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Typically, established carriers compensate contractors on a percentage of the tariff. Fleet owners most often compensate their drivers on a 60/40 or 40/60 percentage basis. I would think that your owner would be helpful with the information you need to transition to vehicle ownership and a...

With your experience, you should realize that the the freight market can be a fickle place. Cargo/Sprinter van freight is plentiful; however the availability of Sprinters is more plentiful than the market can realistically accommodate, particularly for drivers inexperienced in that market. You...

Ok Snakeo2 That would be a much better option. I've met many successful non-driving owners who ran their own business. I've also seen some fail because they did not fully understand the expedite business model. As a novice, you should think twice about investing in the very saturated cargo...

My opinion. If your acquaintance has a good thing going, he could present his business plan to a bank or other source of finance. Your acquaintance could also lease a vehicle using his line of credit and save you the grief of sleepless nights wondering where your van is and who is driving it...

First and foremost, as independent contractors, you will be an independent business. You will be able to claim tax deductions on all of your business related expenses. CDL school tuition, cell phones, per diem when away from home and lots more. Many Expediters use ATBS; for their account of...

Will you be driving 8 hours for $250 US or CDN? Are you then driving back 8 hours loaded for another 250 or driving 8 hours unpaid empty for another load? Are you getting empty miles deadhead pay? Are you paying tolls? Does the truck have a sleeper? Will you have a motel room in which to...

Check with www.uShip.com and see the opportunities and prices. Your request will not be compatible with the typical expedite business model. uShip has anything from a cat in a container to a motorcycle or a pallet of goods.

You could solve your problem by driving a straight truck. Typically, no recent experience required. If interested in a class 8 truck with sleeper, many fleet owners in EO classified section and carriers that are advertising here

Before a fleet owner recommendation, what types of trucks and trucking experience do you have? Is your experience current or historical? Do you have a clean MVR?

Well Adam, you've put the cart before the horse by having a truck before you have a commitment for the freight. What type of vehicle are you operating? What is your opinion on what consistent loads are? What is a good load mean to you? There is seldom a situation where you will get...

Another thought concerning your shoulders. Consider investing a few dollars in a DOT physical by a DOT certified Doctor before investing $3000 for a CDL

In that you mentioned a serious problem with your shoulders, I suspect you would not enjoy climbing in and out of a trailer or a dock high straight truck. You might not enjoy hand loading or unloading cargo. even with a pallet jack. And, if you are uncomfortable crawling around HVAC system...

rowekmr, The expedite business model as discussed on this site does not allow home every night and very seldom every weekend. Simply stated, Every night home truck drivers are generally city delivery folks. Over-the-road truck drivers that are home every night would travel from home to point...

There's not much better than talking with O/O's, at different carriers, face to face over a cup of coffee. A great collection of straight trucks and owners and drivers can be found at the Petro Truck Stop in Ontario, CA. It is on I-10 exit 57, Milliken Ave. There is often a dozen or more...

Adam, You wouldn't start a landscape business with only a push mower; you wouldn't start a bakery if you didn't know how to cook and, you shouldn't start a trucking business with less than ideal equipment and little knowledge of the business of expediting. Expediting is not just a driving job...

There are as many e-trak installation opinions as there are holes in the e-trak. Your method could be as good as many ways. Unless you are planning to carry only one pallet (skid), you would be better served by two lengths of 10 feet of e-trak to allow securement options for anything that...

You could surely use a 5000 lb 20' shipping container on a cutaway of ample size; however, the conversion costs would be excessive compared to visiting the classified section of this site. You could find a fair priced, used straight truck that would have a bonus sleeper compartment that should...

CJ, Since you are here on EO, I reasonably thought you were another broke person with a get rich quick scheme in the expedite community. It now looks like you are involved in an Amazon type business model and leasing your Sprinter type vans through the company. I'm sure others join me in...

CJ. Your first visit to EO and it seems that you're already in a fiscal crisis in a business that is not very forgiving to an under-capitalized business owner with little experience in expediting. This is a business in which the typical, successful fleet owner stated by driving for an owner...