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Great question and important too. Leo's words "certified" and "approved" are both significant. For us, there is a clinic in Dallas to which we will never return. Called in for a random test, we went there because our carrier told us it was the closest. Their attitude sucked as did their...

In short if you are an aspiring >newbie look past the ego's and ask questions that are >centered around your own desires and expectations then >without taking any "one" person to seriously disseminate all >info and then go out and find the right fit for you. >:D Amen!

>Without a doubt, weight and capacity will offer more >opportunities. Absolutely correct. But for us, the opportunities are not numerous enough to justify giving up the creature comforts a large-sleeper, small freight C-unit can provide. It's a personal choice and successful business model...

For people reading this who are not yet expediters, allow me to try a less-prickly explaination. The C-unit/D-unit debate has gone on for many years in expediting and it will likely go on as long as trucks roll on the road. The fact is there are drivers who succeed in both and drivers who fail...

I've had two in-depth conversations with Landstar expediters. Both were happy. Guess we'll have to bash them because they don't bash their carrier like others do. If a driver is happy and not bashing his carrier you just know, don't you, that something fishy is going on?

Two boxes, one for the freight and one for the palace could work, I would think. Just allow for room between them for when the air bags colapse. You need to leave 3 to 5 inches between the components to keep them from damaging each other. We have a five-inch gap between the cab and sleeper and...

Jeff Jensen's article about our truck includes a couple photos of the interior. See: http://www.expeditersonline.com/artman/publish/New_expediter_truck.html Our shifting is similar to yours. For those who don't know, the ZF Meritor automatic transmission skips gears as you work your way up to...

During our custom truck build and after its completion, several requests have been made for the specs and rationale. It took some time, but the final specs are finally consolodated into one document. I did not provide specs earlier simply because, until the truck was completed, we would not know...

Moot said, "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 know your last truck was a Western Star. Why a class 8? >Have you ever run a 7. Is there...

Greg, KOA Kampgrounds have made us feel very welcome with our truck. Their Value Kard program (KOA Kampgrounds have a thing about Ks) provides a discount on site fees and makes reservations easy. They keep your vehicle specs and campsite preferences on file. No questions are asked when you...

Tec1959 is correct. 401k plans are for employees, not self-employed people. In a previous career I worked with certain employers, plan administrators and plan participants to set up defined contribution and defined benefit plans and the underlying investment vehicles. These things are very...

A lot of >white glove drivers and owners have come to Panther and have >taken some of the customers that specifacally ask for them >with them to Panther. They are not the only drivers out >there that take pride in how they service the customers. We >have bent over backwards for our...

>Phil, > >You’re funny but you need to come back to reality. > >You don’t offer any value until you are truly independent >and build a customer base yourself; I respectfully disagree. There are those who sell the freight and those who haul it. Without both, freight would not move. The...

>I'm not saying you'll fail thru the hard times, which you >haven't seen yet. Being in expediting three years doesn't >make you an expert, it's only seen you successful in three >years of a good expediting market. I hope you do make it >thru the next hard times. But I'll stand by my...

The "sadly mistaken" criticism works except for one thing; the facts. For many years team drivers have done well in highly-specialized trucks (reefer, lift gate, pads/straps, dollies, etc.) and by offering value-added services (inside deliveries, dual driver protection, labor, etc.) The fact...

Streakn1, YOU RULE!!!!:D

Industry trends are often discussed in the "Management's Discussion" section of the annual and quarterly reports of publicly-held transportation companies. It takes some doing to dig these out but if you are interested in such things, it is well worth the effort. Another good source about...

IS there some law or regulation >against this I'm missing ? There are regulations that govern sleeper design. See FMCSA 393.76 http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/administration/fmcsr/393.76.htm I see nothing in the regs that would prohibit an in-the-box sleeper, though there are a...

As a figure of speech, "my truck is my home" gets a point across. For the purposes of per diem tax deductions, it is another matter. Getting a small apartment would be wise in that regard. For more info, see: http://www.expeditersonline.com/dcforum/DCForumID25/25.html#6

Well now, that IS interesting news. Our CD is waiting at home in the pile of mail. Please share what you learn. There is a clear trend in the country toward increased tolls and more routes that charge tolls. The trucking idustry has mostly succeeded in passing increased fuel costs on to the...