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I'm not sure you're asking the right question. All the expediting companies I have heard about seem to do a good business OUT of Chicagoland. The real question, who can most likely get you back there when you're ready to go home. Murphy's Law pretty well dictates that when you get ready to run...

Doo Wop, I do appreciate your approach about asking questions first. If I were in your shoes, I would kinda do it in steps like this: 1. Investigate the companies and decide which one sounds the best to you. 2. Submit an application. Hopefully you already have the required CDL for the size...

We take freight into Laredo for shipment into Mexico. We did d/h all the way to San Antonio once until we learned that there is freight along the border. Since then, we have got freight every time out of south Texas heading usually east but occasionally Dallas area. We'll take a Laredo run...

First, don't ever worry about people who try to discourage you because you want to do this part-time. That is your business, not his. Who knows, you may spend more time out here than some of the "fulltimers". The truck you mentioned, a one ton cargo van may qualify as a B unit, if it will carry...

We're not on I95 but we are somewhat close in Virginia. Give me a call at 434-846-0605 and I'll answer what I can. My wife and I have done this almost 6 years, so I guess we have seen most of it. Vernon

I am curious why you say that a person can't make any money with a C unit. The only C units I have seen sitting were those trying to get some sleep. We get all the work we can handle when we go out. Vernon

You also could check with Nation's Express (Charlotte) and Allstate Express (near Greensboro). They both say they're good companies with growing freight. I'll bet you could also do as good or better with Panther II or LEA. About that $150,000 - don't hang your hat on that. With just starting...

RE: Expediting vans becoming extinct? I've also been running around the country wearing FedEx CC clothing on a C truck. Over 90 % of our loads for the past 3 months have been C loads, although many would have been B loads if the companies had not called for a dock high vehicle. We have noticed...

I certainly agree! We don't have to reinvent the wheel here either. Many older archived messages already address many of these subjects. It would seem an easy project to move them all to the "mechanical forum", thus providing a base to build on. Vernon

RichM, Yes, there is a very good chance we have met somewhere as we try to talk to every expeditor we see. C2197 is a 1998 GMC. It started life with The Tri-State fleet, and we bought it from a friend and moved it over to FedEx CC. FedEx CC is pretty inflexible about the age requirement...

I agree with Doggie-Daddy. The only way FedEx CC has run us ragged has been with our own choosing, as the freight is certainly there. It is unusual to sit 24 hours anywhere unless on the weekend, and we get some long runs on the weekend simply by being available. Other than suggesting you take...

I'll answer your question from the perspective of being an expeditor and the father of a firefighter. My advice to my son was to study for the Lt exams, be the best firefighter he can, and take on some overtime when it is available. He spent many weeks in that terrible pit in New York digging...

>He owns the truck (paid off) and we'll go 50/50 on everything: >fuel,tolls,repairs,insurance,etc...and what's left will split in >two. It might be easier for keeping track of expenses like this on the road if you let the truck pay them, them separate the expenses down to each of you when the...

:9 And here I thought we were the only ones with FedEx CC enjoying extremely high deadhead miles. We did a personal best here a few weeks back, deadheaded 177 mi to get a 2068 mi load, then d/h back 951 mi to the closest freight lanes. After that, we got some really silly offers, with my...

You do have some other choices available. For only the cost of a CDL with a hazmat endorsement, you could go with either a cargo van (B truck) or start with a C truck (usually up to 5000 lb loads). A class C CDL is easy to get, plus you take the driving test in the same truck. My wife took her...

:-) I agree with the good things I have heard about the Detroit 50 except there is a caution if you put one in anything little from Freightliner (FL106,FL80,FL70). :'( A friend has a 106 with the Detroit, and his front axle is so loaded that he has to carry his freight toward the rear of the box...

Truck/tires/brakes last longer as the max load is 5000 lb (could carry 11,000)and rarely exceeds 2500. DOT is usually a light check as hyd disk brakes are not of interest to DOT. CO is the only state that requires a permit, and that's if you go thru that weight station north of Denver. If used...

}> A lot of answers while no one wants to answer your question. If we were starting over now, I would still go with FedEx CC. Because? They seem to have the widest range of customers so we can always find work. I don't have any problems working with the dispatch team. Sure, they will always...

:9 I really have to be wondering if I'm driving for the same FedEx CC as the other folks who posted here. My wife and I drive as a team, although we handle many solo runs. We have had one weekday while we were working so far this year without a load on the truck. That means we have had a load at...

If you scale down your "business ideas", you can really save a ton of money. Get a used expeditor truck with an 18 ft box, rated at under 26000 GVW. Forget about getting your own authority and forget about hauling expeditor freight to help pay return expenses. If you do this, you can forget...