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I think when it is all said and done, it >will have to come down to an issue of money, hometime, and >some type of benefit package. >Davekc And that's pretty much how every recruiting ad in every trucking magazine reads...."401K! Guaranteed Home Time! Top Pay!" Page after page, the ads read...

RE: FECC > >Seriously... I don't know anyone who would take that.. but.. >ya gotta feel for the dispatcher calling and trying to get >someone to deadhead to that run.... wow. > Dreamer raises an excellent point that is often overlooked. As drivers, when we say no to a bad load we're pretty...

RE: Been reading this forum and want to say 'thank Welcome to the life! Please keep us posted. As a newbie yourself I think you know how interesting it is for folks considering the plunge to hear about the first days and weeks on the road. Your perspective as a new driver is an important one. I...

>Perhaps, when they change the name of the company to 'A-Team >Express' or 'terryandrene express', we can implement the >change. If it's terryandrene express, let me know. We'll be first in line to sign up!:7

We are in the running but don't expect to win. We run as we do not to win a contest, but to meet the income goals we set for ourselves. For non-FedEx CC folks, the contest is to be in service over 80% of the time and accept over 80% of the loads offered to you for a specified time period. If...

Forgive me for chuckling. You are complaining about two days of mandated education (orientation) that was triggered by your decision to change carriers? My wife and I used to work in professions where 15 to 20 hours a year of continuing education is required just to keep your current job. That's...

>Congrats Ateam, looks like your life is right on the track >you want it to be. Can you explain, 12: permit couriers to >ride with us in the truck, and 13: security clearance. What >is a security clearance, what is it for, and how do you get >it?. Thanks. :+ :+ When hauling museum...

>And secondly, for drivers, what kind of revenue is expected >in order for survival or to keep you in the profession. >I have my own thoughts relating to this but this seems to be >a topic that is coming up more frequently. >Any input would be helpful as alot of owners are struggling >to...

Thanks for bringing light to the two schools of thought on braking and how two opinions came into play over the years.

Welcome Aboard! I hope you find expediting to be everything you expect it to be and more. It's been good so far for my wife and me (team, D-unit). Thinking through our trips to FL, we've been in under load about a half-dozen times since August, 2003 (our start date). We've delivered to Miami...

To fully research your product choice regarding service availability, find a driver that has a product in use now and ask if you can borrow his (her) product ID numbers (serial number, model number, whatever). Then go to the manufacturer's web site and pick a half dozen service locations at...

Our first fleet owner required us to use only Blue Beacon for truck washes and instructed us to "hold the acid" or, if acid (brightner) is to be used, cover the wheels first. Blue Beacon is probably the least expensive option for large truck (bigger than cargo vans) washes. Complaints I've heard...

RE: Expediter Rated Truck Service for Freightliner > Excuse my ramblings but like I said my mind goes with great >energy in spurts, and I am sure other will have ideas which >they can add that could make this the idea of the year. Never stop thinking. Few good ideas began with widespread...

Kidron makes a good box. Yes, it's common for reefer boxes to be less than 96 inches wide. That's because insulation requires 3 to 4 inches (commonly) on each wall. That removes 6 to 8 inches from the inside width.

>It seems to me that more and more people are joing the >Expediting industry expecting to roll 24 hours a day.... >Perhaps they are reading the infamous posts from the A Team >that have them moving all of the time. ============================================= "The infamous posts from the...

>The electric ones are around 500. If you run it on a >seperate battery add another 200. >Davekc Please elaborate. Where do you find electric operated landing gear for $500? What are the landing gear specs? You might have saves me some money! Please provide additional info. Thank you.

As a driver with a class B CDL, 14 months on the road, and no formal truck driving training, I'm not surprised by the post, but am surprised by the burning brakes we see out there; both on straight trucks and big rigs. My wife and I saw it stated plainly in our Minneosta state-issued CDL study...

Before my wife and I entered expediting I worked as a software instructor for several years. If you are new to computers, time invested in learning the basics will repay itself over and over again. One of the best resources for doing so is the Step By Step book series published by Microsoft...

This is a little off point from the original post, but it may be of interest to everyone that posted in this thread. I'm reading a book now entitled, "The Flying J Story" by Howard M. Carlisle. It's an authorized biography of Jay Call, company founder and Flying J company history. As such it has...

>So far, about the best advice I can surmise from these posts >is: no more runs out west, stick with the shorter runs and >stay east of the Mississippi. In your case, running as a solo driver, I think you hit the nail on the head and reached a wise conclusion. Unstated in your post but...