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>The owner should give a percentage of every load to cover >fuel, food ect. A new driver would need that in the >beginning. The three week deal sounds like a owner is >waiting for his/her settlement check before they pay their >driver. It would appear that it is a very cash strapped >owner...

It's hard to argue with the idea that a D-unit is a good way to go for team drivers. D units can and often do haul D, C, and B loads. C and B units can't haul D loads. That gives you a leg up. A D reefer unit opens you to even more loads. Being a team also opens you to more loads. You can do...

My wife and I drive a class 8 D-unit: 2001 Freightliner, CAT-10 engine, 10-speed auto-shift transmission. 22 foot box, lift axle, and eqipped with a reefer and generator (both of which consume fuel). Truck weights about 15 tons, (30,000 lbs) empty. As RichM said, many factors affect fuel...

Is deadhead a good thing or bad? My wife and I consider deadhead a good thing. Without it, we’d almost never get a load. Wherever you are, you will almost always have to go someplace else to pick up your next load. Deadhead is what you do to get to the freight. When we get a load offer, we...

If it's true as you said that you have "No real worries about money right now....", go for it! Have fun, serve your customers well, and by all means, keep us posted.

525 HP? Whoa! I too would love to know more about your truck...please, dooooo tell!

<snip> >Is FECC *that* busy? -- >Mike N Yes, FedEx CC is that busy. Other carriers are busy too. All the drivers I talk to (FedEx CC and others ) are saying it's busy out there. FedEx CC recruiters tell me FedEx CC has increased the size of its recruiting staff for the purpose of increasing...

<snip> I dont want her, neither >does she, to jump from driving a itty bitty car to a >straight truck or what have you. So a cargo van seemed a >reasonable place to start. Small steps makes for a good >break in to the OTR world. I understand and respect your choice of van over straight...

My wife and I have been running team in a D unit with FedEx CC for nine months now. We couldn't be happier. Yes, there have been times when we'd rather run than sit. Yes, some loads are better than others. And yes, we've had a couple loads from hell that we'd turn down if we had it to do over...

This is a combined reply to each of the folks who posted in this thread so far. It is my sincere hope that the EO members will read Weave's and Teacel's apologies in the spirit in which they were given. It is also my hope that this thread will die as quickly as the thread that started the...

I did not say we (wife and me) were going with Con-Way NOW. I said we've come to belive that Con-Way NOW is a fine company. We've got things lined up more or less with a fleet owner and carrier. But in business, you don't got it 'til you got it. I'm reluctant to talk about our carrier choice...

Thanks. I started this thread back in April, early in our research of expedited driving. I've since talked a length with Con-Way NOW drivers, a fleet owner, and a recruiter. My wife and I have reviewed their contract. We've read as much about the company as we can find. I believe it's fair to...

Giving you the benefit of the doubt and assuming the test gave a FALSE positive, if I was in your shoes, I would run, not walk, to two different industry-recognized drug testing companies and pay each of them do a test. Drug test information goes into databases that can be cross-referenced and...

RE: van, My response above: Streetsweeper's ball-joint test technique is one I often used back when I repaired automobiles for a living. This thread reminded me of a tool I still own but nearly forgot about. It's called a dial indicator, made by Central Tools, Inc. Back in the day, I used it...

RE: Hybrid Electric Diesel; A Sign of Things to Co Thank you for your replies. This will be an interesting development to watch.

Thank you, Teacel. Your comments are very informative.

As we - a newbie team - researched the industry and selected a fleet owner and carrier to drive for, the inside contractor issue was important to us as well. We found that some companies allow the practice and others prohibit it. We specifically avoided the companies where it was allowed. Are...

Teacel, Re-reading this thread I do not see Gambler making any mention of FedEx management or employees running trucks they own. I do see him speaking quite clearly about FedEx Custom Critical company-owned trucks. Specifically: "If you have been around as long as you say(which i KNOW to be...

The reason I asked Gambler to elaborate on his assertion that FedEx Custom Critical runs company-owned trucks is, if it's true, we'd like to research the opportunity to run for FedEx as a company team driving a company truck before we make a final commitment to our fleet owner and carrier of...

Gambler, You've asserted several times in these forums that FedEx runs company trucks. That's not news. It's well known that FedEx Express trucks are company owned. Are you saying that FedEx Custom Critical runs company-owned trucks? If true, that's significant information for newbies like us...