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>do you have to a wait at designated spots or can you stay in the >general area? Usually staying in the general area is good enough. >can you be away from the van and get loads or do you >have to monitor the qualcom? My Qualcomm has a pager I can take with me. It beeps as soon as a waiting...

>I'm reluctant to talk about our carrier choice >until we're actually in a truck and on the road. Seems to me that until you actually do make the choice and become active, there isn't much for you to talk about anyway.

Pork Chop, I'd go ahead right now and get that hazmat endorsement. Any expedite carrier is going to require it. You may never see a hazmat load but then again, the first dispatch you get may be hazmat.

To some extent home location does matter. There are some areas of the country that are known dead spots, others that have a reputation for being quite active. Best advice is to talk to drivers in your area and see how they size your area up. Even the best of areas run hot and cold. My home town...

I've talked to a few Sprinter owners. The claimed mileage at 22-24 mpg seems to hold up pretty well with what these guys tell me. One who is leased to Tri-State told me he had a 2700 lb skid for his heaviest load at that time. He says there was no difference in the way the van drove...

E track is a metal rail with slots spaced about 1 1/2 inches apart. The slots are used to lock ends of cargo straps into. A typical 1 ton van will have 2 e tracks running full length on the floor of the cargo area and 1 rail attached to each sidewall of the box area. Normally 4 cargo straps...

What kind of deals do most van drivers have? Is the 60/40 split the norm for cargo vans too?