Recent content by shipit

same thing but ill bet people said the same thing to john d rockefeller or andrew carnegie when the said they could produce oil or steel for cheaper and wound up creating 1000s of jobs in the industry by doing so!

paullud... what type of truck ru running tractor trailer? 2/ml sounds high for a 10k lb or less sprinter van!

what does one additional driver do to the industry who brings no freight just competition for all other drivers in the industry who are already established? just drives down the price. increased supply of drivers=decreased supply of loads and cheaper rates to drivers. Im not trying to steal...

you could take the load... but from my understanding lets say u just took a 1000ml load, delivered it and went to bed. u dont always get every load u bid on right? sometimes u have to bid on many loads before u get one? wouldnt it b more efficient and make u more money in the end if u accepted...

maybe you can tell me this so I can gain some experience and insight. If I came to you (a driver) and said "i'm just starting up and probably wont have a large amount of loads but will contact you when I see you are in service and told you I was thinking about bidding on the load would you be...

Hey guys... this is the other brother I was just reviewing the posts and we appreciate the input, it just seems like the business model all of you are talking about is different from the one we have in mind. We wish to run a carrier operation in which we own NO trucks, mainly utilize bid boards...

Originally Posted by shipit I have sufficient capital to invest and also time to commit but I need to be pointed in the right direction..... When I stated earier that i have sufficient capital, I feel I have enough to get started in the business. By no means do I feel that i have enough...

No, I would rather have the brutal truths! thanks for you input! It is appreciated!

I am definitely going to go through the previous forums looking for something helpful! and yes, I plan to go to the expo!

Ok how about what I have accomplished so far... my brother and I 23 and 24 years old. We bought our first rental house when we were 19 and 20 and now we own 7 rental units. I sell cars and my brother works on cars at local dealerships and we save all over our money to invest in businesses in...

I understand that learning on the internet may not necessarily be the best approach but I'm using all the resources that are currently available to me at the time. I never said that I had all the answers or the ability to do what I'm trying to do but that's why I'm reaching out to people who...

My name is Tim and I am interested in starting an expediting company in which I would hire drivers and manage the dispatchers as well as possibly dispatch myself until I get established. I need to know what the best way to get started is...maybe even find a mentor that is willing to teach me the...