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You mean grammar, right? Sorry, I could not resist. :D

Haven't had a load that the paperwork got lost. Once after the DHL thing with the trippak, it happened that the paperwork did not make the dedline, but it appeared on the next statement.

Whatever you guys may be thinking, it does not cost much the carriers to replace me. Every time they send me a letter requireing me to comply with another one of their rules, they keep reminding me that they can end my contract for any and no reason. The last one I got was a letter that I need...

The only Blackbird that I saw was the one in Huntsville, AL in front of the museum. Amazing aircraft. B52 is not bad either. :D

For me, I do the same thing I have done under the old (non opportunity) and new (load opportunity) system. If the load doesn't pay my profitable rate I turn it down. The difference now is that I rarely, very rarely I get the opportunity to negotiate any more since almost all the time someone...

Just curious, do they offer 'b' loads to 'c' units at .85 a mile?

Haha, not many people responded here, that means thy are busy driving. That is a good sign. ;)

Star, you made my day with this question after reading the other thread. :D:D:D

Percentage all the way. When I started in expediting I was with a company on a fixed rate. I was offered a short load that was paying me $220 including a fuel surcharge, but they told me to pick up the check also since that company was known to not pay for the freight. The check was for $660...

I am out of service right now since I took a vacation right after the new rate came in place. I only got a chance to do one load at this new rate. I will be back sometime next week, around the 28th of January.

B unit drivers, how does the new rate work for you? Have you had more offers than before the rate change? What are you doing with the short loads (>75 miles)? Any other comments about the new rate? Thanks.

Sent mine in a few weeks ago, never got back the one that they are suppose to sign. Hope all is well.

Well, I am driving a B unit for FedEx, and since they go with a flat rate in about 2 weeks, I have no more incentive of doing short loads, especially leaving home with a short load. No point in ending up in a dead area or deadheading back home, and loose the whole day for no money. And I know...

No loads this year yet, so that makes it 24 hours a day, I think. So, I should vote more than 12, right? :)

Thanks. I use Google Earth once in a while, and I have internet in the truck, but never thought about looking up the consignee. Will definitely do that from now on, since sometimes it happens that some places are open and will unload you early.

Never got a motel room yet. As for sleeping, I stop when I am sleepy. On a long run I always end up having 2-3 hours extra. If I don't get sleepy I deliver and then go to sleep. There are some loads that don't deliver until the next day in the morning and I can get to the consignee around...

Good advice. Last year I saw that I had a late pickup and tracked it down to a load that I had about 4 months prior that they gave me the wrong address. But when I called, it was too late, they did not have the phone conversations any more. Bummer. If I had called earlier, it would have been...

There are Flying Js in different parts of the country that are either low supply or out completely, both gas and diesel. FL, VA, OH, IN, PA, TX, MO. Hopefully this is just a glitch in the supply line. You can see all places here. Yellow is low supply, brown is critical supply, red is out.

Today I had a load that canceled and on the way home I stopped at the C-Link place in Atlanta and they replaced the dome and the keyboard. It seems that it works good now. We will see if it lasts. Happy New Year to you all.

haha nightcreather, you beat me to it by a few fractions of a second. :)