I love traveling across the country for fun. I owned a sprinter van 170" WB high roof, 4000 lbs. payload, and 5000 towing capacity and I am considering using it for expediting.
Where do I start? I don't even know what's "O/O" means and "Deadhead". Do you load and unload the items? should I take a lesson on how to use a pallet jack and how to tie a pallet inside the van? Will I survive as a solo female expediter? I am looking forward to your input here. Thanks.
You love traveling and decide you want to be a plumber, lab technician, dental hygienist, barber, real estate broker, or maybe paralegal. What is the first thing you do? You go to school and study and learn all you can over many months. Then you finally know enough to be dangerous but capable so you can proceed. So, if you want to be an expediter the first thing you do is go to expediter school.
That's here, on EO. You read back a minimum of 5 years in the General, Newbie and Recruiter forums. You read every single thread title as you studiously work your way back. If the thread title sounds like it is in any way the least bit pertinent to your expediting goals you read every word in that thread. That will take you several weeks minimum. Once you've done that you'll know enough to know how much you don't know but you'll know enough to ask the right questions to learn more of what you need to know.
Expediting is FAR more than opening the door to allow someone to load freight into your vehicle and turning the ignition key. You won't become any of those other career options without major studying and training. This is no different if you want to succeed. The turnover rate for expediting is often greater than 100% because too many people think it's turn the key and go. Good luck.
