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    15 days is to long.

    Bad enough that I had to replace a driver, but that driver left me with a paper work mess. Panther won't even back date the pro's for me. The accounting department is a mess and they are slow updating the system. They put a 15 day terms on Pro's that were done the first week of March. I had to...
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    Expedite Freight Volume

    Chicago area is great for getting loads. One of my drivers has been in that area all week and he's never empty for more then a few hours. On the other hand I have one driver that has been stuck in New England. Every time I get him to dead towards PA they find freight that takes him back to the...
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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

    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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