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Are there any companies that have opportunities for Florida intra-state deliveries (Landstar?). Based here in Orlando - want to stay local within the state. Have the coveted Class-A with all endorsements (except: BUS). Doubles, triples, hazmat, tanker. Currently without a vehicle, but have...

RE: how to get more mls when log alouds?own autho >thoughht you couldnt use the magnetic signs anymore I've seen haind painted "signs" which looked like the guys had a few beers before trying it, and I have seen PAPER signs on doors stuck on with duct tape. Usually these are on older (about...

Driving too fast for conditions Appears that the log hauler got the worst end of the truckers side of it, just about as bad as the people in those crumpled cars. Never seen a cab mangled beyond comprehension like that in 30 years. If it weren't for the truck wheels and stacks, I'd have a hard...

Did you factor into the equation the cost of self employment taxes? We all know about fixed and variable expenses; everyone has different fiures, but as a contractor we all have to cough up that 15% of the GROSS income (before expenses are deducted) to pay Sam his perecentage. 7.5% for you at...

> First, is it really a independent business if the carrier >controls the pricing of the service? Second, if you are >really a independent contractor, you should be able to offer >your services to multiple carriers instead of just one. This >is just food for thought, but with all the...

Paid by the hour to drive a truck? >transportation as an owner opp is like farming,we aren't >here for the hourly wage,if we were ,we would all be driving >union company trucks >.============================================================== I'd like to know how you customized your avatar...

>Interesting HUGE essay combined with some good points and >alot of frustration and resentment. >Not quite sure of the motive for this post either? >Then again.......it is getting closer to tax time. > > >I got an "A" in Technical Composition in college..... Frustration from not gettings...

Dollar, I have not been behind the wheel of a truck non-stop, whatever size it may have been, since 1975. I have worked and seen both points of view from the transportation industry; working in a warehouse unloading trucks in 100 degree FLorida temps while drivers were sleeping in A/C cabs...

Having a track record of over 30 years in the transportation industry in one form or another; starting out as a leased owner operator for Mayflower in 1975, up to currently owning an expedited delivery service down here operating within the state of Florida for over the past decade, I have a...

RE: Scales??? = COMMERCIAL VEHICLES Worded precisely. Size doesn't matter in this situation (pun). Big motor homes 50 feet long can sail on by, but if you are driving a little Nissan short bed pickup truck with a topper that is carrying "hazmat", that is offically a commercial vehicle, must...

>what is the longest time, anyone ever sat waiting for a load >and where were they sitting? Just by reading your replies, you can see the importance and all the more reason for driving as a TOTALLY self employed independent Owner Operator; in TOTAL control of your business direction. I...

"Since in expediting we do not have terminals to travel to >could this rule be interpreted to say that when we are >deadheading after a shipment and going back home, we do not >have to log driving, just off duty. " Driving and operating a motor vehicle behind the steering wheel and not...

No need to back up the entire drive. Just the files containing your inuput data. Example: why backup the entire Microsoft OFFICE applications? No need to. Just reinstall from the CD/DVD. What is important to backup is those small data files which have personal and financial info; those are...

>While on the road, or at home, we bu our daily data, encrypt >the file, then email to our email account and store it there >permanently. > >It's much safer to have a copy off-site, and most ISPs allow >you lots of storage space at no additional cost. > >There are two (2) types of...

I think Angelfire.com, Yahoo.com, and perhaps Geocities.com offer free web pages and file storage areas. Upload there, and mark your data as private - only you can read it; for that *MAGICAL* word "free". The other less secure method is to join a group, or even CREATE YOUR OWN, on YAHOO or...