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>.... but how does >one gather information about competition in the expediting >industry or better yet how does one gather freight >information? Call me naïve, but I don’t see too much posted >to the public. That information is hard to come by. There is no central source of organized...

>I too would like to see some samples of business plans from >others, of course without confidential info. Is it possible >to see ATeam’s business plan? That was the whole point of my original post...I was hoping other experienced expediters would offer to post at least a general outline of...

>what is the difference between Fedex Custom Critical and Fed >Ex White Glove? I asked the same question (or something close to it) two years ago when I was researching the industry. Unfortunately, I got bad information from people here. Yours is a very legitimate question that would be wise...

A good first step would be to go to school on the EO Open Forum. Take some time to read all posts in all forums going back for six months. Two years would be even better. Doing so will provide a great deal of information and help you ask informed questions when you talk to drivers and recriters.

> >I can not get the image out of my mind. Maybe this is what I >have needed to make me see I really have no problems. So for >now I am going to enjoy my day, no matter how HOT and Muggy, >I am going to pay my bills without complaint, knowing life >is too short to sweat the little stuff. >...

Good and bad owners? Yes. Good and bad drivers? Yes. How to find them? Good question! To get what you want out of the industry, focus first on what you can control; namely, your own performance and track record. If you can demonstrate with verifiable results that you are a driver or driving...

Not too long ago, an acceptable use policy was posted on the EO Open Forum. I've wanted to refer back to it but can no longer find it. Was it removed? Can someone point me to it? If it has been removed, can it be re-posted?

>It seems to me that if you are driving for an owner, the >only major decision that you are making on a day to day >basis is what loads to accept. I can see a personal finance >plan for how to spend the money you earn, but I don't >understand why a sophisticated business plan is needed to...

Thank you!

Bill, It sounds like you are trying to gather a lot of information in a short time in order to make a career decision. It might be better to slow down the decision-making process if you can. If that is not an option, one of the fastest ways to get info would be to contact recruiters from at...

Partly in response to a recent thread on the topic, and partly because business plans are talked about in only the most general of terms in the EO Open Forum, I'm wondering aloud if experienced drivers and owner/operators and fleet owners would be willing to publish their own business plan...

You've made good use of the EO resources and asked good questions. Hope it serves you well on the road. Keep us posted.

If it's a solo WG driver taking a WG load, it's likely a driving team member where the spouse is home for a while and the other spouse is out driving. Non-WG FedEx CC solo and team drivers sometimes haul WG loads if WG trucks are not available. The likelihood of that happening increases as the...

RE: Class 'B' or a Class 'D' Truck and Solo Driver ...I intend to be a solo driver and the >question is; Do Solo's have a limited amount of work for a >'B' or 'D' truck? or what size truck would you recommend >that will have the most loads for a solo? Every expediting carrier can point to...

The following is pure speculation. As with any speculation, it could easily prove to be wrong, and I'll be the first to admit it if it does. Nevertheless, the Fenway Partners purchase of Panther II presents an interesting set of dots to connect. 1. Prior to the Fenway purchase, Panther II has...

Allow me to combine your two posts into one and answer your questions in turn: OK, so the wife has started to lean toward letting us do this. But, of course, we have questions. So, heres goes: How hard is it to do expediting when your home is in Florida? Specifically Tampabay. I am 30 minutes...

RE: Survey time >Let me then ask this question in a different light, if I >may? May I ask a question of you first? Why are you doing such a survey? What do you hope to learn and why?

>As far as border crossing goes, we've had our share of crap >happening, but overall it's generally a good experience. We >rarely get guff from the American side cause we always make >sure everything is good to go. Questions, no matter how >weird they may seem, are answered promptly and with...

>These things have not caught on for some reason, I'm just >not sure what it is. They'd have to catch on with the carriers first. FedEx CC and Panther II specs (for example) make no provisions for such a configuration. Cargo vans are mentioned but not pick-ups. Landstar Express America might...

>Last week I met 2 FDXCC D unit teams. One started 2 weeks >ago,the other 4 weeks ago and both teams were contacted to >see if they wanted to add trucks to the fleet. So while A >Team believes that FDXCC is not adding trucks the facts >speak otherwise.All companies recruit heavily during...