Recent content by WES

Needs some help Wife and I are getting ready for the road, driving for an owner Told we needed workers comp. Ins agent said I needed to be a business with employees before they could write it. Could anyone quickly point me in the right direction. We havve only a few days left to be ready. We...

rdytrk, Are you using Future Dial. I tried that 2 yr ago w/ Sprint but could never get it to work. Got an email from Future Dial a few weeks saying they ahd upgraded and added more phones. I may check it further. Hinted at using the software when I bought the phones a Best Buy. Sales clerk...

I have seen softeware that would allow one to hook cell phone to your laptop and dial the internet. Has anyone had expoerience with it. We are going with Verizon phone service. I know they have the phone card but that is another $60 a month. We are trying to keep expenses down. I will get a...

Dave, The bird is a cockatiel that I got Jacksonville FL 8 years ago. It was two weeks old and I had to had feed it EVERY 4 hours for several weeks. When I am home it is on my shoulder or knee, inside or out doors. It begins to fal for me when I drive in the driveway. Will search the house...

Problem solved, Thanks, Rob & Dave, for the replies. We found person with a love for birds, (she already has 8)who will take care of the bird while we are gone. We can pick it up when we are home. Wes

Getting ready to go back to expediting and wonder if any one has experience with pet birds and Canada crossing. Acouple of years ago was told the bird would have to be quarenteened 3 months in Canada and it would be OK to go in after that. US said they would charge a $40 fee every time I b...

Greetings, We have been away from the road for a couple of years and thnking of going back, so checkjing the forums again to se what may have changed. We used Delorme version '03 and version '04. '03 worked better. '04 would lock up at times. Some conflict with another program that was...

I did get a reply from official in Canada. I suppose US has some strange regs also. If I came in to Canada w/bird could stay as long as I wanted, but could not come in again for 90 days after the first entry. If I applied for in import permit, then have the bird stay in quarantine in a...

The bird is a Cockatiel, that I hand fed from two weeks old, and now 5 yrs old. It is very attached, especially to me. Truck owners said just to be sure we carried health certificate but the answers the vet received from Canada were confusing, to say the least. The vet gave the bird a clean...

A bit off the normal subject, but can anyone speak with experience of pets in the truck and Canadian regulations. We have a bird that we prefer not to leave behind. We were first told that would be OK as long as we had a certificate of health for Canada travel. Our vet was told via a phone...

Paperback, Thanks for the reply. I'm not getting any repsonses. Maybe >what about your empty miles? I believe that is 52 Cents loaded miles. With out paying fuel will 52 Centsbe a fair comparison to 60/40 split? >and i could never understand >why owners who do % split make the drivers...

Correcton to my post. As I think about it, company A pays tolls. Company A leased to Tri-State. 14 trucks Company B leased to Panther. 8 trucks, I think 5 consistant teams. Wes

Hey Pro's, Which would be better for a Newbie? I have found 2 owners in my area. A. Typical 60/40 split. I pay fuel & tolls. Truck is class 7 w/64in. sleeper, no fridge, micro,inverter. I would have to equip. B. Pay 52 cents loaded mi. I pay tolls. They pay fuel w/fuel card, comcheck(?)for...

Lawrence, Thanks for the reply. Our combined income now is about $900/week, but we are sure that is going to change down in a few months. Is there more money to be made owning your own truck. Reading the forum indicates we should try it out a year to see if we like it. Is group med...

My wife and I were thinking about going trucking in the big rigs. We went up to Louisville from Macon to talk to a few companies and people to see what would be the best way to break in. While there we came upon the expeditor booths and I took an interest. I had a school bus license in...