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>Well, Zak got a bus driving job out of San Antonio starting >in a couple weeks so it looks like I'll be on my own. I am >thinking about driving a cargo van since as a single driver >that might be easier. The questions I have on that so far >include: >What is it like to be a single van...

First to answer your Q. EGL pays $1.17 miles for hotshots (anything over 100 miles) to their straight trucks. That's not a lot I know. Most of their straight trucks are local though. The pay for local runs is based on distance & weight. It's a complicated formula but a driver could make...

This is what ya call beefing at a higher level. Kinda like the baseball player who squaks cuz his buddy is making 2 million while he's only making one. Anyway, I had this pick up that was one of those where ya go to the addy & find no one's there. Look at the bill to get a phone number &...

>With all the talk of no loads, low paying loads, etc. Lets >think of the better times - what was your best paying load? > >Mine would be the 6 mile mini in MI paying $13/mile FS and >$60 mini pay. Only 1/2 mile deadhead and put me 1st out in >all the board in Detroit. I deliver local & we...

>I have been reading and asking questions on this site for >about 4 months now. I was wanting to get into expediting, >but from the answeres and advise I have received, I think >you have talked me out of this, at least for now. I at least >want to wait until my kids are out of school. But...

I have always looked forward to runnin in a Sprinter.Until now...The last couple days has been hell on me.I can't stand the dang blasted thing.High winds make it impossible to steer.Let alone a big truck coming by and blowing me off the road,no matter how much weight I carry,nothing seems to...

>Very typical of Van Owners. Bought more payment than income >can bring in, yet they do not want to work themselves and >blame the drivers who if they would look at what they are >paying them, would be very easy to understand why they are >broke as well. > >This business will not support a...

>rather get 2500 miles @ .75/mile, or [email protected]/mile? we've >actually had one driver already quit, but I guess that's the >nature of expediting. This isn't a cut & dry answer. I'd need to know how long of a time frame we're talking about. My guess is over the course of a week. Using that...

>Does anyone know anything about them or have any dealings >with them, any website I can look them up on? I've worked for em for about a year. All in all I'd say they're a good company. I wouldn't get a Sprinter to work for em though. Geo can give ya some good information on em. One heads...

RE: Broom made a response about what your time is >No one ever talks about what their time is worth... >For anyone interested in expedite you need to ask yourself >this question Will I be satisfied staring out my windshield >during the slow periods knowing full well I have only earned...

RE: Is owning a truck the same as owning a buisnes I have no real product. Nothing tangible. >Restricting my availability does'nt affect the market. I >can't set my own prices. Demand does'nt drive the market , >otherwise the huge "driver shortage" i keep hearing about >would increase my...

Hey everyone, I'm wondering when they start coming out w/ winter blended fuel. I'm asking this cuz the last few tanks of gas my milage has been lower. I've checked the tires, air filter, watched my speed, & don't really notice anything in the engine that's missing. My plugs, wires, & such...

>We all do it. We all go home. However you guage your trip >home, it's always the longest run. This is a pretty deep post. I'm not so sure I would say it's the longest run, though there's no question for me it was the most anticipated one in a lot of cases. At least if I didn't have to...

>Painfully close, yep - I could hit the Ohio Turnpike exit >with a rock thrown from my balcony, (if I didn't throw like >a girl, anyway), and I've driven past my apartment several >times, with a forlorn wave...but still, it's good to know it >will be there when I do have time to take the...

And a lil add on to the above. Got a perfect run for me just a second ago. A run from Alpena, Mi to Detroit Metro airport. 247 miles & I get to head up north. Yea it's prolly gonna be 50% dead but it fits my criteria to a "T". I might get something from Metro back north but if I don't no...

> My point is this; dispatch is not sitting there with a >list of pickups and playing favorites as to who to give it >to. A shipper calls in to ones’ carrier with a need and >dispatch starts looking for the nearest vehicle suitable for >the run. If you are sitting on a board for a...

It seems as of lately >there's been a lot of company BASHING and a heck of a lot of >personal attacks.Whats up with this??? I guess to many ppl >have to much time on their hands and nothing better to >DO...I'm sure few will agree with me but oh well just my >observation... This one's...

Hey everyone, I got a call from the manager of EGL on Friday asking if I wanted to work the weekend. He was pretty excited & said it would be "very lucrative". What it involved was if the Tigers won the game vs. Oakland that EGL had a contract to deliver T-shirts celebrating the Tigers win...

Heya folks, Thanx for all the well wishes. I'm not out of the business yet but yea, that time is coming. Been pretty busy this weekend w/ all the college games on Sat, working on Sunday (which will lead to another post) & then Monday went out w/ my mentor on the carpet cleaning thing. I'd be...

I'm kind of in my last lil bit of time here in the expediting world. I'm not sure if it'll be a week, month, or until Christmas but I can sense the end is near. I'm still going to post a fair amount I think & wanna add that this isn't one of those "goodbye cruel expediting world" type letters...