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RE: Now I'm not sure if expediting is the way to g >The semantics are killing me. I could be wrong in my >interpretation but it seems 'firing a fleet owner' is just a >new way of saying resigning just as 'affirmative action' is >a new way of saying discrimination. >Leo > >Very good...

JoeS, Thank you for posting this great account of your experiences. While it's unfortunate you had the ride you did, it's great of you to share for others to listen and learn. I hope your next ride works out for you, you sound like you have what it takes to make it. Your story illustrates...

RE: Now I'm not sure if expediting is the way to g >I think the folks that owned the truck you were driving >would have a different prospective of your performance. I >think I would say you parted company and leave it at that. >Davekc Absolutely not! While they may tell a different storyt...

>That is little comfort if going 55 in IL and you get rear >ended by a truck going 70. I think I would prefer the >preventive measure and drive for safety. Safety in IL is >clearly not 55. Well unless your the governor. >Davekc Perhaps, but as stated above, I'm not willing to forfiet my...

I have nothing to add to the advice given here but want to say I LOVE your tag line (signature)! "If it isn't fun, it isn't worth it." Outstanding point of view!

My wife and I seldom take time off and seldom go home. Yet we often say that every day feels like a weekend in expediting. It's a whole new world compared to the white collar professions we gave up to become expediters. We've found ample time to relax and take in the sights between loads and...

RE: Now I'm not sure if expediting is the way to g We've only been doing this since August, 2003. in that time, there has been plenty of freight. Our gross income is better than we dared hope when we first jumped in. Economists talk about adverse general economic conditions and adverse...

LOL! That's one thing about the EO forums, you'll get the whole truth about expediting....and sometimes more truth than you want.

Back at you, Lawrence and all! Diane and I are grateful for the career and lifestyle expediting provides. The Freightliner of Knoxville/EO booth at the 2003 Mid-America Truck Show introduced us to expediting. The collective efforts of the EO community made a positive contribution to our lives...

>That is what I was trying to get at. What NET numbers >(money in your wallet) (spend on groceries money) can you >expect or hope to get as one of two drivers working for an >O/O. Gross numbers sound good and can be good for the ego >but "It don't feed the bulldog" That's where...

We've been running since August, 2003 so we don't have the long-term history perspective veteran drivers do. Statements like tripple-digit truck mean little to us. We also have no history to compare current driving conditions to. We've heard drivers talk about increased congestion, etc. but we...

>maggie I've been reading alot of the fourms for a >couple of weeks now , so here goes my frist qustion. If you >want to get in-to expediteing & you don't have any >experence driving a truck , how do you get the experiance? >My husband is going to buy a truck, but i would like to...

Granted, in today's market the term "low-cost fuel" is a stretch, but the fact remains that some fuel outlets are less expensive than others. For those that don't know about it, here's a link that can be helpful in reducing your fuel costs. We (wife and me, team drivers) use it often when...

>Let's put our heads together see what we can come up with in >starting our own courrier business. > CourVette! Your Load Is Our Excuse! All Speeding Fines Paid By Shipper!

Just in case anyone wonders if random tests happen, they do, at least with our carrier (FedEx CC). One day between loads I was sitting in our truck minding my own business when the Qualcomm unit beeped with orders to report to a nearby clinic for a test. FedEx CC had test kits of their own in...

>Anybody out there had any trouble getting their escrow >deposits returned ? If so, from who and for what reason if >you know. :( Non-truck owner/operators that drive fleet-owners' trucks also have escrow recovery challenges. Sometimes it is because the fleet owner does not act in good...

>Hey, do you think they have any BUG whistles? Now THAT'S an idea worth a million dollars!

RE: FECC David Mayfield said, > I have been With FedEx/Robert's Express since March of 1995 >and have Made Great Money and I have had trucks on with >other place's too,but none has payed the best like FedEx >Custom Critical. That strikes me as important information from someone that's in...

There is a nice safety article on EO regarding deer. Deer whistles are mentioned and recommended in the article. I've wondered about them ever since I first learned of them a year ago. Do they work?

The financial press is picking up a story about a lifestyle survey of recent retirees Putnam Investments commissioned. It's not pretty. Expediter newbies and wannabees are well-positioned to avoid the regrets many of today's new retirees have. They are making a career change into something...