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Thanks DD. I splurged on a new Carhartt insulated coverall just for the occasion.

Well. I finally have gotten all my equipment together and serviced, and I'm leaving this morning to get my first hotshot load. I'm picking up a refridgeration unit in Oklahoma City on my flatbed gooseneck trailer and taking it to just north of Fargo, ND. The load pays me $1.50 per mile. I have a...

If you are over 10,000lbs GVWR and your sleeper is too small to meet DOT specs, you better have motel receipts or they will shut you down in a heartbeat and put you out of service!

It's a beauty!

That is waaay tooo cool! Hey merkurfan, I want to know what tweeks you've done to your Powerstroke to get that kind of mileage. larger exhaust? Bigger and better intake? Chipped? Intercooler?

Hello John. It may be difficult for you to obtain a CDL due to your disability. I said difficult, NOT impossible. I was born with a disability that has left me with only one arm. My left arm is missing just below the elbow. A year and a half ago, when I discovered that I had a yearning to drive...

We are all thankful that you are still around to tell the story about your CO detector. Carbon monoxide is a silent killer. When we meet please allow me to reward your detector with a year's supply of batteries for a job well done! This place wouldn't be the same without ya.

Amen, Olko. By the way, I sure like your avatar.

Just like keeping your marriage together and strong, it boils down to 2 simple words: Communication and Respect.

One other thing I failed to mention is the cost of equipment. If you are an O/O, whether leased on with a company, or with your own authority, new auto transporters can cost over $200,000 with all the bells and whistles. Used equipment that is reliable can also be fairly expensive.

Auto transport is not for the weak or timid, but auto transport is especially profitable. Each auto transport truck that carries 10 cars can gross well in excess of $250,000 per year. The auto transport companies that are out there usually pay very well. Many company drivers are able to earn...

My hat's off to Steve. Sounds like a wise choice Tom. Tom, I pray that the new business promotion for Steve and the delegating of authority on your part will allow for you to dream bigger dreams and for A. Blair Ent. to achieve higher levels of success than ever before. Congratulations!

What area of the country are you in Louixo? I'm in Tulsa, Oklahoma and there is alot of hotshot work here and in Arkansas, as well as in the states that davekc mentioned. I could have taken a load from Little Rock to outside of Seattle for $1.61 per mile for a little over 2300 miles. There was...

There seems to be quite a bit of flatbed freight out there. As a hotshotter I use my Ford F350 Powerstroke crew cab dually with a flatbed to pull a 40' flatbed gooseneck trailer. My gross combined weight rating(GCWR)is 25,500lbs. This keeps me under CDL. I am being leased on at $1.40 - 1.66 per...

Just make sure you get it all in writing. They can't guarantee the miles in writing, but get the deadhead in writing.

It flat-out needs to be made illegal. If it was your credit report they were doing this with they could be arrested under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and fined substantial amounts of money. Anytime a private entity has the kind of power that DAC has over your private information, it needs to...

I thought I heard somewhere that OOIDA was suing DAC because disgruntled and vengeful employers were using DAC to intentionally report false or misleading information and thus black-balling drivers from other driving jobs. Another issue was that trying to get any false or misleading information...

That's a big 10 - 4 there good buddy! :P

Thanks for the warning Terry and Rene! It sure was cold here in the St. Charles area last night!

Merry Christmas to all here on the EO boards! My wife Joy and I have been out doing alot of last minute shopping the past 2 days so I haven't been around on the boards much. We are headed to St. Louis (our original home town) to see all of our family over the weekend and I won't be back on the...