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That could be - as I stated earlier I'm not entirely familiar with it at my carrier, as I've never used it, but it my understanding is loaded at the time of the pick up. Yeah .... but as I have repeatedly pointed out ..... the issue with respect to the 15% does not apply to anything other than...

Well, I don't know if it is ridiculous ..... but it certainly wouldn't be what I would call financially wise .... in terms of a ongoing mode of operation .... but again .... that might just depend on how dire are the circumstances one finds oneself in .... I'd imagine that occasionally it works...

This is absolutely true. That is one viewpoint to take - however, as I stated in another post, it could just be that the company does indeed have the interest of their owners at heart - because they are allocating what in this economy and market are no doubt precious resources to the ones that...

In some instances, yes - that is true - but certainly not always. Whether it is the case or not may well depend the amounts involved, whether the contractor has adequate lines of credit with his suppliers, and to what degree he is in good shape as far as his own operating capital goes. Not...

Yup - you got it. Actually, I don't believe that is the case at all - in fact, I believe that anyone from Bolt, if asked, would tell you that they do not actually have an advance program for cargo vans and Sprinters - at least that was the way it was when I went thru orientation. As pointed by...

Yeah ... pretty funny ain't it ? .... oh, the irony .... :rolleyes: Bingo. Maybe this company has decided that it is in their best overall interest (and perhaps in the interest of at least some of their contractors) to place what are (always, for anyone) the limited resources at their...

That's the point - they don't (pay at the end of the run) - I believe what we are talking about here are monies advanced at the point of pickup. Anyone please feel free to correct me, if you know it to be otherwise.

I would agree ..... ...... at least for cargo van or Sprinter owners where the fuel costs are, at least at the moment, rather insignificant (..... I mean c'mon .... the things get anywhere from 15 to 25 mpg roughly) .... except to modify it as follows: "Pay advances should NOT be allowed ...

Fixed ..... :D

That is true - however, one isn't owed anything ...... until one actually completes the run. Yup - it definitely is - certainly, no one is owed it. Just as it is their option to decide what, if anything, they want to charge for it. So you figure that someone ought to loan you their money for...

..... ahh ..... theft ? Leo .... I'm truly surprised that you of all people would say something like this .... What - do you figure that pay/load advances are compulsory ... and that individuals are forced to take them, as a requirement of their contract ? As far as I can see, that would be...

I wrote what I wrote to clearly illustrate exactly how the pay system works, in terms of when you get paid vs. when you run a load. The other posters comments, quoted above - I believe - are somewhat inaccurate: If, in fact, one started and ran a load on Monday, November 2nd, one would be paid...

Loads are paid the 2nd Friday after the end of the week that the load was run in - IOW, taking the current month as an example: Let's say you run all this coming week - November 2nd thru the 8th (this coming Sunday) - provided you have delivered your loads and submitted your stamped BOL's as...

Not at all necessarily always the case in my experience ..... although I would certainly say it is much more likely to be the exception rather than the rule ...... I've had loads that I could load with one hand that have paid very, very well ....... and not all that long ago ..... :rolleyes:

This place is starting to look like a sockpuppet convention .....

Dropped this morning in Memphis at 8:30 and hadn't even gotten my unloaded info sent in yet when Dispatch called with one picking up immediately in Memphis and going back to Middletown, OH delivering tomorrow morning. At the J in Fairview for a nap before I head on up the road.

You're quite welcome, of course. (It will help wash off that fish stink the big Asian put on ya ....) After having done my duty and performed that invaluable service as bringer of the precipitation, sadly I now must depart ..... Hmmmm .... looks like there may be catfish on the menu again...

I went up to Olive Branch from Oxford, MS, grabbed a Starbucks and hung out for a little while surfing the 'net, then headed over to the Olive Branch Catfish Company for the "Craig Special" - 3 fillets - one Cajun, one with the OBCC special seasoning, and one just deep-fried ..... along with...

I'm listed at 2500 lbs with my carrier, although the empty weight ticket I provided them would allow me 2800 lbs. In younger, much more foolish times I hauled 4740 lbs in mine once or twice. Not something I'd recommend tho' .... :rolleyes: Still on the original transmission, 227K miles (knock...

To communicate a message: "I won't run for dirt cheap ....." I generally prefer to try and be a resource for my carrier, and would like to service them for all I am worth. However, it is also important for me to occasionally let them know that I'm not a resource for being fed just dreck...