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sounds to me like it depends on what is in the contract. If there is no detention pay how long does he have to wait? He sits there 24 hours than leaves does he rate it yet? Can the carrier go after him for leaving and forcing them to use someone else? The driver got there no load for him is...

if it helps line between snow and ice along 74.

Well its still snowing here in bloomington IL. Be safe when u driving through, you know us Illini folks dont drive to well in snow.

well i gonna start following u all around the local truck stops maybe that be the way to go. I gonna have to low crawl to sneak up on them vans to get a good look at there operation. I know there are things i have not read yet or thought about. There has to be some secrets out there. We all do...

jj214 what kind of van u run?

u just dont want me to save money buy avoiding the same mistakes u made when u started. come on there gotta be something u can save me from.

but ragman its cheaper for me to learn from yours dont u think.

Its good advise but i dont like it. I make over 50k a year with good benefits but its not worth it if u dont enjoy it. U can only live once. Yes details are what make us who we are. I just want u to answer what u would do if u started over as detailed as u can. I can sort through it so...

why would i want to make the question more detailed. the more detailed the question the less room you have to answer the question. By leaving a broad question that can be answered with details I get a complete answer. It cant be to broad of a question to not cover the topic but i think the...

greg never said i could not buy. never said could not buy a straight truck or a sprinter. U assume i could not pay the 5000 for a van. no u dont know the situation but from your experiences how would u start out and why? not go back and read for years posts is a good idea. but looking for real...

whats wrong with the question. The question is broad but a detailed answer helps. If 300 people answer question with 300 diferent answers u get a basis of average. Which when studied gets newbies a ballpark figure off your knowledge and understanding of industry.

Well some people wanted me to post here so here goes. If a person allready has a cdl but never drove across a scale say worked for a fertilizer company or concrete just local. The same person does not have alot of experience driving around all these big cities. Would u advise starting in a...

okay a new question for u now same topic. If u had 40k would u buy a sprinter outright or say but a cargo van for 10k have 10k in bank and own say 20k worth of shares of microsoft? What would u do and why?

Thats allright i got thick skin. Just tryen to figure out why people chose what they did and the true cost to run there equipment. It is broad and will be different for everyone but heah would give a guy an idea were to start anyway. Mike.

yeah but all us newbies can use all the advise we can get and who knows some of these old salty expediters might share more info sometimes it like pulling teeth though.

Lets get some input on what u like and why? What is the best deal to get started for getting loads, original cost, maintenance, we got cargo vans sprinter cube vans? So many choices but what to do? Mike.

not a whole lot better in bloomington either.

thats how many days i got left. I am allready excited been reading these post more and more. I want to get going but i made a deal to myself and the company i work for now. myself to get a nest egg before i adventure forth and for the company i am currently with well the helped me get my cdl...

yeah i know your in a straight truck. you tell it straight though. learn alot about what to expect out there. some things i did not think of till i read your blog.

well i have been hanging around for a year reading up. I decieded today was the day to announce i have been stalking. I am saving up my money my lease to my home expires dec 1 of 2011. That is the day my expediting will begin. The grand plan is to start in a cargo van that is paid for. I have a...