panther , Nations or other companies add more vans since early 2009.... TriState add vans not because the freight is picking up ,they add ad vans because a lot of o/o left the company or reduce their fleet....

**Zoli** · 03-13-2010, 09:47 PM

I know that they have a limit of 200 vans and when this number is going down to 180 or less they hire more vans until they reach the 200 vans...

**Steady Eddie** · 03-13-2010, 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by Wingnut

Freight must be picking up because TRI-STATE has unlocked the gates and are now adding more vans starting on Monday. I wonder if the other expedite companies will follow suit?

Looks like Tri-Start is following suit. Every Monday E-1 has'em starting. The number of vans I've been seeing, lots of them have signed on. All companies

**Wingnut** · 03-13-2010, 10:17 PM

Tri-State has had a cap on vans for quite awhile now. yes, they have had addded vans a little at a time before but now they've opened the gates....

**tjpohio44** · 03-13-2010, 11:17 PM

I'll be going to a Express -1 orientation on the 22nd

....finally caught my big break...Thanks to all who were involved in this...I owe ya'll a steak dinner...Honestly I mean that Thanks I am so Thankful

**cannedmeat27** · 03-14-2010, 06:37 AM

Good luck
you need to quit sitting days on end waiting on that one long run
I saw you the other day at the flying j by the pizza stand

**Zoli** · 03-14-2010, 12:37 PM

I have two vans at TriState. It's kind of slow now,I don't know why they adding more vans . Maybe they want to become a company like Panther and have a van at every corner.

**Zoli** · 03-14-2010, 12:40 PM

Originally Posted by aristotle

From Feb 17th to March 12( about 25 days) I ran 9931 loaded miles, solo in a van. Busiest period I have seen in 10 years. Mixed in that were several long runs to Laredo and California, then back East. Of course, expediting companies will now flood the market with more vans. It's as predictable as the sunrise.

10 000 loaded miles in 25 days......It is almost unbelievable....If is true ,congratulations!What company are you lease with?

**LDB** · 03-14-2010, 01:07 PM

That would be a pretty grueling bunch of runs with some of them seeming to have pretty inadequate rest time in between them. No wonder we have bad health sometimes.

**aristotle** · 03-14-2010, 01:14 PM

Like I mentioned, this was an anomaly. Normally, I run approx 7000 loaded miles per month. I go home alot, if the opportunity presents itself. I never, never run sleepy. I can operate when tired. But, never when sleepy. Naps help alot as well. I pull over and nap as needed.

**davekc** · 03-14-2010, 01:23 PM

Looks like a bunch of DH between those runs unless some runs are omitted.

**LDB** · 03-14-2010, 01:25 PM

I wasn't suggesting anything negative, just observing it seems very grueling and some of them very close. It would be difficult to do and difficult not to do. It's great for the operator and also bad for the operator. By that I mean that it seems these companies see an excellent string of runs like that and sign on a bunch more vehicles to boost the string and wind up with a bunch of guys nearly starving. I know vehicle count is a tough call but it seems as if most companies err on the side of too many with minimal incentive needed to add more. After that great string of runs you deserve treating yourself to a day off and a nice steak dinner.

**aristotle** · 03-14-2010, 01:47 PM

Originally Posted by davekc

Looks like a bunch of DH between those runs unless some runs are omitted.

Indeed, there was lots of DH. I came home from Garland,TX. My wife tolerates this crazy lifestyle, so when she asks me to come home, I go. Lots of family business as well. Visited with my son who is in the USMC. Another thing, I sat for 5 days in Laredo in January. I will never do that again. So, I give my carrier 24-36 hours to find a load, then I move on my own. At 19mpg, I feel okay with some DH to move to a better freight location. Windshield zombie, I am not!