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lol, does the door not have a tag? should tell you the GVW

agreed turtle. even if its cutting 5 minutes off the trip but i have to go through 20 lights and turn 15 times its not worth it. i usually look over the route carefully and adjust it as needed.

Yah, when you're looking at the free load boards and the type of equipment required is "Van" , that just means an enclosed dry semi trailer. Not a cargo van :)

January February are typically slow depending on carrier. If you are an O/O you can do what you like depending on carrier(taking time off etc). I'd guess if you were a driver trying to take that kind of time off they may take issue.

That totally depends on who you're driving for. My experience is DH miles are generally not paid and they do let you take the truck with you(2 weeks seems like a long time though).

yes, I run solo. I've found a few carriers that i'm looking into. I'm still a few months away from getting started. I think i've got most of it figured out now.

More choices here http://www.summitracing.com/search/part-type/door-limiting-straps

Door Stay Check Strap Stop Jam RH LH Toyota Matrix Corolla Vibe Passenger Driver Thats a limiter strap, i didn't bother to find an exact model for a transit but you get the idea. It basically catches the door when it opens before stress is put on the hinges.

Thanks, i'll take that into consideration also.

I'll figure something out, if nothing else i'll go with panther. Just wasnt sure if there were any known carriers that run to and from florida much, i knew it was a long shot.

Thats no problem, dh isnt so bad in a cv once a month or so to get home if necessary.

thx, yah that's pretty much what i figured. I'm ok with that, the hardest part is going to be getting to and from florida i think. Although I'm willing to out 2-3 week at a time then get to florida and just wait for a load out(and visit).

Haha yah. I know Florida is bad. It was a choice between Florida, Iowa and Laredo. Seriously though, my kids are there.

It's a hard industry with hard people and hard words. I fully expect to get flamed for something stupid that i will undoubtedly say. Gotta grow a skin.

Hey all. I'm relocating. My specialty is finding consistent loads through specific companies and running a dedicated route(interstate). The issue I have is that i was formerly located in the northeast. I am now in the deep south, specifically Tampa, Florida. I am realistic in the...

I realize I'm new to the boards and my comments wouldn't carry a ton of weight yet but...You're going to kill your carrying capacity by adding a row of seating in my opinion. Is this to be your families only vehicle? I think you'd be better off taking the $50k and buying a sprinter with 100k...

Going to be getting back into expediting after being layed up for about 6 months(shattered leg). I'm still caning it but i'll be back out on the road this summer. My rig "was" a 2010 sprinter. I'll be looking at CVs for the next few months.