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  1. Moot

    Going independent

    Getting by with just liability coverage depends on the value of the van and how much risk you are willing to accept without having comprehensive insurance to cover vehicle damage.
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    Newbie to Everything

    Or a stationery job.
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    Newbie to Everything

    No, but it sure beats a stationary job.
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    HELP expedite

    I'll take a shot a questions 2 and 3. 2. Should arrangements contain provisions some form of "deadhead" compensation? Are there others here who do not receive comepnsation for running empty? Some carriers pay all deadhead miles, some pay part of the deadhead miles and still others that pay...
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    How Did You Discover Expediting ?

    Ahh, the power of Google.
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    How Did You Discover Expediting ?

    I was working for Con-Way Central Express. I got hired in their first nine months of existence. I enjoyed working with a start up company that had a well thought out plan for future growth. It was a heady time early on. Rules were stretched and sometimes ignored. 13 years later it became...
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    What things do you look for most in a Carrier?

    As a one man, one van operation, I must respectfully disagree with you. Above "industry average revenue" is certainly a good thing but it isn't the only criteria that makes one carrier better than any of the other carriers. You have trucks on with two carriers that I'm aware of. One carrier I...
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    What methods do you receive load offers by?

    Why would they waste time sending a load offer to a truck they want to skip over? Why not eliminate the middle man and offer the load to the favored driver? You probably timed out because your QC was off when the load offer came in. Macro 6, driver availability has several options pertaining...
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    What methods do you receive load offers by?

    For me I usually get the text message first, before it hits the QC. If they are bidding on a load then I get a phone call. The dispatcher will say they have a customer on the line and wonder if I would be interested in this load. "Customer on the line" is code for we are bidding on a load...
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    General sprinter rearend question

    That's a lot of weight to be toting around in the mountains. No wonder you are on your second transmission.
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    The U.S. Is Sitting on a Mountain of Cheese

    Time for another round of the Great American Cheese Giveaway. I read the article and found this little tidbit: imports of EU butter doubled last year and rose 17 percent for cheese, Wow! The U.S. imports of EU butter doubled last year but compared to what! A bit further in the article was a...
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    Why does a Sprinter put me to sleep

    It could be the all German radio station. .
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    Saw this at the Expediter Workshop in Knoxville

    From their website, listed in italics: A van is not a safe, comfortable environment for drivers that live/sleep in their vehicle for long periods. But the back seat of a low roof pickup is? Cargo is dangerous and dirty – it should not be placed in the same compartment as a driver. If you...
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    1 Million points question :)

    I'm sure they will let you do the switch but you will incur an activation fee.
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    Mrs Dynamite 1

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    Happy Birthday EO! 17 Great Years Today!

    Sitting at red lights? :)
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