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As the great Han Solo once said, "Great Kid! Now don't get cocky." That same cockiness will make you look foolish if and when you start wondering why you've been sitting for 3 days without a load. We've ALL been there!!! Being a team IS the reason for most of your success, but also the fact...

Goodguy... listen to yourself. You're retired, makin buku bucks from mutual funds, you leave one portion of the industry to stay legal, and get into another one which is saturated. Seems that failure to you is not relevant, as you can survive off of your other finances. So why get into vans in...

The only way you're getting freight from NLM is by getting your own authority, then go to Detroit to take their class. I don't think greed by the companies are the reason vans aren't moving. It's the amount of van loads compared to vans. Companies are paying their contractors what the market...

kg, thanx for putting words in my mouth. I am talking about vans specifically, not expediting as a whole. There's plenty of room in expediting, but ppl are complaining about getting their toes stepped on when it comes to vans. I'm just expressing the culmination of what's floated around EO for...

Having talked to you on the phone, you understand my philosophy. What I meant was that after sitting in NC (or anywhere else) for a few days, I will lower my asking price. That by no way means cheap freight. All I'm doing is slightly reducing my profit, not taking a loss for fuel OR time. I'm...

Got here Sunday, and sitting here looking for a load. If anyone's in the area, give me a shout. I'll wait till Wed., then take some LTL outta here. For anyone stuck here, and wanting to get a room, I have the perfect place. Family Gardens Suites is only $49 for a single (if you get a rest area...

Tom, didn't you run solo with Panther? If so, then you have your answer why. While some solos do well with them, most just aren't getting the miles. If you're on with the right company, you can make a killing. I've just finished my best 9 day stretch solo in my career, and my second or third...

That's very possible, tired. Brokers are notorious for being greedy (a good number of them anyways). But who bids on the loads for the companies? Is it dispatcher? If so, why would they bid the same in order to make more profit? Could they be getting a commission as well? Broom, you're right...

We got a list of trainers/testers from our Secretary of State in Michigan (aka. DMV). You could try there. Most needed you to have your own truck for testing, but some charge a small fee to use theirs. If that doesn't work out, find somewhere that trains bus drivers. If THAT fails, see if an...

I'd be surprised to find Willie back here. But just in case, he told me the new website for his super-spectacular thingamabob... www.uselessgadetsandgizmosforstupidtruckers.com

Tom, you're dead on about it being which company you go with. And yes, single D units have a rougher time getting loaded than teams in most companies. It's taken me almost 7 years to get where I finally understand the business... notice I didn't say companies. You can do well with most...

Now that's what I'm talkin about. My sis retired from the Marines after 22 years, and she still has to work. Military retirement doesn't pay squat. I totally understand where you're coming from. Also, you've been in this for almost as long as expediting itself. My beef is with those who have a...

Hearing tiredofsittin, and numerous others, complain on how bad it's been for vans lately, got me thinking. I was gonna just post it in the "How Dependant is Expediting" thread, but I decided to start a new one just on this topic. Tired, you've been having a bad streak lately. It doesn't help...

Without fsc, you could get somewhere around $2.00/mi for a straight truck load, IF he is your customer. If you get a load thru a broker, count on much less.

That is funny as hell, Jim!!! Nothing worse than the spillies tho :o :7 :7 :7 :7 :7

Thanx guys... will do! Leo... listen for the horn, I'm headed your way :D

The jugs would be fine if you're solo. But as a team, it's hard to stay steady while peeing into a 2" opening. Thus, the hospital urinal. (Not the bedpans!!! The bottles with a snap on lid.) Another good emergency is an empty 44oz disposable plastic cup. They worked perfectly for when one of us...

How are conditions driving I-10 along the coast? I thought the hurricanes damaged areas of the road, but haven't seen anything on the site other than normal construction. If I do go that way, towards Houston, I'm taking I-12 to avoid New Orleans. Please post if you've just been that way. Thanx!

When they mention fuzzbuster, tell em, "I'm a trucker. This is a cb. Truckers use them to find out where speed traps are."

Reading that, I'll know to 1)Stay away from that place, and 2)Carry a hospital urinal (the kind with a lid). I had them along when running teams, so as to not pull over every 2 hours. Just don't forget to empty it like my co-driver kept doing. It kinda defeats your purpose. But that's a great...