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Currently, I spend off time during the day finding a load. I try to get naps to keep me fresh. If I'm not moving at night, I mess around on the puter, get a shower, and sleep.

I doubt it's that, Bryan. Maybe they want mt trucks to use the fast lane to keep the other lanes moving. If there's little or no traffic, then empties would use normal lanes. Make sense?

Thanx for your encouragement, Ateam. I have no intention of writing an introduction to expediting, as I don't have a writer's patience or knack for finding the right words. I sometimes start a thread using my experiences, good or bad, and see where it leads. I also try to answer questions from...

Small, local companies aren't usually the best bet for teams. I almost signed up with one as a solo, and their words to me were "If we get you a run to Louisville, you're basically on your own... no paid dh". NC has a few good companies there, and many more that have a constant flow of freight...

Well... I can say from the independant standpoint, it's dead in Detroit! Where are you out of? That may be a good indicator on which company would be a good start. Also, are you going to run solo or team?

kg, I think you're mistaking things. The "drumbeat against positive posts" in this case is really a warning against unreasonable expectations. Regardless of most ppl being able to differentiate between the improbable and common, there are some who come in here with a clear mind and get lured by...

Ah, thank you... I didn't know that :-)

Either a moderator needs to close this thread, or Ateam needs to put their books on cassette.

This is all what this post means. Whether you know it or not, Ateam, showing off your outstanding gains does not impress us. It does, however, impress newbies. And those newbies would rather listen to "How we made a fortune in expediting" than "Here's reality in expediting". Don't you get it...

Gee such a fluffy little doggy. Come 'ere and let me rub your belly. THUD! Boy, I just love that commercial, don't you? :7

Randy... I'm from Dearborn Hts. Good to see another from the area. Greg... you don't mean move permanently, do you?

But a fact that there are a number of them period, should be a concern. They usually number a few less than to a few more than the number of D-units in the lot. Everyone knows there are more D trucks and D loads than vans and van loads. So if the two are equal in number at the truck stops, it's...

Race, I remember that well. I also got targetted for pointing out what seemed to be fluff. It was a nightmare that continued until recently on another site. I find myself wanting to point out certain individuals who claim all this knowledge, yet know little more than newbies who walk in the...

Dave, so what you're saying is that after a week, Panther deems the lease terminated. Because that's the ONLY time, in the regs you've posted, that the company can withhold the money once all required paperwork is in. There are some things that can result from this, if in fact Panther is...

TR... good job posting that. When I first saw it, I was wondering why you didn't cut to the chase. But I found out all of it is good reading to anyone signing on with a company. In fact, I recommend anyone going to orientation, take a copy of the leasing regs, and question them beforehand...

I understand what Leo's saying, and I think it's getting blown out of proportion. Come on, Dave... he's not talking about milage here. Everyone knows your company is also the broker. He's talking about physical labor... bending, lifting, hurting days later. Does a company plan on that income to...

Exactly! I have a 48k gross on my truck, even tho I could go to 52k or more. I never intend to use the full 48 either, as 28k on my 19,000# truck would be an interesting experience, to say the least. Depending on the situation, I'd probably go 23-25k. But the most I've carried was 18, and it...

With the axles right where they usually are, you still have a 52k capacity. I can see the Colonel stepping up to the plate on this one. ;)

That was more than 10 years ago. But if I remember correctly, I put steady pressure on until it went straight again, then released.

Panther is a good company to get freight into and out of the Buffalo/Niagara area.