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Thanks. We need to expand it a bit, we are busting at the seams which I am sure you saw. I hope our people took good care of you. I will mention the Pilot deal to your boss as I am sure I will see him in a few weeks at the TEANA conference.

One problem solved, another one created. The plate is supposed to have a working light on it. We had a unit get a ticket for the same "solution". I agree some people make too much of the road check, but it is better to error on the side of caution. Too many people take vehicles for...

I agree, but don't take things for granted. You would not be too concerned about brakes that were less than 6 months old, yet we found 3 sets with some cracking. Better safe than sorry! You know what happens when people assume.

I am glad to hear that everything is going well for you. Trust me, my drivers have the harder job than me. I appreciate what they do!

A couple of hiccups, but yes it is working.

Wonder what this means for the Pilot deal?

Then you also have all of the filings, compliance, drug testing, file audits, and all of the other aspects that cost or cost a lot of time and aggravation as well.

Words of wisdom, double and triple check your vehicles! With CSA coming it is time well spent. We started running every vehicle through an inspection lane yesterday. It was amazing what we found on very well maintained vehicles. We found a number of "newer" cracked brake shoes, some brakes...

Vinnie, Yes we will. We actually do already. We have trucks domiciled all over the eastern half of the US. Although probably 75% are domiciled within 50 miles of Detroit currently.

The business climate in Michigan does add to the day to day challenges that is for sure. We are pretty lucky, great people, good customers, hardwork, and a dash of good luck!

It is a tricky balance. You have to keep moving forward to a certain extent in any business as a rule. We have continued to grow, but alot of it has been done through diversification. We have grown 20-30% in some years, but when you divide that down among 5 divisions it becomes much more...

Supply and demand. When the automotive industry is down carriers pull anything for any price it seems just to keep things moving. If things stay strong till shut down it may not be that bad this year. Some owner operators will take the time as vacation or to do repairs so supply will fall...

We will just stay in the middle and be safe! LOL

Thanks. Carriers are not always much smarter. While things are improving we still see carriers that are pushing rates down in an attempt to gain market share or temporarily improve cash flow. I think everyone in this industry needs to smarten up a bit, not just the owner operator.

Great thread and thank you for the compliment OVM. I agree that as the economy improves we have seen OOS rates creep up. Many times you can see OOS rates higher after a high volume week. While I would like to say it is coincidence, we all know it is not. I do think some of it has to do with...

Charles, I am glad to hear that everyone took good care of you and your freight. We are excited about the SC expansion and it will be a benefit to our preferred partner carriers for sure!

Comet, It varies on the type of vehicle. If you send me a pm with your email address I am happy to email you an info packet covering the equipment and division you are looking at. Generally in expedite 1 year of experience with a good record is adequate. As far as vehicle we PREFER 5 years...

Thanks, we are pretty excited about the new facility.

We are extremely pleased to announce the Load One will be opening a new terminal facility in Greenville/Spartanburg SC this summer. We are currently renovating and preparing the facility for operation. As well we are starting to interview to fill positions at this location. We are very...

We are extremely pleased to announce the Load One will be opening a new terminal facility in Greenville/Spartanburg SC this summer. We are currently renovating and preparing the facility for operation. As well we are starting to interview to fill positions at this location. We are very...