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Just another example of why you don't throw money into these kinds of places. Trillions of dollars later they are still shooting and killing each other.

Good to see. They are only by design to raise local towns revenue. They do nothing for safety.

Aren't van drivers suppose to sleep on top of the freight?;)

Seems like a trend that many start out as a nutritionist, and then convert back to the "real" food.

I would say backhaul would be your best bet being a solo. If you knew before going there you would have been a solo, I wouldn't have recommended going out there with limited broker experience. I guess the other option is head back and send the fuel bill to your co-driver who left you...

This is the kind of guy that is likely burning a flag on his lawn today.

Certainly couldn't dispute that. The information I have is probably several months old at this point.

That is all that matters if that indeed is the case.

I don't really subscribe to the "take one for the team" concept. They are denying your ability to operate the minute they put that lock on there. If the carrier is that confident that they must shut the truck down for the benefit of a customer, then they should pay you detention for sitting...

That is true. My understanding is the fleet drivers had to go to the Fed. The owner operators who purchased their truck through ES stayed with Panther verses going to Fedex.

Hard question to answer. Depends on where, what kind of truck, are you a team? You get the picture. Remember to that this is a holiday weekend.

Possibly, but one would have to be a carrier for that to apply.

Since I am a optimist, I do see a silver lining of sorts with folks like Expediter Services. They are a great training opportunity for new folks before they come to work for someone like us. If we can maintain equipment offer higher pay that is desired by teams, that only helps us. The large...

Some good observations that I can't really argue with. As for truck sleepers, I do think there is a move to smaller ones. Same rates as ten years ago, but just the truck price has practically doubled. Something has to give. The other factor is many sleeper companies went out or have a uncertain...

That would be the ideal situation from a fleet owners prospective. Under those conditions, we would only stand to benefit. Not from cheaper rates, but E-1 bringing thier contractor rates in line with Panther. If we can maintain our current rates and have a larger base of loads, that is a win-win.

I agree to a point with Phil in that it won't prohibit a sale, but it very well may change the structure or the actual price. As to whether they care about the drivers or anything, I doubt it as well. These kind of deals are dollar driven and little else. Even more so with a non-asset...

Not a pretty picture. Just have to go with the odds and hope for the best.

I think Morgan Stanley is just shopping it at this point. With very limited information, the only sale I wouldn't be sold on would be to E-1. Cheaper rates, cheaper DH, and a structured FSC which is just a code phrase for " yes we are laughing and keeping part of it". They would either have to...

Of course they are clueless. That is by design. Which is fine as long as you know what they are doing. Just basic common sense. If you have a reefer @ 1.75 for example in a TX border town, that truck will rot until he is the last man standing or a load develops that goes to a destination that...

Distance to the pickup is the biggest driver with all things being equal. If all things are equal, then it becomes a rate driven issue. Cheaper guy gets the load......sometimes. It is also set to look at weekly revenue. This is from the guy that changes the parameters within the program. It was...