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Why do the expedite carriers seemingly have an endless supply of prospective owner operators wanting to enter this business? Sure , it's itchy feet, new career, no boss over your shoulder,see the country while you can ,while making decent money, and a myriad of other well known reasons...

With the approach of a strong winter storm that covers more of the country than just the snow belt areas,what are your stategies? Do you go out of service and wait out the worst of the storm,judging that the risks of driving outweigh the gains? Or are you convinced that the load opportunities...

Have any of you fedexcc guys or gals ever delivered the finished product or completed work of fedex kinkos? Just wondering why both fedex brands share the same logo colors.

THANK YOU VETERANS FOR YOUR SERVICE!

Perhaps someone who put a van on with UPS would care to comment on their experiences with that carrier so far? Probably many of us would be interested in that.

I would be interested to hear from anyone operating an under 26000 # gvw C unit with hydralic brakes, as to the suitability of hydralic brakes for this application. Also any feedback as far as maintenence and repair intervals . Thank you for your responses in advance!

recent threads about dispatch gripes and things that trouble people about expediting makes me wonder. where did some of these people work before they tried expediting? it must have been a wonderful and fulfilling life. i mean to be so upset and enraged about such things as a rude encounter on...

IF YOUR TRUCK/ VAN WERE TO OLD TO RUN TODAY, GIVEN PRESENT DAY EXPEDITING CONDITIONS WOULD YOU RE-UP? THAT IS WOULD YOU BUY A NEW TRUCK/ VAN AND DO IT AGAIN. I WONDER HOW MANY OF US WOULD CONTINUE. JUST WONDERING

anyone running an 05 6.0 diesel van with 355 rear end? if so how do you like the ratio and what type of milage are you getting.

you know it's getting slow out there when you can no longer COUNT ON a friday load out of some of your favorite spots. i'am usually an optomist but it's been this way on and off now for several weeks. time to watch the pennies i guess.

Expediting is no different than other business ventures , it is subject to the economic realities of supply and demand.Economic upturns or downturns affect it on a regular cycle. With expediting however as an owner-operator you can only do so much to enhance your business possibilities, unlike...

A reaccuring theme of posts has to do with issues like deading, time sitting empty, load acceptance, in service availability and time at home. all these issues are an integral part of the expediting life and each o/o has his or her own standards.A recent post referencing expediting as a hobby...

It seems that a hot topic lately is the sig line idea.All members who post should announce their "time in service" and credentials as a means to judge their credability. This additional formatting to a posting was suggested with the best interests of the members of this forum in mind.Most of all...

Is it just me or do others miss the good ole days before "locked threads"? At one time when you browsed through the forums, it was much different. At worst a posting might be admonished for inappropriate language, or the sometimes overzealous criticism of a carrier for perceived wrongs, against...