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    New Contract for Christmas!!!

    Santa I need a gps ... can you come through
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    Nice to be home

    Glad to see that your home safe for the holidays. I hope things go well for you next year. i looked at your web page and like it.also looking forward to it being updated. take care trump
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    Digging in here and learning!

    Dave I decided to try expediting and was offered a job with a trucking co driving a van. I have been with them 7 months now and Have learned a lot. The first month was a nightmare for me. So much to learn. But with my dispatchers help I have come a long way. I am getting paid by the hour which...
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    Fuel Pump Problems

    I wonder if there is a way that all the expediters can get together and write a letter or sign a group letter addressed to GM as an example explaining repeating problems and asking them to correct the problems in future models so drivers dont have these problems. A perfect example would be to...
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    Qualified

    Brick walls are ment to be knocked down keep working at it and you will succeed.
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    chat room

    I would like to join in also
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    The last 6 months

    My employer wont let me work a second job even if its bagging groceries If I get caught I get fired.
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    e-mail address

    Hi Lawrence. No it's not my e-mail address and I dont understand why it would be there unless EO assigned it to me as an alternate e-mail address.
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    e-mail address

    i see an e-mail address for me in my profile that is differant then my e-mail address. How does this affect me ?
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    The last 6 months

    I decided to get into expediting 6 months ago and went to work for a trucking company driving a van. I am basically doing expediting work going to the big three and several other company's every day around Detroit. I have come to find out that I really enjoy this work and Wed I sat down and...
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    Happy Thanksgiving!

    To all the staff at EO. May you have a wonderful holiday and thank you for all that you do here .It is greatly appreciated.
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    Confessions of an Expediter

    It really is a challenge driving the freeways anymore. I work the Detroit area daily as my dispatcher relies on me to get the hot shots there on time .I drive 5 over the limit and if Thats not fast enough to get it there then I did my best. It's not uncommon to see cars doing 80 or 90 mph any...
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    Items along the road

    How often do you see valuables in the road? two weeks ago I was on 75 North and seen a backpack on the right shoulder. and friday night I found a briefcase in the road as I was exiting a plant in Ohio. I was able to turn the briefcase into the plant security but could not stop for the backpack...
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    laptop and gps

    How much memory do you need in a laptop for the mapping and gps?
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    straight truck question

    Terry. Thank you for your guidance.I do appreciate all the help I get here. and I will do what you suggested.It seems like there is so much to learn.
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    straight truck question

    I am getting paid by the hour. If I move up to a c truck I will be getting paid by loads or miles.
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    straight truck question

    I am driving a van for a company located in the detroit area and they want me to upgrade to a straight truck. What worries me is how I am getting paid. I have never been paid by the load and dont know what to look for . also what about multi loads. I load trucks there after I am done with my...
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    Thank You E O

    I just want to say thanks for the expo. I attended on the second day and have had several calls this week with some very impressive offers of employment. So I may be changing employers in the near future.
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    EXPO 04

    I also went to the Expo and was very impressed with it . i was able to meet a few people that post on here and missed a few.Searched hi and low for Lawrence but couldnt find him.He sure was busy out there.Would have been nice to meet him. I want to thank all those involved in setting it up.I...
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    Truck size and logbooks

    I drive a van for a trucking company delivering freight and they require me to do a daily log. I was told by my employer that if you drive a van and go over 100 miles one way to pick up or drop off you fall under DOT rules for logging. And yes I do get wrote up for log violations.
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