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Hey Steve, what if you introduce a penalty for co-drivers when they cause delays? Like for every five minutes they cause a delay, they would lose 1% of their next pay check. The cap could be ten or fifteen percent. The prospect of losing six percent of a pay check for being one hour late...

This was great. It only took me over a day to watch it because I had too much "stuff" on my computer that would not allow me to see this Carlin Video! lol. I had to remove stuff from my computer so I could put more stuff on my computer to watch someone else's stuff! :) After watching this...

We live in Washington state and realize we will not see home much after we get on the road. We were wondering about renting a little studio or a small 1 bedroom in a location that might possibly be in the middle of all the shipping lanes. Is this doable? If there is a remote possibility...

You did? I didn't even look! Hah. Well I was wrong and I retract what I said about the hijack! lol :) I don't know, I kind of like the "expediter" tag but in the trenches I can see where "hot-shot" makes more sense.

Thank you jaminjim! /sigh My post got hijacked by a morgue discussion! That does not seem like a good sign! lol :) But I will relinquish my thread and hereby state that this thread is now certified to continue discussing morgues. lol :)

I keep coming across this term "hot-shot". Yesterday at Costco a driver told us hot-shots are just expediters. I just nodded like I agreed but wanted to double check it at the real source. Forgive me for not looking in the archives. I'm pressed for time and I know lots of you having nothing...

I ran across the thread that Ateam mentioned so I can testify to its existence. It should not take long to find. But I'm really curious about that cool signature deal you're using with the nifty clock. Where can a guy find one of those links? :D

All of your comments and suggestions have been an enormous help. It seems what all of you are suggesting could be summed up in the following observations: 1) Check out and scrutinize the fleet owner from top to bottom and request references (past and present). 2) Be cautious jumping in...

Linda and I are really struggling with this idea of expediting and feel we may want to suspend this until the economy feels a bit more solid. We spoke with a recruiter the other day that discouraged us from getting into this based on our limited experience and based on how slow things are for...

So are these trucks class 7 or class 8?

Awesome! Thanks, John! :):)

Thanks, John. I was thinking this was the correct answer but had to make sure. Wonder if you could indulge me a bit further.... If I'm reading correctly, I've heard of tractors being "stretched" to add a box (e.g. 24') and sleeper. Before the stretch the tractor was used to haul trailors...

Does a Class 8 D size truck require a Class A CDL or does the Class B CDL suffice? If it's related to tractor/equipment could you give an example? I've been looking for this answer in the archives but when I do a search with Class 8 and CDL it's giving me lots of information on both topics...

Good luck, tater. Life is too short to keep doing things you don't enjoy. We're very new here but we guarantee the more you keep reading the posts that go back one and two years the more you might get a better picture of what's happening in this field. Doing a keyword search of members who...

A part of our our research into expediting is to interview driver(s) in order to broaden our perspective of this business. Our understanding is that expediters don't make it to the NW very often or we would just head to the truck stops and start looking for you! Please send us a pm if this...

Thank you all. We really appreciate your feedback and insight.

I just spent about two hours reading this FSC thread and toward the end I wondered about something based on a post: If Fedex is a publicly traded company don't they have to share with their stockholders how the business is being managed - like where the funds are coming from or where they're...

I just came across this post and for those interested in driving who have not seen it yet, I hope you gained some insight (assuming you read it). I realize it's an older post but since this forum is designed for noobs and researchers I thought it might be informative and fun!

That was actually going to be one of our later questions. We're from the NW (near Portland, OR). We're mentally preparing for 8 to 12 weeks out at a time - East of the Mississippi. We understand that we may be able to chose where we're based out of.

Hello there, My name is Todd and my wife is Linda. We have been scanning this forum for a couple days looking for insight and information about expediting as a team. TeamCozumel was just a quick tag we thought of because we enjoy scuba diving. Our goal in the next few weeks is to explore...