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So true, so true, so true. If you are truly set on trying this with a van, my advice from personal experience is to buy used and buy a gasser, not a diesel. Do any outfitting such as e-trak installation yourself. A sleeper partition can easily be made from metal studding that you can buy very...

GM still has enough cash to cover its short term notes. After 2008 it is problematic as to whether they will be able to or not.... It never ceases to amaze me that working people are asked to make most of the economic sacrifices to reverse the fortunes of a mismanaged company such as GM and US...

Need some info as I am considering driving for a fleet owner. The question has to do with net income. I will try to be as brief as possible. As a solo driver for an o/o my best estimate of AVERAGE revenue to the truck would be about 80K per year. If the owner offers 20%, him paying tolls...

dhalltoyo: I couldn't let this go by without a comment. You need to keep the scriptures out of this discussion, as "You err in not knowing the scriptures or the power of God." The Bible must be interpretted in the context of the time in which it was written. This is one of the first rules...

Steeler Nation: Great to find a fellow Pittsburgher on the EO. Our work ethic and faith in God also kept us going. Right about the mills. Never thot they'd leave. I would walk to school and could see J&L right over the hill. When the sky was dirty times were good!!! But Wall Street, greed...

Still lurking in the shadows...shoulda bot a D unit... Questions about driving for an o/o (1) Do these people hand you a 1099 at the end of the year or do they take out taxes?? (2) what might be a ball park figure for earnings for a solo, driving for an o/o? (3)What should the prospective driver...

In my brief 3 month career as an expediter running a b-unit leased to a major expedite company I was netting $150 per week. That was Aug. to Nov. of '04. Yes, I did make nice money on the east coast, and I actually LOVED driving in the NYC metro area including mid-town Manhattan (2 loads)...

Signed on with a big expedite co. with a van in Sept. felt really fortunate that I got on with them. Some weeks sit 2 or almost 3 days. Have had three under $900 weeks since Sept. Week before last did only $155 by Thursday evening. (Have turned down only 1 load since I started and that one...

Would have to agree with you about the low-ball on the truck trade in. I just can't understand these salesmen. At the Expo, I could have been very easily talked into purchasing a D-unit expedite truck. Seems they might not have been interested in selling it??????? Anyway someone said to me...

The van I purchased has side doors. If I run a 10 foot piece of e-trak down the "passenger side" of the cargo area that means I will have to fasten the e-tak to the doors and they will not be able to be opened. While I really don't care if they open or not, my concern is that some obscure law...

Will take delivery this week of 2004 diesel Ford van E350 extended 1 ton. As I have followed this forum for years and have found it to be exceptionally helpful, once again I have to ask for information from the experienced expediters that contribute. My question is two-fold; (1) For sleeper...

Could the forum help me with some info as I have entered into a letter of intent with an expediting company? I realize that this is not a legally binding document, but I do need to tap into the experience of forum members. 1) What might be the price range of a used (2002 or newer) diesel...

Have learned an awful lot from this forum. I think that I have finally figured out how to stay warm in the winter in a cargo van, without excessive idling but now comes the rest of the story. Question: In summer what do you do to keep cool in a van during a layover so you can sleep without...

For a solo operator what would be the best company for gross revenue? FedEXCC, PantherII, Conway, Tri-State? Will be interviewing with one of these soon as have already set up the appointment. Regards DooWop

Though, not an expediter yet, from gleaning this forum almost daily, and others like it, for nearly 10 (Ithink) years, from talking to expediters, from Frank Katz's excellent conference, TaxTips for Expediters, I have finally come to the conclusion that after taxes, and all expenses, the net...

Why 5 years/3tanker?? Seems that they would take any warm body that can pass the breathe and walk test. Wonder if they send these guys out in convoy or alone. Some suit probably thinks its like delivering to the local gas station. (Just outrun an RPG and some bad guys with AKs)...

The company I am now driving for uses ratchet straps to secure freight. However this is primarily flatbed work. In expedited freight how are loads secured, especially if the skids are in the middle of the box (so as to distribute the weight evenly over the axles). How do load lock bars come...

Running Eastbound on the Pa. Turnpike Thursday I saw a truck with a FedX Supplier Services logo. The truck looked like a class 8 D unit single axle owner/operator truck. Any info on FedX Supplier Services? Regards DooWop

It's been a good while since I last posted. I have retired from my job after nearly 34 years, and have gotten my CDL B with airbrake, tanker, hazmat and passenger endorsements. Looking at a driving job with a local company (start at $13/hr home nights, on call one weekend a month) but still...

Rich M... well said. And don't forget the Germans protect their heavy industry. For instance Siemens bought Westinghouse Electric's (rememeber them????) transformer division a few years back. Now in the USA it is very difficult to find a domestic built electric transformer, especially for an...