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Thanks for clarifying that rule Jack. :) -Weave-

I'll check into this Lawrence. I do know that Canada considers ALL DUI's felonies, regardless if they are lesser misdemeanors in the USA. I do believe the border crossing restictions and need for Ministry Permits only involves those crossing into Canada who have DUI convictions in the USA who...

I use a laptop computer as the heart of my operations. It has three purposes directly related to trucking: 1. Navigation. Currently using ALK's Co-Pilot Truck, and Microsoft Streets and Trips 2004. 2. Logging. Using Roland Bjorklund's DDL program for the last 4 years...

Other than with the expediting companies that require you to run Canada (becoming fewer and fewer), I don't know of any expediting company where your 24 year old felony conviction would even come up, none the less be an issue to not take you on as a contractor. Put it this way- I have been...

RE: Is This Forum For Everyone, Or Just An Elite F Read it three times, after printing it out. Possibly EO's finest post to date:) -Weave-

Maybe that's the first thing we all need to research and come up with an answer for- Is it Expediters or Expeditors? The first one seems the most popular, but if made official we might have another bazooka rage here:7 I receive e-mails similar to the one the A-Team got on occasion. My...

One thing I always wondered: Here in NY the hazmat license endorcement has to be renewed every 2 years. Do other states let it go longer? -Weave-

I have hauled Hazmat with past carriers for a number of years. Passing the tests and having the endorcement or doing the loads didn't bother me though, but I am now glad to be back with my carrier who doesn't bother with it. Expedite carriers who have established themselves as Hazmat haulers...

RE: Is This Forum For Everyone, Or Just An Elite F Scott, you might be missing something. Read post #31 again please. That very nice lady is the wife of the person in the credentials example taken from the magazine articles. But that aside, like I said, the credentials thing is OPTIONAL on...

Welcome Skittles, I enjoyed your post, and hope you can get off to a safe, sound start in expediting. I can assure you however that at least in my case being an experienced expediter I am not envious of anyone new who enters this business and succeeds from the start. I did so myself, and...

RE: Is This Forum For Everyone, Or Just An Elite F The EO Field Editor was allowed the opportunity to share his story related to the topics in this thread on the home page of this site, and voice his views there. As forum members cannot instantly do that or openly comment about the story on...

RE: Is This Forum For Everyone, Or Just An Elite F Moderators... I UZE2BEE1... Please don't close this thread as I don't see that any, "attacks" were made, and I think Freespirit deserves and owes a rebuttal. She should be allowed a chance to finish what she started. ;) Or.. on another level...

RE: Is This Forum For Everyone, Or Just An Elite F Just a note to Diane: The credentials thing is purely OPTIONAL for those who wish to present them. I have three good reasons why I decided to present mine: 1. I am proud of them and the time I have successfully spent in the expediting...

I am in support of all involved in expediting once they enter the business, regardless of how they do it. Many times though, those ones who jump right in make the task a very tough one. Especially when they contact me personally for help, and iron clad advice to bail them out of a bind cannot...

"It's not about being right or wrong, it's about being profitable or not." EXACTLY. My story regarding the stockbroker was showing a popular style expediters sometimes use to start out that is quite often non-profitable. Okay, the stockbroker probably wrote off the loss, and it wasn't a big...

http://www.partners-in-business.com/ This manual from Overdrive and Volvo is now online. You can use the info in the worksheets to make your own spreadsheets to analyze your current performance or make a business pro forma spreadsheet to help you to get truck financing. This manual is mainly...

A Lesson from the Stockbroker A True Story by Weave I was looking for a new or newer truck to replace my aging Freightliner FL70 expediter back in May, 2002. One stop I planned on was a well known Kenworth dealer in Ft Wayne, IN, who sold a popular expedite...

I might be at risk of repaeting myself, but I say it time and time again. There are tons of aspects about expediting to love. But the bottom line always is, "If you ain't getting the greens, you are going to get the blues." -Weave-

Thanks Tom, I feel the same way. I don't think it is a "scarcity mentality" for those with experience to present things the way they know them to be, to the best of their knowledge and ability. Yet I have accepted over my years of posting on EO that some people are going to view some posts...

I just want to make a couple of points for the newcomer, and maybe clarify a few things. I talked with Tom Robertson on the live chat, and he said his his company does not hire or train newcomers. For the newcomer with no CDL or experience who wants to run a C or D unit, your start up choices...