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The greatest majority of carriers that solely expedite use owner/operators exclusively. Some of our members operate small expedite carriers and use drivers to operate their trucks. The latter generally have their own customer base and, I suspect, cannot afford to hire drivers on an interim...

RJ: Welcome aboard. Most of the Carriers pay a fixed per-mile rate so assuming you hold one of their leases, the mileage rate is not much of a factor for you. I think your most prominent considerations for starting your first run for your carrier will be: (a) Is the deadhead to the pickup a...

You might enjoy success in expediting by contacting all of the companies that operate in your area and choose the one that makes you feel the most comfortable with your $30,000+ Sprinter investment. It does not make much sense to interview only one recruiter before making your decision.

rodderno1: You've said you've read numerous negative posts here concerning the company to which you choose to enter into a lease agreement. Presuming that you've done your homework before making your choice, perhaps you would share with us, the positive reasons that led you to choose All-Types.

RE: Greetings All, from a Newbie Wannabe Carrier-O Seasons greetings Herb: I'm reasonably sure that you expect to hear more negative than positive comments about your dream and there will be no shortage of EO members joining those of other truck related sites to provide those comments...

...and a joyous Christmas to the McCord bio-family, and EO-family of behind the scene workers who make the forum and all of the other valuable EO services that we expediters have come to value in our personal and professionel lives. Many of us have seen first hand, the appreciation that...

The National Transportation Safety Board recently divulged they had covertly funded a project with the U.S. auto makers for the past five years, whereby the auto makers were installing black box voice recorders in four-wheel drive pickup trucks and SUV's in an effort to determine, in fatal...

Magellin/ Garmin update. As mentioned above, I've used the Magellin models 700 and 360. The 700 was unreliable as it failed to operate after a short ownership and it was not truck friendly as it insisted I take parkways in NY city. The 360 was not user friendly and was too slow in calculating...