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My wife and I are strongly considering expediting in the future. With regards to license and experience, I have a Class B (since March '04). I actually have 20 years experience in this class truck as a firefighter (up to 40 ft. length and 65,000 GVW under emergency conditions in all types of...

Are there any industry stats or estimates on the number of husband/wife teams (or percentage of total teams that are H/W) available? It seems to be prevalent in the expediters, and I see it more and more in conventional mainstream trucking as well. BanditMan "When the going gets weird, the...

Yes, that does clear it up.Thank you. I was basing my thinking process on my background in the fire and rescue service where 45,000 GVW trucks on single rears are the order of the day.

O.K davekc, I'm curious now. If the factory GVWR is 44,000 (14,000 front/30,000 rear), why is it legally restricted to 33,000 GVW by virtue of it being a single rear axle? I was under the impression that the factory rating was the basis for legal operation on the country's highways. BanditMan...

O.K. Truck Spec experts - I am thinking seriously of spec'ing a KW T300. The cab measures in at 9 feet, allowing an 8 foot sleeper and a 22 foot box. KW offers this truck with an optional 14,000 lb. front axle and a 30,000 lb. single rear axle, giving you a whopping 44,000 GVW. As near as I...

Just saw their ad in the premier edition of Expedite NOW. Their web site is www.AllTypesDelivery.com. It is pretty decent site, but a little fuzzy on the details as far as drivers are concerned. "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."

MS Streets & Trips is a great program for the money. You may even find it with a rebate (like I did) and end up getting it for around three bucks. I have used it to map routes and stops all over my home state almost every weekday for the past nine months and it very seldom misleads me. If you...

I'd like to hear from the Class E crowd. Who are you leased to, how is the run volume, and how are you getting by with the current fuel ripoff?

That's o.k. - Caught the photo in the classifieds - wish I lived in your area - I'd consider taking you up on your offer.

Mikecop Any chance you could get a photo of the cabover rig posted? - I'd like to see it. What kind of tractor is it, and what did you do for a sleeper? Anything you'd do different?

Lawrence, I notice the driver survey is titled 2000. Now that 2002 is history, any chance of renewing the survey and encouraging everyone that ran last year to participate? It would help give those of us considering the business a better picture of what we may be getting into.

On the right side of the EO HomePage, in the gray area, click on Expediting Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's).You will find many answers there. Once you have the basics figured out, start reading the forums. Both are great learning tools, and the others on the forum are great about answering...

Actually, the CO inquiry was serious, the rear pusher idea was more along the "what if" or "why not" lines. Seems like everytime an idea is dismissed for reasons of practicality, someone else ends up making it work (and making money off of it). Thanks for the lively responses. Seems like I saw...

Is there a target date for the new tech forum to be up and running? I've got a feeling that ole Weave is going to be kept busy once it is. Perhaps with the first few months of the year being notoriously slow, it would be a good time to "wear the new off of it".

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Nuff said - Thanks!

Just wondering, on a D unit, would the investment in a reefer box be worth the possiblity of more runs? As a rule, do the carriers offer dry loads to the reefer units as well, or do they keep them available for only refrigerated loads? I assume (which I should never do) that the...

Hawk, did you go as far as looking into GVW's with singles and tag axles on the bus chassis?

'nuff said on c/o's - now for some really out-of-the-box thinking. What about a rear pusher diesel set-up, aka bus/motorhome conversion. Some expediter's seem to be nothing but RV's with a box. Think about it. A coach would be the epitome of comfort for those who spend 90% or more of their life...

To our experienced moderators: I have looked at hundreds of photos of expediter trucks and read about hundreds more. Why is everyone running conventional long hood trucks? Seems that with the length limitations on straight trucks, more people would be looking to use that wasted vertical space...