Recent content by Mrand Mrs

Another thing to consider with not asking for a fuel surcharge is this...are you prepared to make your carrier more money if the fuel prices go up even more? It is my understanding that the % charged to the customer is based on the total cost of the trip, not just your portion. For example, if...

RE: IS ANYBODY MAKING MONEY DRIVING WITH THESE GA Did I miss something????? Now, I'm really confused.... Which I guess explains why we failed...

RE: IS ANYBODY MAKING MONEY DRIVING WITH THESE GA Now, off of that $300, is your gas, $125, depreciation at .16/mile for 600 miles is $96.00, insurance (at least ours) is roughly $6/day, food roughly $10...you made about $63. So, you made $6.30/hour. This is how we went broke!! McDonald's...

Oh, thank the dear Lord....good luck!!

I'm sorry, I didn't really clarify what my intention was...I was wondering if it would be illegal for me to contact them more for informational purposes. I think if I was a business owner paying a fuel surcharge for shipments I would feel cheated if I found out it didn't go to the person buying...

Does anyone know if I, as a o/o's wife, am legally bound by a contract he has signed? He is a sole proprietor, I am not his employee or ever acted as his agent. I am particularly interested in the non-compete clause of the contract. Thanks for your knowledge and experience!!

I'd also like to know what your weekly average is since you've been there. We had some excellent weeks too.... This business is a bit like a gambling addiction...when you have a couple good weeks, it's almost like a rush...you think, ok, here we go, I'm gonna make the money now...but then you...

Imagine how the public would feel if they found out that the fuel surcharge that they are so upset with paying didn't even go to pay for fuel? Do you think that they'd be happy to know that their fuel surcharge went to make some fat b****** fatter? The extra money they were charged to offset...

I have one more thing to add... Always keep in the back in your mind that in this business, everyone is out to make money for themselves and themselves only. They are not your friend, they are not going to do you any favors, they don't care if you make it...there will always be a constant flow...

We're on company #2 now... Maybe #3 would at least give us a kiss first...

If a o/o's contract doesn't specifically state that he should get the fuel surcharge, is it legal for the company to keep it? Thanks for any advice!!

Just stopped in to check what was being said about the fuel prices and just had to put my two cents in.... The public is ALREADY suffering from the fuel prices...the consumer has to pay the price for the higher cost of moving freight!!! The companies raise their prices for food, textiles...

Our computer came with Microsoft Money and I use that to keep track of my husband's expenses and it has been working pretty good so far. I set the accounts up as business checking, cash, and credit card and then enter all his receipts after each trip and any payments we've made towards cell...

Our computer came pre-loaded with Microsoft Money...it's really for personal use but I went in and customized it just to keep track of the expenses and income for the business. It was fairly easy to set up, I just enter every truck stop, gas station, restaurant as a "payee". I set up the...

WOW!! That's just scary-just another bad mark for Kerry in my book. I can't understand how so many people support him-I think he has that disorder (is it called passive-agressive?) where they smile sweetly and say what you want to hear to your face and then stab you in the back as soon as you...