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Another thing to consider with not asking for a fuel surcharge is this...are you prepared to make your carrier more money if the fuel prices go up even more? It is my understanding that the % charged to the customer is based on the total cost of the trip, not just your portion. For example, if...

RE: IS ANYBODY MAKING MONEY DRIVING WITH THESE GA Did I miss something????? Now, I'm really confused.... Which I guess explains why we failed...

RE: IS ANYBODY MAKING MONEY DRIVING WITH THESE GA Now, off of that $300, is your gas, $125, depreciation at .16/mile for 600 miles is $96.00, insurance (at least ours) is roughly $6/day, food roughly $10...you made about $63. So, you made $6.30/hour. This is how we went broke!! McDonald's...

I'm sorry, I didn't really clarify what my intention was...I was wondering if it would be illegal for me to contact them more for informational purposes. I think if I was a business owner paying a fuel surcharge for shipments I would feel cheated if I found out it didn't go to the person buying...

Does anyone know if I, as a o/o's wife, am legally bound by a contract he has signed? He is a sole proprietor, I am not his employee or ever acted as his agent. I am particularly interested in the non-compete clause of the contract. Thanks for your knowledge and experience!!

I'd also like to know what your weekly average is since you've been there. We had some excellent weeks too.... This business is a bit like a gambling addiction...when you have a couple good weeks, it's almost like a rush...you think, ok, here we go, I'm gonna make the money now...but then you...

Imagine how the public would feel if they found out that the fuel surcharge that they are so upset with paying didn't even go to pay for fuel? Do you think that they'd be happy to know that their fuel surcharge went to make some fat b****** fatter? The extra money they were charged to offset...

I have one more thing to add... Always keep in the back in your mind that in this business, everyone is out to make money for themselves and themselves only. They are not your friend, they are not going to do you any favors, they don't care if you make it...there will always be a constant flow...

We're on company #2 now... Maybe #3 would at least give us a kiss first...

If a o/o's contract doesn't specifically state that he should get the fuel surcharge, is it legal for the company to keep it? Thanks for any advice!!

Just stopped in to check what was being said about the fuel prices and just had to put my two cents in.... The public is ALREADY suffering from the fuel prices...the consumer has to pay the price for the higher cost of moving freight!!! The companies raise their prices for food, textiles...

Our computer came with Microsoft Money and I use that to keep track of my husband's expenses and it has been working pretty good so far. I set the accounts up as business checking, cash, and credit card and then enter all his receipts after each trip and any payments we've made towards cell...

Well, I thought it was funny!!! An extra smile during the day never hurts!!:7 :7

We had a horrible time finding insurance for our cargo van!!! Most insurance agencies don't really understand cargo van expediting and will quote the same rates as for semi's and trucks. We finally (after advice from this website) contacted the company we were signing with and asked who their...

RE: Jung Express/@mrandmrs: " or at least a dot >number on the truck,!!!!!!!! Just an update....talked to US DOT this morning...if your gvw is under 10,000lbs. you're not required to have a dot#

My husband had the opportunity to spend some time with a few other expediters from a couple of different companies yesterday. I guess we're finding out how it's supposed to be. We did try to do our research, but it's pretty confusing because there are such different rules for cargo vans than...

I'm not sure.....we got our info from an archive search here. There was a company profile done on them, it's at http://www.expeditersonline.com/artman/publish/article_1012.html. The insurance agent at American Family said they insure about 50 of their independent contractors. I'm guessing...

RE: Jung Express/@mrandmrs: Well....once we had what they said he needed-van,insurance, phone he called and they set up an appointment to sign the contract. At that time, they told him he would get 60% of the load. We both figured he would get some kind of trip sheet or specific load info...

RE: Jung Express/@mrandmrs: I take it that isn't a good thing?!!! Even for a cargo van?

RE: Jung Express/@mrandmrs: Going from point A to point B was not the problem. What we wanted explained was how much you get paid, if a fuel surcharge was included, how much of the fuel surcharge is passed onto the driver, is there any pay for empty miles, what do you need to turn in to get...