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While it takes some effort to determine the actual numbers, two things are certain to fluctuate; the amount of freight available to haul, and the number of trucks available to haul it. As those numbers fluctuate in the marketplace, so will the cost of shipping freight (as the shipper sees it)...

RE: one more question on my mind Thank you, MDB1 for that link to the OOIDA article; very helpful information. The issues discussed in this topic provide yet another reason to use PrePass in your truck. Each time you are green-lighted past a scale, is one time less that a scale cop may ask to...

Regarding truck turn-in, here's and idea for both fleet drivers and fleet owners to consider. As part of your agreement, include a truck inspection form and a statement that the driver would sign at pick-up and the owner would sign at turn-in that says "I have had the opportunity to inspect the...

We were in Ohio this week (for FedEx contractor orientation and other business). The rain David speaks of was INTENSE! So much so that it even closed the Canton/Akron airport when we were there to return a rental car. When rain (not storms) closes an airport, you know you're in a soaker!

We use both CoPilot Truck and Delorme Streets and Trips. CoPilot performs as advertised and is especially helpful in providing truck route info (won't route you under a low bridge or on a truck-prohibited route). But we find Delorme to be more user friendly and end up using it most of the time...

We've used both kinds of doors on fleet owner trucks. Based on that experience, we chose a roll-up door for our own. In addition to the above pros and cons of both types, roll-up doors are safer when you are making an on-street delivery or pickup. On a busy city street, especially at night...

What would you do in >this situation? In that situation, I would find a new fleet owner and perhaps a new co-driver too, one whose thoughts about time out and time at home are similar to yours.

Different strokes for different folks, which is one of the beauties of the expediting business. As a self-employed professional you can go home when you choose. Our choice is to stay out. We have one PLANNED trip home per year, for Christmas. The freight takes us home (Minnesota) a few times a...

>There are a number of variables but the short answer is yes, >the smart driver will take 60% plus fsc because it's more >money in his pocket. Leo is correct. We once had a fleet owner who changed the deal on us mid-stream. He paid us 60% of the gross. We payed for the fuel and received 100%...

It's not at all wierd to think of alternative applications for the resources that are already on your truck. It's just that some of today's reefer customers might grow concerned about your reefer being used for anything other than protecting their high-end freight. If your reefer freight is...

Everybody wants to go to heaven. But nobody wants to die.

I have asked the same question of scale cops in two states; AZ and LA. Both gave the same answer. PrePass takes precedence. The scale in LA had a sign on the wall saying the same thing. Several states have signs posted before the scales saying to obey PrePass in-cab signals. Thus, in those...

From Reuters: "WASHINGTON, June 2 (Reuters) - Panther Expedited Services Inc., which provides transportation services, said on Friday it is planning an initial public offering of as much as $250 million in common stock. UBS Investment Bank, Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. and Wachovia Securities are...

The way expediters live and work on the road varies as much as the expediters themselves. Diane and I recently spent a week in the western states. I wrote a story about it that illustrates our way. Topics include worries about slow freight, deadhead decisions, attitude management, truck...

The introduction to this forum says, "The Layover Lounge is where you can share the best places and activities to do while you're on a layover. Got a favorite place? Post it for all to see." We found a great one in the Seattle/Tacoma area; Point Defiance Park. You can't overnight there but it...

RE: Getting into this business? Questions and Ans >ATeam gave you a good example above, of the problems you'll >face, if you try to stick to a fixed in/out schedule. So, >can you net a kilo-buck a week in expediting in a straight >truck? The answer is yes, but only if you let the freight...

The article, "Introduction to Expediting" may help answer some of your questions. See: http://www.expeditersonline.com/downloads/introduction.pdf

>We read read read about trucking, corporations and staying >in touch with the business world. We are both interested in >taking some on line courses and wondered if anyone else has >tried this? It seems like the more you learn the more you >want to learn. I understand that MIT (Mass...

I conduct ongoing research into the expediting and trucking industries using a variety of resources including: 1. Trade publications including Land Line magazine, The Trucker newspaper, Overdrive magazine, and virtually every free publication you see on the stands at truck stops. 2. Annual...

I don't know how my comments got turned into suggestions of dispatch favoritism. Let me try to say it again. It is in no way favoritism for a dispatcher to give us only short runs and no long runs, when all other dispatchers that gave us more than a few runs gave a healthy mix of short and...