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Over the weekend a midwestern fleet owner posted an ad ( here on EO)with a novel approach. No money down. No payments. Drive the WG/TVal truck for 18-24 months and he'll sign the title over to you and throw in the needed equipment. I don't know the guy, or gal, but I have seen his trucks...

Probably another slow month. I don't imagine there'll be much to talk about this month. And today is Sunday, so we'll be off to a slow start.

USA Today reports an unmarked Ford Cargo Van hit a Honda stopped at a stop sign Sunday am. They pulled two deceased from the wrecked Honda. They could see two more. Once they got the van off the Honda they found three more deceased. Prayers to the families involved. The van driver was...

With all the discussion on BMI I am curious if your carrier requires you to have a DOT Physical for vans. FedEx ? Crossroads Panther ? Express ? No Load-1 ? Yes Tri-State ? Yes Nations ? LEA ? Yes Barrett ? Others ? Bolt ? Yes Active Aero ? Yes CTX...

How about a Book Title, Name of a Song, of Movie Title that best describes you ? Me? Happy Together. Because I'm so happy with my wife.

I was involved with 3 owners in my short time expediting prior to building my new truck. They are all in the Midwest and I think they all have 4-5 trucks. I was surprised that they all have ads on EO looking for drivers for large sleepered 2013 or 2014 trucks. Is it hard to keep teams in...

I did a double take when this guy parked next to me.

In another thread an experienced driver told us that 800 mile weeks would be more common than 2500 mile weeks in a $printer. Really ? I'm curious just about volume of miles. Average per week. And vehicle. Example: 2400 miles per week. DR unit.

DND International , the Illinois based carrier that had a driver hit/kill a tollway worker and injure a State Trooper on Jan 27, 2014 near Chicago has been allowed to reopen after being shut down by the FMSCA. Although they are bad, they're not bad enough to shut down yet. The driver...

There was a horrific crash on I-5 near Orland, Ca. A FedEx Truck crossed the median and hit a tour bus with High School Seniors on a college scouting trip. Reports are 9 dead, 50 injured. Initial reports are the truck may have been avoiding a Nissan Altima that was also involved in the crash...

The recent worldwide disruption of EO Apps left me wondering , what kind of devices people are using to fuel their EO fetish. I use the app on an I-Phone 4 almost exclusively.

I'm sitting up all night on a secure load which means I have too much idle time. Browsing through the classified ads I see an ad by DBS Logistics. It's represented by Jeff Cagwin, New Lenox, Il. Also an ad placed a few weeks ago says V3 Expedite is up and running . This ad mentions you...

As people are putting together Year 2013 taxes I wonder what you're thinking. Satisfied ? Disappointed ? Better or worse than expected ? We don't need numbers. Just an over all feeling about the year that just ended. Our numbers I was happy with. Satisfied.

I don't want to start a debate over the good or bad of OOIDA as an organization. I'm curious to hear of experiences of anyone using OOIDA Insurance. Good or bad. Edit: I at this time have no reason to leave Progressive or CIS. This is research for a friend.

The buddy at Mercer that I talk to daily told me this. If he upgrades to a 2007 or newer truck he will receive a $3000 bonus. Paid $300 extra on his first ten loads. He gets 75% of 99% for his TT. For the next two years loads originating out of California pay 89% of 99%. That's a pretty...

In another thread someone said " If I was younger..... If you knew years ago what you know now what would you do different ? I wish I had read a Dave Ramsey style book when I was younger. I wouldn't have sold my 64 Tempest GT for $400. I might not have walked away from going to The...

In Redytrk's Retirement thread someone just said " I think you'll be back...." How many in here have retired from trucking only to return to trucking ? My Father was lucky enough to play golf up to 6 days a week for a few years as a fleet owner. When he retired he soon tired of golf. He was...

I was talking to a friend that wants to add a truck or two to his fleet. He thinks he should pay on a W-2. He asked me if that would aid or hurt his search for a team. I gave him my idea and told him if I started a thread we may get other's opinions. So, what's everyone think of his idea ?

My California buddy says they are building a good size office type building at Banning's wb scale. Anyone know what they're building ? He thinks it might be a CARB building. I asked him how hard it is to take "the scenic route". For a LA-Phoenix/Tucson type run he says there's no good detour.

It's 1:02 and no reports. Evidently many don't know where they are. Or they have better things to do than be on EO. I just got loaded. Good night. Will party next year.