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Flatbedin; The crux of your question is "will any expediter carriers hire me as an owner-operator without any (recent) driving experience?". Surely, you will find a carrier that can hire without experience - I believe Panther's ads currently are stating that no experience is necessary (correct...

Gammywell; Research the forums here on ExpeditersOnline. You will find many useful posts that will teach you SOME of the "in's and out's" of expediting. Speak with drivers or owner-operators, especially of cargo vans, that currently work within the industry. Another source of useful info is...

Greg334; Our policy at Premium Transportation Logistics is very similar to Express 1's policy - we like six (6) years old or newer on all vehicles. I live by the saying "if it is mechanically sound and cosmetically cool" I will at least look at the vehicle. As in any company, if the...

WWB6698; Your plan sounds well in theory BUT there are many, many variables that will affect your business. One such variable is mileage - will your truck(s) average 2500 PAID miles per week? Probably not. Having the perfect 500 mile run for your truck 5 days a week is a tough cookie for any...

RE: Straight Truck with Reefer/lift gate opinions Exp10yrs; A reefer and liftgate are crucial if leasing onto a specialty type expedite service, such as "White Glove" with Fed-Ex CC. I do believe that Panther also has a "special-haul" division. Come on Fed-Ex CC and Panther recruiters, need...

Nascar= What's that? Watched my first race in my life last week, an ARCA race at Toledo Speedway. Future son-in-law - Ringger Racing Baseball= Toledo Mudhens Hockey= Redwings College Football= Michigan State NFL= THE STEELERS College Basketball= Michigan State NBA - Pistons NOT A TEAM...

Best advise - DRIVE FOR A FLEET OWNER FIRST! I will PM you some info for folks interested in expediting. Thanks, HotFr8Recruiter

Greg; To the best of my knowledge (is that a CYA?) there is no mileage limitation on how far a driver has to drive for a random. There are "time" constraints listed in the Regs on how long a driver has to submit to the test. Surely you cannot driver hundreds of miles to do a random as the...

Greg; All of the folks at EO are here to help you. I will personally assist you if need be. The posts I see are from folks attempting to help you. You will find your skin thickens as your career in trucking proceeds. I'll gladly give you clarification on the issue here at hand. An...

Streakn1; Great question. The DOT does not mandate who pays for any regulated drug screen. Company policies can exceed DOT guidelines, as long as those polices are not misrepresented as a DOT regulation. At our company, we do NOT pay for driver's drug screens or physicals - the driver does...

Elway; Carriers are bound by insurance comany hiring guidelines. Insurance companies do look at "points", but, what is most important to the insurance companies is "violation frequency". In other words, how many violations (usually "moving" violations) does this driver have within a specified...

RE: more Pics from the Expo! Dale; Nice pictures from the Expo. It was a pleasure to finally meet you. It's nice to put the face to the name. Thanks, John - HotFr8Recruiter

Rich; The single sentence "I documented the damages to the refigerators and took photos. The shipper signed off and no comment was made or recorded about the carpet." should be protecting you on this claim. I would encourage you to "hold your ground" on this one. I would say that it should be...

Sleeper Berth Requirements - see 49CFR 393.76 Thanks, HotFr8SafetyDirector

Hanging out with me can be pretty exciting, but just having the opportunity to be with ALL of our industry peers is pretty cool. I can hardly wait to see my favorite recuiter of all time - THE Scott Hancock. I'm really excited about the Chrome Shop Mafia being there. I am hoping that they...

What is most appealing to you, or what are you looking forward to the most, at the 2006 Expedite Expo? Thanks, HotFr8Recruiter :D

In order for a driver to be sent for random drug or alcohol tests, the driver must be performing, or ready to be performing, safety senitive functions. If you are "Out of Service" with your carrier, you should not be sent for any random(s) at that time. Once you call in available, then you may...

Permits are much easier to track today than they were 15 years ago. In the "old days" , each state, except AZ, DE, MD, and PA, issued ID Stamps or "Bingo Stamps". These stamps were affixed to a "Form D" cab card. Stamps were even required of carriers hauling "Exempt" (food/produce type)...

Keithnel; Most NATIONAL companies would not lease on a "sleeperless" truck to run freight across the country. True, vans and most cube trucks do not have sleepers either, but MOST are EXEMPT from the Hours of Service Regulations (do not have to keep driver's logs). Drivers of any vehicle with...

I think that every post has missed the point here on this topic. Keep in mind that what we all do is Expediting, which is movement of time sensitive freight - the ambulance service to the trucking industry. Carriers are not in business to be travel agents for owner operators - carriers exist...