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    Favorite Ma and Pa carrier.

    All right, let's hear from the crowd, who's your favorite small carrier that you work for? Why?
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    Dead heading home

    >Is it normal in this buisness to take a D-load out 500 miles >then have to dead head home all the time? I don't realy care >if I stay out a few weeks but the only place i get loaded is >out of detroit/flint. Im about done with these guys and want >to avoid one way trips again so what other...
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    Cargo Vans and Youngstown Ohio

    >I live a Little North of Youngstown and I'm with Premium >Transportation Logistics. I'm really happy with this >company. I'm not a Number They know my Voice when I call >in.And Know where I like to run and thats where I go. Decals >I run the Permanant Kind But I hear they also have Magnetic...
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    Cargo Vans and Youngstown Ohio

    I have a cargo van with a driver in it. He lives in Youngstown Ohio. We are thinking of changing companies that we are with. So I have a couple of questions. 1. Any companies hiring on Cargo Vans that don't require you to decal the living daylights out on your truck? 2. What is the best...
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    Cost Per Mile

    I find it important to break it down to fixed cost per mile and variable. Fuel is a variable cost. From the truck you are describing I am assuming you are getting about 7 miles per gallon??? Is that right? Class 8 trucks are beautiful as far as longevity so I think perhaps you need to...
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    Tractors... which company is the best?

    Ok, let's hear from you tractor drivers... which expediter have you run with and which was the best for you. I am very familiar with expediting and know how companies run on a first hand basis. I just want to hear what the tractor drivers are saying. If you are interested in responding...
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    Getting there!!! (laptop gps routing)

    All right, if a person has a laptop computer and wants to go with live gps tracking and routing what is the correct combination to use. I have heard of people buying the handheld gps, hooking them up to a laptop with software that "talks" to them. Can someone give me some info on this as I want...
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    Logging Info Needed

    All regulated vehicles need to log. Reg 395.8 (a) (1) Every driver who operates a commercial vehicle shall record his/her duty status, in duplicate, for each 24 hour period. (etc.) Section 390.5 defines a commerical motor vehicle as (1) has a gross vehicle rating or gross combination weight, of...
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    PRO number

    Free On Board Means that the freight is not taxable until until it reaches that city, state
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    LANDSTAR ?

    Rich, You said you haven't heard much negative about LEA. Go to Joe Romans Board and search LEA. I heard they were all dying on the vine! That is all second hand though so don't take it as gospel. beenthere
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