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Panther requires no experience, and if I'm not mistaken, so does FXCC. It's not the same as it used to be. Not only do they want you to go to an orientation now, but they want you to magically grow experience too :7

Yes, but when you're a newbie whose been quoted a figure and get way below it, you wonder why. Dispatch usually won't help, and a company that large cares less if you make it or not. The "whining" as you would call it is either followed by a repo or bankruptcy if it's not remedied... so I would...

8% sales tax isn't that much higher compared to other states. And the nice thing about Tennessee is that it's thin and surrounded by 7 other states. If you're making a big purchace, go to a cheaper state and get it. But the cost of living in TN already makes things relatively cheap to begin...

The carriers are required to abide by your HOS. They are very liable if you get into an accident and they have given you a load that doesn't allow you enough time to deliver it legally. Of course, it is up to you to tell them how many hours you have left available, or how long you need to sleep...

There are a few companies that will let you drive with a permit. I don't know if Panther will let you do that anymore, though they did a number of years back. Also, check with Scott (X1-SRH on here) from Express-1.

What you could do is take an hour or two with either an examiner or an instructor at a trucking school to go over the inspection with you. Most likely, they'll have a cheatsheet with a diagram of the truck pointing out the inspection points. Good luck!

Thanx Neverhome... that sounds like very sound advice. I'm guessing if it is an actual stretch job that is too far forward, I could pay to move it back a bit. What would a move like that run? And where would you get yours done? What do you think would be an optimal weight for the front? T-hawk

I was told by the salesman that it has dollies. I was trying to find another tractor that was extended that far just to compare pictures. I haven't found one yet. But after hearing your advise, I'm thinking of just looking elsewhere. The price seemed too good to be true... though I thought that...

I'm looking at this truck to buy. My wife and I noticed the wheels are an awful lot forward on the box. I read on another site that a longnose Pete on the front of his straight 8 made it so virtually nothing could go toward the front of the box because the front axle weight was maxed. Do you...

There's a recent post about that in the recruiter's forum where someone was asking where in the southeast would be the best place to relocate. Knoxville is a good area if you're looking at the south. Indianapolis is an area that's pretty easy to get out of. I've had luck anywhere in Ohio and...

the sun? what's that? ;)

since you have your cdl A, why aren't you using it? There's good money in E-loads... companies are starting to get overloaded with vans

NB... just to let you know... the difference in Asheville and Johnson City are night and day as far as cost of living. Mountain property is probably 10 times as much once you cross the border into NC. Johnson City has one of the lowest cost of living rates in the US. Not trying to talk you into...

thanx for clarifying that :-)

Being that figure is an average of ALL D-units, that includes white glove. Take them out of the equation and you're looking at alot less.

In your situation, I would look into Landstar Express. From what I understand, their system allows you to choose where you go according to their loadboard. Talk to a recruiter though. I don't think their website has everything down that you should know. Hope that helps. T-hawk

I'm looking at Johnson City, myself, because of the mountains (though it's only just east of Knoxville). But a great place would be the Knoxville area as I-75 and I-40 run thru, and it's a major corridor for freight. I like Chattanooga also, as it's right smack in the middle of Knoxville and...

Being that you're a former OTR driver, I would like to make one problem you guys face. The few OTR drivers I've talked to were used to constantly moving. That's not the case in expediting. There's alot more sitting... sometimes days. I just hope you're not expecting to jump into a truck and...

Scott, one thing I would like to see is this... My driver got a call the other day asking if he'd like to go to Arizona. Of course he said yes. So the dispatcher told him he was working on it. Well, there was never a return call saying we were outbid. He spent a few hours waiting for a return...

RE: Now I'm not sure if expediting is the way to g Hmmm... since you are both business owners, I would think you've "taken your business elsewhere", or "couldn't use them anymore", "you're finding someone who can fill your expediting needs better." Kinda reminds me of something: 'E's not...