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Thanks for all the feedback. It was very helpful.

I did accept a C load as a B unit but I wasn't awarded it and the reason was dock high unit needed. The dimensions of the freight and the weight fit in my van, but I guess the shipper and or receiver didn't have a ground level ramp.

How many miles do Ford alternators last? I have a 2012 Ford E350 that's been in service for about 3 1/2 years and have 207K miles on it. I only run th the Qualcomm and a Sirius radio, so I'm not giving it a heavy duty work out running a coffee makers or an inverter etc. Its the standard...

I'm an cargo van owner and I'm its only driver. I see all the B loads on the load board. Because I do that it doesn't make me an employee. Its my choice if I accept a load, not the company's.

Eventually Custom Critical will be dispatching 100% of their loads including White Glove via the loadboard. For now its Surface Expedited only, all size units. Its first come first serve. If no one selects a load, then they dispatch loads the same as before. That happens when the critical time...

I have to say after using the load board since it started I prefer it much better than before it started. I've had no trouble getting loads that I want. I find there's plenty for me to choose from while I'm home on the east coast, I haven't tried it in any other region yet, but for the loads I'm...

They may even be laying off some dispatchers at some point because eventually their goal is to have all their loads to be on the load board. That won't happen for awhile from what I heard. That what stated by Rick Franks of Contractor Sourcing. i just hope I can keep my income even for what I...

That's what I mean by the brutal part. You can set up a preference but you will have to pull over and stop, which takes time. In the mean time, somebody parked on a layover can beat you to it. The trial period only had about 7 trucks using this system, with not much competition. Then it will...

I think all trucks can look at surface expedite loads if you preference SE loads. You can call your CC to find out for sure. It might depend on dispatch, if they know they need a WG truck for the loads they have on the board. I think this new system will benefit CC dispatch, because they will be...

Ready to compete for your loads? I imagine the competition will be fierce, since usually there's more trucks available than loads, in most centers in the Midwest and south. I'm going to keep track and see how my revenue compares to the system we have now. Should be interesting. I keep hearing...

You need an van that can handle 2500 lbs for starters. Your loosing opportunities having such a lightweight van.The first van I got, I made the mistake of getting only an E-250 to save money, but it cost me money in the long run for lost opportunities.

There's B unit freight coming out of Jamaica NY just about daily. You have to IAC qualified to get dispatched on them. Philadelphia is hard to predict for non white glove B loads. One day there can be 3 loads, then 2 days without no offers. If your sitting in PHI you can get offers coming out of...

Dicks Sporting Goods loads don't go to outside carriers on a load board unless our trucks don't accept them which I imagine is rare. I delivered 2 Dicks Sporting Goods the day before and the day of when the Mets clinched the NLCS. You must have came up with less points on the DVA. At the time I...

The freight trucking industry is growing profit margins at the fastest rate of all industries, according to financial information company Sageworks. Using an analysis of the financial statements of privately held companies, Sageworks ranked all industries by growth in net profit margin over the...

Great to hear. Will ck out a Coleman mach3. Thanks for the info

I don't know how you got a 12500 BTU to run on a Honda 2000. The draw needed to start the compressor is more than what the Honda 2000 can put out. Did you add a capacitor to handle the start up electrical load?

You never ran the air freight that comes out of Dulles down to North Carolina? That moves at least 2 times a week. Try that the next time you go to Richmond, but park near Dulles airport. Plus we do transfers in Baltimore.

I'm looking for a make and model of a rooftop A/C unit for a cargo van, that can be powered by a Honda 2000 watt generator. Everything I've seen online so far are 11K BTU's than need 2500 watts minimum. Anyone running what I'm looking for?

There's a steady customer in the Wilkes Barre area that ships to Fredricksburg VA usually 2 times a weeks. These 2 plants are always shipping supplies back and forth. Whatever one plant is out of, the other usually has. I get offered these loads and I'm over 150 mi from each plant. I usually...

You must be a newbie. Never go south, further from home to layover. If you were in Richmond, you should have just stayed there or gone to Alexandria VA area. We have a steady shipper in the Fredricksburg VA area who ships 2 or 3 times a week, usually A loads going to near Wilkes Barre, PA. Also...