Recent content by JoePetro

I posted a similar question in the recruiter forum but would like to hear from you the drivers and O/O's. How much time off in the form of vacation time do you take a year? I am trying to get a feel for how vacation time works in this industry. My wife and I are looking at Expediting as a...

I guess I'm trying to get a feel for how the industry takes "time off". I'm sure there are those that work 48+ weeks a year or more. I hope that I do not have to as I have already been there and done that. I think I'll ask the question again in another forum to get responses from the rank and...

Can a H/W team (with no home) working for an O/O take a total of about 90 days off ( two weeks here and there ) a year in the Expediting business ? In a perfect world for us the time off would be the last two weeks of July, the last two weeks of March, and maybe a three to four week stretch at...

A quick note from a middle age newbie, wannabe. Thanks for the great thread. My wife and I are looking real hard at expediting as a second carrier. I have seen hundreds of posts about how good it is and very few re. the reality of it all. Threads like this one that ask great questions and are...