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I have never driven for LEA but I have a lot of second hand knowledge of their operations in the expedite market coming mainly from more than one very successful straight truck O/O's there. The key to their successes was the manner in which they marketed themselves. Landstar generally...

Perhaps 1-2 skids on a straight truck strategy is to accommodate a customer that only loads dock high or, each skid was 2000# or, requires a CDL holding driver or, a team was required or, a CDL endorsement was required or, TWIC was required.

Good luck and best wishes for a speedy recovery from a chair ridden guy with a broken femur at the hip. It sure is no fun not being able to do the simplest chores. I feel your pain. p,s. I enjoyed your work on the honeymooners

Adam, You wouldn't start a landscape business with only a push mower; you wouldn't start a bakery if you didn't know how to cook and, you shouldn't start a trucking business with less than ideal equipment and little knowledge of the business of expediting. Expediting is not just a driving job...

There are as many e-trak installation opinions as there are holes in the e-trak. Your method could be as good as many ways. Unless you are planning to carry only one pallet (skid), you would be better served by two lengths of 10 feet of e-trak to allow securement options for anything that...

A great idea, But... Where are you basing your operation and how far will you travel? Will you have a shop that will accommodate a large truck? When mobile, when will you legally and safely perform your work? I suspect shopping centers and truck stops will shun you activity on their site...

That cake looks great; I love the chewy kind. Thanks for not stopping at 0300; any other time you're welcome.

You could surely use a 5000 lb 20' shipping container on a cutaway of ample size; however, the conversion costs would be excessive compared to visiting the classified section of this site. You could find a fair priced, used straight truck that would have a bonus sleeper compartment that should...

Thanks Leo. All that I can remember is that I was born before Pearl Harbor Attack

I'm using Chrome and all returns to normal after the pop-up enters at my first click of the new post during a viewing session. This on a laptop

CJ, Since you are here on EO, I reasonably thought you were another broke person with a get rich quick scheme in the expedite community. It now looks like you are involved in an Amazon type business model and leasing your Sprinter type vans through the company. I'm sure others join me in...

CJ. Your first visit to EO and it seems that you're already in a fiscal crisis in a business that is not very forgiving to an under-capitalized business owner with little experience in expediting. This is a business in which the typical, successful fleet owner stated by driving for an owner...

It will likely solely depend on the language of your contract concerning cancellation. I think that the best you can hope for is a modest early cancellation fee.

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Are the MapsFox ads that pop up only on the launch of EO a feature of EO or do I have an external gremlin? These have not occurred on my computer on any other site I visit.

What is the best ice cream, chocolate or vanilla? Everyone will have their favorite. Panther veterans will vote for Panther and FedEx Custom Critical veterans will vote for FedEx CC. Each carrier has their pros and cons which differ depending on the location of the O/O, truck type, driver...

Many O/Os with trucks greater than 10 years old have good maintenance programs and operating capital to perform routine preventive maintenance before the need to perform corrective maintenance. A greater percentage buy well-used trucks and run them into the ground, quite often breaking down...

Straight Truck or Tractor/Trailer. What's your pleasure? Do you have an A or B class CDL? Do you have truck driving experience? Knowledge of or experience within the trucking industry?

When temps approach freezing, don't accelerate, brake or change lanes on overpasses or bridges. Watch the vehicle tires ahead of you during wet road conditions. If they are kicking up a spray, it's generally water on the road, not ice. If no spray, consider it being a black ice possible...

Let's put it this way. If you were the recruiting manager of a nationwide carrier with a fleet of, let's say, 100 cargo vans and you had van freight throughout the country, and you were genuinely concerned that each O/O had ample opportunity to earn decent money, and you were concerned that you...