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most of the driving schools,for a small fee will give you a road test if you already have your B liscense

with all the carriers flooded with cargo vans,netting $1000.00 after expenses,running solo, I would say isn't realistic,gross figures yes, but not after expenses.Trucking,not just expediting is a way of life,your gone from your families,and not everyone can do this,expediting,pays better than...

if your running solo D you better stay KY,OH,IN.MI,CHICAGO,this will keep you busy with less dead head

marvin the more i read your posts,the more i feel you should of stayed in the service,you had three squares,a place to sleep,and someone to hold your hand.in this business,your going to find the people buying their own fuel are making more than those not,of course,if your one of those high speed...

>We do alittle of percentage, however Panther pays milage. >Some of the loads we have brokered have been percentage, but >not all. >Bottom line is what it pays per ALL miles. >Dave I agree that in percentage doing broker loads,your not really knowing what the gross pay is,If the fed gives me...

>So I'm a bad businessman because I choose to run for a >company that pays flat rate? Would I be a good businessman >if I ran solo for fxcc; even tho I gross a helluva lot more >per week with my current company? I think you need to >rethink your thinking. Simpler doesn't necessarily mean...

>What would be the difference in cents between a backhaul and >an expedited load for lets say a s/t or t/t? I cant say about straight truck,but a back haul load for a tractor,would not compare with what I get for an expedite load,not even ltl is close

I personally dont do back haul loads per say,those loads that would get me back to the expedite hot zones.I would rather eat the dead head,and take a chance I get an expedite load on way to my new layover. when I accept a load,I already have an idea where my next load will be comming from,and if...

joebob a blast from the past,back in the early 80's @ roberts express,we were doing saginaw steering in auburn al.its now delphi,but anyhow back to the story.we were doing so many loads from there that anyone close to there was asked to go.on one such ocassion,I was loaded doing my check call,at...

I am a long time member of ooida,they have there good points and bad as all organizations do,so ill keep paying my dues,but there is one thing I do know years back there was a sign in every truck stop to call you senator or congressman and explain why the radar detector should not be banned in a...

because ther are so many drivers,that are uneducated,is the reason for trouble with the revenue in trucking,and this didnt just happen when I started,there wasnt what we call back haul,pay was constant. whats going to happen with the mexicans comming in,is at first,they will be getting less...

I use to pull a 13500 lb 6 horse trailer with living quarters,with 6 tennessee walking horses,and all that was neede to go to a horse show,the trailer was well over 20000 lbs,I pulled that trailer with a 1 ton chevy pick up,trailer was a goose neck,meaning pin hook up was in the bed of pick up...

I was at con-way now for three years do to drivers liscense issues with fedexcc.At Con-Way I was running 200000 a year and making less money than here at fedexcc,and here I only run 135000 miles per year. Flat rate is ok,if you dont understand how to run your business,all you need to know with...

RE: Trucker Slang (revised) remember,the scenery never changes for the second truck in line

>Yep, some people are fantastic interviewers- you just know >you're going to hire them- and then you check their >references! Whew! Ok, some people clearly count on your not >checking their references. > >BlueEngine very difficult to black ball a driver without a law suite,about all you can...

Leo, That is a truckers tale,I use to be one of those fast trucks,mine was set at 124,but 106 was as fast as it would go,and that was on the cat dynometer To average 71 mph,youd have to run constant 80+,and to stop for 1/2 hour,he didnt do it,especially with the traffic from ny to nc. I've had...

>Don't spend your money on one of those antennas, just find >me on the road somewhere and I'll give you two of them. I >bought the smaller one first, it didn't work, so I bought >the big fancy model. Well it didn't work either. > >I have spoke with a few guys that have bought the...

we get 90 mins for local pick up,less the time all the others turned it down,@10 mins per truck,but after you accept.pick up time will bump,so there wont be a late pick up.if 90 miles away,usually 2hrs for pick up,but you just have to talk to dispatch,as they dont want late pick ups

>why does repair shops think we are stupid? >just had some repairs done and PM/anual and noticed double >billing on a lot of stuff would like to know what the double billing was,if you had the good pm at a ta truck stop,they do an inspection,but if you also have dot inspection ,that is...

>One of the most important items is personal chemistry >between you and the other driver. He/She or you may have >habits that the other driver can't live with. The other >driver may have problems at home that requires him/her to >travel home more requently that you want to. Someone has to...