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I think in addition to this the Pittsburgh Steelers should have to give up a Super Bowl Title to the Detroit Lions. It's not Detroit's fault that they got stuck w/ Matt Millen, William Clay Ford & those types of clowns while Pittsburgh has had quality ownership, generally good drafts, &...

Hi Gilligan, In the van end of things, there isn't enough $$ to support two seperate entities. Meaning 2 familes or what have ya. So there's really no sense in driving someone elses van unless it's a father/son type arraingement. As for your own purchase. I'd be real hesitant on getting a...

Hey Dakota, I worked for Ceva back when it was EGL. I'm sure there's been some changes but I'd have to think many things are similar. On the getting back home. Yea, you're prolly w/ a 1 way company. The only way any of those other stations are going to get you a run is if their own...

I'm not new in the sense of never having done this before. I am new in the sense that it's been awhile since I've been on the road. So in that sense I guess I'm an experienced newbie. My initial thought is it's tougher than I recall. A very small sampling here for sure but so far I'm...

I've talked to one company who's paying .40. Ouch. In addition to having your van paid off, ya have to run almost 0 deadhead. Gas at the moment is .15/mile. At the same time, there are people out there making it. So someone's doing something right. Maybe they'll chime in on this post.

If this is true, then so much for the honesty. That's the kind of thing that would hack me off. My biggest burn was when a recruiter (not Transtewart) told me that the reason their company was lower paying was because they paid the first $40 every night for a hotel. Sounded good to me. So I...

Hey Jeff, Yuppers. Still in Flint. I'm not so much wanting local work this time around. I feel like a dufas, but last go around I never knew about the comforts some of these trucks had. I knew about the bed, but wasn't aware of the fridge, micro, tvs, etc. Also, back then internet...

No. Not much of a sample size for me since I've been signed on w/ one company for about a week & another for a few days here. No runs from either of em though. Had a bid on one, but we didn't get it. When they told me they were bidding on it I figured I'd know in 10 minutes. Amazing at...

Hi Leo, I actually am doing a lot of homework. That's what these Q's are for. To give me ideas, stuff to think about that I'm missing, etc. So far a lot of good info. A ST owner PM'd me after one of the posts & we talked. He was telling me about 2 runs/week & his mega payment not being...

dang, I didn't know patridges weighed that much. Thanx for the heads up.

The $16 would then come off the next run yes. Plus of course any miles he went on the next one. But also, like Dennis said, this only applies to an owner/operator. Whoever owns the van gets the write off. I missed the part about driving for someone. That's one reason why drivers of...

Sort of. You wouldn't make a profit as in get a refund. Lets say you had a 100 mile paid run w/ 100 miles of DH. The run pays $1.00 mile w/ no DH pay. That's $100. He's driving 200 miles, so he gets .58 per mile as a write off. That's $116 he gets to take off his taxes. So he shows a...

ok, some good answers.. Sorry I wasn't more specific. Yes I was referring to say a 14 foot cube van under 10K GVW. so I'm getting this for comfort & there's not going to be more runs or anything. I'll take a lot of B runs & just get 11MPG rather than 18. I'm fine w/ that. If I want...

Has anyone used this site? It says it's $50/month. If it gets ya 1 load it would seem to be worth it. I'm not sure how ya get paid & such. What % you'd get & so on. I kinda got lost in the navigation of it. Wondering if anyone has used it & what level of success have they had.

They're paying cargo vans 40-70 cents/mile. That's a bit lower than I can afford to run at. I have a hunch there'd be a lot of 40 centers in there. The flip side is the guy seems pretty honest. They pay after each run rather than once a week if ya get your paperwork in. They don't have...

I don't know enough information. So this is an outsiders thoughts, if that makes sense. The main thing is getting paid 60 days down the road. And also having to chase your $$. I could be way off here, but that's 2 of the drawbacks I see in it. Also, I'd think you'd need to keep good books...

Good idea on the scale thing. I didn't take it to a scale, but I looked it up on Google. The GVWR is 9600 pounds w/ a payload of 4147. Factoring in for a bed, fridge, generator, & a few other things, 3000 would seem about right. I still wonder if there'd be enough of that intermediate...

ok, I missed an important point. There's no log as this is under 10K gvw. Payload is about 3K. Supposedly it can carry 5,000, but 3,000 legally. I do get what you're saying on the ST though. I was thinking if I'm going to get 11MPG, I might as well get a bigger truck. Except then I'd be...

I remember some local runs along those lines. 20 miles for $140 or whatever. Nice when ya could get a 3000 pound load or whatever your vehicle could handle. In my case at least though, those were few & far between. They weren't anything you could count on. On the original post, the...

This maybe belongs in the recruiters section, & I'll definately be asking my company, but wanted to ask drivers their thoughts on it too. Would a box truck that could carry up to 5 skids be any advantage in getting freight? I mean financially. I realize there's times when a 2 skid van is...