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The best way to get all your newbie questions answered is to go the the Expedite Expo on July 23-24 in Wilmington, OH. The reason being is . . . that no sooner than you get 1 question answered it will surely prompt a new question and not everybody will have the same answers. There will be...

You know, I hate to discourage anyone from pursuing their dreams, but if you're thinking about coming into the expediting business, now is probably the worst time most of us have ever seen. It took a while longer than other areas of the economy, but it seems that the recession has finally...

One of the most common questions asked by would be expediters is . . . Which company is the best to lease on with? :confused: This is a most impossible question to answer on EO because we are all signed on with different companies. The only answer to this question is . . . Do your homework...

My husband and I team for a large fleet owner. Don't get me wrong, they have been great about getting the truck fixed, for the most part. And, we have had no real problems with them. But, the one thing that I've found that I really don't like about driving for this particular fleet owner...

We have a standard D truck, no T-Val, no WG. We've only been expediting since mid-March. From the beginning of April on . . . my husband has been keeping a spreadsheet of cost analysis and it has become clear that approximately 2/3rds of our offers are C Loads, and in fact the offers we...

Last week we stumbled across a very dangerous construction zone and I thought I would give you the heads-up about it. As luck would have it we had to go both East and Westbound on I-10 between Louisiana and Houston through this paticular zone within a couple of hours. West bound is a lot...

We're new to expediting, but have already experienced a number of deadend Express Centers. First, we were stuck in Maine for 3 days. We were offered the opportunity to relocate to NH or CT, instead (after a little research) we chose Boston. Secondly, we hauled a load to El Paso, truly...

I know that semi's can't go many places and have to stay on Interstates, State Routes, etc. What is the difference between a Class A and Class B truck route in weight? How are Class B routes marked (ie, street, avenue, road, country road, etc.)?

I was wondering what a typical day looks like from the time the QC beeps to the time you drop your load? If you're driving h/w team - how much quality time do you really have when one is sleeping and the other is driving? How easy is it to sleep in a moving truck? I'm sure no day is...

My husband and I will be picking up our new truck, probably next week, from the fleet owner. The truck will be equipped with a fridge and plug ins for flat screen TV and microwave. We also want to have ready access to the internet. What services are available to manage the satelite for TV and...