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>Hey DannyD, > >Don't forget to mention that if you're running airfreight, >those loaded miles are usually a lot more than MOST vans get >in expediting, because you are usually making a roundtrip w/ >freight. Tell me if I'm wrong. I know every market is >different. I could probably take...

Hi, I'm w/ EGL like Geo & I agree w/ him about the company. I don't agree w/ him on the Sprinter but I respect his opinion & the vehicle seems to be working out for him where as it didn't for me. Now that I'm back in my Ford I can enjoy my work because I'm not working to pay for a vehicle...

>Dave then told me every other truck he does this to just >shuts up and sits on the freight, what were you going to do? >He then asked my wife ten times what would you have done? I >may not have handled it as well as I should have, but what >would you do? $210 from Saturday to Tuesday...

These are the situations that drive me batty. I'm not referring to any one particular situation, but more kind of all of them as a whole. The drivers agreed to do certain things based on certain information. Essentially this is a one day contract. "Driver takes load from point A to point B &...

I make sure I'm home on the drunk driving Holidays. New Years Even & July 4th. NYE is also because on Jan 1 I want to watch all the bowl games. Other than that, I'm willing to work any of them. Last year I worked Thanksgiving & was available on Christmas, though they didn't call me. Happy...

>About a year ago I fueled at the Pilot on I 64 just East of >Louisville (2 at that Exit) The islands were covered with >spilled fuel and sure enough I went down. I was not hurt >but was bruised up, and my Ego shot to heck. > >Anyway I informed the cashier just in case something was...

A lil update on this situation. Run #2 was my main beef. I talked to him about the extra money. He said that the load was less weight than he expected, but he put the extra money in w/ the check. He's actually right in that the load was lighter than what he'd been told. I can see his logic...

To add to this a little bit. I feel that in general, a van can't generate enough income for an owner & a driver, if they aren't related. A father/son, husband/wife might be a little bit different. Based on that logic, a van generally won't support a person trying to provide for a family. On...

Let me start by saying I have no personal experience w/ em. My information is 2nd hand, from talking to some of their drivers. I don't know exactly how many I've talked to. I'm guessin less than 10.. I'd say it was pretty evenly split amongh if the drivers liked em, thought they were ok, or...

In another post, Broom asked a pretty good Q. Since answering it there might have taken the thread away from the original Q, I'm making another post of it. What he asked was: OK letz this site is all about helping others not make the same mistake.. Who is your current carrier and...

wow, I haven't found that to be the case at all. Very few drivers have been like that. I'd say 99% of the people I've tried striking up a conversation w/ have been pleasant. Maybe you're running into some tough luck. Also, I'm wondering what you ask them. Are you asking things like "how...

I don't know about the bigger trucks, but w/ vans ya can make out ok, not great but ok, if ya realize one VERY important thing. Do NOT buy a new vehicle for this venture. You'll end up working 2 weeks a month just to pay for your vehicle & maybe even more if ya have a slow month. I would...

>Hi let me ask the ones that posted the trip regulars here on >EO???? >Whats going to happen to them i think its pretty darn sad >today when others come on the here and just straight out >lie..... I know, I can't believe people would lie. I know if I ever lied, my girlfriends Tyra Banks &...

>This is for all the clowns on here that pick ##### with some >of the posters spelling ability. > >i cdnoult blveiee taht i aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht i was >rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccrnig >to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr >inwaht oerdr...

>I don't want to sound like an a** but how many of you >replace your straps yearly or every two years. No, far from being an a**, that could be life saving advice you're giving. Or as in the comment below from Leo, a loadbar would be even better. In my case, it was about the 3rd day I used...

I have not read what others have said yet, but I TOTALLY agree w/ that. If you can't make your truck payment w/ a weeks driving (max, my criteria would be about 3 days driving) then the vehicle is probably more than you need. There might be rare exceptions to this, ie, a $4000 payment if you're...

Hiya Dave, Yea, the Pistons are less frustrating. Hockey seems to be more prone to upsets. I thought it was going to be Calgary or San Jose who knocked us out. Those opinions are why I don't bet on sports. The Pistons only lose to better teams, which I can handle. Basketball is pretty much a...

I see others have had scary instances too. I had a 3600 pound load that rolled forward on me. I had secured the freight, or so I thought. I had strapped the freight in from both the front & the back. I had rollers in my van the same as Geo has. It never occurred to me that the strap could...

I'm hoping everyone's doing well. I noticed this board is a bit slower lately & was hoping everyone's doing ok. I really haven't had much to add recently myself. Having been a memeber for a lil over a year, I'm wondering if this board goes thru the same cycles as the expediting business in...

I'm not sure how much ya go to Canada. If you go quite a bit & make a lot of phone calls, provided ya have a laptop w/ wireless, you may want to get Vonage. I use Vonage in my house & ya can call anywhere in the US or Canada for $25/month. I could hook it up to a laptop if I was on the road...