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Welcome to The EO forum. Take a peek at the free classifieds here: Teams Wanted In addition to looking thru the free classifieds, call any of the FedEx Custom Critical recruiters and ask if any of their owners are looking for an experienced team and would they give you a referal.

huanak: If any of us could tell you who has "a lot of work" all of the time, we'd all be working there. We are currently in an historically slow period of the year. Van loads seem to be at a premium with numerous carriers right now. Tell us the name of your present carrier (it needn't be a...

cold water?

HAZMAT disposal regulations

Now that the peak shopping season is behind us, are you still getting a mailbox full of unwanted catalogs? Here's a link to a great site that is the hard copy twin of the "do not call list" Catalog Choice - Eliminate unwanted catalogs you receive in the mail I have successfully caused 29...

if you can come up with a lunar heater, you'll really have something saleable

Aside from the young girl in a red car, and the salesman with the cell phone in his ear, or most any vehicle with a clergy sticker on the rear window, the most senseless speeders on the highways seem to be passenger carrying vehicles such as busses and 12 passenger school and church vans. The...

It's difficult, but not impossible, for an inexperienced solo driver to get a seat in an owner's truck. If you haven't been there, check out the free classifieds where owners are looking for drivers Driver Wanted There is also a place where drivers may post a free ad when looking for an...

Here's a couple of sources for engine heaters http://www.jcwhitney.com/Engine-Heaters/600001648.jcw?in_dim_search=1 http://www.nextag.com/engine-heater/search-html

A $ J It's been my understanding that you may deduct entertainment expenses if you are entertaining a client for the purpose of generating or maintaining a business relationship that produces taxable revenue. Movies during layover wouldn't count.

Bill: Whatever route you take, invest about $30 in a battery operated carbon monoxide detector at home Depot, Lowes or other such place. Whether you idle or not, if you camp out at a truck stop or Wal-Mart or any other location inhabited by idling vehicles, you might accumulate the CO from...

You're right on the old picture. We're trying to pretend we aren't aging

Add us to the list of people that say 40%ers should never agree to pay for anything for which your contract does not provide reimbursement. Typically, the 60% folks only pay fuel and tolls, nothing else

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No sarcasm at all! No indication in Blaaze's post that truckers were involved in any of the photos, mexican or otherwise.

A little more info would be helpful to respondents. What are your druthers? Owner/operator in your own truck Driver solo or team van, straight truck, or T/T

As cheri indicated, the old Doge is a thing of the past and not a particulary good expediter van because of the common 4' x 4' x 4' pallets that we haul. The new Dodge Sprinter is ideal for the same size pallets but you must remain cognizant of the 2007/08 weight capacities to ensure that your...

Dog The hardest thing that OTR drivers or 40 Hour per week workers is the expedite routine. OTR employed drivers may earn 40 cents mile for 3000 miles, or $1200 during a very busy but good week. Expediters in a straight truck might earn 40% of an average $2.00 per loaded mile (80 cents) for...

EO forum members complain about FSC not keeping up with the $12.00 a gallon fuel. Ontimemedia launches second satellite in it's quest to improve it's standing as the expedited freight information center. Louixo posts his 10,000 humerous thread PantherV increases van rates to 78 cents per...

OK blaaze. What is your message and what are the photos all about?