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Well Big John, You are not going to like the sound of this but it is not meant as a negative reaction to your post, just the truth. I have spent time with some of the good people in the recruiting dept. of my carrier. One day I asked out of curiosity who they see fail the most. I expected the...

Thanks for all the great posts! They have been very helpful and informative. Once in a while, a leading and innovative company like FECC will come up with a change to the system which will better serve the customer while at the same time streamline and improve internal operations and...

Our truck shows a profit as well. This is because we listened to you and other EO members and obtained all the credentials and equipment necessary to have access to the higher dollar freight. Isn't the real "difference" the fact that you have all of the premium paying freight available to...

Maybe not, but if you owned an expediting company and you could install software that would allow you to: 1) Dispatch loads within several minutes. 2) Dispatch loads at the rate you set. 3) Eliminate the drivers ability to negotiate. 4) Free up dispatchers to focus on other tasks. It...

Maybe an EO ball cap. It wouldn't be secret but you could sure spot a member in a crowd. I have seen trucks in the parking lot that I recognized from EO but was unable to locate the drivers. They tend to blend in with those "other" truck drivers. Dxxx it! We missed our free breakfast. We did...

Thanks for the link Pjjjjj ! In my haste I forgot to do a search so I just kicked myself. I am going to take a nap before I click on the Turtle post, I want to make sure I have plenty of energy to make it through.

Yes, WG/TVal is our saving grace. It is only when the WG lock comes off that the opportunities start getting crazy.

The recent ice storm coupled with our need to keep warm was too much for the windshield to bear. It developed an 18 inch vertical crack coming up from the center. My question: Will DOT have a problem with this? I had a similar crack in my auto winshield and the Virginia inspector said it...

I respect the well intentioned effort that many owners/drivers make to support the effort against “cheap freight”! Of course, what I am talking about is the fact that some will refuse to accept even one load offer below a certain amount in order to take a stand against highly discounted...

Mikeangel, It might be possible that you are being a little over sensitive regarding what the col is posting. Without the ability to hear someones tone of voice and inflection in a post it is very easy to take some comments as being harsh when it is just someones way of communicating a point...

Funny you should bring that up. My wife and I were fighting windshield visability problems all through the snow and ice storms last week. We both thought back to the days when we were driving through blizzard conditions in our International cabover with the flat front windshields and the...

One can only hope that some of the sales and marketing people from these dealerships are smart enough to read forums like this to see what drivers are thinking and planning. It would be nice for them to finally get it, that the old "call for price" ploy actually causes people to look...

To get back to your question. This has been addressed on many posts in the past so utilizing the search function will yield some good info for you. This is the age old problem facing Independent Contractors and Business Owners in America. In my opinion, being uninsured is the worst decision...

You will continue to get conflicting answers until the end of time because every run offer is different. Layoutshooter is right. Evaluate the load like you would any other; however, you may want to increase your per mile requirement to compensate for delay time and dead head out. Our carrier...

Congrats on the CDLs! It is always good to have options My wife and I drive a D-Unit w/ FedEx. We just met a couple who said he got on with Swift and became a trainer just so he could train her. She was thrilled that they could drive together and get the required training at the same time...

I just have to ask why? Curiosity is killing me. Why would a 12 year veteran have to change his business and lifestyle. I have read posts by other solo drivers that refuse to add a non significant other. They say the increase in revenue is not enough to justify splitting the profit in two...

I am extremely impressed that you have access to the actual financial data of each carrier regarding the number of reefer loads they dispatch and the exact rates and miles that are involved. Please pm me and share how one person can obtain all that privaliged info or share it with everyone if...

I always make a point to read and learn from your excellent posts; however, this one just doesn't seem to make sense. I can only assume that you are speaking about Panther. My wife and I refer to our reefer as our "money tree". The reason is threefold: 1) We are able to haul high value...

Congrats!! Rescue dogs are the best and so are the people who rescue them! We are jealous because we would love to have a dog travel with us but the purple meanies say NO to dogs in white glove.:( enjoy.

My wife and I recently left the professional white collar world behind to persue the different lifestyle that Expediting offers. We do have friends that were shocked at first by this move but they are now showing more and more interest. It has become clear that we are enjoying this adventure and...