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Have one truck that's been in WA all week..back and forth between Seattle & Spokane a couple of times but nothing to get headed back east; San Antonio may be bad, Seattle seems worse, but could be the luck of the draw.

Just got into this a couple of months ago - have one truck (solo) at a company that is extremely well thought of on this site; the other (was solo, now team) at Fedex. At least so far have sat much less and made more $ per mile with Fedex. It's still early and I'm not making any rash decisions...

Just bought a 2008 Sterling with a cummins 330 engine, has about 422,000 miles. I've read older posts about regen issues on this engine, but guess I thought that after this many miles that problem, if it was one, would have been taken care of already. Mistake on my part. Just wondering what...

I've a team scheduled for orientation on Monday, so this all sounds good to me.....

Steve, am in Columbus, will call tomorrow. Mike

Well, I'm at home but my truck is in Taylor getting the last bits and pieces together to hopefully get going tomorrow...and I'm somewhat envious of its driver and all of you that you are on the road to somewhere and something (except maybe for those of you stuck in Texas) while I'll be taking a...

As someone just getting (back) into this, it seems to me that this business is not unlike most others - there are good people, bad people, greedy people and naive ones. The guy driving my first truck has already said he's never leaving, I'm stuck with him, which is fine by me. So, hopefully the...

It was great seeing all the vendors, trucks, the cute little arctic fox and in particular meeting all the great people at Load 1 who have been so helpful to me. So, to whoever put in all the work, and it must have been quite a few people, thanks, much appreciated.

Hopefully we'll all still be able to have that opportunity when this mess in Washington is over...compromise is needed, but when one side will not compromise so they can protect the millionaires, it makes it difficult. IF they do not do something constructive, the economy could be back to...

As someone who is just getting back into this after many years away, definitely agree that the financing and capital requirements are higher than they used to be. It's not going to dissuade me but just making it take longer trying to find the right situation. One thing I've noticed - trucks sold...

Face it, how things affect truckers and the trucking industry are not at the top of anyone's priority list, except those personally involved. If something 'helps' business and consumers, this will be considered a good thing, even if it has a bad affect on truckers. It goes all the way back to...

Dave, in checking with several well thought of (on this site, anyway) companies about rates for a 22-24 ft. box straight truck, the $1.40 figure keeps coming up, typically with fsc included. Even a couple that pay by percentage said that was a typical average rate. SO - that's kind of what I'm...

Blago lives around the corner from me...he has spare time now and maybe could use a few bucks...that's a thought, but I need to hurry before he goes away. I'm not trying to remake the wheel but just trying to get the same/similar arrangement that everyone else seems to have. But I didn't think...

Know this subject has been gone over and over - the independent contractor issue between truck owner and truck driver. Each attorney I've spoken to says 'he would be an employee if he's driving your truck' - so, asking if anyone out there has a Chicago (or area) attorney they work with that...

Hi - saw several of your posts on EO and curious as to how you're doing at Colonial. I'm getting back into trucking after years of being out of it (as an owner only, can't pass the physical) and while I'm fairly sure I'm getting into expediting, your post with your pay the first couple of weeks...

Phil, don't know you, but this is a very classy statement so wanted to wish you the best at Landstar....more times than not, that's the way it is, no good guy, no bad guy, things just change and it's time to move on.

Thanks to everyone, all very good information and I can see the reasons for both sides of the story.

Something I've seen in a few threads (the Eclipse Expediting one, for instance), the idea of leasing with several different companies. I never thought or even considered that a possibility...but, I've seen several mentions of it, saying this or that company is small and can't keep you busy...

My original question was just if the $1 flat rate applied to cv's or if they went to a similar flat rate for all their equipment, and is it graduated up due to the size of the equipment? Curious as to what, if any, affect it will have on rates in general, since they're such a large company. Or...

Suppose we're off subject, but often times those huge bonuses are in the form of shares, too...and the stockholders, either directly or indirectly, keep the CEO's in their position. Bottom line is that drivers/employees are at the very bottom of the food chain, and less and less is making it's...