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My advice for weekly pay has nothing to do with how long you can float the money. If your paid weekly, it lessens the amount they owe you at any given time. That way, if they belly up (like many have lately), you won't lose quite as much money. I don't do the multiple carrier thing but I'm...

The biggest issue with the multi carriers that keeps popping up here on EO is pay issues. If you stick to the carriers that pay weekly, your not as likely to get burned...well, you won't get burned as bad..... if they disappear overnight like a few have in the last year or two. The key to...

Envy is the most stupid of vices, for there is no single advantage to be gained from it. ~Honore de Balzac

+1 .... seriously, get it straight from Panther, then you'll know for sure...not second hand.

I agree with most of what Bob says except the part quoted above. As a fleet owner with trucks leased to a carrier, everything quoted above does not apply. Bob, I think, does run his own authority so I understand that he is relating his experiences, but those experiences are quite different from...

He told me once that they didn't.

I totally and completely disagree. What you say would be true if...and only if...the team truck brings in twice as much money as the solo truck. Most don't. The solo driver may not get as many loads and he/she may not gross as much as the team, but the solo driver will get 100% of the driver...

Problem is....those to who it applies cant afford the bumper sticker...bring 10

I rented a car once in Houston when I was a company driver...truck was down for a week. I had to get a cab ride to the airport where the rentals were. The cabbie told me where he rented cars. He was getting great rates, like you mentioned. He basicly just kept a rental in the driveway the way he...

The solution...for me....would be to rent a car on the occassions like you mentioned being close to home. The times where you just want to ride a bike...try to rent one. I dont know how available the bikes are....a car should be pretty easy to find. In short, I would spend my time finding...

That post is a bit stronger than actually intended, but the facts are there. Its a trade off somewhere. There is nothing wrong with sacrificing profitability for liesure...as long as you understand and can knowingly afford that sacrifice. I have some relaitves that always, always kept a nice...

I'll be loaded (with freight :) ) in a couple hours. I'll go away for a while then :D.

I guess it is how you look at it as far as wasted money goes I would consider the load I missed because it wouldnt fit in a box that shares a motorcycle... wasted money. I would also consider the 150,000+ miles that a team truck runs, the little bit of drag a trailer...even a small one...what...

Somebody on EO talked once about renting motorcycles.

Welcome to Load One!! :D

Just a small question....have you ran this idea by your wife? If not, could you please use that new video recorder you have to show us her reaction? :D

Im not sure what is required. I think $10k bond and the required paperwork is the most of it though. One of the carrier owners would know. Keep in mind...LRT was a carrier....probably a broker too?

exactly.....

No..probably not. But, this America. They should be able to if they want. They do need to be regulated to whatever degree that would keep them from bailing out so easy and not paying their bills. My 2

Exactly. Now, for the other question. If the feds do raise the bond requirement to $75k or even $100k, is that enough? Personally, I dont think it would be enough for many carriers. I believe it should based on the amount of business a carrier is doing...somehow. I do agree that it would...