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Hi Thanks Sorry to hear about your luck. Hopefully some good will come out of it. This year was not the year to get into this industry. Its hard enough for the experienced o/o,s to make it let alone a new person. Heck GM isn't making it and were at war and they make Hummers! Go figure.Enjoy...

HI I have a set cents per mile formula based on all miles driven.If the load doesn't meet that criteria I turn it down.From 1996 thru 2003 I hauled anything I was offered. It was a no brainer back then you made money on every load. From 2003 thru 2004 I turned down 1 load Was originally told...

Lets see a $10,000.00 a year pay cut since 2001. Monthly fuel cost went from $400.00 per month to $900.00.Cost of living increased 15% over the same 4 year period.2 weeks ago I drove 2300 miles for $900.00.Last week I did 1 load from Ohio to Toronto then sat until Friday night. Im scared because...

Hi I,ve found that deer alerts work. Just read the directions and make sure you put them on right. They make the deer stop where he is at, so if he's standing in the middle of the road when you first see him he'll still be there when you get there.

HI You might be a redneck expeditor if your cargo van doubles as a horse trailor. You might be a redneck expeditor if you pull a broken down cargo van with a 5 ton and a 22 ft chain up the QEW.Been there, done that, got caught And, I'll apologise to RACEMAN for this but, you might be a redneck...

HI As luck would have it if I start out the week with a good load it only gets better from there.And if I start with a bad load it only gets worse.So, best was Washington WV to Mc Henry IL paid just over $400.00. Then had a load cancel, easy $50.00. Then loaded in WI for Larado TX so theres...

HI I've had 3 Compaq Presario's in the last 9 years. Never let them get cold it killes the monitors. I run Windows XP, Microsoft Streets and Trips, and Coral's Word Perfect.One trick I've learned is to wrap duct tape around the power cord where it plugs into the computor. I move mine around so...

HI ON my 94 Ford the factory tranny made it 350,000 miles. Got it rebuilt by a tranny guy in Zanesville Ohio, and got 800,000 more out of it. When that one went in CND the day before Thanksgiving I had to get it rebuilt in CND. They called the guy in Zanesville to find out what he had done to...

HI The best phone for Canada that I've found is NEXTEL. You pay a $20.00 a month fee for CND coverage and $.20 a minute. Since they are also a CND company {TELUS} they have great CND coverage. It also has pager capabilities. BEST OF LUCK

RE: Safety Sups and "manditory sleep" in a cargo v HI They have done the same thing to me. I don't mind them doing it but, sometimes their schedule and mine just don't mix. I can't just lie down and sleep just when ever. So now anytime I run a trip that is more than 700 miles I lie down after...

HI Im afraid your right Lawence. Before about Sept. 30,2001 I loved going to Canada.I felt nothing could ever get in the way of our countries friendship.Now I just don't know. We can only hope cooler heads prevail. Still have alot of friends up north.It's harder to spend a weekend with them as...

No we save that for the truckstops. Have to have something to while away the hours between loads. LOL

Hi! New Guy This web site has applications for most of the companies out there. When I went to switch companies I just filled out apps. for several companies and then waited for the recruiters to contact me. I had a notebook where I listed questions that I had and when they contacted me I wrote...

HI I'D GIVE IT MORE TIME. THREE WEEKS JUST ISN'T ENOUGH TIME WITH A COMPANY TO REALLY DECIDE. ALSO BEFORE YOU MAKE THE CHANGE CHECK TO SEE HOW MUCH IT IS GOING TO COST YOU. COMPANIES CHARGE FOR DECALS, QC INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL. SWITCHED COMPANIES LAST YEAR FROM A MID SIZE COMPANY TO ONE OF...

OH YEA JUST WANTED TO ADD A MAJOR COST THAT GETS MISSED BY A LOT OF FIRST TIMERS IS SELF EMPLOYMENT TAX IT 15.3% OF YOUR TAXABLE EARNINGS . WHEN YOUR AN EMPLOYEE YOU PAY HALF OF THIS TAX AND YOU EMPLOYER PAYS THE OTHER HALF.A LOT OF OWNERS CONSIDER THERE DRIVERS SUB CONTRACTORS SO THEY DO...

HI You would have to run 2000 paid miles per week . That is difficult to do sometime. And if you plan on eating 1 hot meal per day you'll need to run even more. It can be done . 2000milesx40=$800.00 2000miles/18 mpg=111galx$2.43per gal=$269.00 $800.00-$269.00=530.27 $14.00 x 6 days per week =...

Been there done that. Was inspected 10 times in 7 days . Paid $50.00 in back child support and they have not checked my truck since . Don't know if it had anything to do with it, but it did seem strange.

HI I STONGLY SUGGEST PULLING OUT THE OLD PLYWOOD AND BOLTING E TRACK TO THE FLOOR USING STOVE BOLTS AND THEN CUTTING OLD PLYWOOD TO FILL IN THE GAPS. WAS REAR ENDED BY A TRACTOR TRAILOR DOING 55MPH WHEN I WAS STOPPED. INSURANCE ADJUSTOR CLAIMES THIS IS WHAT SAVED ME FROM GETTING HURT. ALSO WHEN...

HI FUEL PRICES ARE BASED ON THE PRICE PER BARREL OF OIL WHICH IS BASE ON OIL SPECULATION. JEB BUSH IS AN OIL SPECULATOR SO IS HIS BROTHER. THUS DON'T LOOK FOR ANY DROP IN PRICES TILL 2008. OIL SPECULATOR SET THE PRICE BASED ON WHAT THEY THINK WE WILL PAY. THUS MORE BAD NEWS OIL CONSUMION WAS...

Hang in there. Went through a semilar situation last year. Blown motor in Jan04. Bought a true lemon just to get back on the road. It broke down faithfully every month. Then was rear-ended in Aug04. didn't get back to work till Sept04. I just got caught back up in Aug. 04. So it can be done just...