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This week is dead... still sitting at home. Detroit is a feast and famine type place... just like the Carolinas. Three weeks ago, tons of freight. Now? Nada.

Here's a hypothetical. Do you buy a car without testdriving it? Do you buy a house without walking through it? Do you go in to get a job without asking what your responsibilities will be? My guess is no. Then why do ppl buy a truck without ever testing the waters by driving for someone else? EO...

RE: White Glove, Backstabbers, GOD's, Snitches, Ni No, he wasn't bragging. He had another pic up there, and changed it.

As a solo, I would check out Nations Express. They're based in Raliegh (I believe). I heard they have tons of stuff to and from the Carolinas, so getting home shouldn't be an issue. The smaller companies tend to utilize solos more proficiently than the big 3 or 4. Broompilot has several posts...

Dispatch is off about 25% of the time, one way or another. They get their directions from the customer or other drivers. I use mapquest before I start driving. Writing everything down reinforces it. If I have a chance when I'm close to delivery, I pull off and check them again on the puter...

The way I see it, the driver gave up his load once he sent off a swap request (or safety swapped him). My guess is that the owner has some pull, and called the company demanding he stay on the run. I would be angry too, if that happened to me (cause something very similar did). Take it in...

True, there are two sides to every story. Assuming lap2 is truthful in his post, here's my take. Your agreement, verbal or written, was 57% of the truck's gross. Don't mess with a lawyer, as you'll only lose money. Take him to small claims court. The limit is 15,000 in TN, so all your money is...

Welcome to the jungle! I see you've met the beast ;)

Not to be a smartarse here, but if you want to drive a long-nose tractor, why not put a trailer with it? I know you've been driving big trucks. And I know you'd make a ton more money with a rig in expediting. Just curious, since you were touting the Argosies a couple of months ago, and their...

True... they do eerily sound like union goons. However, that's how organizations keep their head above water. The problem I see with crazy's post is that they seem to be getting away from the personal aspect of the organization. Whereas, if it doesn't look like it's going to make money, screw...

Does Howe's normal fuel treatment prevent gelling?

My opinion, stay with D status. If you switch to C, you may not see the 10,000 lb loads. Because dispatching is such a high paced, high stress area, dispatchers tend to see the "C" on their screen, and not notice the ability to carry something heavier. That's alot of the reason a dual axle...

I almost went that route. I don't like 53'ers, but would feel more comfortable running a pup. Another route is getting a cabover and putting a long box on it. The setup I have now uses a 28' box, but I'd have no prob putting a 30' on it. I drove an argosy COE with a 30' box, and it was...

The thing that really kills you is if you don't get that second load because the company is keeping track of you on qualcomm. Whole day wasted on a mini... doesn't make sense.

Apparently, someone with the initials TR is out to trash me due to what I said in this thread. And here I thought I was only pointing out the obvious. Kinda funny... his main personal attack on me, this time, is that I'm running a 25 year old jalopy Freightliner. As usual, his facts are screwed...

I apologize if I came across a bit crass. Alot of ppl come here looking for advice, then ignore the ones who know the industry. Recruiters are alot like used car salesmen, and I take their pitch with a grain of salt without proof. But the real proof is with those who are on the road. If you're...

Apparently you didn't do your homework. You would've seen many threads on the topic of van freight being slow. I'm sorry that it didn't work out for you, but it something that could've been avoided. :(

Apparently they didn't have a problem with ABlair's company addy being posted, just Tom Robertson's forum site. So the inquiry was answered. I don't know what the big deal is.

I don't have alot of experience in the lease department. We've leased a car, and wish we didn't take the option to buy afterwards, cause the car started screwing up almost immediately after we bought it. As far as buying something as big as a truck, I can't see any reason to put so much money...

You and I both understand that. But would you recommend to a newbie to go solo with Panther? I have a bit of experience, and I had a terrible February last year running solo. Most solos I've talked to say Panther is a team company. Now, I would run with them solo ONLY because they allow me to...