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If someone wanted to start a courier service would they need a DOT authority? I've been looking at the FMCSA website and I can't find anything on the subject. I would most likely be using my Dodge Dakota Sport which is no where near heavy enough to be considered a Commercial Vehicle. Maybe...

I understand there are some independents out there that are partner carriers with different companies. I've been looking at different things and last night I was looking at J.B. Hunt's website. It says something on their website about having J.B. Hunt named as certificate holder on insurance...

I see people sometimes writing about how they get loads off of places like Panther's bid board. How do you get on Panther's bid board or on one of the others? I guess I'm trying to figure out how some of the one truck outfits get to service the larger companies.

I want to throw a hypothetical question out there. If I've always been a "company driver" that has never paid for anything besides my personal expenses(food,beverages,etc.) on the road what is the best method of researching what my possible cost per mile would be when I decide to take the leap...

I was just browsing thru the classifieds today and saw an ad from a fleet owner. They were wanting fleet drivers to put money into a maintence escrow for the owners truck. That seems fishy to me. Is this the new trend? If so I guess I missed something.

I stopped by the terminal the other day to drop paperwork on my way through and had 5 or 6 newbies come up to me and tell me what kind of deal they had and then say "Am I getting cheated?" I told them all no, but when I asked them if they had a contract with the owner and they all said no. The...

Why did the "Do you need more freight thread" get locked? This is supposed to be an "open forum" locking threads doesn't seem to be very open to me.

I really like expediting and a few of the people are pretty nice. My question is why do most expediters seem to act like they are better than everyone else? I can seldom get anyone to talk to me in the truckstops. I bathe eveynight so I know it's not because I stink. I mean what's the problem...