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It might have. I won't rehash the pay side, but with regards to sleeper sizes, it is really part of a package. I don't think I pass the cost to drivers, but would readily acknowledge it is part of my operating costs. I would rather have folks in a truck they like verses one they tolerate. On the...

Aww...she looks like a cutie. ;)

Thanks. We think for the Load One system, it is the best set up while protecting both parties interest. Balance is the key. Our drivers negotiate their own loads and in their system, this provides additional compensation as well as a forced scrutiny of loads since we are both impacted by those...

I believe the original premise was why there aren't the typical 60/40 plans in the L1 system. I think it is just how they break the money apart. If the fleet owner is on the 40 percent of line haul only like myself, you have to have a minimum percentage or you are running your truck at a loss...

Looking at it through a larger lens, I would say most of this is market driven. Drivers may start out lacking the knowledge of compensation, but over time they will determine their worth and adjust accordingly. No different than any other business in that regard. The bigger issue/challenge in...

Very true on the DOD. That is really for my own comparison. I use the 1.35 (surface fleet) non lift gate because I see that over numerous trucks where with Load One I don't have that same comparison to work with. Outside of that, I take an all miles review and compare that. That counts all...

Either one can be good or bad. It depends on what numbers you are using. I can testify to that since I am doing both.

Panther is generally I believe 1.30. So that would be .52 at .40 percent. My lowest linehaul rate there is 1.35. so it would be .54 respectively. A DOD truck would be 1.43 for all loaded miles without the FSC. That would be for any load. So that would be .57 for a DOD truck at .40 percent...

I like the way I do it better so no one is upside down. Because of how they pay, I do a 60/40 but benchmark the line haul. A fleet owner could set that at 1.20 to 1.30 which would be a industry average line haul rate. If a load pays great, everyone wins. But from a fleet owner prospective, if a...

Who pays for the fuel on 50/50? Is that split as well?

My first "no need to complicate the simple" for 2015. Going with window number three. :cool:

Sometimes people have to find a regular job. :cool:

Very true. Brian may have some that do this?

Hard to tell? You may want to put out the terms you are looking for.

That article implies the blame is on the truck driver. Not a surprise actually but would have been a sign to seek legal help based on the provided information. With that said, my dealings with different carriers is they want nothing to do with it unless they could become part of a...

I would agree here. Also your statement of being "in and out" the past seven years. I think you may stand a chance, but you will pay for it with questionable terms.

These events only feed the need for police to militarize even more than they already are. No easy solution. Police in general will go where the crime is the highest so engagement in a lot of difficult neighborhoods will continue. With that said, I actually agree with Obama ( I know that is...

I stand corrected. Well maybe not. Still a nut case. I think if it was just the cop thing, he wouldn't have shot his girlfriend first. The cops seem more like an after thought.

I'm not sure current events play into this. The guy is a nut case. Could have happened several years ago and no one would bat and eye. Cops ambushed in the line of duty is nothing new. Look at the shooter in PA and then hid in the woods for a month. All before the Ferguson madness. I wouldn't...

Typically, including ourselves, the fleet owner pays those costs.