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It's mostly recommended to drive for a fleet owner for a year or so before buying your own truck . Most contracts will give you 60% of the gross . You buy the fuel and get 100% of the FSC .

She'd like to see the country and she does enjoy driving .She is taking a look at the return in investment for fleet owners . We wouldn't be doing it to make maximum income as compared with other careers . Still , when dry van pays 50% more .....Rates drop, continue year-end slide | Overdrive...

This is what I was thinking but pick up some of those free recruiting ads at travel centers and you'll see several ads stating $1.20 a mile on straight trucks . Not very impressive . I also suspect that the "urgent need for teams " isn't due to increased freight but like truckload OTR is due to...

Yes , it's $1.20 plus FSC plus $.05 for teams and another $.05 for hazmat miles according to the Panther recruiter who also quoted the 2500 team miles . My wife is in her last semester of college before earning her Bachelor's Degree in business administration . She doesn't have her CDL yet and...

I'm not new here but my wife and I are considering making the move to expediting but are wondering about a few things . Several carrier ads say $1.20 a mile for straight trucks . I haven't been keeping up with rates but how long has this been going on ? That sounds like a good OTR truckload...

That's nonsense about the insurance companies but here's an example of the "training " I mentioned earlier . Man killed in semi tractor-trailer wreck | Laramie Boomerang | Laramie, Wyoming . Google trucker forums . Ignore my advise if you want but over and over it was said by trainers and others...

Good companies don't hire trainees . They a stack of experienced applicants . The ones hiring trainees have a turnover rate of over 100% . If you don't complete your year obligation you will be billed $2,000 - $3,000 for the training . Your best intentions mean nothing . They fire trainees for...

Sounds like Panther needs to find a new doctor . I suspect this one gets kickbacks from testing facilities .

The problem is Panther's physician recommended him for testing and gave him a 3 month card . This is going to be a real issue when medical records start being sent electronically to the DMV . No more trying with another physician if you don't pass with a first one .

Why multiple threads on this ? Aren't you just making it more difficult for yourself ?

You need to take the time to go back and read old posts because all of your questions have been answered several times . Cargo vans do not require logging unless hauling hazmat and few do . BUT , since logging isn't required you may be asked to run harder than HOS would allow . Some fleet...

Hinos are good trucks for what they were designed for but they were not designed for OTR driving . The main things they lack are comfort and power.

The best truck is one that is owned by a fleet owner . If things don't work out for you the losses are minimal . Teaming with an experienced driver will improve your chances of success if you eventually buy your own truck .

True , but most of the people that I know that have the restriction got it because their test vehicle didn't have air brakes .

-Requires a medical card also .

WAS is right . It was a lot more . Then the economy hit the skids and carriers went to charging ltl rates to keep trucks moving .

Yes you do . 13,000 lb. GVWR requires a medical card . Ram 3500 specs Higher Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR): 13,000 pounds (Regular Cab, dual-rear-wheel axle with 6.7-liter diesel) Towing: Up to 18,850 pounds (Regular Cab, dual-rear-wheel axle) Payload: 6,650 pounds Higher front...

Actually , there is no airbrake endorsement . If you get a CDL on a vehicle over 26,00 lbs. without airbrakes (hotshotters with dually pickups and a trailer over 16,000 lbs. GVWR are the most common example ) you are given a CDL with a nonairbrake only restriction .

Wrong info . With the exception of hazmat a CDL isn't required on vehicles under 26,001 lbs. GVWR . A DOT medical card is required for GVWR over 10,000 lbs. . State inspectors love targeting 1 ton pickups . As soon as they hook up to any type trailer they exceed 10,000 lbs. GWVR and require a...

Some excellent points were made in Turtle's post . Freight will pick up sooner on the rail because carriers are moving more and more to intermodal . Here's another option to consider in a field there is not a surplus of workers . More and more freight will also be moving by barge on inland...