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    Looking Ahead to Possible Tax & Deduction Changes ... Bad for Expediters

    Dave is right on the money. They are talking about personal deductions. They are not referring to business expense deductions. If they did mean business expense deductions then the entire economy would collapse.
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    Cargo Van Expediter Featured on OverdriveOnline

    I sure hope that was net 65k and not gross. Otherwise this guy might as well do something else. 65k-18k for fuel = 47k 47k - 10k a year in van cost (400k miles) = 37k 37k - 2k (very minimal maint.) = 35k 35k - 1.2 k (min. ins.) = 33.8 k 33.8k x .15 = just over 5k for self...
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    Yet Another Reason To Be Alert - Always

    Unfortunately people in this country do not realize its unconstitutional for any government entity to require a permit to carry a firearm.:mad:
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    Maintenance

    Just curious as to how many of you try to do 70% or more of the maintenance on your equipment yourselves?
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    pay rate ALL Miles

    Asjssl, The point is if you add up all the hours for bookkeeping, maintenance, hauling etc. Most of these people do not realize they are assuming responsiblities and risk of having their own business for 15 dollars an hour or less. There are plenty of business models out there where you do not...
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    pay rate ALL Miles

    I will list the jobs that require no degree to start where you have benefits and can make that kind of living. Firefighter Police Officer Border Patrol Sales General Contractor Military Oil Drilling And there are a whole lot more. I was looking into this as a route for the future. I have...
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    pay rate ALL Miles

    Trying to figure out who would O/O for even what you say you are clearing. .75cpm post costs sounds fine. But lets look at that off of 100k miles a year. That is 75k pre tax and assuming a boat load of risk. Also Fedex CC has a five year limit on a truck that is going to run around 100-125k so...
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