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> Hi I have been lingering around the site for some time and >have been debating if this line of work is for me so i keep >asking question every once in a while to get a feel for this >lifestyle. My question today is the Frieght getting any >better or is it still slow as I have read on here...

Hiya Slow, I'm a huge fan of synthetic oil. I've tried various kinds (Mobile1, Penzoil, etc) & haven't noticed much difference between em, but I have definately noticed a big difference between synthetic & regular oil. The milage is better for starters. I tried various things when I first...

Hi all, I was just curious about something. What would a job have to pay you for you to quit expediting & take the job? I realize some jobs offer bennies & some don't. I'd like to keep this an apples to apples comparison as much as possible. So for this hypothetical job, how much per hour...

I can totally relate to what ya went through, though I haven't had it that bad yet, at least not while working. I respect what Rich suggested but I also know it's not always that easy. Yesterday I crossed over pretty smoothly, but even w/ a FAST card some of those (won't say it, but it rhymes...

>I'm not to happy to hear that, as someone has said (to >summerize what most are saying)- "make as much, or more >delivering pizza's than expediting". Hiya Charles, I've done both pizzas & expediting. On a per hour basis, after expenses, it's not even close. Provided you delivered in an...

I'd consider Velocity if I lived in a warmer climate. I'm not sure where you live, but if can't take the cold, I wouldn't work for Velocity. You are given a route, delivering pharmacuetical (sp?) products. In Flint, Michigan they have this warehouse you're in for about 2 hours sorting things...

Are you making what you "feel" like you should or is it that >you feel like you should be making more but are not? And in >reality, even thought the job is hard and lonely, and not >always fair, would you really trade it off for doing >something else? I ask these questions, not to cause...

Hiya Happy, Someone above mentioned the food industry. If you could get your A license, I totally agree. I used to work for Dominos (delivering pizza, not driving a truck) but would talk to the drivers when they came in. They made great money, in some cases over 60K I believe. Since I'm not...

Hiya Mike, I'm not sure about the Lucas oil. I can tell you that the high pitched whistles & such give drivers a false sense of security. I know of a few people who have used those & still hit deer (or deer hit them). I'm not sure about every product out there, but I'd be inclined to think...

I don't have enough miles on my truck to know for sure, but I would think synthetic oil would add miles to your vehicles life. I have been using it & I've noticed my milage is better. I would have to think it's better overall for the engine too. I can't say for sure because I don't have enough...

I'm in this room. No one else is here at the moment. If someone comes in & I don't respond, I'm back/forth to the computer. Hope to see some of ya's soon. Take care, Danny

>When out, what % of nights do you go without a run in a van? >It appears to me that if your home area is a good freight >area, it's almost always better to start heading for home >and hoping to be closest to a load while deadheading. Now it's pretty much 0%. I agree w/ your assessment...

Wow, I JUST got off the phone about this very subject. I would think someone like you is a person an owner would kill for. For me though, being out 2 or 3 days at a time is enough. When I hired in I was upfront about it, & different people need different things out of this job. I told em what...

I can maybe appreciate how Boston must feel beating the Yankees for a change. For all the times I've crossed the border coming into the US & been frustrated at how I've been treated, it finally felt good to get under this someone elses skin. Maybe I'm a lil vindictive, I dunno, but it sure felt...

I had a run to Quebec. While I wouldnt want to do it again, for a one time run it was something I'm glad I took. I got woken up a lil bit. The Quebec run was good/bad. The bad is easy to get out of the way. I made maybe 250 after expenses for 1400 miles of driving. Now for the good part of...

I don't have any experience w/ the bigger trucks, D units & such. With vans though, I wouldn't think there's enough income to support 2 people unless it was husband/wife, father/son, something along those lines. Others may disagree w/ me, but from my experience that's what I've come to...

I've been running pretty good these past few weeks. This is my 2nd time around in expediting (I did it from 94-99) & as I recall it, things got going in April or so. I'm wondering where you're based out of. If you're in Michigan/Ohio or areas like that I'd think ya'd have already been running...

>Hey Danny D, Sounds like you are as patient as I am. A guy >once told me if I was a vulture I'd go out and kill things >instead of waiting around. I can sit in my truck about 24 >hours and then I start to take it apart for something to do. > >This work requires us to be away from home but...

>I would have probably sat there, and gone to Philly for a >meal/night out. If you need to worry about every drop of >fuel and you drive a Van, you should try a D'... >By the way, I cannot understand why you van guys don't get a >Webasto Ailrtop heater. Installation and costs, including a...

I can see both sides of the Canada issue. Living in Michigan, I'd much rather go to Toronto than say Chicago. The odds of hitting a major traffic tie up is less on the 402/401 than 94. Traffic is less congested in Toronto. Though TO's rush hour has it's moments, it's a picnic compared to...