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Is conversating legal in all States or just Alabama?

Not a week goes by that someone asks, "what's the best carrier with which to lease?" A while back, Broompilot mentioned that there are 31 expedite carriers that advertise with ExpeditersOnline. A long while back, a respected leader in our business community said "Asking any individual what's...

"But from experience what is the best 'overall' company between Panther II and Tri-State." Panther, FedEx Custom Critical, Tri-State. The best company between Panther and Tri-State is FedEx Custom Critical. That's just my opinion and Drivers in the other companies will give you different...

I was sitting on the throne at a local Union 76 truck stop and while reading the literature scribbled on the wall, I came across a bold printed "for a good time call LM at EO 859-746-2046". Who can resist a good time...and the rest is history. Well, it could have started that way, but in...

I would add that I think it would be to your benfit to get a tentative agreement from a carrier ,or two, to accept you as a lessee. It would be a shame to get a truck first and then find out you can't get a lease agreement with a carrier that can't help you reach your financial requirements

Thanks Lucy. Although our fellow expediters from Canada keep us yanks tuned in on the differences and similarity of our respective laws and regulations, we always appreciate the voice of authority in the Forum.

>I have a few questions about the truck show in March: >1) Do we need to make reservations for the show? Reservations are not required but you can avoid some considerable entry delay by registering at www.truckingshow.com >2) Do we need reservations at a motel or can we stay in the...

Good post Greg, particularly the last paragraph

Bob: Enjoy your good fortune while it lasts. State laws generally are written to require a vendor to collect taxes. The law would not likely be written requiring you to pay the tax; therefore, you would then have no legal obligation to pay the tax, moral perhaps, but not legal. Vans don't...

thanx John. Best wishes for financial success on thenew adventure

passport medical examiner's certificate tool box Terry O'Connell 2006 cabover Chevrolet van FedEx Custom Critical White Knuckle Division

In my opinion, skid size should be the least of your concerns. The weight of those three skids is more important to the healthy life of your Sprinter. The advertised cargo capacity of a 4 wheel, model 2500, 158" wheel base with high roof is 3308#. That includes a driver and a full fuel tank...

I agree with all of the above and if you stay tuned, you'll get more opinions. There are too many variables in expediting to pin down a finite amount of money you or anyone else can earn in a cargo van. A typical FedEx Custom Critical cargo van with a solo driver should be able to gross about...

"I never leave home without my sangfroid"

If your toting more than one load for different customers, you're no longer expediting, you're LTLing; semantics perhaps, but there's a difference.

Dad: Many of the expedite carriers located in New England can be found at the following lin: http://www.expeditecarrier.com/search/New_England/ If somethinmg interests you there, come back to the Forum and do a search for info on that company, or just ask for comments from a member, or two...

We've been told by a senior manager of one of the largest expedite carriers that "the majority of all expedited freight loads, by far, are in the 5000# or less category" That doesn't necessaraily mean that a small straight truck will get all the work. There are other considerations such as...

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An article about Electronic On board Recorders (EOBR) should be of interest to all log keeping owners and operators. See article here: http://www.expeditersonline.com/artman/publish/article_005344.html As the article indicates, the FMCSA is proposing a regulation that will require many HOS...

Not mentioned above is the most common delivery arrival time in expedite seems to be 0100-0200 with a delivery time of 0630-0800. After snoozing in the seat for 4-5 hrs and delivering in the morning, you won't have enough loggable hours to get to a hotel to reset your clock. Day trucks and...