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The freight is gone because since 2000, over 2 MILLION manufacturing jobs have disappeared and they are not coming back!! Added to that is the fact that the deficit is fast approaching the 7% of gross domestic product threshold, and you have a recipe for disaster. Much much more is imported...

Rich M. No offense taken. Regards DooWop

Certainly didn't want to get anyone ticked off at my post. Just wanted to get some info. No, I don't see this as a paid vacation and I hope that I did not give that impression. Nor do I see this as part time work, while I see the country from the cab of a truck. I see this as a way to try and...

Posted a message on tax tips for expediters forum. Essentially it said my tax preparer thought that I'd clear only around 19k a year after all expenses and taxes on truck revenue of approx 85k as a solo expediter. He based this on several TL leased owner operators he prepares taxes for, (not...

Larry thanks for the info. I have printed it out and put it in my expediter file. DooWop

Sorry to butt in, but this is something that has grossed me out since last July. On the way back from Allentown Pa. I stopped at the Waffle house in Carlisle. The rest room was absolutely filthy, indescribable without using some very nasty words. There was even blood on the toilet seat, and...

Have seen some ads that mention inverters. Need to ask some questions. (1) What exactly is an inverter? (2) How does it work? (3) Do they drain the batteries of the truck? (4)Does the engine need to idle when the inverter is running? (5) Does it need its own battery? (6) Are there guages...

Was thinking about this on the way to the 2nd job last nite. Thot about why not buy a generator at home depot and mount that on side rails on the truck chassis and use that to either A) an auxilary power source, ala "rigmaster" or B)as an electrical power source to start truck on cold...

Price gouging by the oil companies... a steel hauler I drove for as a casual back in '73 went under because of the "oil crisis" back then... As soon as big oil get their numbers there will be plenty of fuel at their price, and the hell with the general public. This is why I think Bush and his...

I've been working up some numbers for when (and if) I decide to buy a D-unit, and go into expediting in the next year or so. As nearly as I can figure It will cost about $3800-4400 to operate the truck. The breakdown goes like this, and I would appreciate feed back by interested members of the...

Not quite an expeditor question, but does effect LTL shipments and could impact some expediters...Walking home from work today I passed Yellow Freight's Pittsburgh terminal (McKees Rocks PA) The dock doors were wide open and there was not a truck, tractor, or working trailer in the yard. What...

Rich M: Rich, I don't get it. Is this some kind of insider joke? Maybe I should have wrote my question like this: "I don't want to buy a truck and have a big monthly payment, and no income coming in because I am unable to sign on with an expedite company. So what should I do?" Or how about...

Weave: Thanks for taking the time to answer, I appreciate it. Question: Do you buy the truck and then shop it around to companies, or do you sign a lease and then buy the truck? Regards DooWop

Was thinking B-unit (van) now a D-unit seems better, mainly due to the increased revenue, and load opportunities. Would like advice on purchase of what to look for in a used D-unit. From all that I've seen, the FL 70 is not the way to go, neither the 250 Cat 3106, and also avoid a 7 speed...

Advertisement in paper today for cargo van o/o's for Velocity Express. Checked them out on the web, and apparently they are a courier service, not strictly an expediter. Anybody know anything about them?? Anyone have experience with them?? Thanks in advance. DooWop

RE: Band Together It won't happen. Read your history. Labor in the USA always had an extrememly difficult time in forming unions, even in the era of low skill industrial age jobs. Now with "globalization of the economy" you and I can be replaced by someone in another country willing to work...

Saw the post about Sprinter parts. Just posted a technical question about the Sprinters engine. Thought I'd ask you a few questions, and would appreciate if you would answer them. (1) Could you give me an estimate on the rpms at 65mph, hiway speed? (2)Are your maintainence intervals shorter (or...

Interesting article about drivers views of their Sprinters. What is difficult for me to comprehend, however, is how that little 2.7 liter engine (about 162 cubic inches to us older folks) can pull one ton loads on a consistent basis. I'm certainly no engineer, and don't pretend to be one, but...

What sorts of prescription medicine might keep someone from driving for an expedite company and/or common carrier? I understand that insulin/diabetes type medicine keeps you off the road...how about heart/blood pressure/anti-depressants/alergy/gastric-digestive system/blood thinners etc. How do...

In your experiences as expediters, how often are there weekend runs(Friday night, Saturday or Sunday)that you are called to do, especially with cargo van freight. The reason I ask is that exprediting, as well as trucking in general, is a lifestyle as well as a job/career. Many of the big TL...