Recent content by wolfen

RE: Misdemeanor conviction-our recent experience My husband and I started in expediting a few months ago with one of the Big 3. My husband had a DUI in 1985, also a misd. marijuana possession from same time period. I had only the misd. marijuana possession charge on my record. The company...

The company we are with gave us info on some discount or group rate insurance. There were a few that sounded good so I called for info and found out they either didnt want to approve my husband as a smoker or myself because of other preexisting health issues. My husband had left employment as...

Thought I would start a new thread instead of continuing with "Newbie Expediters First Week". It's been an interesting 8 weeks or so. We were at home the 1st week in August and have been out 2 weeks or so this time. All I can say is we have been busy the last 2 weeks. 3000+ miles last week...

Ended up sitting in Tulsa until the next AM, then got a load offer that picked up in Fayetteville, AR and we were out of there. Just enough time to do laundry, eat, shower and sleep.:)

We have been with Panther for 65? days now. July was up and down for us but from what I hear thats not unusual for July. We still did OK. We are a D truck team. We were home last week but our owner said it was a good week for them. This week has been our best so far. However, we delivered...

CFI was getting ready to start training drivers on the Smith System when Hubby left there to start the expedited job. They sent safety messages all the time on the QC and he had to watch some videos a couple times and answer questions on it. The 5 keys they teach are: 1. Aim high in steering...

Well. it's been a few weeks since I updated. We are still enjoying the new job, still haven't gotten rich:7 but we ARE staying busier this past couple weeks or so. Not much time to play on the computer. We have had a couple other problems with the truck but the owners have been great to get...

I enjoy watching movies, reading, and the internet while on the road. We like to stop and sightsee whenever we have time and a place to park. My husband has a PS2 to pass the time while I'm on the internet and he also takes along his RC car to play with when time permits. Im not sure about...

Using Idle Aire for the 2nd time today. Its HOT in El Paso. Not as many trucks hooked up here at the Loves as the last time we were here but there are several other truckstops nearby with the service. Last time wasn't pleased with the "stuffy" smell from the air but this time didn't have that...

Thanks for the advice and comments everyone. We can use all the help we can get.:) We have been driving about 2 1/2 wks now and been home for the past week on time off. The past weeks have been pretty good for a 14 hr team. As of today I have my CDL B so we get to try it for real now.:)...

We finally made the decision about an owner to drive for and got thru Panther orientation beginning of this week. It's been a long week but interesting.:) We made ourselves available for load the evening after orientation. First load offer was a good one, 968 pd miles and .28 FSC, BUT we...

Just saw that myself and would like to know more since we are scheduled for orientation on Monday.:o

Truck is leased to Panther II.

Thanks for all the input.:) We have been talking with an owner who is also offering a 40/60 split.($1.30 per mi) They pay fuel and all other expenses including our workers comp insurance, we pay for tolls. We are leaning in this direction simply because of not having to assume the burden of...

My husband and I are new to expedited. We have been talking with several companies and truck owners and are looking to get started in a month or so. One thing I have noticed is the variation among contract stipulations among owners, even owners leased to the same company. It seems the 60/40...