Recent content by truckerd5

I previously owned a landscape business, and when I started out my Accountant said the basic rule of thumb to avoid penalties is to take one fourth of the prior years tax liability as the figure to pay each quarter the first year of operation. (If well compensated in last profession this method...

If you have your own authority, and expedited freight is slow or your out of the major expedite lanes. Does it make since to go through a broker and pickup LTL freight, some of that pays pretty well from what I gather. I don't know, I want to go into expedited, but live on the West Coast (not...

So under 26000#, I'd need a USDOT # and Operating Authority, But would not need to log or comply with HOS???

I was wondering when a for-hire freight hauler running interstate has to run in accordance with HOS and logbooks. I understand a cargo van doesn't require it unless hauling hazmat, and some carriers may require a maximum mileage per day. Aside form that is a logbook required for vehicles of a...