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Expediters Online- Please remove my membership from your website, as I could not do so myself. This should effectively bring your membership (dead or alive) down to 2165. "Thank You,That quality control in the Open Forum combined with the impressive array of original expediting content...

Your starting plan sounds really good Joe. A lot of places that run trucks only intrastate long term rent or lease trucks from Penske or the likes. I'll admit I don't know a whole lot about CA, but just taking a wild guess I think you should be able to drum up a lot of courier business just...

Thanks Tenneseeahawk and all others who made it to the chat. Fun times to be had again! -Weave-

Sorry, I was unable to be online last week. Must have missed it, but couldn't find it. Was it deleted? My apology too- must have been something very plausible. -Weave-

I VERY recently talked with a company that is an alliance member. I acted like I had a truck I wanted to lease on, and asked every question in my book. D unit rates with this place? 60% of $1.46 goes to the truck. .88 cents a loaded mile in other words. I politely ended the conversation...

I know very well of the, "Alliance." fact is, if truck drivers or owners can't make a living at it, they are not going to do it, Alliance or not. The "Autoquick" thing for automotive freight was tried a long time ago, and worked like a shark in a goldfish bowl. 1. To operate trucks, you...

I recently (as of last night) enquired about the workshops EO is running in various cities. I was then openly invited to attend and speak at one of these future workshops, and I accepted the invitation, no further questions asked other than when and where. I do not understand to any extent...

The sound and symptom you describe might just be the torque converter and not the tranny itself. It is best as mentioned to beef the Ford AOD up as much as possible, and add the big cooler if you don't already have one. Every little bit helps with those trannies, they have been noted to be a...

During the last two chats we had, nobody got hurt.. well, much:7 Everyone so far has been on a very friendly basis, with too many topics to mention to single any one specific topic out. When a lot of people get on, there are sometimes 2 or 3 conversations going on at once, regarding anything...

During this time of the year, after I drop off somewhere, I won't sit anywhere for much more than 24 hours. If no load in that time period, I've found it best to head elsewhere. I check with my dispatch to find the closest area where things are moving and they have no other trucks at, and go...

That's life in the rough-tough bang 'em up live on the razor's edge world of expedited trucking Preacher:7 I have seen on many occasions where folks will take an older van or truck that is in good condition and working perfectly fine for them around town, and then when pressed into heavy duty...

Thanks to all who attended the chat- Good times were had as always:7 -Weave-

How about some pre-game chat tonight, 2/05 on the EO chat room at 8:00 PM EST? www.expeditersonline.com/infochat/ I'm serving up steaks, Buffalo wings, good beer, and a few fun truck topics here and there! Be there or be a.... flat beer:9 -Weave-

You guys are hauling way to many body parts:D Although the piece of freight was not so interesting, this load was, or was at least my most fun load to date. It was a crankshaft for a locomotive engine that powered a large tugboat, the Elanor Bouchard that works to move container ships in the...

I have managed to stay in fairly good shape by just doing a lot of walking when I have time during a layover or wait period. I'm no super-jock, but have not put on too much weight since I started as a driver. I had a recent experience where I had to transfer and drive a small tractor between...

Absolutely ANYONE can join OOIDA! The dues are better spent for those involved in the trucking industry in some form who can benefit from the organization, but there are no member requirements. -Weave-

RE: UPDATE... I just saw this thread. Glad to hear Bill is out of the hospital and recovering with his family, I'll say a prayer for his speedy recovery:) -Weave-

I often forget all about "hours" put in as an expedite truck owner operator. I do net very decent pay as an expediter, but if I counted the hours away from home, I would "work" 24 hours a day. Unless I am sleeping after a load I am available 24 hours a day while in service. Ready to go around...

I'd rather have a good paying D load in the back of my 24 footer and just pee at the rest area:) -Weave-

"Allow me to ask a follow-up question of the group. Why is it, please, so important to know about your deadhead/empty miles? Perhaps I'm looking at all wrong." The answer for me is it's not really that important, even with running a flat rate. But, I do like to save where I can. When I see a...