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No matter how happy you may be with your current carrier, it is wise to remain informed about others too, in case your Plan B has to become your Plan A. We're positively impressed with Landstar as one of our Plan B choices. The freedom to pick your loads that you refer to has its appeal but it...

Thank you for the reminder about the new manifest requirement. They told us about this in orientation but it's a task that has worked its way down the to-do list. Better to have it done before we enter Canada when the freight might rush you back.

The own-authority topic rises every now and again in the forums. It's probably something every expediter thinks about at one time or another. Would you be kind enough to share why you got your own authority and how you see it as better than running under a carrier's authority?

>Call me stupid, but why would you keep a truck to do odd >jobs? We would only be doing odd-jobs if the expediting market declined to near-depression levels. In a depression or severe recession, we'd keep the truck to live in and thus minimize our expenses, and to be ready to recapture a...

Moot wrote, Is there much of a loss in fuel >enconomy going with a twin screw? Do you see a loss in >revenue with the "C" unit. We looked into the twin screw fuel economy issue before making the twin screw decision. There is no hard data source out there that we found that directly...

Tenneseahawk said, "All I'm saying is that if the money is in specialized freight, that's where Tom, Dik, and Harry will invest. Soon, like what has happened in expediting in general, the specialized area of expediting will see an overflow in both companies that will get into the field, and...

>Let me ask a hypothetical. At the moment we're in Topeka, >Kansas. Our home is Minnesota, near Minneapolis/Saint Paul. >Say we wanted to get home under load, not instantly, but in >as direct a fashon as possible. >=============================================== >Now that sounds scary Phil...

The FedEx Custom Critical "Annual Revenue Averages" sheet is an informative resource for anyone researching the industry. I'd like to see all carriers issue a similar document so true apples-to-apples comparisons can be made. It is great to have copies of these in the truck. When people...

It is good to hear from Landstar drivers here. A Landstar driver I spoke with said she liked Landstar best because, "You can pick your loads." Let me ask a hypothetical. At the moment we're in Topeka, Kansas. Our home is Minnesota, near Minneapolis/Saint Paul. Say we wanted to get home under...

One of the things we like most about white glove is it makes us elibible for more loads than we would otherwise be. That is a revenue plus. Of course the nature of some of those loads can be trying at times, but for the most part we enjoy white glove work. Good and bad are relative terms. What...

>If you are happy, driving, and paying for it, who is to >complain? It appears you do not understand our business. We are not paying to drive. We get paid to drive; such that we're able to purchase and pay for the custom truck we want, enjoy the lifstyle we seek, and prepare for a...

What a hoot! We're in tears laughing.

Moot wrote, "Maybe over the next couple of months you could share with us some of the decisions and rationale behind the specing of this truck. I would be interested in why you chose Volvo?" I had some time to do some writing today (Saturday). With the specs section done, I've started the...

Our inverter is the OutBack VFX2812M sine-wave inverter/charger. Here's a link to their web site: http://www.outbackpower.com/index.html They have a users' forum that you may find helpful. I wish I could tell you more but we took the easy way out. When our sleeper manufacturer (ARI) asked us if...

Ha! You don't even have your CDL yet and you are already complaining about the authorities. That puts you on par with ever other driver out there. You're showing great potential! :7

Driving yourself before putting drivers in other trucks will give you a road knowledge that will serve you and your future drivers well. A driver might say to you, "I'm at the TA in Atlanta." Without time of your own on the road, that may mean one thing. With time of your own on the road, it...

Wow!

It was with frequently asked questions (FAQ) in mind that I wrote the "Introduction to Expediting" piece. http://www.expeditersonline.com/downloads/introduction.pdf Adding a FAQ section to EO would be a plus too. Perhaps we should come up with an agreed-upon list of FAQs and have a panel of...

>Are you sure you were a financial planner? >What were you planning? There are few general statements that can be made in this arena for which a particular exception cannot be found. My point stands. Setting up qualified plans for people other than yourself subjects you to highly complex...

Thanks for the info. Does this mean we might have to wait in line if we cross the border?;) Though, in fairness to our Canadian friends, we find it far easier to cross from the U.S. to Canada than to cross back into our own country.