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AMEN to that Team Caffee!! SS won't buy lunch in 5 years. (If it's still around}. Danny

Bugsy, Most Carriers will accept a Class 8 truck up to 8-10 years old. If the truck has already been on with a carrier and has had a good service record most carriers will allow that truck to stay on until it becomes a problem child with out of service break downs or begains to look like a...

Jack, Yes you can get the Cube van as you described from most Ford or Chevy or Sprinter dealers. You can order a very specific layout as far as sleeper size, insulation, lights, roof A/C, single or duel rear axel Sleeper side door(emergency door). I have a BayBridge box and am VERY Pleased...

Turtle, I think you are very accurate in your description. You hit on the Good Bad and ugly of the different avenues available to folks wanting to get into this business. I made a change from a "D" unit to a "B" unit out of necessity due to health issues, and so far it fits the lifestyle I must...

ME TOO, ME TOO, ME TOO!!!!!! And could I use my PAUSE button every now and then? Danny

RE: haulen My Pet Moose Marvin, How long were you in the service of Uncle Sam?? Marine Corp. I believe you said. I just want to say that I think you gave a LOT to the Corp. and I don't think you will ever get it back. Bless you, Danny

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Physically ancient, but mentally adolescent Bugsey, I like that!! Sounds like words to stay alive by!! Danny

Congratulations Grandma & Grandpa O'connell!! How are you ever going to be able to leave home now?? Glad everyone is fine, and I know you guys are proud and will never spoil that little Lady! Danny & Arlana

Steve, Yes I am leased to Landstar, and yes it is percentage based rates. But I will tell you this, because of their system, which is not like any of the other carriers, a van load will always be offered first to the available vans, then and only then, will the load be offered to a larger...

Leo said: <"I suspect sometimes it's trying to move a straight truck rather than have them sit too long and quit since they are harder to replace than vans."> Well thats a great attitude for a company to have!! I'm sure that the recruiter tells this to all perspective van owners when they are...

Terry, Maybe I was not clear on how I phraised my statement about truck size. When FXCC sells a contract to a customer they sell them a peticuliar size truck. "B" = 8"6" X 48" High and up to 2,500#. "C"= 16'X 108" High up to 5,000#. A "D" unit is 20' X 108" High up to 13,000#. I think I...

Terry said: In the case of our carrier, tariffs are based on dimmension/weight of the cargo, not necesssarily the size of the truck. In usual practice, the customer pays to get one skid at 500# moved and is not concerned whether a van or T/T comes to get it...

This is a continued topic that was started in another thread;07 Sprinters, but started to get interesting enough to stand on it's own. It seems that it is becoming the normal for a lot of carriers to pass over Vans in their fleet to keep their stright trucks running, even at the expense of the...

Soooo.....What does this say about your carrier? Did you pursue it any further with someone higher up on the totum pole? If so, what kind of response did you recieve? Maybe this topic should be taken to another Forum under a new thread, or maybe it should just be dropped as it has gotten way off...

Leo, I feel that those were very reasonable circumstances for a C/D unit to carry a small load. Due to size of freight it was not really a true Van load to began with. Seems in that case only the weight fit the criteria of a "B" load. There are also times when a small load in size can be more...

This is a very interesting topic to me after going from a C/D truck to a Van. With my former company I got a lot of "B" load offers. and they paid as well as most C/D loads. I assumed that the reason I had gotten these offers was as Leo stated, I was the only truck in the area to cover the load...

ATeam, You are already a millionaire in your own mind. Why? Because you think like one. Wealthy people didn't become wealthy by thinking like the adverage Joe, they did it by stepping out of the box with their thinking and goals. (except some that hit the lottery by chance, and we see what...

Take away the Casinos, the lottery, Texas hold em on TV,Bingo parlors,and the Horse and dog tracks....There will still be Gambling. People will find some way to find something to bet on. There are those who are born with a desire to blow their hard earned money trying to get rich quick. Let...

Kevin, I had a friend of mine back in the 70's that told me the same thing about Federal Taxes, in fact he told lot's of people and even got them involved in not paying taxes. He had spent 4 years in Law school and knew all there was to know about the tax laws. He stood true to his beliefs...