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I just spoke to the same driver and he got a load out of Texas to Michigan and his pay is $.86/mile. Hot shot freight @ ltl rate. Maybe that could be there new slogan.:d

I agree, i have told him that he should lease on to some other that is going to pay more per mile and probably has a larger book of cliets. At this point it is his own fault is he stays there and loses everything.

I spoke to one of there drivers today and he told me that they are paying him $.86/mile with fsc. For a d unit. He is not happy with right now and says that he gets one descent load a week. He says that he about to lose his truck soon if something doesn't change.:(

The $.85/mile that I'm talking about is for S/T's. A lot of carriers are paying there O/O $.70/mile for cargo vans. I know fuel was quite a bit more expensive back in the summer, but I was getting a FSC close to what these are getting per mile now. Point is, no one can survive the long haul...

I understand the supply and demand thing. I understand cutting the rate a little to try to be competitive, but i don't how or why anyone can run for $.85/mile. Whether you bought a $20k or $100k truck, you can't survive on $.85-$1.00/mile. By the time you pay the truck payment, insurance...

THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE BIGGEST CROCK OF AN EXCUSE TO PULL A TRUCK OVER. I BELIEVE A LOT OF OFFICERS USE THIS EXCUSE TO PULL TRUCKS IN ORDER TO TRY TO FIND OTHER VIOLATIONS. I HAVE A TRUCK PULLED OVER OUT ON THE OPEN ROAD A LEAST ONCE A MONTH FOR THIS EXCUSE. I HAD A TRUCK PULLED OVER BY...

You Cannot Get On Gps Unless You Have Several Trucks In Your Fleet. There Are Several Load Boards That Are Just Like Getloaded. They Are Dat, Truckersedge.net, Directfreight.com, Expediteloads.com., Grabaload.com, Pickatruckload.com., Loadmax.com, Alttconnect.com. There Are Probably A Couple...

Some Of The Larger Carrier Offer Partner Carrier Programs. You Usually Have To Have Several Trucks In Your Fleet, Good Safety Ratings, And Everything In Line With Your Authority.

I HAVE A 98 AND THE ORIGINAL PUMP WENT OUT ABOUT 185K.:mad: SAW THAT IS WAS A LOT LESS TIME CONSUMING TO CUT A HOLE. TOTAL TIME WAS PROBABLY UNDER 2HRS. TO DROP THE TANK WOULD HAVE PROBABLY TAKEN 6-8HRS. AND THEN HOPED LIKE HECK THAT IT DIDN'T GO OUT AGAIN. BY CUTTING THE HOLE IF IT GOES...

Your Cool. As Far As Who's The 5 Largest Expedite Carrier's. I Am A Partner Carrier With All Of The Other Carrier's Mentioned In This Thread. Between Being On The Road And On The Computer Every Day, I Would Say P2, Fedex, Tri-state, Ex-1, And Landstar Would Round Out The Top 5. I Have Hardly...

GREG, I BELIEVE YOU COULD MAKE A NUN WANT TO CURSE.:mad:

I-40 Est Of Knoxville Toward Asheville, I-75n Coming Off The Big Hill Going Into Cincinatti. The City Is Beautiful At Night All Lit Up. I-40 West From Tn To Nm.

THESE FUEL PRICES ARE REALLY STARTING TO DIG IN EVERYBODY'S POCKET. I HAVE A DRIVER IN ST LOUIS RIGHT NOW AT THE PILOT ON I-55 AND DIESEL IS $4.03/GALLON FOR CREDIT. THE THING IS, LOADS ON THE LOAD BOARDS AREN'T REALLY PAYING ANYMORE PER MILE THAN THEY WERE A MONTH AGO. SOME LOADS ACTUALLY...

What kind of profit are you left with after paying for a $255,000 rig? What you doing that you need to pay that much for a truck?:confused:

This is my first reply on EO, but I'm not a newbie to the business. I've been in the expediting business for 3yrs. Started out driving and now manage a small fleet. Over the past year i have partnered up with most of the big boys in the business. The thing that is a little different when...