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It goes back to the original post where skyraider was saying about van drivers only getting 50cpm loads. If that is all there carriers are offering them then with that "exclusive use" contract there only choices are to run them at a loss or sit and make no money at all. Yea I know, move to a...

Actually Dave my insurance coverage is adequate and is cheaper than if I was leased to a carrier. I also have more than one customer and I'm not quite sure where you got the idea that I only have one. The though to ponder was hypothetical but I will assume you though that I only had a partner...

Here's something to ponder, if your a one van operation with your own authority and a partner carrier agreement with panther would they require a swap on a 1100 mile run you got from them?

You can't? Panther seems to be doing a good job of it. Maybe it's cause your not really a independent contractor after all, closer to a cross between a dependent contractor and a employee. I guess it doesn't matter what Panther calls you or what you think you are, as long as you follow...

Its the kind of mentality that gets people to run 78cpm loads. After they set long enough they will run these loads just to make some money. Its that "exclusive use" part of the contract and the companies will use it to there advantage every time.

Oh i dont know about that. If he vents enough he may get a call from some clown at panther informing him he no longer is employed by panther. Its happened before. dancorn, you need to understand that panther considers you an employee and will treat you as one. Once you accept this you can come...

Trying to maintain market share and there profit margin at any cost.

I have been expediting for a number of years and I have never been turned away from a shipper or receiver because of the age or condition of my van. I have heard that some places, not a lot but some, do have age restrictions for trucks and vans. I think this age and condition deal is pushed by...

The other thing is that most on here dont look for there own loads and they dont know how to, they just wait for there carrier to call them.

These companies will push this rate as low as they can and still get people to take the loads. They have that "exclusive use" contract with you that means you either go under by running there 50cpm loads or go under by turning them down and sitting with no loads at all. After your done they will...

I know of 2 companys in my local area that have fleets of between 30 to 50 trucks that deal directly with shippers and are doing well. A third one I know of has a fleet of 9 cargo vans, 4 straights, a couple of tractors and about 70% of there loads come directly from shippers with the rest...

Excellent post greg.

that is a good point cheri and a policy Bolt should be complemented for.

I expedite in a van and got my authority in 2006. I deal directly with shippers, no brokers or partner carriers and use a factoring service to get paid. This works great for me but I can see why it is not for everyone as there is a great deal of responsibility that goes with having your own...

Some states like pa. dont even require a commercial plate. A standard passenger car plate is all that is required for window vans and a standard truck plate for cargo vans.

Although I agree with what you post most of the time there are some things posted here I dont agree with. First I think the federal government is a customer of Fedex, not you. And second since all your loads come from Fedex that makes you a dependent contractor. To be independent you would need...

In reality the customer will get all three options because the carrier will make sure of it. If a contractor does not deliver all three they will be replaced by some one who does and rightly so.

Well cruzer you are right, someone from Bolt will read this thread and she will get her gold stars for defending Bolt. And as everyone knows, even tho they deny it is true, the more gold stars you get the better your runs are. Now do not get me wrong here I think this is a great system for the...

I write my own rate so anytime my wheels are turning I am making money.

I use my downtime to post in controversial threads that were really not bashing Fedex but talking about Fedex contractors that think they are better than everyone else. There was also some fun poked at there silly uniforms too.