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You are right the rate I get is enough to cover 50% deadhead easily. As far as finding customers I work a 75 mile radius of my home. Go to any business that you think may need your service. You really only need 5 or 6 good customers to keep a single van operation going.

You can make this work if you try. Keep your authority and only look at signing on to a carrier as a last resort. Use the work you are getting off your friend as a base for your business and build on this. Go out and find your own customers, this is not as hard as it sounds. I run a van under...

It's under 26,000# GVW, has hydraulic brakes, plenty of cargo space & weight capacity for my gear, and a nice sleeper cab with an APU. Looks like a pretty sweet ride for my gig. Just what would I need in terms of an operators license to drive it around the country with my sound gear in the...

If the van does not fall under 1 2 or 3 of what I posted then it is not considered to be a CMV by the feds. What does michagan define as a CMV?

I wonder what they charged the customer who set up the load I believe it is called a truck ordered-not used charge and is usually around $150 to $250.

Vans 10,000# and under are only required to have markings if they (1) designed or used to transport 8 passengers including the driver for compensation (2) designed or used to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and is not used to transport passengers for compensation. (3) is...

As long as panther can find contractors to put up with there B.S. nothing will change there. Would any one buy a truck or van with estimated terms in the contract, subject to change later by the dealer? So why should any one accept a load offer with estimated terms?

RE: Follow up ti "has this ever happened to you" p >With that being said,I believe if you continue to confront >the company that you are leased to that you will not be >leased to them very much longer.DD. Would you really want to be leased to a company that lies like this? And what other...

I used Permits Plus and was happy with there service. Check them out.

The way I see it is that when they got there authority they became a carrier. These carriers low-ball each other all day long to get new customers so I see nothing wrong with what ThibodeauxBayou did. What I do see wrong with this industry is people hauling cheap freight to "help there carrier...

As long as people keep hauling cheap freight, either because of fear of low acceptance ratings or the take one for the company mentality the rates will never go up. ThibodeauxBayou good luck I wish you lots of success.

I am curious, what do you consider to be markedly reduced rates? As a independent I consider anything under $1.25 per loaded mile to be cheap freight. And that is before the fsc gets tacked on. This is for a cargo van.

RE: Top 5 things to make money with any carrier >fastrod > >How much time have you spent in Green sitting with >dispatchers and contract coordinators dispatching? Well considering I have my own authority and run completely for myself I do not think fedex would want me setting with there...

RE: Top 5 things to make money with any carrier >Trucker wife, >Are you suggesting that FedEx bases the offers they make on >the positive posts that FedEx contractors make? I believe that is exactly what she is saying and I think she is right.

1. Acceptance rate is 98% and I always make money on every run because I am the one that sets the rate. 2. I am available 98% of the time. Same as no. 1 because sometimes I am already out on a run and can not take a another one. I return home after each run because all my...

From what I've been reading it seems >like the first quarter will weed out the weak,unprepared, >and ones who don't have the heart to stick it out. You are right but the carriers will just sign on more to replace them. It seems there is a never ending supply of warm bodies out there to...

>I think it would make a great topic on EO to have some >experienced transportation attorneys look at the expediting >industry and life style and advise what is truly an employee >and what is a IC. I believe that the IRS is starting to look into this now. I am sure there will be fleet...

I have my own authority and run a van. My insurance is $1125.00 per year for the van and that covers the $300,000 that is required for the operating authority. The cargo insurance is $800.00 per year for $50,000 coverage.