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This week, Diane and I got skunked. We grossed $1,200. We would have had a $7,000+ week, but a load we accepted canceled. Can you live on $1,200 a week? You may have to, on and off, or for several weeks at a time if you get into this business. Why so much gloom and doom? One reason is there...

Good advice. Local freight and stay home.

We do much better without it. I think it does help the fleet owners who pay for fuel, and have steering wheel holders for drivers that will take anything regardless of the FSC.

There are many that do very well and some that are starving. You at least have a leg up as you have some background in the trucking industry. With that said, you may want to define "good money". You want to make sure you have realistic expectations before entering. Since you are accustom to...

That was kinda my point. Legal way of operating....yes. Ethical.........no not really. The earlier point was, say Acme booking a load and running it through their own brokerage to have it ran for less. The argument that "if it pays enough" it should be ok. One could use that rational in...

Team caffee wrote. And before "the fawn and bunnies" come out, I wonder how many left Panther or Landstar only to return later? ========================================== I already asked that. I am not ripping Fedex. You are reading something into a post that isn't there. Maybe you better...

That was my point. I think Julie was making too big of an assumption.

This is a place that I have to disagree on. Just for illastration purposes, lets say you get 60 percent of a given load. Lets say a load becomes available for $3.00 a mile. You would expect a 1.80 from this load. Should one take it and find it acceptable if the carrier offers 1.50 per mile...

It all comes down to the Reagan quote, "Trust but verify"

Julie wrote Very surprised to see a senior CC driver leave for panther. I just have this gut feeling Mayfield will eventually return. ========================================== Not sure why you would be surprised? Maybe a thought for another post? There has been many EO drivers and...

Just goes to show how different folks operate. As Turtle mentioned, we seldom ever wait for a load out of Laredo. The few times we arrived after a Mexican holiday and it was crowded, we would go down to Brownsville and get out there.

If it comes in at a four, I think you will see a hike of some sort because that is strong enough to effect refineries and some of the platforms.

It is amazing how this stuff starts to surface after a period of time.

Everything we do revolves around those numbers. Just a place that one might want to start. OOIDA Cost Per Mile Worksheet

We would have to call it "The Fed Up Cat"

Yep. I think that is the part Phil doesn't get. Kinda hard to do a post of "who do you know".

Not to pick at you Phil but there is a difference between freight finding, and developing good business relationships to be able to get loaded quicker with higher paying freight. and working with several Brokers at the same time so that you can maximize your revenue...

There are a lot of variables depending on the vehicle size, location, where someone is trying to go, time constraints etc. There isn't a one size answer that fits every situation. That is why I usually have someone PM/EM me or call me. That of course I have been doing for many years here on EO...

We have money set aside to cover emergencies and will use it when the purpose is to get home in a hurry. Its not freight that will get us home. It will be money for a plane ticket or truck fuel that does. If it is a family emergency, it's not about finding freight to get us home. It's about...

"In the midst of it" one could say that as I was being discussed in someones post which is fine. Embarrassed by any of my responses? Not hardly. Has turned out to be a interesting thread going from Panther showers and washing machines to brokered loads