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  1. TurkeyHawk

    Panther boards

    I made a decision not to expedite, I was going to hook on with Panther. Thanks for confirming I made the right choice to wait. Good Luck kids!
  2. TurkeyHawk

    Taxed myself to the brink-Decision Made

    I want to thank all of you, especially those that took time to respond to my post last week 'One Week Is All You Have' I had been visiting this site as well as other expedited sites and readings since the fall of 2007, I had left the carrier I had been with for 3 years March 17th and thought...
  3. TurkeyHawk

    Stop Smoking Now!!!

    Ever see that movie documentry called 'Scared Stiff" ? It was about going to prison, with prisoners scaring us kids as to why we DO NOT WANT to go to Prison. The same should be done with smoking because it's a beeitch to quit, we need to be SCARED STIFF 2 quit..... Posts like this...
  4. TurkeyHawk

    Panther inconsistancies

    Thank you's , this is interesting viable information from the seat of your pants, genuine feedback like this is valuable. Good Luck with that cat Hey, do you get the CAT SCRATCH FEVER every weekend?
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    one week is all you got

    Those are some wise words, I will embrace these words and everyones input as my deadline draws near. Thank you all for your thoughts and opinions, your experience and wisdom is valuable to me. I appreciate the time you took to share!
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    In your opinion who are the 5 largest expedite carriers?

    This has been an interesting and very informative post for me, thanks Do you 'all have any idea which of these top expedited companies has the largest and most consisitent turnover ratio? In what order would they rank with highest turnover rate 1st, and why ? This is a great forum, I,m...
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    one week is all you got

    Ya, I hear ya but freight is slow from sources I been contacting, this company is family owned, approx 400 tractors all O/O's with an incredible FMSCA safety rating. I have one week to make this decision mainly because I been shutdown for going on a month, some of the old posts are...
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    one week is all you got

    That small company paying 92 cents is about the best overall package, this highlights the drawing power expedited freight has for those of us out here looking for better compensation as fuel and other costs rise. You are all being very helpful, thanks
  9. TurkeyHawk

    one week is all you got

    This info creates the question for me, so when the expedited freight is slow, then as I learned recently- say with Panther I could book my own backhaul. well not having that broker experience, what is the basic difference in compensation doing backhauls? And, is the Panther 35 cents MT...
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    one week is all you got

    That really does make a lot of sense, thanks for all the info so far! I guess the most important info you all could help with is passing along the current state of expediting- there is one OTR carrier out of Denver that I planned to sign on with but it's slow and they have implemented a hiring...
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    one week is all you got

    I will answer as many questions as you have! thanks
  12. TurkeyHawk

    one week is all you got

    I will Expedite with my TRACTOR, a Freightliner Classic XL pulling their TRAILER. If you read my post in detail: (I did mention I had years of Straight Truck Experience)
  13. TurkeyHawk

    one week is all you got

    I am going to run solo, that is why I am asking what would be best SOLO company from what you all know. I have been researching this for over 5 months, I am leaning toward Panther but wanted all the expert advice. thanks! What I meant by one week is, I am going to make a decision and go...
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    one week is all you got

    So all you experienced expediters here is something to ponder, come one and please come ya 'all with those expert opinions full of knowledge and wisdom. The facts are this: An Owner-Opertor with 3 years and 260,000 mi in a T/T plus (25 previous years in Straight Truck private hauling), a...
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