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Not all companies use C and D titles. Some actually look at the size of the freight compared to the size of the box. Some actually pay the same for "straight truck" freight, regardless if it is one tall skid or 11 skids. All depends on what you can carry. Most will agree that bigger is better...

Here I thought it was April 31st.

That goes to show you how members of the trucking industry pay attention to the trucking industry. I think that's problem #1... no communication. They shut the cb off and ignore the world around them. I've been guilty of it too; but I check sites to see what's going on.

Very true, Layoutshooter! That proves how easy expediting is. Kinda like buying 4 chicken nuggets for a dollar. Gotta remember #51 also. Two wrongs don't make a right; but three rights make a left. Remember that and you're on your way to making a million bux!

Yeehaw! 29 stumps!

In Part 1 of the Gulf, it was normal to be at 120. On the asphalt of the flight line, that pushed it to 140. I don't know how a body can take that for an extended period of time. A lot of prayin for the Sun to go down.

What does ME ME have to do with it? They put up a speed limit, and I drive it (or a little faster). The difference between a 68 mph avg and a 63 mph avg is a 750 mile run straight thru. Some companies don't limit their solos to 500 milers. Some companies actually TRUST their drivers to do their...

Some of us accept all-nighters. I run fast because any time I gain goes towards taking a nap or my 10. Worth $600/year? It is to me. I gain maybe 1 mpg by slowing down 5-10 mph. Not enough to make me slow down, because I count on being loaded after my break. I also find out what time other...

Col... what's your motive for bringing this one run up? To use me as a teaching tool? I have no fear of my undies swingin in the breeze. My ducks are in a row. I don't have a problem with you. And I fail to see what grudge you have with me.

And I for you. ;)

I don't know. First thing I want to do is get out of the truck when I'm frustrated after a couple of bad weeks. I'd suggest he go home and relax, but keep his cell on. You can't blame anyone but yourself if you're not running, yet aren't available for a potential game winner. Keep an eye on the...

Col... better check your own skivies before you air laundry. You seem obsessed about one run to the Bronx. Yes, you would've made money on the run. And Jay and I would've made around $210 a piece. To us, that was not enough to drive 1400 miles and deliver to one of the boroughs. Just because a...

Watching the news now. Eureka, MO is flooded as well as Milltown, IN. Yuck! :(

Point taken. One other thing experience does is broadens your comfort zone. Since that time, I've had little problem going back to NYC. Bad experiences can be overridden by a few good ones (or more money). But regardless of what the OK load paid, it was within my comfort zone at the time and...

Funny... I remember something like that too. I remember telling someone that I wasn't going to NYC. I also remember being told that I don't need more than 30%, which came to 18.75 cents/mile per driver for that run to NYC. Crap run. Crap pay. No way, Jose. Movin' for the sake of movin' is not my...

Well DUH!!! You sound as if you've made no mistakes, Phil. Success is relative here. Whether it's making money or seeing the country, to be successful in expediting in any aspect is doing the job the RIGHT way. In order to do that, you have to know how not to do it the WRONG way. You can't be...

Don't try and take my words out of context, Phil. There are mistakes such as truck style, engine specs, daily maint., different aspects of each company, etc. that one can get from the forums. However, the errors all of us have made in day to day running, which I talk about, are ones that can't...

dc and Kyreax bring up a good point that hasn't been touched. Now more than ever, the difference between success and failure can come down to errors. The more you make, the less your chance to succeed. For me, meticulous study of the situation helps me to determine the least amount of fuel I...

Then he needs to do some homework to find out how he can pay that ticket. I got nabbed in ID last year for a NY ticket 15 yrs before. Every check up til then showed nada. Go figure.

Scuba... this thread is 3 years old.