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Earl: The good news is we sometimes get a run offer while we're on a run; we sometimes get an offer one or two hours after a run and we often wait a day or two for the next offer. There are a lot of variables that affect the wait time. Your carrier, your location in relation to that carrier's...

The 01 plate is on the front

The car driver had an excuse; the truck driver was following too close to the car. He was not prepared.

RE: Homeland Security asks Truckers to help find m Panzer: Thanks for the reminder that we all need to contribute to the well being of our fellow citizens, regardless of the feelings we may have for our government's employees or elected individuals. The establishemnt of Highway Watch is but...

Let me try this approach. Let's assume all vans (B truck) are less than 10,000# GVWR. Federal Regulations related to logs do not apply to vans (unless they are carrying a placarded amount of HazMat). During those periods a van driver is not Federally regulated, they are not "on duty"...

Federal Regulations require vans to log when hauling more than 1000 lbs of HazMat. The States of New York and Alabama Laws require all commercial vehicles, including vans, to log when going to or passing thru those states. Scale Houses that post signs for commercial vehicle to enter do not...

We EO members have gotten to know each other thru the forum and recognize each other by our respective screen names. Many of us have had chance meetings at the usual hangouts and not known of our affiliation with EO. T'hawk, for one, often posts his layover location in this forum, but who is...

Moot makes a good point Many of us are in the Vans for a variety of reasons. We are as pleased with, and proud of our choice, no less than those who choose a different size truck. Our role in the surface transportation industry is no less important than those that drive the 'big trucks'...

Thanks Tony; we concur.

Did Adam and Eve have belly buttons?

Well said Leo.

Miss Laura: You are experiencing one of the toughest decisions in expediting: What's the best carrier for me. All of us would not want to go to any single carrier and not any carrier would want all of us. It takes one a lot of effort to find just the right fit for a mentally and financially...

I have had one painted and three chrome rear bumpers. My observation leads me to believe the best protection for the rear bumper is chrome. The towmotor driver is far more careful on the chrome than on the paint. My current 531,000 mile chrome bumper has no dings on it. I've seen the...

mine was $440.83. about half the year team, other half solo. Some team runs are longer than solo runs so I'd say a solo would be about the $400 Broom said.

There may be as many solo straight truck drivers as teams. Many of the solos get into six figures, but the average is most likely in the $80,000 range. Applying the Seal work ethic, you'll have no trouble earning well above average. Terry

I don't question any of the above, but consider this: A reason vans appear to be so plentiful and sitting idle may just be their up front location in truck stop parking lots. We all tend to gather in the front near the roadway, whereas the larger trucks are scattered about in the not so...

>For easy arithmetic and for anyone just looking into a van >then it might be fairly accurate to say 1600 loaded miles >plus 1/4 or 400 more in d/h for about 2000 miles driven in a >week for $1500 gross to the van? That would be 75cpm to the >van for all miles driven. > >Operating cost on a...

GIC and Bob: Please think twice before holding back your paperwork when you go out of service. You just give your carrier all the more justification for wrongfully holding onto your earnings. There must be a better way to convince them to pay as prescribed in the Federal Regulations than for...

>Would it be safe to presume the "average" week of $1500 >gross to the van is around 1750 loaded miles? Would 500 d/h >miles be a safe weekly average number to go with the 1750? Perhaps. With FSC, I would think typical for 2005 would be about 1500 loaded miles in a van, or about a buck a...

CB_VAN: We have driven vans all of our 17 yr expedite career. We have had great weeks and poor weeks while on the road. Our two best weeks were $4025 and $4150 as a team. Our worst weeks were $00.00, and there were plenty of them. As a solo driver, a typical week for me any many folks with...