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I can't find any online info at Customs websites to confirm this .

The difference with expediting and OTR trucking companies is new drivers can come right of an approved school and get in a straight truck . Some carriers don't even require a school or experience . I've reading trucking forums for several years . Over 80% of trucking school graduates will leave...

I read an article in "Overdrive" last month about a cargo van owner that said he ran 100,000 miles last year , grossed $65,000 and paid $18,000 for fuel . $.47 a mile before paying truck payments (2012 Nissan ) , insurance , tires , oil changes , etc. , etc . ?

The thing with OTR training companies is they make trainees drive 4 to 6 weeks at $300 a week actually serving as cheap team drivers . Then they get pushed to be lease/operators and most of them end up thousands of dollars in debt . There are good semi jobs but mostly for drivers with several...

Hey , at least you know straight truck rates went up $.10 a mile in the last 3 years. Those Qualcomm charges are ridiculous . My carrier (nonexpedite) went from Qualcomm to XRS . No equipment charges , just $30 a month .

The CDL mills and training carriers are now targeting veterans as their latest victims . Veterans deserve better and I think they have much better opportunity in expediting . I've learned since expedite drivers are I/C's and not employees state employment offices and the VA will not assist...

I believe trainers with Swift do well . They advertise in every type classified far more than any other carrier so their turnover must be much higher . Like other training carriers they push newbies to become Lease/Operators .

The problem is the combined minorities have become the majority and they don't vote on critical issues but on single , self serving issues . Obama was elected because blacks voted for him because he was black . Labor union members and Jews always vote for whatever Democratic candidate is running...

Just one note on cargo vans . If you haul hazmat requiring placards you do have to log while carrying that load . You also have to show on duty hours for the past 7 days . You will not be in violation if you were not within HOS restrictions on those days but you are subject to the 70 hours in 8...

What provinces will you be running in ? I only run Ontario . They have Flying J and T/A's as well as Huskies and Fifth Wheels . If you buy that little pocketbook truckstop guide they have Canadian fuel stops in them . Every Canadian fuel stop I've been in took American dollars but gave Canadian...

It's mostly recommended to drive for a fleet owner for a year or so before buying your own truck . Most contracts will give you 60% of the gross . You buy the fuel and get 100% of the FSC .

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Hostess bought New England based Drake's Cakes . Anybody ever have their Devil Dogs , Ring Dings , Funny Bones , or Swiss Rolls ?

A little contradicting info in articles "“There is no buyer waiting to purchase the entire company and there never has been,” a Hostess spokesman, Lance Ignon, said in an e-mailed statement." "Slate notes that the last time Hostess went bankrupt, the amusingly-named Mexican bakery conglomerate...

How do you figure vets that vets trained with VA money aren't part of the turnover ? Most of them get hired by the high turnover training carriers . I agree veterans have a higher success rate than others but many of them are also unwilling to take the abuse carriers dish out . More than 1...

I appreciate your efforts and never thought of that angle . I really would like to see a way to help vets get into expediting rather than get led like sheep to the slaughter from CDL Mills to training carriers .

IMHO government funded CDL training is a huge waste of taxpayers money . Training companies have not increased their fleet size . They constantly need new drivers due to a high driver turnover which is over 100% . Does a 100% turnover mean all the drivers quit ? No , it means a carrier with...

I don't see any benefit in it . Getting a CDL before discharge is actually a disadvantage because there is a limited window after finishing CDL training when training companies will accept the training . After as little as a few months some training companies will say retraining is necessary ...

I agree . Most kooks are Liberals . But when it comes to eligible voters , only 29% voted for Obama . 46% of eligible voters didn't vote .