I did that a few years ago, now look where I am.
Do cargo vans even have any sort of future in expediting?
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I did that a few years ago, now look where I am.
I'm doing that now friend & I want/need out in the worse way. I'm now in process of buying a van & joining yall here real soon. Time to fulfill my destiny!! haha, all jokin' aside being home every night is awesome, seein my family is fantastic but bringing the struggles, stresses, anger over the idiotic people I have to FACE & work side by side w/ on a daily basis is not what I want/need for my family nor my health. Yes this path will keep me from my family but it will keep me in a more positive place so far as mentally & emotionally speaking of whom I work next to or take orders from. Micromanaging at its worse from a father daughter company puts a man at his boiling point!
yes sir she is.
You needn't call me sir, Moot will do fine. Having a spouse with a full time job and hopefully medical benefits that cover you and your daughter are a great advantage for you starting out in expediting.
Moot it tis! I have very limited medical where I work now until this happens, but as I say it is VERY limited. So yes, the wifey workin' definitely helps a tad bit.
While researching expediting he apparently missed your embrace the stupidity post.
Just did some research. It was Newt that started that thread where Turtle coined the phrase: Embrace the stupidity.
http://www.expeditersonline.com/for...they-left-out-panther-manual-orientation.html
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riiiite, got it! lol!
Just my 2 cents here. I work in LTL freight for 14 years. Ive done expediting for about 9 months until I was force out, had a wreck and out of work for two months. I went back to LTL and my parents told me that its going to be hard going back to work for someone else. I told them im use to the LTL side of things, ill be just fine.
Boy was I so wrong! It was hard going to work everyday knowing that and hearing someone barking at you and needing you to do something faster and always on you from the time you clock til the time you leave. Well after 7 months of it, I had enough and said no more. Theres nothing like being your own boss, but like everyone else says, there is a price to pay for it.
Boy was I so wrong! It was hard going to work everyday knowing that and hearing someone barking at you and needing you to do something faster and always on you from the time you clock til the time you leave. Well after 7 months of it, I had enough and said no more. Theres nothing like being your own boss, but like everyone else says, there is a price to pay for it.
As the saying goes, freedom isn't free. As an O/O you are exposed to more financial risk but for me it is worth it. I could never go back to a real job.
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That ain't no lie! I walked out of orientation there after the first 15 minutes. I heard enough...lol..
Virtually "free from DOT" is a luxury.
Luxuries and freedoms come at a cost.
Whether it's monetary or otherwise.
The team straight with the WRONG carrier can very well be envious of the income generated by the solo vanner with the RIGHT carrier.
All that before my second cup of coffee.
Who are the wrong and right carriers?! I know that is a real touchy subject around here. The fed and the cat are two code words. Haven't figured out the one for landstar. Enjoy your coffee!
Easy peasy: the wrong carrier is the one that makes you mad more than happy, and the right carrier is the one that doesn't.
You notice the commonality: they're both going to make you mad at some point, lol.