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You might want to look for a local outfit that has out of town runs but here in Ontario. There are a couple in London and St Thomas that haul to the Toronto area daily and have the rush jobs. Direct runs are same as expediting and you'll gain experience and knowledge. I'm working out of...

Get a truck on your own and goto either Dynamex Cambridge, IBCL in Toronto, DJA in mississauga, K-Dac, DEC Express. All do direct drives and lots of out of town calls (except DJA more in town but not bad money) Stay out of most of the we arrange a truck and a job with only certain companies...

At least it's down a little. Several stations last week hit 1.02.9 for diesel. Now I'm driving a Sprinter and getting 27mpg (cdn) with the air running mostly in town runs. So for me it is still high priced but a little easier to handle Fis

I've seen a couple of companies up here hire them when needed and the pay is usually over $1.80 per mile. Usually they get used for loads too wide or long or heavy for a regular van. Fis

I agree with fastman_1 look to a local out fit that may have some out of town runs. This will give you experience on the road and make it easier later, and you'll know the expense and income problems and the maintenance fun. There a couple of companies here that have expedite in the local...

I used to run a truck years back but have been in a van for the last 10. Personally I prefer the van and have had some good years making over $2000 per week. Costs were a factor to me in making the decision originally. With the vans I've been getting home more and maintenance is a lot easier...

Well my costs are a little diferent being in Canada but basically I do the same mileage. Fuel and maint run about 0.35/mile at this time (so far low maint on sprinter) Insurance runs $75.00/wk as I have commercial, cargo gen liability, income replacement (incase of injury, sickness, too many...

Thye slow months really depend on the load types. Up here in Ontario I've found that January and Feb are slow and it grows 'till the fall for most. In my area of emergency industrial parts July and August are usually the best as during plant shutdowns the maint dept want parts fast. So look...

You are correct that it is definitly time to look at costs. I have been doing it for awhile. First thing I did several years back was to cut my speed down to 60-65 doing the run and as 90% of my runs are deadhead back I run slower to conserve fuel further. Other costs as well. Sourcing decent...