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Dennis, I get it about you not wanting to run tractor/trailer. I wish you luck in finding a profitable niche in expediting. As others have said, you are doing a good job researching the opportunity. I would like to mention that there are companies out there that advertise $50,000+ pay for...

Broom, You said you "did well" as an expediter. When you explained to the EO community your reeasons for getting out of expediting and into a big rig on a dedicated run, did you not say you were doing so because you were not making enough money as an expediter? I do not mean any disrespect and...

If a $50,000 a year salary is your goal, there are a number of companies that put solo drivers in big trucks for that pay. You would be a company driver but would also be without the overhead and risks of truck ownership. Of course, if considerations other than income apply, solo D-unit driving...

>I agree with Greg; some people talk for their own benifit, >to make themselves feel better about their situation. Good insights.

I don't know how many fleet owners and carriers you interviewed before jumping in. Your story shows why it is wise to interview a bunch of them. Even if you have half-decided or fully-decided to go with one fleet owner or carrier, it is wise to interview a few more for information. If you are...

>I also find it disgusting but what is further disgusting is >not reporting it or complaining about it. .... >someone, like the guy in the nice new Volvo who was parked >next to me at a rest stop, opens his window right in front >of travelers and dumps almost a gallon of p*ss on the...

If you did it right, you could build a D unit straight truck with a 120" sleeper. You would not have to mess around with a trailer. For more lifestyle room, you could build a C unit. For the motorcycle, use the extra space a C unit gives you to build a "garage" behind the sleeper that is...

You are asking about busy or slow week by week? Are you new to expediting?

Asking which engine is better is like asking what star in the sky shines brighter. For every experienced driver that swears by a certain engine brand, you can find another that swears by a different one. Far more important than the kind of engine you buy is how you take care of it, or if used...

It depends on how you view deadhead miles. Are they really unpaid? If you deadhead say 500 miles to go home, yes, the miles are unpaid. But if you deadhead 500 miles to pick up freight that you will haul 2,500, some expediters would consider that a 3,000 mile run. Diane and I could care less...

In the last 12 months, 78% of our total miles were loaded miles. Which, without further explaination and comparison to other expediters, is a meaningless statistic. When you ask about loaded miles, what is it exactly that you want to know? By asking the question, what are you trying to get at?

Fresh said, "I just want to make sure that this venture can be profitable and not extremely high risk." While not doing half-bad as an expedier, I have never been a fleet owner and never would be. I view fleet ownership as an extremely high risk venture with profitability resting on numerous...

People have different things in mind when they buy trucks, many of them NOT business related. The non-business factors should be thought through too, as they affect business outcomes. While there are drivers out there that don't feel like real truck drivers unless they are driving real trucks...

There is a lot to know about truck tires and tread wear patterns, and I'm no expert. Not so long ago, I would have said the same thing Greg said about your tires, underinflation. On car tires it would be a good bet, but on truck tires, it may or may not be. That is because truck tires are...

F.Y.I. I talked by e-mail with Shurepower. They plan to charge $0.75 per hour for electric only. Nice to see they will make the electric only option available.

Very cool!

It would be redundant for me to continue to defend my view on luck, my view being that luck does not exist. I made my points as best as I know how above. Further examples would cover no new ground. Part of the problem, I think, is different posters mean different things when they say "luck."...

>David, >For some their point of view; Prays are like Luck, it does >not do a thing in reality. That may be true for some, Greg. I hope you are not talking about me. While you and I have been going back and forth about luck in another thread (in a friendly fashion), and while I have shared...

>I stand firm that luck in any way, shape or form has a lot >to do with this business for most of us who are contracted >to a company. Stand as firm as you wish, you lucky fellow you! I don't believe in luck so have nothing to defend, hapless no-luck man am I.

You are asking good questions, Raynchk. That's nice to see.