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OVM wrote: Col wrote: Can't begrudge neither of you that! but soething tells me and I have seen it more then a few ties, successful people rarely stay "retired", the "motivated" get restless and always get the bug to "dabble" in something! Maybe your dabbling could be the " better...

OVM wrote: Hey you 2 are alive and kickin and both seem to be doin well, so......people are always workin at that better mouse trap, while i don't pretend to know each of your situations, Why not hookup and and get it goin!!? :D Oh and yea, the customer calls he just wants a truck...

Ok, i am on the "spending money to get this going step" , so having read the post on GPS, and Streets and Maps, I am on the crawl looking for what suits my needs best and came across this: Garmin Mobile PC https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=139&pID=13484# It appears to be all that...

OVM wrote: I understand the having a "B" cdl and not using it. If i were to buy a straight truck, it would be to do the team deal with on of my kids until my wife decides to retire, then she becomes the other part of the team in a bigger truck. And yea, the logging and other "stuff" is a...

x06col wrote: No truer statement has been said here on this thread. It makes no difference what you do in life, if you are just going to be mediocre or fail because of yourself, it makes no difference what you do, the outcome will be the same. For me when I get into any business, I am...

Ok We all know I have "zip" "0" no experience in this business at all, so what I say is simply just from general business experience having owned and still owning several businesses (3 of them right now). 1st, thanks for bring this issue to the table Beemer, while I appreciate your honesty...

That was cool! A good operator can really do soe amazing things with one of those little bobcats. I worked with a guy that was good, not sure he was that good!

col wrote: LOL, that i totally understand. My issue for driving FOR another PERSON, is mainly, "the equipment belongs to them." I can't do with it what i **** well want and treat it as i would my own. It isn't about, "answering" to a boss, hell i answer to "her" now everyday, So I am aware...

What CharlesD Said!! Especially: That folks is the buttom line! While i am new to this business, i am not new to being a business owner. We all want and need differnt things for our endeavors, be they business or personal. I have made over $800 a week hated every minute doing it, If this...

Ok, heres what i have just come across. MAJOR Rental/Leasing company owned Vans. These vans were leased to businesses on long term contracts (3-5 yrs). They were serviced per the maintainence agreement in the original lease by the Leasing companies service centers and all records go with the...

Ok, i let toledo at 7:45 this morning and was that the expo around 11:00. I went down with one thing in mind, to talk to recruiters. It's is 3:38 in the afternoon and I am back in toledo. I spent a little bit time just chatting gathering basic info with a few guys and then spent and more...

As someone that has been considering this business for a yr or so, i'll be down on Friday to talk face to face with recruiters. i'll be wearin a black shirt with flames on it, say hi if you see me. Chef Dennis

Well I am a newbie goin down Fri to talk face to face with recruiters and maybe take in a workshop for drivers. I should be easy to see, i'll be wearin a black shirt that will be on fire, i mean it has flames on it from the bottom and sleeves, say hi if you see me! Chef Dennis

Jack, thanks for the heads up on the sprinter, i didn't see it but will continue to look. As for this being a profession, well, I look at this as a business only. I own 3 small businesses now, as i said in 2 of those I am totally an "absentee owner" and have nothing to do with the day to day...

Thanks all! Your opinions are all well taken. I am not saying money is not an issue, i think it is for everyone, but I just don't need this business to pay any of my personal bills at all, nothing. As long as this endeavor can be self supporting and pay me, then it is not a money issue...

Ok, I'll be at the expo on fri, probabaly not sat, but will be simply going to talk face to face with recuriters, nothing more. So here is my story,I have been reading here for over a yr. I certainly do NOT know everythung about this business, but what you might call "eniugh to hang myself...

I am not in this business yet. I have been reading on this board gathering info for dang near a yr now, so I am not in any position to offer advice on any company at all, but i can speak of people in know. I have known the Sales Manager (Jim N.) at Bolt, long before he got into this business...

Ok, i have been hanging out, reading and reading for a little more then 6 months. I have a friend who manages one of the Expediting companies in the toledo, ohio area and have talked to him about getting into this business. He told me to hang here for a while, so I have done just that. I can...