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CP: If you have the proper work ethic and choose a carrier that can satisfy your requirements, you might easily net $20K. I've done that on many slow years. But.... Your van may be paid for but it was not free. A $24,000 van, over its usefull six year expediting life, will cost you a...

This post is intended to be a companion/comparison piece to Moot's Panther Pals thread so as not to hijack the comments there. Our carrier's run offer messages over the Qualcomm are generally considered contractual in nature. There are no disclaimers included within the offer because it...

The law requires us to pay for Medicare but does not require us to use it. We are Medicare recipients and can take it or pay for another insurance carrier to cover our medical needs. Medicare and my supplemental insurance pay 100% of our Doc and hospital bill since we've been eligible...

There are a handful of places in Elkhart, IN that'll add a high top to the van and/or finish the inside with whatever goodies you might like. I have never seen anyone extend a cargo van and seriously doubt that it can be realisticaly done for cargo hauling. Your best bet is to buy the extended...

Any person that owns and operates their own equipment is, by definition, an owner/operator. It matters not if you have a lease agreement with a carrier, have an employment agreement with a carrier, operate under the authority of a freight broker, or have your own authority and find your own...

FG: I must say that I'm confused about your post. You posted a discussion titled "God’s Plan for the Gay Agenda" It was appropriately posted in our Soapbox Forum. As you indicated, If you have something to say about an issue, use the Soapbox. Well we now know what John MacArthur has to...

FG: Which Presidential candidate would you like EO members to support?

Talk to the folks at expedite solutions; their add is on the EO homepage

...and the winner is: "you tore out my heart and stomped that sucker flat"

Linder: I don't want to sound misogynistic but Bob also needs some consideration in the sleeper design.

Splitrock Light is one of the most photographed and photogenic lighthouses in the USofA. It was one of the earlier Light Stations that the Coast Guard converted to automatic operation and discontinued the lightkeepers' duties. I was assigned duties as a Light Station Inspector, during...

Very good, Star, you're on the right track.

In my former life, while working as a Pharologist within the Department of Transportation, an unmanned, non-descript, stone block lighthouse on a remote section on Nantucket Island Massachusetts crumbled to the ground after a storm surge eroded the beach beneath the structure. The original...

RE: Thinking about purchasing a truck can any one Dad: Mississauga to Chicago is about 500 miles. If you will be loaded both ways, you'll travel 2000 miles each week for $3000 or $1.50 per loaded mile. factor in any deadhead and if it's not excessive, you should do well...IF the promised...

I received this email today and thought it was ever so true. I trust some members on the forums will find the following quite apropos. DEATH OF COMMON SENSE My parents told me about Mr. Common Sense early in my life and told me I would do well to call on him when making decisions. It...

Born Brighton, moved to Wollaston Beach (Quincy) at age 8. Worked as gopher in the Editorial/Photo Dept of Boston Daily Record as a teen. Cape Cod is also our favorite place. Once had a home in Falmouth. Sons live in Harwich and Chatham sister in Yarmouth. We'll be in Hyannis for a week...

RE: Remember I did the greatest Rock Song of all t "The wind beneath my wings" Bette Midler

Broom makes a good point to ponder. Like any other chosen profession, expediting and owner/operating should provide any driver with the financial freedom to fully pay for the present and help provide for the future. Broom's comment is also something for all you carrier employees, lurking in...

Fastrod, you are correct as it applies to any independent contractor. You may refuse any percentage of loads over any period of time and you have the option to terminate your lease agreement with that carrier at any time. On the other hand, as was the case with Remus, his carrier opted out of...

I don't have the patience to find that link so early in the morning, but this issue has been ongoing for some time. Many owner/operators at FedEx Ground believe that the defined uniforms, defined truck and defined routes and hours place them in the category of employee more than independent...