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I understand your desire to be debt free on the truck. That would certainly take some of the stress out of being on the road with one. But if you did finance the truck as others recommend, you could also take comfort in the fact that in a worst-case scenerio, you will have the reserves with...

A 3% raise for C and D reefer trucks means an extra $4,500 a year more for a $150,000/year producing truck and $6,000 a year more for a $200,000/year producing truck (as in gross revenue paid to the truck). Depending on one's level of production and the purchase price of the reefer, the raise...

RE: Broom made a response about what your time is One of the beauties of the Open Forum, and one that Diane and I took full advantage of before we began as expediters, is by reading past posts, you can learn from other peoples' mistakes. You don't have to learn from your own.

>Now - while we are independent contractors my point is to >become a group of organized independent contractors - set >some standards, such as deadhead mile guidelines, pay per >mile minimums, etc etc. > >While one contract may not fit every situation I am sure >that one standard guideline...

>ateam, Why have you answered my question putting me into the >third person position? I m right here, all you had to say >was you didnt think it was a good idea. I ve been driving >trucks of one kind or another for almost 13 years the last >thing I wanted or will ever want is advice from...

RE: Hows the the new FedEx CC FSC program working First month into new and improved pay plan. > > Loaded mile avg down 13% In revenue > Avg miles down 11% In revenue > > I do believe it is still too early to give a true >evaluation but early indications do not look good. This...

RE: Broom made a response about what your time is In the interests of clarity, this post started out about the value of one's time. It has now morphed into one about building personal assets, especially with retirement in mind. "Do you pay yourself first?" and "How much is your time worth?" are...

>So youre pretty much saying dont use equity in your house to >buy a truck? This is pretty much my plan in a few months is >why I m asking. >Not a hundredk truck... just a decent clean d unit >mechanically solid, hopefully. Right arounf the 30 to 35 >thousand range. I realize a lot can...

If you decide to attend Dakota County Technical College, the school us just a few miles from our residence. We're seldom home but we know the area. We'll be pleased to help with any housing, neighborhood, shopping, transportation or whatever questions you may have. If you have not already seen...

This is great history information, Dreamer. Could I ask you to post this also in the History of Expediting topic, in the Trucks thread?

If you can make your first-ever trip into the city in something other than a truck, do it. The more familiar with the sights and sound sof the city you are, the easier it will be to concentrate on your truck driving. Use the web to figure out how to take a commuter train into a Manhattan...

catshavestaff, If you are still thinking about a Class A license, I'll share this for your information. Dakota County Technical College in Rosemont, Minnesota hosts one of the best truck driving schools in the nation. It's programs, insructors, and wheel time are second to none. That's from big...

RE: Hows the the new FedEx CC FSC program working >As I have said before, it is too early in the new pay >schedule to draw any firm conclusions about it. >====================================== >If your former owner is losing a average of 1410 per month, >per truck, it looks like he made a...

RE: Eatting a poppy seed bagel will make you test Wow! You learn something new every day! I just checked with an RN I know well (my wife Diane). She said, "Yes. That's been out for years." There is a second-level test that can sort the poppy seeds out of the results and perhaps more recently a...

RichM wrote, >What I cannot let go by is this annimosity that A Team(AKA >Phil) has torwards the Cowboyz posts. We have a Expediter >that has a FAMILY that he likes to see once in a while and >the man has done nothing to cause the type of replies that >he is getting. So in the interests of...

RE: Hows the the new FedEx CC FSC program working About our acceptance rate, allow me to add that the rate fluctuates over shorter time periods. Over a year, we come in at about 80% acceptance and 90% in service. The 88% figure mentioned above is above average for us. There are no conclusions...

RE: Hows the the new FedEx CC FSC program working >I do want to ask Phil a question about his acceptance rating >though. Phil, is your acceptance rating much higher because >you are now owners of a truck and have to make sure that >truck payment is covered? No. Purchasing our new truck has...

RE: Hows the the new FedEx CC FSC program working I would like to ask a question. Has your acceptance >rate gone up or down since 09/18/2006. If it has gone down: >why? Our new truck has been in service since June 15, 2006. From 6/15/06 to 8/17/06, our acceptance rate was 71.43%. From...

>Hey Phil, did you get a good FSC to boot? While it would be a simple matter to find out what it is, I do not know what the fuel surcharge is on this load, or even if there is a surcharge at all. It does not matter to Diane and me how FedEx slices the surcharge/deadhead/toll/tarriff pie. The...

Tennesseahawk's point about the difference between husband/wife teams and solo drivers or not-same-household teams is an important one. Husband/Wife teams are highly sought in this business for the reasons Tennesseahawk mentions. Regarding committment, allow me to add that committment and...