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I don't think I'm a very good recruiter. I tell a van person the truth and never her from him again.

While we're on the topic of companies doing all sorts of things they shouldn't do, here's another one. I got a call from a new customer last night asking if we could cover a hot load they had from Illinois to Connecticut. We didn't have any trucks in the area, but since this is a new...

The vans need whatever edge they can get, but overloading is just bad all the way around. I don't think it will happen because it would be darn near impossible to enforce. And you're not what I would call a lowly driver. You're a consummate pro. :)

Like I said before. 4000 lbs is a straight truck load. Period. The problem is now you can't get straight truck money for 4000 lb loads because of companies putting them on vans. I say maybe it's high time to scale vans. That would put a stop to that pretty fast.

I watched a show the other night on the Science Channel called Futurecar. There were some interesting things people are working on. One was a race car that ran a 24 hour race, averaged 140 mph, and got over 100 mpg. Another guy was working on an engine that ran on hydrogen but had some sort...

My suspicion is that some people are treating van loads like LTL and combining them.

I hear you. We've lost bids at $1 all included and I simply won't go lower than that. From what I'm hearing, it seems that drivers aren't getting any less than before because carriers are just taking a hit on the profit margin at the moment, with the exception of carriers paying...

Fixed that. You're welcome.

I'm wondering how many of you are seeing higher rates with the higher fuel costs. It's becoming pretty hard to get a higher rate on any bid freight right now because it seems that the bidding hasn't increased enough to keep up with the fuel increases. Even on NLM where the surcharge is...

You know one major problem I'm having with companies putting 4000 lbs on vans? It's getting harder to get a decent rate for anything that heavy. I tried bidding one today for a straight truck and the broker told me what the low bid was for the load and it was quite obvious it was someone...

$3.95 by my house now. That's the diesel pumps at the local gas stations. I haven't gone up to Franklin to see what the truck stops up there are selling it for.

There are a few carriers who will take people with little or no experience, but there are a few things you need to consider. 1. You don't have to limit yourself to a carrier based where you live. While a few carriers might have a small customer base near their home terminal, most expedite...

My Sprinter (off the road since September, but that's beside the point) is an '07 170" WB high roof extended 2500. I built a small bunk area behind the seats with a permanent bulkhead and left 12' for cargo. I didn't have much more than 2600 lbs left for cargo. Don't buy that 3000 lb garbage...

Usually I get on Facebook to escape from work for a while.

I spoke with him yesterday about something we have in common with your company. He seems like a good guy.

I don't think so. Vietnam vets. We have a few people that age.

We've had a few vets driving for us. Some of the best drivers we've had, and I don't have to worry about how they present themselves at a pickup or delivery.

Where to start. 1. You're not the only truck. Dispatch has to answer calls from other drivers and customers and another call could come in any second. Convey your information and don't take it personally if the dispatcher has to get off your call quickly. 2. I know that you have to make...

Now I'm not a lawyer or a tax guy, but it seems like that would rule out any owner operator making a contract rate per mile or any owner operator leased to one carrier, since one makes a set rate and the other gets his income from one source. Are you saying that any commissioned sales people...

We've become an LLC now instead of a sole prop but the tax guy we've used the last few years is still wanting to treat me as an individual, lumping all the income together for tax purposes. What I'm curious about is, since our customers pay the LLC and not me, and since our drivers are paid by...