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Without experience with a given carrier, not likely. If you can find an owner with a van that consistently grosses $100,000 and the owner pays all truck expenses and gives you a typical 40%, you would gross $40,000. We wouldn't want to guess your tax situation nor your requirements for...

One universal truth about expediting...FedEx Custom Critical people complain TO FedEx Cutsom Critical people...Panther people complain TO Panther people. We each seldom, if ever complain across companies. A couple of bad weeks mean nothing with any of our companies. The fact that 3 B loads...

one of my personal favorites is the Philtrum - The vertical groove on your upper lip under your nose.

Turtle: Great job of trickin' the Sprinter and a great job in showing your handiwork. Thanx for sharing and happy sprintin'

Not mentioned above but for those not familiar with EXPEDITE NOW, this digest, dedicated to the expedite community is available by a FREE subscription by clicking on: http://www.expeditersonline.com/eonow/index.html EXPEDITE NOW may also be obtained from any of 400+ Petro, Pilot and some...

These guys are the ultimate expediters. I watch and wonder why they don't run teams. Doesn't seem like they comply with HOS either. Looks like the guys making the most money without the danger are the guys in Lee's Garage.

The Road Warrior discount formerly available at the turnpike travel plazas has been revised. A CDL Rewards Card is now required in order to get the discount for food purchases at the turnpike plazas. The following is copied from The application form available online or at any of the plazas...

rmctt2: Tom said it all in a nutshell. You definately need the support of the family from which you will be separated to be successful in this expediting business. Success measured emotionally is just as important as the financial success. The stress associated with the need to be with...

OVM: we need to open an Airtab franchise!

Several folks have suggested tounge-in-cheek ways to dispose of a van. We certainly trust that no forum member is serious about committing, suggesting or condoning insurance fraud as a means of disposing of a spent van. I have sold two van via ExpeditersOnline.com Free Classifieds, I sold one...

120 I hope I didn't mislead with my figures. I wasn't suggesting that the Sprinter is the way to go. It my be, if your only concern is the cost of fuel. Following is the base msrp for 2007 extended vans Sprinter diesel - $38,225 Sprinter gas - $36,385 GMC gas - $27,674...

Assume 100,000 miles per year expediting in a van for five years. A Ford, GM, Chevy averaging 18 mpg will burn 27,777 gallons A Sprinter averaging 23 mpg will burn 21,739 gallons. At $3.00 per gallon, a Sprinter owner will save over $18,000 more than a Ford, GM, Chevy owner. Next questions to...

I'm sure Ft Wayne would like to clarify the origin of his thread as he alluded to it being a Wall Street Journal article in his WSJ statement. His post was a repeat of an article written by Peter J Schoomaker. This thread should serve as an example to all our members that proper attributions...

Groan! Lawrence needs a vacation.

Thanx George. A buck here, a buck there, pretty soon you have two bucks

I thought the following tip from Kim Komando's Tip of The Day would be of interest to those of you with Satellite and computer in your truck Connecting a satellite box to a monitor Q. I would like to use my computer monitor as a television. I want to use it in my RV with a satellite dish...

Jack. It would be a lot easier for folks to reply to your insurance questions if you tell us what you have in mind regarding expediting. Are you planning to lease to a carrier? If so, which one? Some have group insurance plans that might ease many of your concerns. Are you planning on...

Extra Virgin is like born-again virgin; better in every way.

Rob: As I understand it, purchases in Canada are charged a 6% GST on top of any local or regional sales taxes that are usually in the 6-7% range. Other than consumables such as hotels, food or fuel, we Yanks could get a GST refund by making application at the border. I think that that...

Yes Moot. In retrospect, I think I started the van while charging and therein lay my dilemma. I use a continuous duty solenoid as an aux batt isolator and it closes when ignition switch is on so any spike would affect the charge either way. Redy: I was very pleased with the Dell support. It...