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>If I'm correct, Bob is Company Driver. > >John Employee business expenses are discussed on the IRS site too. Link: http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc514.html

Outstanding post, Leo! If everyone read and took it to heart, a whole lot of fuel tax misinformation would cease to be passed around on CB radios, truck stop lunch counters, and internet forums. I know an expediter truck dealer who could have benefited from your info. For a while, he was...

PrePass Plus may also be of interest. "This (single transponder) will enable PrePassPlus customers to travel through more than 400 E-ZPassSM locations in the Northeast, 254 PrePass equipped truck inspection facilities and now 87 toll locations in Illinois!" Link to PrePass Plus site...

For starters, see: Publication 334 (2005), Tax Guide for Small Business. It is available online. The link is: http://www.irs.gov/publications/p334/index.html or if you want to print it from a .pdf file, the link is: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p334.pdf See section 8, "Business Expenses"...

>Leo, the only prize for being the first guy to get to the >top of the hill is that it cost you the most to get there. >Fuel economy is taking precedent over big horses. And unless >fuel gets back down to that buck a gallon world again, it's >going to contiinue to lean that way. The guy who...

Don't be too quick to dismiss fleet driving as an option. For teams especially, it can be a good choice. I met a team just the other day that sold their truck. They were successful owner/operators but a guy came along that wanted to buy their truck and offered them a price too good to turn down...

>I hear all these stories, but i'm confused as to why. My >discussions with dispatch seem to indicate the amount of >freight in their system is at high season levels. Possibly >being a C-UNIT has somthing to do with our percentage's ?? Not sure about C-unit percentage. In 2005, 28% of our...

Teacel, An additional set of questions came to mind for your list. They have to do not with the industry but the propsective expediter. Note: If you are not becoming an expediter to make money, but for non-financial reasons instead (break even and enjoy paid tourism, do something different...

>My opinion did change somewhat because the opportunities >changed. With the introduction of Elite Services the >compensation structure is much better than what was >originally available. >It is a new program, but I am optimistic on its future >success. > >Davekc What is Elite Services?

>ATeam wrote, “This is the technique Diane and I used when >we researched the industry. We talked not to just one >carrier recruiter, but several; reviewed not just one >contract but several; interviewed not just one fleet owner, >but about two-dozen; talked not just to a couple drivers...

Broompilot asked, "Direct question in this spot whats the DH miles your willing to drive home???? " That varies a great deal among expediters. We once met a team that had been expediting for many years. They would deadhead home once a month no matter what, and no matter how far they had to go...

>We operate both and while it has its challenges, it has been >a excellent year for us. >Excellent post. >It good to see a owner doing well, some only report the bad >and seldom mention the good. Kinda like the nightly news. Dave, This is the second time, I think, you have made a passing...

Cool! Lose the fifth-wheel, add a drom box, and you'll have a class-8 B-unit!

Regarding performance incentives, fleet owers should be careful to not over-incent. A bonus based on say 95% in service and 90% acceptance rate could be construed to also be an incentive to commit unsafe acts in pursuit of the bonus. Performance incentives of 80/80 would be more reasonable...

Leo said, ">By limiting my presentation to a thought starter it can not >be copied and pasted and used contractually and I'll >guarantee that boilerplate will be by someone too >cheap/broke to do it right. That is why I believe the thread >asking for general questions and important points is...

jaminjim said, ">I don't see a need for a contract sample for a fleet owner. >If he cannot afford a Lawyer to do it, Then he needs to >build up his cash before getting into the bis." Now THERE'S a point! How many fleet owners are out there right now using contracts that are a joke at...

The old-timers can tell you detailed stories of such periods. Newbies will do well to listen and learn to such stories because it can happen again. Be prepared for extended periods of little or no income if you become an expediter. I do not believe it is happening now. To their credit, the...

My recent "Introduction to Expediting" post prompted a request from Greg334 to make it available as a download in .pdf format. I revised the piece to be carrier neutral and ran it by Lawrence. He read and approved it, and posted the .pdf document at...

Tennesseehawk said, >Scott is giving straight scoop. My biggest logic for the >business is: >There comes a point in time that sitting ends up costing >more than the fuel to dh back to the zone. Everyone of us >has to figure out that point. That's true. Also note that expediters run with...

Greg said: >I am not trying to say that Phil is wrong in offering these >suggestion but he and especially Diane should know what the >limitations are in giving legal advice and that the best >advice would be to advise anyone entering into any >agreement, be it a fleet owner or a driver or...