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I hate to hear him dog ES too. They helped us get started in this business and we really enjoyed working with them. We still recommend them to people trying to get started in this business. That being said, our decision to move on was a cordial one. They have a successful business model that...

We're setting in NH at the moment. Not exactly a hotspot of activity. However we also saw one of the most profitable trucks in our fleet leaving here this morning. I would have liked to meet them and get some pointers from them. If you want to chat send us a pm and we will get in touch.

I must have missed this update, though the changes mentioned would explain a lot. Like why ALL of my recent WG/TVAL/HAZMAT/LG, you name it, have been coming across in the $1.50 per mile range. We did get a load offer today for $1.71 per mile. We have been sitting more as well. I met a SE driver...

I'm having a hard time visualizing what a Bob or Linda "lashing" would look like..... I don't think I've ever met a more laid back couple.

My wife and I are currently driving for FedExCC through Expediter Services. We were told 3 weeks out and 1 week off. We prefer to stay out longer, but that's just us. FedEx has trouble getting us to Dallas/Fort Worth on a regular basis, but Patrick has always been good about getting us home...

Re: Who's decision is it to determin which loads the truck takes, Driver or Fleet Own "no driver respects a independent mind, no drama, minimalist owner, they're just in it for cash." I dont think that last part is entirely accurate. I would appreciate those qualities in a fleet owner. Yes we...

We were in Montreal two weeks ago and the roads were ok. Going to Toronto Monday so we'll have a better idea how the other half fares.

I certainly hope so. We're planning on using their business model to start our fleet and I certainly hope we make money in this venture!! :-)

It's nice to read a thread where everyone is moving and getting loads, and the posts are positive and up beat. Hope ya'll have a great December!

That's interesting. My wife and I are picking up one of their trucks in Dallas and taking it back to them before heading up to orientation with FedEx. It would be nice to hear the rest of the story, as Paul Harvey used to say.

Im bad, but I hope I'm not that bad!

Thank you xiggi. That is very good info to have when talking to people.

I couldn't imagine having to call someone to verify every load either. I would expect the type of guidance that says 'don't take a load to this area because there's won't be any loads back', so I wouldn't get stuck in the middle of nowhere. Also, some owners want the drivers to do things a...

If I had that boat I wouldn't even be considering a career change. I would stay right here and be out on it every afternoon! :-)

Even without the W-4? I met with an owner at the expo. After talking with him he said that he had a truck he could put my wife and I in, since we are not interested in purchasing one before we know the business. We never discussed leasing the truck from him. It is my understanding that the...

What purpose or good is a contract if the driver can just abandon the vehicle when he wants too? How do you prevent that?

If I choose to go to work an owner, that does make me an "employee", not an owner. I would hope my employer would prepare me a little better though, like making sure I was actually able/qualified to go to work for the carrier he leased his truck with. Makes sense to me, but then again I'm not...

Who was your carrier when you posted this, and do you still drive for them?

The business opportunity you want them to see -- and that they will cheerfully tell you they are grateful for -- is in fact an open invitation for a loser street person with poor credit to camp out in your truck for a year and extract what money he can by running it until it dies and then...

IF the owner is not keeping up his end of the bargain is the carrier a source of redress, or is the driver just stuck?