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How many miles annually do you envision driving a leased van? That seems like a bad direction to go in IMO. My first 4 years in with my Mercedes Sprinter has been good for 370,000 miles and it's a struggle to make ends meet. Great vehicle and hoping my dealer can continue keeping the van running...

You may want to talk with local transport company(s) first before doing anything else. See whether thay have any independent contractors on board. Before I purchased van I had Q&A session with a local company and before we were done I was literally receiving an invite to run for them. They...

Must be because it's the only company I get steered towards.

Nubbin...I hope someone corrects me on this but no matter how hard I tried it appears Progressive Insurance may have a monopoly on the type of insurance you are going to need. I know the company I am contracted with moved to another provider out of the midwest for their fleet cargo insurance...

Thank you and funny you ask. In first several months of doing this I had grand vision of purchasing a couple more vans and putting a couple people to work. Would have been disastrous now that I know what expense(s) are for just one van. Only reason I have stayed afloat is the company i'm...

Couple typos in there so hope it reads okay.

I started with new van in 2016, Mercedes 2500 with extra height and enough length to carry 3 4- way pallets if needed. I was fortunate enough to find a transport company with no one under contract for expedite work. Being gone for extended periods sucks tbh. Getting work off load boards was not...

GEO..........are you a CEVA employee or independently contracted as a 1099 with CEVA?

Agreed on Laredo and the same can be said of other places. My experience has only been 6 months but learning quicky that the great paying run to a place like Laredo, TX or Ontario, CA is usually followed by an acknowledgement that it then becomes necessary to move to a better freight lane. Drove...

So what you are describing is having your own MC # as well as running entirely under your own insurance policy while having access to their load boards? My arrangement currently has me running under the MC # of the company I am independently contracted with as well as being added to their group...

The irony of your suggestion is amusing to say the least............I actually worked for CEVA as an Ops Manager at a contract out of upstate NY. I resigned to pursue being an expedite freight carrier.

Hi Geo, Was that question about what city lived in meant for me?

Brokers have tender fees for loads in mind already don't they? Or is this more about the load details and then crafting the bid? I'm hearing from a couple of reliable sources that if on your own you call the broker for a load, a number is given and you either accept or see if you can bump I up a...

Someone will have to explain to me the fuel surcharge component. As for DH is that referred to in the business as once load is dispatched the mileage driven to pickup point? There is no doubt that deliveries take you to out of the way locations where freight may be difficult to come by...

Thanks for the feedback Moot!

3 months new to the business. Decided at a ripe old age to change careers and get into the expedited freight business as an owner operator. A local transportation group I approached for an info share session has allowed me to run for them as an independent contractor allowing me to hit the...