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Thanks a lot to you both for your suggestions, it's very helpful for sure.

That's fair, definitely longer runs are preferable. Keep ya busy. Did you end up signing with a different company? If so I'd be curious who, especially if they're still hiring.

Thank you very much for the insight into the Canadian market Brok. I'm really fine with either kind of work. Can you recommend any good companies to start out with? Where do you go to find work in Canada? Are you with a company? Thanks for the advice and word of caution. As I newbie I...

Ha ha, I should legally change my name :) Was that a pun on RJR? I actually haven't reached out to them yet, do they have a bad name in the industry? I was planning to give them a call because they're recruiting.

Awesome thanks Moot. I explained to the recruiter that I'd like to buy something used to reduce my up front costs but he said that even more than a few years old and their customers would refuse to load it, and the insurance, etc. I got the feeling that he probably got some commission for...

Thanks for the advice alex and LDB. Does anyone happen to know if there are good quality fleet owners in Canada? Ontario specifically would help but I'm willing to travel obviously. I've found some but the pay rate is often less than I could make at other ventures, at least here in Canada...

And I definitely appreciate it. The recruiter made it sound as though work would be easy to come by but from my readings here, I'm hearing that finding van work is increasingly difficult. How tragic it would be if I bought a brand new van through this company and found out the quantity of...

Hi all, I had an interview recently with an expediting company about becoming an O/O. They had said that if a vehicle was more than a few years old that it would be hard to find loads. I'm looking to buy a used vehicle, either straight truck or van, not sure which yet as I've been hearing...

Hi guys, Thank you for clarifying the dangers involved in leases from the company you work for. Luckily I have the means to secure a vehicle by other means so I'll take your advice.

Congratz on the new job TSX. I hope it goes well for you. What will you be driving with them?

I'm also wondering the same. TST operates in my area and seems to be newbie friendly.

Hi everybody, I'm very happy to see such a comprehensive resource on this industry. I'm very seriously looking at getting into the expediting business and had an interview with a company in Ontario, Canada who offered to lease me a vehicle and get me started in either a van or a straight...