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OK sports fans...Take it outside. If you'd like to continue the personal flaming, please use the PM's or go outside and play nice. The topic is about Radar detectors so let's return to that.

If you get into an owners truck with a 60/40 split and the truck averages $1.40 all loaded miles with a 20 cent fsc for loaded miles, the team will get 84 cents plus 20 cents for all loaded miles. If you take 60% of that and pay the fuel you will get 50.4 cents plus 20 cents and your codriver...

Aside from tractor loads, A D unit will afford you the most expediting opportunities. I 'spect any carrier would be anxious to talk to you about leasing on a D truck, particularly if you are a team operation.

Typicaly, a C truck is about a 14' box with a weight capacity of a minimum of 5000Lbs, A D is a 22' - 24' box with up to 13,000 Lb capacity

RE: 16' box truck, door opening/deck height? comfo I'm not the expert in the cutaway area, but I'll share an opinion or two. First a couple of questions. What is the GVWR of this truck. Is it a 4 or 6 wheeler. The truck you are planning is a hybrid among the common expedite vehicles. You...

Great article. It brings to mind that old but appropriate phrase, "When in Rome, Do as the Romans". or "Ugly American". When any foreign national travels to any other land, their ethnic or national culture should never be forced upon the peoples of the host nation. It would be unwise for me...

Nice story, Greg, but if you were cold, why didn't you just turn on the heater...that's what it for

Magicoen: Okay be Honest. I count 12 well meaning folks that seem to be honest with their replies to your request to be honest. Each of these folks have been cautioning you about the venture which you seem determined to enter regardless of the advice to reevaluate your business plan. Okay be...

RE: I am a Canadian Company Finally. Finding LOADS If I understand you correctly, you'd like to be a mini-fleet operator where you would offer an owner/operator a 2200 mile week at $1.30 per mile or $2860 per week. You then say you would charge them $200 or maybe $400 for some kind of fee like...

Prepare lunch in your truck - $3.00 a day, Eat Lunch in a Truck Stop - $11.00 a day, Days per year eating a truck lunch - 220 Expediting career - 10 years Invest lunch saving at 4% interest Investment yield $21,130.75

Thanx Rino. Haven't been to your neighborhood lately, but we're everywhere at one time of another so I'll look forward to crossing paths soon. Terry

After enjoying smoking cigarettes for 35+ years, I quit smoking in August of 1992 after the unpleasant experience of two heart attacks. If I had saved the money I spent on a 2 pkg a day habit, (an estimated $3.50 pkg avg) and invested that money at 4% interest, my investment, to date, would...

Bobbing Bobcat with carpel tunnel syndrome

As I start this thread there are 25 guests lurking on these Forums. Each of you must have either a bit or a lot of interest in expediting or you wouldn't be hanging around. This would be a perfect time to register on the forum by clicking this link...

Mudflap: Not sure what your point is, but geez, nowhere in this thread is there a discussion of a volunteer shortage. You seem to imply that our carrier is taking advantage of Rene' and me because of our choice to volunteer to attend Contractor Council meetings; how foolish of us to not have...

We heard about the FSC changes, the Toll implementation and the deadhead change at the same time as all other Owner/Operators. Let me reiterate, we are not an advise and consent Council, we merely share our opinions, observations, comments and recommendations to the management team. They may...

RE: ¿Querría cualquiera clases de español libre Maj: Side job suggestion. Print a series of related questions on 3x5 cards and sell sets of them to the carriers for distribution to their O/O's that operate near the Mexican border. Having answers for the other person to point to would also...

Once again I agree with that which Rich said. We think you should never use a depreciating asset to buy another depreciating asset if paying the note on both your car and truck is dependent on your success in driving. If you were happy doing the solo thing in someone elses truck, we'd...

As a professional 4 wheeler in my CB equipped cab-over Chevy, I am often amazed at the professional 18 wheeler who constantly complains of "that damned 4 wheeler" who should get out of the way. To my way of thinking, a true professional driver can easily anticipate any movement a 4 wheeler...

Panther Expedited Services, Inc. recently appointed several of its' contractors to a Drivers' Council that is comprised of drivers, of each truck size, that were elected by their peers. The Council will meet with Panther management on a quarterly basis. The announcement of this council has...