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The OOIDA web site has an informative Q&A page about the new rules. The link is: http://www.landlinemag.com/Special_Reports/May03/SPECIAL%20REPORT%20ON%20HOS%20Q-A.htm Excerpt: Will drivers still be able to split the sleeper berth time? Yes. Drivers may split on-duty time by using sleeper...

Dice, What kind of coverage do you get with your Sierra Wireless card? Are there any dead spots? How does it work in remote areas?

RichM, As I said in my earlier post, reading the FMCSR leaves one with more questions than answers. For any of these rules, and the specific circumstance in which the rule has come into question, you could find a competent, trucking-knowledgeable attorney to interpret it one way, and an equally...

RichM, Question 20 of the FMCSA web site Interpretations section addresses the question you raise in your post. The text is below. The link to the full Interpretations page is: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rulesregs/fmcsr/regs/interp395.2.htm Question 20: How must a driver record time spent...

I agree with RichM that there is nothing wrong with OOIDA's June Run Compliant initiatiave. I'll go a step further and say there is a lot right about it. If nothing else, this initiatiave is reminding drivers about the Hours of Service rules. The reminder is a good thing. The confusion caused by...

Weave, Do you actually believe that the thought has not occured to us that if we go into expediting we might have a bad day once in a while? Give us some credit. We're not stupid and we're not wimps. Don't hold the fact that we're thoughtful people against us. Our start date is firm and our...

Hunter, Like you, we are preparing to enter the expediting industry. Here are some resources we've found helpful in preparing our business plan. A lot of it is geared toward 18-wheelers but it can be adapted to other vehicles as well. American Truck Business Services Brochure says “We’ll...

Larry said, "If only there was a way to somehow let people know how difficult the expediting business can be for the unprepared." There is a way. It's right here in the EO Forums. One way to start is for the experienced expediters (highly successful, somewhat successful, and unsuccessful) to...

As we (husband/wife team) prepare to begin as D-unit drivers for a fleet owner, we need to create our business entity for this endeavor. We've read extensively about the various business forms (sole proprietorship, partnership, C corporation, S corporation, limited liability company, limited...

Weave, Thanks for the tip. We've talked to a number of fleet owners and hope to talk with more. In the interests of professionalism and confidentiality, we believe it best to keep such contacts and conversations private. The fleet owners are more generous with their time than we'd ever expect...

RE: Fuel Saver Pro +27% increase gas mileage =Anyo I'd be very reluctant to give this vendor my credit card number. Whoever it is, he or she does not disclose contact information on the web site. A Google search indicates that this vendor has had spam abuse complaints filed against him or her...

This thread is giving a new twist to the phrase, "keep your powder dry." While it's true that, "Good shop air compressors have water separators, or dryers." it's also true that not all sources of compressed air are good sources. Cargo vans don't have air compressors like big trucks do. They use...

We saw an onboard scale advertised at the 2003 Louisville truck show. Found another advertised online. Does anyone have any experience with onboard scales? Who in the industry buys these? Air-Weigh Manufacturer says, “Air suspension, with a height control valve maintains a constant vehicle...

We found a Volvo rep who knew nothing of expediting but was willing to learn. Once he saw expediting truck pictures, he went to work. We've explained that a sale is over a year away, if we buy at all. I've repeatedly told him to put his paying customers first. He keeps saying, "It's OK." "No...

>ATEAM: Seems to me we could splain this expediting till >we're blue >in the face, and you'll "still wana try it for the >lifestyle". It is a lifestyle. Numerous people in these threads have made that very point. It's not a 9-5 job. It's work that requires a whole new way of thinking...

Thank you, Tony for your detailed reply, and for the time you took to write it. It tells me two things. 1) You are a hard worker. 2) Comparing our vision of running a single-truck, D-unit, team business to all that you are doing with your complex web of customers, drivers, and vehciles would be...

You answered one of the questions I raised. I now understand from your post and others in this thread that some expediters form opinions about other expediters, and those opinions are strongly held. What about the other question? More than one expediter has talked about how hard the work is...

Tony, Perhaps it would help if you posted your routes and activities for the last two weeks and told us what's so hard about it. What is it exactly about your work that should keep me from wanting to do the same thing? If we find ourselves waiting two days in a distant city for a load and use...

>It does sound like I was being a bit of an #####, so I'll >try to clarify a little more. --------- Not so much an "#####," but you are making assumptions about us, our motivations, and our work ethics that are off the mark. We've read your posts with great interest and appreciate, more than...

Riverbob1, I'm surprised to learn that your carrier didn't provide the information you are requesting. It makes me wonder what the carriers expect you to know about trucking when you sign on and what kind of knowledge resources they provide. I suppose it varies from carrier to carrier. I'd be...