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Exactly! As for the "A" rate, Con-Way had an "A" rate but no "A" units.

My son being zapped in a controlled tase. Erik Tased 06 02 09 - YouTube

I don't think 125" will cut it as a 3 skid van. I would think most carriers would require a minimum of 144" of floor space to be considered a 3 skidder.

I hope all goes well for the two of you!

Just because you are retiring from expediting doesn't mean you need to retire from E.O. Enjoy your retirement. Can I have your old brown paper grocery bag with the eye holes?

I was attacked by the Norovirus 2 years ago on a Friday night, in mid January. Fortunately I was at home when it struck. The last time I puked was 1986. My daughter and I both came down with a mild diarrhea/vomiting thing. Mild compared to the vicious Norovirus. I puked one other time as...

Cool!!!!!!!

Pallets come in a variety of sizes with the most common being the venerable 48x40 4-way pallet. When a carrier or shipper refers to a pallet, I take it to mean 48" long.

I'm the guy in the slopbucket with the Buddy Heater sitting in an ABF yard waiting for my freight to come in.

And the hoodie.

Dares lotsa Johnson bars in Minnersoota. Some Anderson bars too.

Iowa is also home to those chocolate candy bars with the pink pig fetus inside, BING.

Before I bought my first van I ran some numbers. I didn't have E.O. for guidance so I winged it on maintenance costs. For fuel I doubled the current price for a gallon of gas. I figured this was a worst case scenario and I could still make a living. After doubling the current price of gas...

I'm honored!

I don't know.

Excellent advice! What I posted was my actual costs for maintaining the van as it came from the factory. As noted, this did not include add-ons like auxiliary batteries, stereo system and other creature comforts. A nickle/mile would allow for some variance and be a good base figure.

Actually the total is 9. I replaced one myself Thanksgiving day because my mechanic was closed the Friday after Thanksgiving. They got the alternator under warranty, I installed it so there was no labor charges. The nine alternators works out to 81,000 per alternator. The original...

A cost I didn't include was a wrecker fee that was about $300 and another time I spent 2 nights in a motel waiting on repairs.

I use pure, unadulterated dinosaur oil. My next van I will probably go with synthetic or a blend.

There's a guy in another thread that's not an idiot and knows a thing or to about contract law. Maybe he can help you.