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OOPS! Forgot the link to the state publications I mentioned above: Here it is. http://www.dps.state.mn.us/dvs/Registration%20Guide/Guide%20Frame.htm

Your current carrier or the carrier you will run with is the first place to check. Carriers offer varying levels of help with permits, base plates, etc. Check with your carrier first to avoid obtaining permits or doing paperwork yourself that your carrier may already provide. My home state (MN)...

From a report recently issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics: "A total of 1.4 million injuries and illnesses in private industry required recuperation beyond the day of the incident in 2002...." Truck drivers and nursing aides were the professions with the greatest number of such injuries...

The only thing I suggest is that you plan >you're truck purchase so that it can be modified to meet the >dynamic needs of the industry without too much out of >pocket. Very interesting suggestion. Please elaborate. We like to think we've done our research but you never know for sure. What...

In response to Davekc's and RichM's comments about truck expense, please note that we're not proceeding unaware or unskilled. We know what our expediting revenues and long term costs are. As a former stockbroker and financial planner of eleven years my business planning and financial analysis...

Davekc's analysis (above) is sound. I especially like his ten-year perspective. After our Class 8 truck purchase is complete and we have some real-world operating cost numbers to compare, it would be fun to do, side-by-side, a ten-year life cycle analysis that compares class 8 and class 7...

Yep! We're limiting ourselves in the amount of weight we can carry because we don't want to drive an E-unit (tractor trailer). We prefer the mobility straight trucks provide. That mobility comes in handy when we're not under load and we want to explore the area we're in for flea markets, tourist...

It is common to meet expediters in your age range. You are wise to be concerned about fatigue. Young or old, a tired driver is a dangerous driver. Sleep management is important in expediting since you never know what time of day or night your next load will run. Make sleep a top priority and...

I wouldn't be overly concerned about the feelings associated with purchasing a reposessed truck. As you stated, the truck has already been reposessed. The truck may have been reposessed due to a driver's misfortune. More likely, it was reposessed due to a driver's mis-management. Either way, you...