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Ever watch car crash compilations on Youtube? Yikes! Makes me wonder how I ever got thru the stuff I did Adjusting my attitude before heading out again after a month off...cautious and alert...i hope

Should we as expediters be paid more or less for being on call 24/7 and driving in all types of weather than the office staff sleeping in their own bed at night (lol) or the local drivers that do the same? For me, the 70c thing triggered a move to local

Dare I say any offer under $1 should be ignored? What year is it? How much does a new van cost as opposed to 10 years ago? Has insurance gone up or gone down? If you have a residence, have your costs gone up for utilities and taxes or gone down? If you rent, has it gone down? Is your food cheaper?

Waiting for OVM to tell me you can't say what somebody should run for we're all independent what works for them they should be allowed to run for that yada yada :pokepoke:

Thank you. Proves my point, and btw 5c above what the last driver I know left there for last week Of course another driver left for an amount so low I don't want to repeat it (ok 65c a mile this is a rants and rates)

Please tell me that's US $

This would qualify as a rant more than rate... Interesting developments across the border here...i know at least 2 companies being forced to put fleet insurance on their O/O or they can't bid...interesting way to solve the insurance question! Anybody seen that yet in USA? Personally I want to...

I'm just floored by the idea that you can refuse a price and they call back later and give you what you wanted. Why didn't they offer that first?!? Games waste time. And I know the answer is some drivers will say yes = more money for the carrier

Expedite is awesome, that's why we do it. The desire to get out is understandable, but there's nothing checking the carriers from making an extra buck on you (save the magic word no) or bidding on stuff they know they can't do and taking a cut as it passes thru their fingers I solved the...

Ah thank you. Explains my 30 day pay sheet of another driver working for the carrier I'm going to.

I still want a diesel 3500 Promaster but paid careful attention to your experience. I've got the manuals for your transmission...and the engine...both are proven in Europe but since we can't rely on their service network I'm holding off until I understand them, mechanically The Fords are good...

I dunno, I'm Canadian and they don't need me. I started a Rates and Rants in the soapbox, so I don't hijack any more threads. Post why there...you don't have to name names...

Ok. Think we need a thread to vent. (Well I do) Last year was awesome, this year a race to the bottom. What gives? Apparently consumer confidence is at its highest since xxx Lots of people say don't expect more than 70c. I've got all the work I could possibly do at 1.20 +. Doesn't matter where...

Taken from this website About Tri-State Expedited Service High Roof Van Set Rate Pay Plan O/O Compensation • $1.00 per loaded mile fixed • Fuel surcharge set weekly • Deadhead pay .20 cpm after 50 miles • Must have 12 foot of cargo space with etrack • Must be able to carry 2500 lbs • Door...

I know but that felt good! Expedite rates are falling too far for a 2005. Not for the truck...for the 4 kids still living in my home The shippers are NOT paying 70c. I love expediting, but number 1 would be...ME Get it in writing and LEAVE (for more money)

Hey I don't get the negativity. I've voluntarily stayed home for a month now due to being asked for a safety on my van (Left the carrier. My van was safetied within the year, I'm not paying $200 on the owner's whim and giving a crooked shop the opportunity, the MTO (like DOT) isn't asking for...

So for right this second I'm going to mechanically fasten sandwich layers of 1.5" polyiso board into the walls. It's not sensitive to moisture so much Condensation problems won't happen if I can manage to seal the walls properly. That stuff Moot mentioned is pretty nice though, check it out if...

Watched Vanishing Point a couple days ago. Meh Some classics don't seem to age well Zombie flicks excepted, wonder what it would have been like to see Night of the Living Dead when it came out Saw Easy Rider when I was 15 hopped up on hospital painkillers, I was shocked and in a rage at the...

Checked out the denim. There's more holes in my 2005 than my government's plans for the economy Not sure what would happen with wet jeans in my walls...

Thanks for other ideas...i still don't know what to do...the pour foam expands 30 times and I could fill the spaces behind paneling (and the Sprinter could float!) The weight of an R10 board at 10 lbs is equivalent to 55lbs of rock wool