Search results

> My point is this; dispatch is not sitting there with a >list of pickups and playing favorites as to who to give it >to. A shipper calls in to ones’ carrier with a need and >dispatch starts looking for the nearest vehicle suitable for >the run. If you are sitting on a board for a...

It seems as of lately >there's been a lot of company BASHING and a heck of a lot of >personal attacks.Whats up with this??? I guess to many ppl >have to much time on their hands and nothing better to >DO...I'm sure few will agree with me but oh well just my >observation... This one's...

Hey everyone, I got a call from the manager of EGL on Friday asking if I wanted to work the weekend. He was pretty excited & said it would be "very lucrative". What it involved was if the Tigers won the game vs. Oakland that EGL had a contract to deliver T-shirts celebrating the Tigers win...

Heya folks, Thanx for all the well wishes. I'm not out of the business yet but yea, that time is coming. Been pretty busy this weekend w/ all the college games on Sat, working on Sunday (which will lead to another post) & then Monday went out w/ my mentor on the carpet cleaning thing. I'd be...

I'm kind of in my last lil bit of time here in the expediting world. I'm not sure if it'll be a week, month, or until Christmas but I can sense the end is near. I'm still going to post a fair amount I think & wanna add that this isn't one of those "goodbye cruel expediting world" type letters...

I start going bonkers >after 24 to 48 hours and head toward the house. I'm a solo >for FECC. Am I just in the wrong business for me or will it >get better. Also, I don't have an APU. Any reccomendations >and how vital is it to have one. Hiya, We all have different criteria. I'm no longer...

Hiya Bob, Like ya said there's a ton of variables. It's not always just blamed on the weather though. Certain standards of who's at fault would be the person behind sliding into someone ahead of them, crossing a center line, slidindg thru a light/stop or any other indication the person didn't...

David's post got me thinking of a few things. Rather than hijacking his post I'm just starting another one. Anyway, how do you personally determine what runs you'll take & what you'll decline? Include any factors that ya use. My criteria is something like this. Being a local driver w/ most...

Actually the $220 @ 29 cents is based on 762 miles. I think he just made a mis-type the 2nd example. By the way some good arguments on both sides here. I agree w/ those who've said that total pay should be the factor in a run. If a run is going to pay a van $1.50/mile & no fsc it's a good...

>What is typically the best and worst times for expediting? > >I'm trying to figure out if I should go ahead and try to >start now or wait until after the first of the year. This is going to vary quite a bit from company to company. This will not apply to everyone. Some rules of thumb...

Congrats. I'm glad justice prevailed. Take care, Danny

>I just want to know about the Sprint service from current or >past customers. Sprint/Nextel has been drastically different for me & a few friends. For me & one friend the service has been brutal. For another friend it's been nothing short of A+ service. We all live in Michigan. I will be...

>That is fairly standard fare for a large carrier to not >accept responsibility for the action of their driver. Some >of these carriers also suggest to their drivers that they >falsify their logs so everyone can maximize their earnings. >As well, get yourself some self defense training. It...

Sure, I have no personal dealings w/ em firsthand. So I wanna say that upfront. They were brought to my attention by another person on this board who might eye this thread & get w/ ya on his own. The company is called Freightforce. They're similar to EGL & at least in the Detroit area, they...

>Greetings to all the professionals in the expeditor >industry. I'm looking to get started with fedex custom >critical, I have been a fedex ground linehaul driver and >local route driver as well I wanted to get into expediting >because its something that more and more business are >looking...

Hi Todd, Like Greg I thought they were the same thing. Since apparently they're not I'll tell ya what I can. My best guess on where to get one of these policies would be thru your homeowners insurance rep. My understanding is you can get your best rates thru whoever your own agent is. The...

I believe, but not sure, that the fees are assessed on a company by company basis. I know when I worked for Thompson the fees were pretty high. First time I used the thing I got a rude awakening. I was under the impression it was free & found out in a hurry I was wrong. Not sure of exact fees...

I think this is a great idea. I don't know what the effect on our pay would be because we're a bunch of independant drivers. Still, as a rule I would think that when payscale is public rates generally go up. Look at what happened w/ athletes. I realize they have agents & we don't, but those...

Hiya Juan, What you want to do to start a post is click on the conference ya want & then right in the middle up top is the piece of paper & pencil icon that says "post". Then ya can post your message. Take care, Danny ps: I've been on here 2 years & I don't know how to get any messages. I...

>The thread about negativity got me thinking; and thus, this >thread. Post your positives and negatives about your current >or past company, but do BOTH. If you're negative, post it. >But come up with something substantly positive (and not just >"I like the blonde in dispatch"). Same if you...