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I think that is MAYBE my next truck......Terri and I saw one a while ago and picked up the brochure. I think we are going to add our current truck to our fleet and get one of those, although I still really like the coronado. -charlotte

While I understand the gist of all you are saying, I have to add that you as the driver are not JUST the driver. YOU are a subcontractor running your own business. Have you posted your truck? Have you found a backhaul? Have you bugged dispatch? (contrary to popular belief squeaky wheel DOES...

When we lease purchased our first truck we had a .05 a mile escrow till the balance reached $5000. I also have talked to fleet owners that do this when they have no pro's held back (shorter pay cycles).....1000$ escrow to ensure trucks are returned etc.... -charlotte

RE: Any Elite drivers getting passed by for lower Absolutley on the flatbed vs reefer.....we are looking to see where we can get flatbed experience so we can pull one ourselves.....we also are going to add tractors after 4 more straight trucks and see what we can do with the whole flatbed...

UNless you get your own authority you will always deal with corporate nonsense that seems to have nothing to do with you. The first question would be WHY do you want to be a fleet owner? The best way to make a million dollars in expediting is to start with 2 million. The over head is high, the...

RE: Any Elite drivers getting passed by for lower Keep in mind many customers will specify "no reefers" with their freight...that is why we dropped the reefer we were pulling for Panther.....our income went up 23% when we went back to a dry van and a lot less empty miles. It is hard when you...

We do it all the time.....not a problem at all at Panther....we call safety and switch to solo and whoever is driving...then we switch to team and vice-versa. -charlotte

Sept 30th was the end of the fiscal year for many of the companies we service.....the first week of the new quarter in fiscal accounting and first week of 4th quarter on calendar year always = SLOW. This is one of the 3x a year when Dallas blows....ATlanta is hardly moving etc. -charlotte

Yes actually they do a GREAT PTI Col.......an excellent team that catches things BEFORE they become a problem. -Charlotte

gREG...YOU MEAN dh 770 MILES FOR A LOAD THAT GOES 1 MILE? Man pulling reefer I have covered loads that had more dh than loaded...but then we got 1$ a mile for all DH...it all depends on how much they are paying me. how much profit is in the load for me....I try to stick to 20% DH but I can tell...

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200 miles DH for a 600 mile load = 33% DH.....do vans get anything for DH at all? -charlotte

Back in business and contract terminated. I had trucks in Dallas this weekend also.....they called for board position on dalls and fort worth.....if you move a certain location you lose fort worth but stay on dallas......like dave said you have to be specific on what board....I have NEVER lost...

SAPP BROTHERS = FREE`WI-FI many rest areas now....all of iowa on 80 free wi-fi http://www.wififreespot.com/ you can print out lists -charlotte

We purchased a 07 hino and a 07 freightliner same time.....both 96" sleepers hino has a 16' foot box...still qualifies as d unit because of weight it can carry.....fl has a 24' box. Hino is outperforming the fl by a significant margin. The fl has been in to shop 3x with problems ranging from...

According to some of my drivers the qc was out for a couple of hours. -charlotte

Just to be a pain in the a**...Carl how much bandwidth do you suppose this site uses? How much does bandwidth cost? How many mbs are used for this entire site...what do you think that costs? How about the person paid for web design? How about the continual updates in the web design? What...

Yes, you will undergo another DOT physical and Drug screen at Panther. Yes orientation is usually 8 hours a day all 3 days. They ciover everything from permits, canada, logging, Pantehr policies, dispatch, safety and everything else you need to be successful at Panther. -charlotte

As of this year the individual state stickers are no longer required. That was the bill that went into effect January. That is why no more VA, MSPC, or NY HUT stickers anymore. Also no more ssr in trucks. -charlotte

I would definately put the least tech savvy people to beta test something....if they can use anytone can. We personally LOVE the Omnivision by Qualcomm....voice, logging, solitaire :P The new logging with line bar graphs and all is very cool. I think you all will like it very much if anything...