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Somebody has to have a US DOT # and a Motor Carrier # to legally haul freight. There is alot that goes into hauling freight on your own than just having a truck and finding some loads to haul.

It's not only expedite owners that have alot of people wanting to go to work for them. I had my phone number on my truck thinking maybe someone would see it and call me with some work. I mean it is a pretty cheap form of advertisment. I had to take it off of there because drivers were seeing the...

Not only that, but alot of truck rental companies won't rent a vehicle to what they call a "start up" company. When I got my new engine and transmission back in May I tried to rent a tractor to go ahead and haul some freight, but Ryder and Penske said I was a start up business because I had only...

That was the kind of answer I was looking for. I understand being independent isn't for everyone just like being leased isn't for everyone. My question wasn't a slam against those that are leased on although I feel that some might have taken it that way. Thanks for the answer Dave. I work with a...

So if the next run pays $116 then the $16 refund would come off and he would only have to pay taxes on $100? If that is how it work I think I understand.

I like most people have nothing against someone that comes here legally, but when you show it like that it's no wonder so many come here illegally instead of waiting their turn to come here the right way. They come out ahead by sneaking in. It really surprises you when you see it on paper.

Let me get this straight. For the sake of argument if you could keep your cost per mile in your Sprinter below .58 per mile (hypothetically) you could make a small profit even on deadhead and empty moves?

I read an article one time about 2 homes. The first home used more power alone than most small towns do and was the opposite of green. The second used energy efficent applainces and what not to lower it's power use, and had a system of gathering rain water and storing it to water the lawn and...

I was a subscriber back when I was running for Panther, they let you book your own at times, and I didn't find anything I could use. It's kinda hit or miss and I guess you could wind up being at the right place at the right time and get some use out of it, but I never got that lucky so I quit...

I'm not downing leasing to a company by no means. I was just curious some of the reasons people decided to lease on instead of going out on their own, if they had considered it at one point or another?

I ran a straight truck under them about 3 years ago. They kept me busy, but they tend to get you to hauling freight at discount rates. You end up working alot harder than you have to.

Most of my partners usually post loads on a board and you just call them to book it. Some have you call in and they put you on an available truck board. Then when you find a load elsewhere you call them and they remove you. Sometimes I get paid close to the same as what a leased operater gets...

What I'm trying to figure out is why so many people lease onto a comapny and depend on that one company to get loads. Instead with my on authority I can call as many people as I want and/or need to let them know I'm empty and ready to haul their freight out of a certain area? I understand some...

Do you think before you copy and paste?

Copy and Paste, Copy and Paste, boy Doug just loves to Copy and Paste

Doug, Can you speak for yourself or do you always just copy and paste?

Doug, Do you believe that's Earth's history has consisted of different times of Ice Ages? If you do that proves in and of itself that there are climate changes periodicly with periods of warming and cooling. If you do believe the Ice Ages occured who can you believe in this hoopla Al Gore is...

I know I'm a conspiracy theorists of sorts, but I think the government is trying and succeding in getting us to argue amongst ourselves so we aren't fully paying attention to what they are doing. Now we are to busy pointing fingers and talking about left and right and big brother is tightening...

Gonna try to get on in to Seattle this afternoon and get unloaded and try to find something going east... of course it will be hard to find anything going any farther west.

That isn't the only place where this is going on. It happens on state jobs as well. I would think that minorities would want to picked for positions by the same standard as whites. Until they have a large group get in on the same standards racism is still in place it has only flip flopped. Just...