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I crossed the border into the U.S. at Port Huron 3 a.m. Saturday morning . I jumped behind a Panther cargo van and empty tanker figuring that line would go quickest . Wrong ! Panther pulled to the booth and I waited and waited then here come the blue lights and Panther gets escorted to secondary...

>Here is a fact..Did you know the oil companies make $.10 on >a gallon of gas ....They have billions of dollars because of >it. Did you know that the combination of the Federal local >and state governments ..make $.50 on every gallon... the >government are bigger theives than big oil. I...

>David, > >I had asked for the same info on this company from a friend >of mine who was about to sign with them. >The replies were not positive and my friend went with >another company. >Please check last weeks forum post. > >Danny > >By the way, they were sending him a hire package by...

Register here . http://hotshothauling.com/ . A lot of good , reliable info . A medium duty truck with at least a 40' flatbed is highly recommended . DOT watches 1 tons closely . The GCVWR for a 1 ton is around 23,000 . A truck will usually weigh around 8,000 with tools , fuel driver , etc. ...

Be aware excise tax will be required to be paid on APU's installed within 6 months of the purchase of the truck new http://www.etrucker.com/apps/news/article.asp?id=59550

Trying to find a link to this was frustrating but Canadian truckstops have the required pretrip form . Supposedly there will be a grace period to allow carriers to use up their supply of old forms but the new forms are a cheap way to conform and make them happy . Found an article...

U.S. plan for a secure license has problems http://www.abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=3294569&page=1

A plan to use a new , more secure driver's license won't work because some states refuse to accept it . http://www.abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=3294569&page=1

Hey Bambam , I saw Designers Transportation number 1009 at a T/A in KY this morking . That wasn't you was it ? I just pulled in there to scan some bills and saw the truck on my way out .

>What did any of this have to do with the orginal post? Whats >a hOtshot? The original post was about legal sleepers . Greg brought up the fact most hotshotters don't have them . At one time expedited freight was called hotshot . Now hotshot refers to 1 ton or medium duty trucks , usually...

After the hurricanes FEMA showed total ignorance . They shipped thousands more travel trailers than there were facilities (water , sewer ) for . Thousands of these trailers are still sitting in fields , never used . On top of that DOT made all the pickups hauling these things exempt from FMSCA...

>You also need a class A if you are carrying a vehicle on a >rollback across state lines. Please quote the regulation referring to this .

Logging off duty does not require a motel stay . A driver can spend his full 10 hours off duty in a casino and legally get back in the truck and drive . Believe me , the majority of hotshotters resent the scofflaws as much as you do . Southern states like Tn , AL , TX and AR watch duallies...

I haul almost every week from KY to Bradford , ON . I always fax the PARS from the shipper and usually everything is processed by the time I cross the border 7 hours later . Last week I reached the border and the PARS didn't clear . ( No , I will NOT stop before the border and sit while the...

>Well I got to add something here. > >When I was a managr of a transportation department of a lab, >we had three cargo vans. One of them had no barrier to speak >of between the cargo area and the seats. One night one of >our great drivers decided to run a stop light and got nailed >for it...

>It is not worth it to drive a big truck these days. >On a good week I have made more money in a van than in a B >or A class truck. >With the logs,DOT and all that BS. Ah yes , those money-robbing log books . Without them in a good week in a van you can make more in 80 hours than a C unit...

>So as per the regs, the hot shot idiot who passed me this >morning flying down the freeway at 80 plus with 5 cars on >his trailer needs a class A? I'd say a 5 car load definately requires a Class A . Some 3 car haulers try to run under 26,000 but they're pushing it .

I don't think expediting is the area best suited for you . Have you considered obtaining your own authority ? I'm not familiar with work in your area but there is a lot of work available for single axle tractors moving rental trailers and delivering and picking up trailers for repair shops and...

RE: Speaking of T/Stops Petro Truck Stops Sold to >Man too much reading for me but i did read most of it. > >One things that comes to my mind when mentioned that TA and >Petro will be their own reminds me of a little company >called Daimler and another called chrysler... I wonder how >that...

If you have big truck experience you'd be much better off in a C or D unit . It has often been posted here there is not sufficient revenue from a van to support a driver and give the owner enough to meet expenses .