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They have a free carfax report that shows when it was serviced and what got checked or repaired, very thorough listing.

So, im looking into buying a used promaster 3500 ext high roof. There isnt many for sale in my area, i will have to travel some ways to check some out, and with that said i want to be pre financed by a bank so dealers dont see im from away and try to take advantage. From what im finding out...

Besides going in and out of Washington

Yeah i wouldnt do it illegally. And im not set up to do it legally without my own authority. So i wait for dispatches call for the time being (soon anyway) Ive actually tried calling ES, they couldnt help me with my little credit, that was a little while ago tho so i may try again. Dont want a...

Well, i would imagine a lot of licensing is required by shippers. My insurences would be through my carrier most likely, im 23 so insurance will be higher for me, companies with group insurance makes this cost much cheaper for me. i wont have a dot number, my own commerical insurance, registered...

Got my cdl at 21 and 3 months into driving tt's. Didnt like it, was going to go back to school for computer programming, then i learned about expediting and gave it a try. Liked it a lot better. Even made more money in a van than i did for a tt as company driver. i did this up until last october...

How about you just ask how much clothes i have before jumping to all your assumptions? Ive done this for years while expediting i never have more than like 30 articles of clothes at a time they fit on a shelf....definately not 4 feet of clothes....thats like....more than id go thru in a year...

Well, as far as the van vs others read my second post on this thread. In a nutshell the vans a stepping stone for me to get into ST. As far as focusing on one trade, i do. But my trade is sitting and waiting for a call from dispatch. I call it my side business to be fancy but its just a time...

First of all, i dont wanna begin as an owner op by getting 3000 miles all of july like last year sitting in my van idling (ac unit will come later). I would like to go ahead and get the van and work for a courier place just until august (or permanently if the money is close to exp. Which i...

On unrelated news i will now be getting a passport and taking Canadian runs.

Yeah im for sure waiting unless i can find a courier type local thing until then. If not ill just wait, only 5 more weeks of landscaping in 100+ degree heat at least....

Other business is online sales, nothing to do with a van, im saying its harder for me to do it in a straight truck.

I mean you can get a van with a 14' box and haul 6 skids its not uncommon, problem is you need to be under 10000 and that makes it heavier, and combined with the fact that there isnt many loads over 3 skids that are under 3000lbs or whatever you can haul in that. This info was gathered from...

Yeah i know where your coming from with the advice but ive crunched the numbers with very conservative figures and im happy with profit. As far as the insurance a company with group insurance is a must. But yeah im probably going to wait on it till august. I definately want to do it. I love it...

Yeah my bad i forgot thats the advice given when you mention anything about a van on here let me address a few things..... 1. Im not working for another fleet owner. I could go into more detail but lets all just accept that. 2. I would be all for a straight truck but i cant get a loan for it i...

So been planning on getting back into expediting as owner op of promaster 3500. I have about a year driving for owners so i know the ropes. Just wanna get some input, if you were where i am would you wait until the slow month of july is over with since its so close anyway? Currently im making...

in general it will be somewhere between 70-90 cents per mile for your standard rate. Dont forget to ask more for 3 skid loads, short runs, and anything that puts you in a bad area (freight wise). But like they said, make a list of all the companies you are considering, make a list of questions...

Very good point. Drivers are naturally going to zone off after getting used to everything going smooth day after day, so when it does mess up there is a good change they wont be ready to take over. Just another point for the "we arent losing our jobs" side.

Heres a thought, airplanes are almost all computerized now, pilots really dont do much but be there for emergencies, and maybe do some controlling of the driving around the runway to get into position. But theres still pilots. Its going to be the same with self driving trucks. Truckers there for...

When i first start im going to only have the bare essentials, so im going to drop some money on luxuries when it starts coming in....ac unit, generator, mounted tv, etc....then after that like you say its going all into the business. I eventually want to start a fleet and work my way into...