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It is my understanding that if an I/C is paid by the mile the company is not obligated to show what a customer pays for a load. If the pay is percentage then the contractor can ask to see the billing for a load that he hauled.

RichM, the filer code is a number that identifies the broker you are using. If you were using FedEx, you would put 112 in the box. My company gave me a list with codes, fax & phone #s. We use three stickers. Manifest, invoice, and BOL. The one on the BOL gives us a record of the PAPS #. Panther...

I really don't understand some of these p*****g matches that get going. I responded to some yahoo posting some questionable info on taxes, per diem, and the like and he came back at me with a responce that seemed at least sarcastic and possibly insulting. I just left it be. The majority here...

Sorry to here about your fine FINN. I hope your company steps up and takes responsibilty for their negligence. For those now more leary of running Canada, it's just a new procedure. Just do what your supposed to do and it's not a problem for you. Weave, what's an RRD form? Are you refering to...

It's amazing how many of those I have seen. There was a guy working at my company who was flat broke, got a 50 dollar advance, and took it to the track and fed it to the slot machines because he felt like he needed to turn it into something. How many ways can you spell "STUPID". It's the kind of...

Same thing with Streets and Trips on the truck routes. A friend of mine asked me for directions and I put him in front of a mill operation with a grain elevator that was only about 10 feet off the road causing him to have to back up a pretty significant distance. I couldn't get him to admit what...

When you are going into Canada with automotive production freight, you must use the CSA program to clear it. If you try to do it any other way you will be fined. There is also the time factor when doing a PARS. If you loaded in the Detroit area, you would have to kill some time before crossing...

I think the key word in your post is 'affordable'. GOOD LUCK! I have BCBS. Not cheap, but they don't discriminate against pre-existing conditions and since I will need a knee replacement someday thats a good thing. Also, if you're a long way from home and in an emergency room, it's nice to have...

I recomend using the card every time you cross into the U.S. As you're coming up to the booth just wave it in front of the white plastic thing and they will know who you are when you hit the window. You have to use it as part of a FAST load. If your PAPS fails and you have to go see the broker...

When you are claiming meals as a driver, the IRS does care where you are because you only qualify if you are spending time away from home. Local drivers can't claim meals. I seriously doubt that backyard gardens are a write-off unless you plan to use it as a bussiness that will eventually turn a...

Finney, If you were audited, what would you use to prove time away from home?

Wow man! An expediting commune! We would like be expediting Deadheads or something. Cooool....

The FAST system is also in use and does not require a manifest or a customs invoice. You also can use PAPS right now without a FAST card, but you may be delayed because of it.

I have'nt heard anything like that. Canada is using the FAST card for CSA clearance. Right now you can use FAST or CDRP to do it. Eventually the CDRP card is going to go away. CSA is mostly automotive right now, but other types of shippers are getting on board. It does not require...

The one about fishing reminded me of something I heard on Paul Harvey. Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will spend all his time in a boat drinking beer.

The 401 is the biggest Autobahn going in my opinion. I can be running 120k's and get people flashing there lights behind me. T/t's are the worst offenders. When they pass you can often count on a one finger salute because you didn't move over fast enough. You would think fuel was only 30 cents a...

RE: Now I'm not sure if expediting is the way to g I would tend to agree that it will be some time before this business levels off in terms of the variety of customers using it. Of more concern to the newbie is the ebb and flow of the freight. I don't know of anyone who didn't have a good 2000...

I live in northern Michigan and therfore see my share of deer. After my time off I leave very early in the morning to go back in service and that is prime time to see them. I don't have the whistles and all of the things talked about, them stopping, turning around, ect., happens to me. The last...

I've had Nextel for a little over five years now and at first my opinion about the coverage was not good. They have made vast improvments. There are some dead areas of the beaten path, but that can be the case with any cell phone. My company uses the walkie-talkie and I really like it. I think...

I heard they did the same as Tri-State and decided not to work with NLM any more. One of their drivers said CTX claimed NLM was paying them less than the accepted bid on some loads. Sounded suspious to me and to him as well. CTX would certainly have legal recourse in that case.