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This is an interesting thread. The way I see it, Conway is averaging out all the fsc charges so as to make them more consistant. This way, your Maytag runs will make as much as a Joe Shmoe run. If this is correct, there's no reason to gripe, as it all evens out (or hypothetically does so). I...

Whether driver or o/o, I would hope that the one paying the fuel would look at a low fsc and say "No thanks!" If you take the good with the bad, that provides the companies with reasons to keep rates and/or fsc low. If no one wants to take a .08 fsc, that'll tell the customer that they should...

EO has free classifieds that has a good record of getting results. I doubt you'll have a problem finding a gig there.

I have to apologize because of what I said in the thread "Somehow it's all coming back to me". I did not have any facts to back this up. I went on both what was said previously, and what I THOUGHT I was told by someone, who in fact corrected me today. I have no basis to have said what I did, and...

Worthless trivia? Or Pringle combustion experience? ;-)

RE: Homeland Security asks Truckers to help find m I agree. I think we all try to find humor in what frustrates us. And yes, a guy taking pictures is something to think seriously about. But when the government asks you to do its job (remember... THEY turned it into a THEM taking care of US...

Trucking isn't a brotherhood like it once was. The days of "Convoy" are long dead. Truckers are more prone to use the cb to test their genital size as to help someone in need. That's more or less the way America has gone in general. "If I can help, let me send a check. Otherwise, don't waste my...

RE: Homeland Security asks Truckers to help find m LMAO! I like those answers! If I could give you points, Sharp, you'd have em! :7 If I could give you more, Scott, you'd have em too! :7 Read and learn, Unka Sham. The only limits you don't put on our job is how much you take out of our...

RE: Homeland Security asks Truckers to help find m Government wants us to help, yet can't find a decent solution to HOS. Don't hold your breath, Uncle Sam.

I would call that a best run! I never saved anyone's job. And my best run, moneywise, ended up starting off a week where I made nada. So that goes to show that if the money is staring you in the face one week, it could be hiding the next. I'll hafta think of what my best run was. :P

If you're making $17/hr @45 hrs/week, my advice is to stay where you're at. Yes, you'll make more than what you do on SOME weeks. But when you factor in food on the road, necessities, etc., you're better off being home every night and eating a home cooked meal.

I agree with Randy about Transport Insurance. I tried getting coverage with them... easy and cheap. It was after I sent my deposit thru that they realized they don't insure any vehicle over 15 years old :P Regardless... they are the cheapest by far that I've called. I'll be getting it thru...

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.