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I'm just curious why it would be built as a 449" >unit (17' + 10' + 125") when 480" is allowed. Because this is a casual daydream, not requiring specifics. If and when it gets down to it, we would of course be more rigorous in our thinking. The sleeper space/cargo space tradeoff would have to...

I'd love to meet your A&E friends and learn what they have to say about revenue possibilities with a 10 foot box. I'm also curious to know what kind of four skid (or less) loads of any kind can be found on Landstar boards today.

>So I ask you... In your experience, How many times have you >carried 4 skids or less and what is that ratio compared to 5 >or more skids. I don't keep track of skid count in our loads so this is just a guess. Our CR-unit has room for six skids. Almost always, our loads are four skids or...

Thanks for the replies. I'm not contacting a recruiter because this is a daydream about something that might happen 15 years from now, not a serioius inquiry for today. I don't want to waste a recruiter's time. Let's make it easier. Let's pretend that we are talking about today. Today, what...

This is a question for Landstar Express America BCOs (contractors). Diane and I are happy as can be with our present truck and carrier. We also know that every sunset leaves us one day older. At some point, hopefully many years from now, we will not be able to do the physical work of...

There is a way. Become a bicycle messenger in New York City. Your rate per mile will not equal but will exceed your fuel costs. As an expediter in a truck, there is a way too. People in the Open Forum have talked about how FedEx Custom Critical pays higher rates for short runs than some of the...

>You have never had a failure to end up in a better position? Of course I have. If all you remember me talking about is one success after another, you are not remembering the failure part of the stories I write. Setbacks is the more accurate term. Most of the time, Broompilot, not all of the...

Well now, that's interesting. I respond to a piece RichM posts and his post quicly turns into something about a black bear. But the original post (I have a copy) had nothing to do with a bear. That's OK. If moderators are going to leave my reply intact, I ask that they leave this explaination...

Well, here we go again. RichM has inside knowledge about my situation that he half reports here and then says, "Best to leave the rest alone." How special. RichM has sent me private messages in the past mocking the fact that I once sold Jesse Ventura bobblehead dolls and seemingly thinking that...

Poison, It is considered bad form here in the Open Forum to post specific revenue numbers. At least it seems to be since virtually no one ever does it. So, I am not going to either. Another reason I will not do so is because at least two moderators agree that doing so would only create a...

>t hawk,if the newbies dont understand what youve posted,then >they wont be around long.I just read your post,its right on >the money.hope it does some good That may be a false hope. You can tell people what you think is important for them to know, but there is no force on earth to keep them...

>My question, again: >Why is it, when someone posts about it being slow, the same >few come on here and claim how busy they are? I can't speak for others that talk about being busy but I can speak for myself. When someone posts about it being slow, I come on and say that our team truck is...

>I have no doubt you learn from every job. Just seems that >one could not master everything you claim to have done in >the posts I have read over the years to master all of the >claimed jobs and careers? In my biography, I do not talk about mastering everything I have ever done. I talk...

>There have been some great replies to this thread. Based on >what I've read thus far, it sounds like no matter how the >owner of the truck feels about a stranger driving their >truck if a freight transfer can't be arranged, the carrier >is going to see to it that the customer is served...

Thank you, arrbsthw. As you said, and others missed, I have never been a Corrections Officer in a prison. One of my gigs when I was a computer guy was in a high-security prison in Minneosta. They have a program there where businesses donate used computers and inmates restore them to like-new...

When we park the truck at home in Minnesota, in the winter when sub-zero temperatures are common, we plug in shore power, turn on the heater, open the cabinet doors to make it easier for warm air to reach the water tanks, and we are fine. That may not work with all sleepers. It works with A.R.I...

While calling someone a liar without being able to back it up is a rotten thing to do, complaining about slow freight when the freight is truly slow for a particular truck is not out of bounds. Especially for someone new in the business, it takes a while to figure out what strategies work...

RE: Expediter Thanksgiving, Bordentown Petro, 6:30 A good time was had by all. I had not thought about it in family terms like are12 put it, but it is true. People on the road who have never met before can, with little effort, create an event that feels a lot like a family event. The funny...

>ATEAM, One week ago you reported your load counts and >revenue were down? What's up? At the time, it was exactly as I reported. About half way into November, we had hauled only three loads and earned 25% of our monthly average. One week turned your opinion >around from inconsistent freight...

All expediters in the Bordentown, New Jersey area are invited to join other expediters for Thanksgiving diner tonight (Thursday, Thanksgiving Day) at the Petro truck stop. We have the back dining room and seating for 15 reserved for this event. All expediters with all carriers are welcome. The...