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Willmart; Spongebox1 gave some great advice in perseverance. You will need to convince a company to take a chance on you giving you the opportunity. Know your capabilities and be honest. When given the opportunity be sure to hold up your end of the agreement. Once you get a year in you...

FreightJosh; Your post would be best placed and viewed if it were in the classified section here on ExpeditersOnline.com It's easy - just click on the classifieds tab and you will be instructed each step of the way. Place in DRIVER AVAILABLE. Surely you'll get a response. Good luck in your...

Spongebox1; You will receive a much greater response if you would place this ad in the classified section of ExpeditersOnLine.com Just click on the classified tab above to place the ad, pretty easy. The ads are free, or you can add special extras for a fee to make you ad stand out. Good...

Being a truck owner or a Safety guy the answer is quite simple - eliminate that exposure to liability.

Bill; Per Scott, the trucks are averaging just over 20% (20.29%) deadhead for 90 day average. Many of those deadhead miles were paid. Thanks,

Ron; Great post! I expected no less from you. You could have prefaced your post by telling a short story of how far you have ridden a motorcycle straight through. Then, and only then, can people truely appreciate why you can be such a road warrior in your van. Be safe in your...

The challenge in a lawsuit will be to convince and demonstrate to the jury how driving a van under 10,000 lbs is so totally different than driving say a 33,000 GVW vehicle. It's surely not apples to oranges, it's more like oranges compared to clementines! :)

Moot; You are OK. I meant no dis-service to your earlier comment. You've been doing this a long time and I respect and always appreciate your thoughts.

Great comments. Thanks for helping me research to determine if our company policies needed ammending. Another goal of this question was to see if any drivers would acknowledge that they could be held liable for negligence as a result of an accident which occurred while doing a long, long...

In miles, what is your company's policy limit? Thanks,

Just curious if some of the "cargo vanners" would tell us all - what is the "maximum miles dispatched to be driven straight through limit" imposed by your carrier?, and also what is the limit of straight through miles that you impose on yourself on your best day? I'm talking about how many...

Spongebox; It is agreed that good inspections should "count". Perhaps FMCSA could give "points" for good inspections that eliminate some of the negative points. I personally view every roadside inspection of our company. I agree that some of the LEO's are all too happy to write any...

Wow! So many good points made by the community. I'm just going to make a few points about CSA as food for thought: * The FMCSA rules (49CFR) have not changed one bit due to the initiation of CSA. These are the same rules that existed before. *Carriers are expected to abide by...

I had the pleasure of meeting and speaking with Kari Fisher at the 2013 Expedite Expo. What a great lady and what a great organization!

Now the interesting facts: The Motor Carrier Freight Industry: 703 thousand active U.S. motor carrier companies 4.7 million commercial vehicle drivers in the U.S. 9.0 million commercial trucks (over 26,000 lbs) operating in the U.S. 26.2 million trucks (all types) on U.S highways 5.1...

I love that area and hope to retire there someday myself - that is if there is room for an old, washed up Safety guy! Looking forward to seeing and meeting all of you at the Expo. Be safe in your travels.

We're here! PTL is looking to add a few vans, and D units. Thanks for the referral Fastman (Jim)!

Happy belated Birthday Dave.

LDB (Leo); I really like this new forum or sub-forum. What a great idea.

Leo; If 4 or 5 Mexican based carriers put an end to trucking as we know it in America, that does not say too much for our industry!