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    something else for y'all ta worry about

    Look out y'all ! I just got pre qual w/ Panther, and xpct to be on the road by the middle of the mo. ! }> }> }>
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    new to this

    BigBusBob is right on the $$ when he said "depends on how busy you are". I can make the same (if I _were_a driver) amt of $$ driving for an expedite O/O who has a Chevy Savanna van, or one of the major carriers like Schneider National. I have read and heard from _many_ T/T drivers who were...
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    Rookie Report

    Hey John- Congrats on sticking w/ it for 2 mos. so far ! :) I just put in my pre qual app the other day to PantherII so I can get busy driving for an O/O from Romeo, MI w/ in the next mo or so. You're right about this site being well informative about the ins/outs of expediting. So much to...
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    class C license versus chauffeurs

    >i dont get the laws here in michigan... I don't get it either... from what I gather from the sec. of st. you should have at least gotten your "C" license w/out an endorsement. As far as I can tell there is no diff bet. a chauffers and a "C". Just another way of auntie jen and her co-horts to...
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    Oh Deer!

    what makes us up here in the sticks laugh ( I live in the thumb of MI) is hearing the "horror" stories from ppl in the Metro Det. area, especially when they get closer to dwntwn, about all the running around the streets and nieghborhoods :7 But whats even crazier - they DONT wanna "hurt bambi"...
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    Expediting 101

    > Such as? Get a real OTR job w/ Schneider maybe ?
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    Anyone Else Get Trapped In Michigan?

    Hey I've been stuck in this old economy state for over 40 years I'm just sooo glad y'all just love my state !- for shipping anyways Y'all telling me I should hook up w/ an out of state O/O ? Seriously though, thnks 4 the heads up, I didn't think the Det. area was THAT bad. Yuo'd think w/ all...
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    Tire Wear II

    Hey Broompilot ! - Don't feel too stupid, we all do from time to time. Matter of fact I have been wanting to ask "whats the diff. bet. classes of trucks"? I was thinking (there i go again as my wife wouldsay !, lol)an"D" unit was a van, but see where it is a straight truck from what I'm...
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    Hours

    I've been mulling it over whether I should + my $0.02 worth because I'm not a driver -yet, and thought, what the heck - "why not". So here it is. From what I've learned from drivers @ Schneider National, they (the Saftey Dept.)only allow 500-600 miles / day on a straight thru(solo). If you're...
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    DOT/Co. Phys

    From what I have been told most companies aren't as thourough as the Doctors office. Just too many people @ one time for the short time they have.
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    HOW TO GET A GOOD DRIVER WHO WANTS TO RUN

    "what are some people waiting for? Or better, what are they looking to get??? " Me ? I"m looking for ; 1) at least 2 - 3 weeks out 2) Prefer a Sprinter van 3) My own transportation problem to get fixed so I can GET GOING ! 4) Perferably someone in MI, or TN 5) Panther II or Con Way O/O 6)...
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    Log Books

    Thanx guys :) , Guess it really doesn't matter too much if I can fill it out the way the Gov wants me to. After plugging away on and off for several months doing trip planning, figuring out (or should I say estimating) traffic conditions, la tee da, ad nuasium - it still only figures out to...
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    Log Books

    Thanx guys :) , Guess it really doesn't matter too much if I can fill it out the way the Gov wants me to. After plugging away on and off for several months doing trip planning, figuring out (or should I say estimating) traffic conditions, la tee da, ad nuasium - it still only figures out to...
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    Log Books

    OK, so I finally figured out how to kinda sorta figure out how to fill out the log book for 10 hrs sb, 11- 14 hrs on duty/ driving. But what I havent figured out yet is keeping within the 60/70 hrs/wk rule. I would appreciate some help since I am going to be driving w/ Panther by the end of May...
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    Log Books

    OK, so I finally figured out how to kinda sorta figure out how to fill out the log book for 10 hrs sb, 11- 14 hrs on duty/ driving. But what I havent figured out yet is keeping within the 60/70 hrs/wk rule. I would appreciate some help since I am going to be driving w/ Panther by the end of May...
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    You gotta see this truck !

    That's one nice thing about being a co. driver - ya don't have to worry to much about whether your'e truck will b repo'd ! ;)
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