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You say goodbye, and I say hello.

Agree for the most part. Like you said, straights are only good while there's expedite freight. Then, if your company allows you to hunt for your own freight, you're pretty much relegated to LTL loads. You write your own ticket in a t/t, but it's certainly not easy street, from what I've read.

Nope, we are.

I remember those days. Looseleaf log pages were a must. Loved it, but never again.

Maybe because the powers that be are in on it? You guys who still think the R and D are different seriously need an enema.

Because you get what you pay for. As Rollincoal was saying, he services the customer when the big carriers can't supply what the customer needs. The real expedite carriers/contractors do the same thing. Most of the truckload carriers put 'expedite' in their brochures as a tagline to get people...

Understood.

I'm asking about peoples' opinions, and how they've arrived at them, not about making a right/wrong choice. Of course everyone has a different opinion about things. This is a thread about information, to get people to think, whether or not it changes their mind. The only reasonable response I...

Does a straight truck fit into your model anywhere, or is it either van or t/t?

Absolutely it does for some. If you're hauling flowers for local delivery, you won't need a semi. But talking about normal freight that goes on expedite trucks, your ability to hold 32 skids vs 12 vs 2 skids comes into play. I've wondered that every time a customer had to turn away my truck, due...

As I've said before, this used to be a site where improvement was talked about daily, whether it be self-improvement, or improving the industry as a whole. I'm hoping those juices start to flow again within the industry, as it can only help. I've learned a wealth of information on this site, to...

I hear ya. It took me 20 years, and a lot of reading, to be ready for that move again. Most of my hesitation was due to the ignorance of the common driver. Very few know how to react to a semi... and most just ignore them altogether.

I'm not discounting business savvy; just that this thread is about moving up to a more versatile vehicle, as it relates to one's ultimate goals/success. Just as liftgates and reefers expand on the possibilities of freight, does not more cargo space also open the doors to more lucrative...

There are a number of them. I'm also looking for those who moved up from a van. I'll even expand it. I'd like to hear from those who considered moving up, why they considered it, and why they didn't do it. And I stand corrected... Broompilot moved from a straight to a t/t.

Usually, I hear of people moving from bigger vehicles to smaller ones, out of necessity or convenience. However, I know of three people who have moved from vans to straights, and none who have moved from straights to semi. While I have moved to straights, a number of years ago, after dabbling...

Clear and 56 on Wednesday.

I wish you well, no matter what you choose to do. Take care.

Dallas is expecting an ice storm tonight. At least we know how to drive in the crap.

Says the lady who lives in Jack Frost's armpit.

That sounds promising... a storm named after the god of thunder.