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We have not considered such a thing, Jamin_Joe. Can you say more about what you have in mind?

The short-term story is easy to tell. We hauled our last load in December, 2013, and got immediately busy with the new business. The new business is more complex and more involved than our one-truck, owner-operator business was. A high learning curve exists and there is a host of skills to...

That works, but if you want to know what kind of person the organ grinder is, they monkey might be the better one to ask.

You may have touched on a way to get the answers you seek. Start a new thread called "Rate Compare" or some such thing. Present three hypothetical loads (cross-country team, mini, nice solo run) and include all details; miles to pick up, size, weight, lift gate yes or no, etc. Then ask drivers...

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We are very happy we had fun and made money but given the fun we had (and now miss) as expediters, very little of it felt like paying dues. We got out not because of declining rates. After changing carriers, we did better than ever before. We got out because that's what we do. Every 10-15...

In our eight years with FCC, it was announced on several occasions that negotiated rates would no longer be permitted. Yet, in every case, we continued to negotiate, and the dispatchers did too. If I was still with that carrier, I would see no good reason to believe this no-more-negotiation...

That sounds like quite the deal. Who is the fleet owner and what keeps you from jumping on board with him or her?

By way of example, when Diane and I became owner-operators with FedEx Custom Critical (after driving fleet-owner trucks before), we were paid 61% of the gross (reefer truck). When we left, the stated deal was unchanged. We still got paid 61% of the gross. But while the deal did not change, the...

Lately, there have been multiple references in various threads about new owner-operator compensation schemes being offered by one or more expedite carriers, but as I read the various posts, it is difficult to determine the terms exactly. If this is confusing to someone with expedite experience...

UPDATE: Our truck has been sold. Our fitness club should be open in 4-6 weeks. While it was a happy event for the buyer, it was sad to watch the new owner drive our truck away. Our "Little Putt Putt" was a magnificent machine. It served us well as our business asset, home on the road and RV...

That is perhaps the most important question asked in this thread. There are the things you cannot control, like the regs that are imposed against our wishes and against the feedback truckers provide in the listening sessions. And there are the things you can control like what you eat and drink...

The answer to your question is yes. Diane and I were with FedEx CC for eight years and Landstar Express America for two years. We left the business in 2013 to pursue a non-trucking business opportunity. Several times, (I do not have the exact count readily available), we used the Landstar load...

Re: Disgruntled FEDEX CC st8 truck drivers.....Where are they gonna go?? Landstar?? We ran with FCC for years and then became dissatisfied with that carrier when changes to their dispatch system degraded the opportunity. We switched to Landstar. After we did, our income increased and...

In breaking-news stories like this, early reports are often spotty and conflicting. And even when all the facts are in, conflicting interpretations of the facts can continue for a long time. I once served on a jury in a traffic case where a car struck a bicyclist. The jury's task was to listen...

Diane and I were set well as white-collar professionals in Minnesota. She was an attorney. I was a computer consultant. Then one day, a trucker friend gave us our first-ever ride in a big truck. We knew nothing about trucks at the time, except they got in the way and blocked our view when...

I use a scooter now to make the 17 mile drive from home to work in Florida. When it rains or if I need to show up well dressed for a meeting at a different location, I use a car. A little car like the AirPod would solve the rain issue and reduce fuel costs but AC is needed in the summer. A...

My standard breakfast in the truck was a bowl of instant oatmeal and an apple. Easy to carry. Easy to prepare. Good to eat. The challenge was eating healthy through the rest of the day. Those fast food places can be quite tasty too. One thing I noticed in the video, that "Trucker Trainer" has...

That "Volvo's are heavy" statement is often made and widely believed, but I have no idea why. It is no trouble at all to use a Volvo chassis on a custom-built straight truck and have it be fully legal on the front end. You just need to think things through. Zorry took an overkill approach by...

You are correct. Our first try at having a custom truck built turned into a disaster. So much so that we walked away from the deal, leaving our deposit behind. It was better to do that than take a truck that was illegal to drive, poorly built and not even close to what we specified. We could not...