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In Chi town? Wow. Straight truck run? Double wow.

Hello Noobee. Welcome to the fiasco.

Carrier shut down? I can't believe YOU haven't been shut down by DOT, if you were running 2750 straight thru (as a solo). If you're a team truck, then that wouldn't apply anyways, as long you still have some left on your seventy. No one can MAKE you take anything.

That's about right. While rate of pay is important, it's not the only question. How often can they load you? You can go with someone who promises the world, but if they can only load you once a week or less at that higher rate, then it's not profitable. Or if you have 40% deadhead to get to...

I think the misnomer is that "broker freight" = an LTL found by subscribing to Getloaded. A lot of those WILL only pay the fuel to get home. There are lots of brokers that move expedite loads almost exclusively. Some are carriers as well. Some expedite brokers are "two ladies with laptops...

I can tell you why we do a flat rate on the longer ones (I will usually give an o/o a "spot offer" on a short one). There might be some where I'm getting &2.00 a mile for the van run, but the next one ends up in a fight and I'm only able to get $1.00 per mile from a broker (and still pay you...

Good to know that you're well and kept your cool.

And a diesel CV or sprinter paying with Comdata or other funding card must prepay at the truck counter, get them to turn on the pump at the front counter, and then go pump. Drivers continually have issues with TA employees, because they have no clue about what the program offers.

Not to mention that it will be quicker to get replacement part at the dealer, or oem parts from another source. When you start putting on lots of miles on such a vehicle, you will be glad.

I saw a sleeper straight with sleeper in Memphis as well. Back when they still said EGL, I saw one in Tampa. I think it was a KW, with like a 48-60in sleeper and 24 ft box.

He was driving an International 4400 sleeper truck. He runs a dedicated route up and down east coast for Honeywell, I think.

I chatted with a Ceva Expedite owner operator the other. Nice guy. I know, it's off subject.

Seriously true. You have to question the motive of carriers who allow this. You can't keep the ones you have leased busy? Why? Laziness? Many companies who allow the non-cmv trucks to do this are looking to grow their numbers on the books ONLY. To them size equals prestige and success.

Let me say this though. If you have a unit that is paid off, is making money, and it isn't unusually hard to keep it loaded, then I would say to keeping running the wheels of it while you save for that next purchase, and/or you find the "ideal" unit.

Landstar has at least one Cabover that has a 28 ft curtainside.

A CMV running for two or more carriers is a compliance nightmare. It's really just the vans doing it OTR. -Who gets your logs? -Insurance must be filed under the carrier name. -IFTA stickers? -Who files the IFTA? -IRP and UCR. The craziness would be nonstop.

Bentley, When you hear people discuss their 2-6 skids loads they are always being offered, they are telling you what they see, based on the butt end of the elephant. Dispatch is only going to offer you what they know you can haul. As the carrier owner/dispatcher for my company, I see 2-6 skid...

I agree with Lawrence's assessment. I will add that, as far as the truck goes, you won't know until you run it. Also, making a living is possible. A lot of factors weigh into this though. Learning what loads to accept and not is always a factor. Ask the owner for help. The good thing is...

Not sure. Hey John, how is Load One's shower credit deal for vans at Pilot working so far?