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The situation is hardly hypothetical. I required hospitalization while loaded enroute and was unable to finish the load. RichM had the same thing occur while enroute loaded on the last run of his expedite career. In each instance it was necessary to transfer the load. It is not beyond the...

Check with a recruiter from either Panther or FedEx Custom Critical; each of these carriers has a program for placing drivers with truck owners. Other carriers may also do this. Also check the EO free classifieds for driver opportunities.

Welcome back to the mainstream Jeff. We suspect you'll be a fixture at the next expo and an occasional workshop.

I bought one like it a year ago at Wal-Mart. $10, as I recall. Best Buy has a few of them as does Circuit City.

JW60 You are undoubtedly correct in stating, "Some of the most successful owners in the business never use contracts." I think that "some" is a small minority. A very large chunk of the majority of Owners and Drivers that operated without written contracts, eventually faced disagreements that...

Thanx to all for remembering and commenting on this Veterans Day. Cheri and others: the Christmas card, or any other card addressed as requested will not be delivered unless a service members name is included. It's a policy of the DoD not to do so because the content may be questionable. It...

>One other thing that I find rather sad and interesting that >no one seems to care about in this industry is the National >Fuel Consumption Average for trucks. This is an average >based on tractors, which in 1968 was 5.04 mpg, in '77 was >5.1 and in 2006 was 5.9 - a gain of .086 of a mile...

some more found anagrams EVANGELIST: EVIL'S AGENT PRESBYTERIAN: BEST IN PRAYER DESPERATION: A ROPE ENDS IT MOTHER-IN-LAW: WOMAN HITLER THE EARTHQUAKES: THAT QUEER SHAKE YEAR TWO THOUSAND: A YEAR TO SHUT DOWN THE PUBLIC ART GALLERIES: LARGE PICTURE HALLS, I BET CONTRADICTION...

The operative words are Fuel Surcharge. We weren't get FSC in '03. Our carrier currently gives us a FSC on every loaded and authorized deadhead mile. At 12 cents per mile, that equals at least $1.80 for every cargo van that gets 15 mpg or better. The FSC is designed to bring the effective...

RE: Tired of everyone going OVM I believe you are correct in the correlation of clicks and bucks, but I can assure you of one certainty, no Moderator ever considers advertisers or their ad costs when removing, locking, archiving or editing any thread or post. Problems arise when someone posts...

A couple of carriers pay a percentage, but most of them pay a flat rate. Some pay a fixed, per mile, FSC; at least one carrier pays a percentage of the tariff plus a weekly adjusted FSC for all authorized loaded and deadhead miles; some carriers pay flat rate plus FSC at a rate that varies by...

I have a set and, since installing them on my van, I have not had any ice or slush buildup. They are quiet and don't interupt the smooth wiper operation. I hope they work as well in the winter as they have this past month. I also installed a $32 set of Michelin wipers that hug the windshield...

Suds. You are correct in your observation. The EO forums have recently been plagued by excessive off-topic threads, outright insults and other inappropriate comments by all manner of individuals. Recently, the Moderators of these forums have been accused of bashing an individual when all...

If you were only in Seville for 20 minutes, your last position polling on the Qualcomm may have been 30 miles or so closer to the shipper than the other trucks in Seville. Customer may have been ready to go home, or needed a smoke break, and told your carrier he wanted the quickest pickup...

A wise choice. Welcome to the EO FOrum

MiGuy. One persons poor situation based on little information about an unknown location with an unspecified carrier does not help anyone to make a decision about buying a van or entering this business. I said nice post to Underdog because he showed us a breakdown of his revenue and miles from...

Don't give up on Ft Wayne so easily. The no expediters sign at the T/S referes to the parking in front of the restaurant. Expediter vans may park in the rear where the big trucks park. There's a bull pen area back there where the vans park. Good restaurant across the street from the T/S (not...

Thanks Dog; good post.

BTW, That's Public highschool Diploma ;-{

PhD - Education