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Probably the most important thing to get on paper is your status with the owner. Will you be his emploee or a independent contractor utlizing his vehicle.the IRS looks at how much control the owner has over you and your daily lifestyle.Examples are,can you accept or reject loads without his...

About 2 months ago I was at the Petro in Beaumont Texas and I parked next to a D Reefer unit that had door signs saying"Fedex Logstics, Hudson Ohio". I queried FDX CC Dispatch about it thinking it may have been the old Medi Quip Division of Roberts.Those trucks hauled mainly pharmaceuticals to...

Just wondering if anyone has ever experienced this problem with a Eaton/Fuller 6 speed. When the outside temperature is over 90 degrees and the truck has been running on the road for some time ,the transmission is real difficult to drop down out of 6th gear.It goes up all the way and down from...

Frank,glad to hear you are OK,stay well as we all appreciate your input and tax info on this site.

A B unit is normally a 1 ton cargo van,most companies require 2000 pound cargo capacity. A C unit is a small 6 wheel staight truck that has to have as a minimum a 12 foot cargo area and a 5000 pound cargo capacity.A D unit must have as a minimum a 20 foot cargo area and carry up to 13,000...

Unfortunatly for me I had to miss the show.I was ready to leave home on the night of the 14th and the phone rang with a run from Tampa FL to El Paso TX.With the kind of year I have been having there was no way to say no to that money.Then Fedex CC ran our wheels off.We did about 8,000 miles in...

Well I think each to his own.No one forces you to stay out 3-4 weeks at a time.We used to spend 4-6 weeks out now it!s rarely more than 2 weekends away. A lot depends on the revenue that has come in.I pretty much know my monthly breakeven costs and when that is obtained it makes it much easier...

About 6-7 years ago Roberts (now FEDEX CC) was toying with that idea that all trucks would have to be in service 3 weeks every month as a minimum.They would schedule what week of the month you would be free to go out of service.Well there was a huge protest from the fleet that this was not...

I believe that they operate out of East Lake Ohio near Cleveland and our moderator plus mechanic at large, Weave drives for them.

You will get some good answers at the Detroit Expo show,but a lot depends on where you live.If you are in the NorthEast,or major cities in the Mid West such as Cleveland Chicago etc you will probably do OK. It also depends on how often you are willing to be away from home. If you reside in a...

What happened to me is that the fuel filter was tight,but the drain plug on the bottom of the filter was never tightened. The truck ran OK,I stopped for the night and the fuel slowly leaked out ,When I went to start it I had a huge slug of air in the system. I was able to remove the filter,walk...

Now if you had been blowing up buildings and sneaking into Canada and the USA you probably would be OK. I know you can apply for something called a Canadian Pardon which if approved ,the Canadian authorites will forgive you for what happened 20 years ago.I think the process takes about 6 months...

I have a 96 FL 70 with the Eaton/Fuller 6 speed. The transmission has 615,000 miles on it , and up until now I have had no problems with it. Over the last 2-3 weeks in the hot weather I am starting to have problems downshifting from 6th gear. If I have been crusing on the highway and want to...

I use Speedco about 80% of the time and what you say is very accurate. They blitz the truck and usually get you out in about 30-45 minutes. They also do oil analaysis on the spot, which I get about 3 times a year. The only one I have had bad luck with is the Speedco in Hammond LA on I 12. My gut...

Unfortunately what you are concerned about appears to be going on.Freight that was originally scheduled to go by truck is getting diverted to FDX Planes. Other expediting drivers can relay stories about getting cheap freight from FDX,that FDX CC drivers refused due to low rates for them,but the...

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Well last week several expediters including me came together in the spirt of the old days that Bob and Hooligan mentioned. I was on a layover in Lynchburg VA on Tuesday and Wedensday.Hotter then blazes,99 degrees etc. If any one has ever stayed in Lynchburh you will know that there are no...

Well there are islands and there are islands. I am friendly to anyone who comes up to me and wants to chat but I no longer go out of my way to find fellow expediters.I stopped this a few years ago because I got tired of all of the negativity that some people seem to have.Also the BS stories that...

I have never heard of them.Lots of small expediting companies in the midwest though.

I read that article and I can tell you when I mentioned a 10 speed to my wife,she gave me that old "If looks can kill " etc. 99% of the women of today believe you should only put shift levers in D or R or Park. I am sure my Eaton/Fuller 6 speed has a serial number on it somewhere.I would like to...