Recent content by Graybeard

I had a young man with a 2001 Ford one ton window van ask me if you can use a window van in expediting. I don't see why you can't but told him I would try to find out. Are there restriction on the type of van one can use and is it the same for all companies? the old one

RE: Win a Prize - Have Fun! Had a second thought, how about Every Owners Garage which would become knowed as the EO garage:-) :-) The old one

RE: Win a Prize - Have Fun! Make it simple, just call it the garage The old one:D

Thanks for the come back. Now I know the agents set the rate but is there a minimum or is it just how low will you go. What can I expect for a average loaded mile. I assume LEA has good and bad agents and hot and cold areas, where would my van get the most work with them. Over all would their...

Thinking about putting a van on with LEA. Is their satellite system any good? what does it cost? do they have as much freight as their recruiter thinks they have? I know they work with agents but is the pay by the mile or percentage? Does the agent set the rate? Would like a reply from an...

Thanks for all the info on customs. We have had bar code stickers made up for our co. This should solve our problem. Graybeard:-)

When you pickup a canadian load in the states after you stick on your bar code who faxes it to the broker. You, your company or the shipper. I just took my first load into Canada and didn't have a bar code, won't do that again. Graybeard

Are Express One and Express One of Auburn Hills the same co? Just heard about the Auburn Hills thing and wondered what that is all about.

Lost your address But I will try to put something together for you, It will take awhile but I'll work on it. :-)

Rich this is a great post and I agree the industry is changing.As the owner of a small expedite operation my view is somewhat different. What I see in this business today is the need to fit the equipment to the load. I just picked up a new customer because the major carrier they used for...

I see LTL carriers and some major truck load carriers have been taking rate increases of about 5% per year Pitt Ohio just posted a increase of 7.5%. Have any of the expedite companys had yearly or recent increase other than fuel sure charges that you know of.

Thanks for the info on empty miles it all helps me determine if I want to put on any larger trucks. I have read posts about the cat 3126 eng. and am surprised that cat has such a poor eng on the market, all my experence with their engines has been with the 3406 3408 and I hate to admit my age...

How many empty miles do you average to pick-up a load. On say a 500 mile load how far would you go empty to get it.

Crazy Thanks for the reply. This tells me alot and may solve my problem of not having enough larger equipment to handle loads we are offered. I know things are slow for the large expedite companies but we have the opposite problem right now. What would you consider a reasonable per mile rate for...

I am interested in how the LEA agent system works. Are you, as a contractor, leased to LEA directly of are you leased to one of there agents. When you haul a load for Lea is the rate the same as when you haul for an agent and do different agent have different rate. Who's authority and lib...