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Our late friend John O from here on Eo carried his Yamaha 500cc enduro type bike in his 22 box w/liftgate. He had a wonderful time with it in the desert out west. Usually , if your 22 box is that full, you ain't expediting. Read John's old posts about it, if you like. RIP John

Hey Greg, right on. Just bought another tractor, great deals out there nowadays. Will pull 53 liftgate trl here at Leam, I think there is still only 3-4 of us. Shhhhhh, don't tell anyone..lol

You'll know because your tax guy will tell you that you would have made more money being the greeter at wal-mart and home every night; also we'll show you the secert handshake...

Depends where you work. At Landstar, liftgate,tag axle,pallet jk,blankets will all make you more $$$. Example"" After Katrina, the straight trk rate (w/liftgate) was 1100.. aday TO the trk.. I did 90 days, u do the math. Yes, unusual, but the better equipped u are, the better you will do...

I bought my 2002 frt classic from Werners sales dept' Good pricing, mostly well maintained and mostly double bunks. They also offer the drive train warr from the manufact for a fraction of what the dealers do. I like the tractor idea cause you can always find work if your current gig doesn't...

Those with smaller trucks/vans never get the call for a load they can't carry, so most would never know what the potential for larger capacity runs might be out there.

watch ebay and also Kidron.com,new and used.

Greg Your previous post in which you mention a crappy looking truck with a 72 bunk.....

oops, sorry, I guess you are talking vans, my BAD.

I think I would talk to some landstar teams and see how they are doing. Just the regular freight haulers, not the super secert stuff guys, just regular expediters. Do ppl really haul for a $1.20? With fuel over $3.00, WOW.

Greg, I wasn't aware you had seen my truck, but it is only a 70" sleeper...lol

Sorry if this sounds harsh; bad credit,no previous o/o expier=no loan. If you have this many questions about starting out, I wouldn't. The advice about saving your $$$ and learning the business in someone's rig and with their guidance/advice will possibly help you enter the o/o side of this...

IMPORTANT NOTE REF HITTING ANY ANIMAL.... At Landstar(maybe elsewhere too) if you hit a LIVE animal and damage trk, coverage by comp. insurance (cheap deductible). hit dead animal, coverage is on your collision deductible (Much higher) Make sure critter has pulse before smacking em..

Okay, what did I get from all this.. If I see a politican or Jesse bottlehead doll trying to cross the road late at night, I'm going to nail the bast@#$ " square on" and tell the insurance adjuster it was a large depressed elk that attacked me!! Did I get it right, WHEW..

I heard a while ago about con way having some type of a buy program No other info I guess their recruiter could help Good luck

When the four wheelers stop parkin in our spots, I'll stop parkin in theirs:+

Bob Two different companies. Every load is different. Ranger has 1000 agent/brokers looking for loads and then posting them on company web site,YOU look on load board call agent talk about loac,take if you want it. Leam has 50 or so agents/ express centers who look for loads and when they...

Are you guys telling me I can use AAA Plus for road calls for a flat tire or tow on a 40' straight trk with 22.5 tires. Who is your AAA guy and Ph# Thanks:)

>What are some of the problems one might have with being an >O/O in Expediting with their own Tractor? > >I don't see too many, and that's why I ask. >I see many straight trucks... but I like the idea of having >a tractor because, if I eventually decided to get my own >authority (I'm aware...

>What are some of the problems one might have with being an >O/O in Expediting with their own Tractor? > >I don't see too many, and that's why I ask. >I see many straight trucks... but I like the idea of having >a tractor because, if I eventually decided to get my own >authority (I'm aware...