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Goose, can you say BIG armored car!...LOL

Some weird loads I've encountered in my expediting experiences; 1. 800lbs of frozen fried chicken to a KFC restaurant for grand opening in Pittsburgh from Atlanta. 2. 1000lbs of chocolate candy from Bolingbrook, IL to Medford WI. The vending service company needed it bad! 3. Another...

Bottom line is the driver should still get paid if he completed the trip regardless of the outcome or at least be compensated for half of the load amount. If the customer got screwed its the carrier who should eat the bill and not carry it over to the driver. I had a similar situation when...

I run for three different local carriers out of Chicago, and a guy out of Michigan. I like it because if one doesn't have a load for me the others usually do! I'm not forced dispatch and I choose what I take and am never penalized for refusing a trip. All four work around my schedule with my...

Why don't you put signs on your van about your sign installing business, that way DOT will leave you alone, as its your company business vehicle and that way your not giving any indication your hauling freight on the side! if its a passenger van, I'd cover your side windows.

I couldn't open the image, so I can't see the van. But I have seen passenger vans used for expedite in the past with different carriers. I would call around to different companies and ask their recruiter.

I bought two sirious radio units, a more expensive model for the wifes, Dodge Charger which is dock is attached to the winshield and antennae is mounted on dashboard by the winshield. At first I too was worried about advertising my electronics, but in early December, house was burlarized and...

Hey Layout, Back in my Law Enforcement days, I used to live in Norcross, GA in some apartment complex along I-85 off Indian Trail Rd.

I remember one Super Bowl Sunday, when Bears were playing Indy. I had to run 1000lbs of pizza dough for Domino's from their DC in Bolingbrook, IL to their DC in St. Peters, MO paid real good too! $2.00 @ mile! for a c/v run.

My snowblower crapped out on me, but given the amount of snow we had, it would not have kept up with the amount of snow we had...My buddy who has a plow saved me. Took the snowblower to its doctor (a retired guy who works out of his house in Bridgeview, IL) and he called me today, he needed to...

Glad you made a safe delivery Cheri.

Thanks for the tip, I'll check them out. Maybe they've got leads on used vans! I've been seeing alot of those handicap vans with high doors around the area lately!

Congratulations Chef on getting out of Laredo, I was beginning to think you might be there permanently...lol

Scottm4211, not a fan of the Subway I take it! lol!

I remember stopping at the Monteagle Truck Stop a few times. If I'm correct was a great restaurant just west of there had the best food next to home cooking.

In my travels back in the day, and I came across a fellow expediter most were very friendly and we had pleasant conversations. I guess when you're out there you kind of have to gage the individual to see if they the friendly type or unfriendly and gunshy. Although today while running an...

CLC works good for me...Yes I will agree they've changed some with their billing rates but its all based on the usage of the card.....They have different programs. I like the fact with CLC there is no exchange of money its billed directly to a credit card. And the rates are consisntent unlike...

I know its not the most practical to do, but given my situation as I have a fulltime job and am able to work it so I get almost 4 days off before I am back on duty, My runs are generally out and back from the Chicago area, and for now running a cargo van works well. However should my employment...

Turtle, God Bless...YOU did earn your pay. A great job you did getting out of the snow drift you were in and also making your way back onto the interstate, the way you did! When I went into work that night in Joliet....I saw a few cars not many and a ambulance and fire engine going on a call...

Just wondering...Dennis, did you get out of Laredo yet? or did you decide to move to another area in hopes of getting freight out of another locale?