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RE: Should I get an authority and get my own load I read that with the need for more trucks for disaster relief FHWA is waiving the 3 week waiting period for authority and processing authoritys ASAP . More insurance than cargo is required . Figure around $8,000 a year . Contact OOIDA for full info

And that almost $7 an hour is reduced by costs deadheading for the next load and time spent waiting for it .

No , we don't have another 100 years . Another hurricane could strike in another week . Fault finding is necessary . Why should organizations like the Red Cross lose support for failure to respond when they were forbidden to respond by elected officials ? Unless you actually witness an event ...

That's not why . Their "vanishing" wasn't voluntary . Our moderators watch out for us .

I stopped in the Fort Wayne Truck Plaza Thursday night . There was a large sign inside announcing new expediter info and the website Expeditersnetwork.com . At the bottom of the sign was the " Spotlight employer " All Types Expediting !! Uh oh . You gotta check the site out . All Types is hiring...

If you want to know about living in a truck stop by the Pilot on the Souhwest side of exit 6 on I-65 in KY . A Conway Now straight truck has been parked there for 2 months . After I had seen it parked there for over a week I asked at the fuel desk if they knew what the deal was. They told me the...

Everybody talks gross pay . What would be really interesting to hear is reportable net income .

The truth is coming out about who dropped the ball on evacuations and emergency response . Rush Limbaugh was reading parts of an evacuation plan New Orleans had but never activated . City busses sat idle while the mayor called for Greyhounds . The Red Cross had food , water , and hygiene kits...

Diesel Power magazine would mostly be of interest to cargo van owners or others that own diesl pickups . They have a website at dieselpowermag.com . I also subscribed to " Light and Medium Truck " through a link on this site . It's very informative and the subscription is free .

At the hotshothauling.com forum there is a Joshua Kay that says his father is negotiating contracts in MS . His number is (251)533-3430 . Not all FEMA work is well paying . I talked to several pickup drivers from different companies hauling trailers for FEMA . Their pay is $1.05 a mile -one way...

When they say stay in the sleeper they mean stay in the sleeper . Make a trip to the rest room or come out for any other reason and you have to start all over . Solos are better off just to log 10 hours off duty .

Hokoed on pohncis dnidt wokr fro him !!

In Indiana trucks with DOT numbers are exempt from state sales tax so always go to the truck lanes in IN for a lower fuel price . If you use pay at the pump it will ask for your MC number . One thing I found strange in IN is if I buy a Speedway gift card it works at the fuel pump but I am not...

Buying 12 tractors ? Have you considered leasing ? That would take care of all the downtime problems - you'd get a replacement tractor . You might also consider employee leasing . Small businesses use employee leasing companies to provide more affordable benefits like health insurance and 401K's...

Check out www.tdt-ok.com/skidpad.htm . Also Ryder has a video available about driving in the rain which covers hydroplaning .

I'd say when this goes into effect teams would have to operate this way : Eight hours in the sleeper , both take the same 2 hours off duty , then the other goes 8 hours in the sleeper . No more 5 on , 5 off . Do we have Concerned Citizens and PATT to thank for this ?

Fair tax is not a flat tax . The website gives (fairtax.org)comparisons . The Fair Tax book by Linder and Boortz is currently #2 on the nonfiction best seller list . I was curious about how expeditors with their many tax deductions like meal deductions , bonuses for buying a new vehicle , etc...

From what I've heard and read it seems to be a possible improvement (info at fairtax.org ). What I like best is it's a sales tax so drug dealers , pimps , and crooks that haven't paid tax on their income will pay when buying their fancy clothes , jewelry , cars , and homes . I'm no economic...

Different states also have different laws . MA has required the name on commercial vehicles over 10,00lbs. gvw for years .

How many miles are on those trucks ? Sounds like the owner about got the most productive miles out of them and is unloading them before major repairs start popping up . If you want to get in the business do it firsthand as a driver yourself either for a fleet owner or with a newer truck of your...