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If you don't know the fleet owner, may be wise to ask for current and past drivers phone numbers. Just might be a good idea. As far as fuel money with the big carriers, I think they all advance the fuel money when you pick up the load. At that point depending on the carrier, you already have...

Does seem like there is a frequent ad for the Fed out of Amsterdam, NY. No idea if it is the same people or not? But this does dovetail into the most recent thread in the Fed forum trying everything to recruit trucks. Every carrier is looking for trucks (not vans) and fleet owners are many times...

Almost seems like the carrier is the bigger issue. One short run in two weeks is not good. What carrier is this?

Not sure why you would sit for two weeks? A gallon of diesel is roughly 7.3/7.5 pounds per gallon. Or in your case, roughly 110 gallons need to be subtracted from your tanks to get to 800 lbs. If your capacity is 140 per side then 280 minus 110 gallons and you are there for the quick fix. No...

It is only a problem if you want it to be. As mentioned before and by the results you found in this thread, it isn't much of an issue. I don't pay any attention to it.

You would best be served to contact OOIDA for the specifics you seek. They would have the fact based information that has been put together to date and the origin.

The "angie's list concept" is probably not applicable here. Just not enough volume or interest to bring in a third party for investigations and verification which is what they do. I think it is BPA which is a auditing firm that is used for this purpose. Part of the reason there is a fee...

The checks have limitations on amounts, so you write more than one depending on the total. Nothing complicated. Probably should add, this would not be the way to normally pay drivers, but is a option if for some reason money owed was stalled.

If the above is true, then the fleet owner is pretty much an embarrassment. With regards to the pay issue, any fleet owner is going to to have a comdata account. Within a half hour or so, any amount of money can be paid to a driver. I don't get this "have to wait on your money because you...

Reputation is the key. Especially when there are many fly-by-night owners that have no business being an owner. Get the names & numbers of current and past drivers. Past history isn't a cure all but it will tell you how past dealings have went.

Everything seems ok. You are right, might be because of the phone switch?

The "shovel projects" weren't ready.:rolleyes:

You may want to call recruiting. Some like myself only hire same household because our trucks only have one bed. Some may look past you as well because you are in Florida.

I don't know what you have been doing in trucking for 30 years, but it should be somewhat obvious as to why they take 15 percent of a load. Gee, lets see, you are using THEIR authority, THEIR insurance, and THEIR collections capability on the load. You get paid whether they collect or not. I...

I don't believe Steve aka EO member No Problem is there any more. May want to shoot a PM to Chetjester as he drives a van there.

I believe a arrangement is already in place with Dave Nemo since that is advertised on the expo website. Hey, I've been on his show before. As for Sommers, never been on his show, but did go on a cruise with him and his wife. Both are different types of shows with their own audience.

The wrist pins connect to the pistons. I would do them all if two are bad.

For all the time you are spending whining, you could have brokered your own load and not even worried about percentages. DH from Dallas to S.Florida without a load? Good grief. You are better off at another company.

I wasn't specifically referring to percentage companies.

That report and others is one of the very reasons why I dog some nameless carriers when they throw bargain rates out there and then make the claim small independent carriers are slashing the rates. They are charging more to the customer, but keeping a greater percentage for themselves. This...