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I've cut and pasted and edited some info from an earlier thread on expediting in order to hopefully help more people looking for a way to get started. I started working for Professional Transportation Inc., which transports RR crews to other yards, to and from hotels, etc. The runs vary...

that's the place! I like it so far but it is a very big change from corporate world. the training could be a bit more standardized and focus more on the radio and logging procedures, but most of it needs to be figured out as you go. the shifts are 12 hours, during which you need to be...

sorry for the delay in responding. I didn't want to invest in a van or drive like a bat out of hell as an expediter, so I started working for PTI transporting RR crews here and there. The runs vary but the maximum round trip is about 600 miles. If I had just read the reviews online without...

Thanks for the info everybody. I am looking for a position with a company truck. Riverside mentioned that in their ad on CL. It looks like a much more sensible way to try it out rather than investing in a truck of my own. Most courier jobs - actually most van jobs I've seen only want...

I have done quite a bit of checking regarding cargo vans and I haven't found a lot of info on this. I apologize if it's there and I've missed it and, I'd be grateful if you'd point me in the right direction. I've seen quite a few references to retirees driving cargo vans on a more casual basis...

I'm a bit late to the party but I just started looking for info on being an OTR cargo van driver and this thread had me cackling to myself. You're right; it's extremely entertaining! Paulld is no slouch either. It reminded me of a paraphrase of Groucho Marx saying I wouldn't want to join any...