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Heya folks.. I'm wondering if US Customs has "red flagged" my license plate or something. I almost ALWAYS have problems coming back into the States. When I go to Canada their Customs people are courteous, professional, & all in all helpful. Coming back to the US is a totally different story...

I stopped in at a Flying J in Beaverdam, Ohio. The lady behind the counter was awesome. For anyone who goes thru there, she's the one who had a bandage on her hand. I drive a cargo van & only got $17 worth of gas. I asked her how much was a shower & how long was the wait. She said the wait...

Heya Lawrence, I caught that one. On AOL after the Super Bowl you could vote for your favorite commercial of the game. That's the one I voted for. Very moving commercial. Drive safe, Danny

>Unfortunately when those who attempt to enter expediting >with young families or monthly bills not paid by other >incomes SOON discover this little secret. Wow!! That is such a terrific point. When I started out things were going so well I was going to get my friend to sign on w/ my...

You bring up a good point. If fuel keeps going up, it's probably going to change what loads I'll accept. If it's to an area that my experience has shown it'll likely be a one way run I'm a bit more likely to turn it down now. The down side of this is that it's going to limit what I can make...

Broom, You bring up a good point. I wonder if different companies are stronger in different regions. I know that w/ my company if I go to one area there generally (though not always) seems to be frieght going back out. Any other area I've went to though, there's yet to be a run coming back...

Dreamer, I even forgot to mention the free food, which if you're gonna eat there anyways & pay for it, is that much more you're making. I'm w/ you in that even b4 I wanted to work back there I was open to em calling me if they needed some help. If I wasn't on a run I'd gladly do it. I'm at a...

Hi all, I make no claims of being the authoritative voice in expediting. I can only say what seems to have worked for me. I realize that this industry has ups & downs. Getting runs is awesome. Sitting around waiting for the next run (or deadheading) is less than great. Back in December I...

My question is when you buy a vehicle for this job, do you buy a new or used one? I've done it both ways & am partial to used because we depreciate the vans so fast. I paid $10,900 for mine w/ 54,000 miles on it where as a new van would have been about $28,000. That's a difference of about...

LOL~ I had to laugh at that post. I can totally relate to freezing my backside in a Ford E-250 Ice Box. I asked about keeping warm in another post. I like the ideas I've gotten & will be upgrading my heating system ASAP when I get some money. For now though, if you don't have a lot of money...

Hi, I use a little 12 volt heater & plug it into a Vector 300 Amp jump starter. After a few hours, there won't be enough juice in the Vector to run the heater, but that's a few hours you don't have to run your vehicle & it can be recharged while driving. I'm wondering if anyone in a cargo van...

I realize it would be nice to be able to accept 100% of the loads, but that's not always possible. So far I've taken 16 runs, accepted 3 others that were bid on but we didn't get, & held off on the bidding on 1, though I would have taken it if they had the run. This industry is no forced...

Hi, I had a load in Toronto coming back to the US. This was about 3PM or so. I was told it was for a 7AM delivery to Romulus, Michigan. Living in Flint, I was going to clear the load in Pt Huron & sleep at my house until I needed to leave for Romulus. I filled out the Inward Cargo Manifest...

What is wrong with this picture? Should I >be looking for a better contract? I'm willing to work hard >and stay on the road as much as possible. I need to make a >decent income in return for my work. Am I being exploited or >should I look at a few paychecks first before making any...

I'll try that. By Golly, I'll go so slow that hitchikers will be asking me if "I" need a lift!! :D Seriously, I will try that. Make 65 my top speed for a few tanks & see what happens. Thanx for your time, Danny

Hi, I have a 2000 Ford E-250 & it's my understanding that they should get approx 18 miles to the gallon. Having a 30 gallon gas tank, that means I should get about 540 miles to a tank of gas. I have driven 6000 miles in this van so far. A few times I've managed to get 15MPG but sometimes...

Hiya Folks, I've visited this site a few times before, but until now I hadn't registered or posted anything. I think this is an awesome site & it goes hand in hand w/ the company I'm with. I did this job from 1994-1999 & while there were some weekly checks of $2-3000 range, being seasonal...