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    Fleet Owner Blues

    Oh yeah I forgot to mention that I kept my ground business, so this is a secondary form of income right now.
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    Fleet Owner Blues

    I've been a fleet owner at Fedex Ground for two years now and I make enough to pay my bills and have a little fun. I was disapointed with my earnings so I turned to Expediting. I signed on with Panther a few weeks back. I own a class 7 and class 8 straight truck with 70' sleeper that is loaded...
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    Panther owner website.

    The comdata department had me write down Iconnect.com and they told me that was the fleet owner website. I typed in the adress and all I can find is a email marking company. I need to find the actual website so I can track my drivers.
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    Using Freight Brokers and UShip for back loads.

    Being a new fleet owner how long should I let my guy lay over before I start looking for back hauls into busy freight lanes? Panther says they permit you to do this on their insurence, but do they give you a penalty if you tell them that you have one of these back loads in transit when they...
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    New England area

    Hi thanks for all the replies. When I said Ohio Valley I ment Michigan,Ohio,Kentucky,Indiana exct. I heard Tennessee was also a pretty good area of this industry. How many of you use freight brokers for back loads when you go out west? My driver as of right now can't go into Canada. He was...
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    Buying a truck

    Hi Sorry about the lack of details. The FL70 has a 7.3 liter 330 horsepower Cat with 6 speed fuller mannual transmission. This truck has a remaining Warranty because it ws sold new in 2004. It has Warranty up to 500K miles and 1.5 years remaining on the factory warranty. the CL-120 has a...
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    New England area

    I am located in Rhode Island is that a good area to be in for this industry? My driver lives down the street from me, so maybe he can get home quite often being that New England is small? I am signing on with Panther soon and I see them quite often around here. From what I have been reading it...
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    Buying a truck

    Hello, I am a exprienced fleet owner with smaller trucks at FedEx Ground. I recently decided to sign on with Panther and hire a straight truck driver. I don't have a big down payment so I decided to go used because being new to the industry I thought it would be better to start out with lower...
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