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Thank you for the links. I guess before I made assumptions as to why the truck and equipment is for sale, I would ask the seller to explain exactly what "business problems" mean in the ad. Same with your assumption about the truck sitting. We do not even know from the ad if this is a one-owner...

What ad are you talking about DaveKC? A link would be helpful.

We do it because there is nothing else we would rather do; and the money is good enough to keep us in.

There is sometimes talk about hobby expediters here in the Open Forum. They sometimes get blammed for driving freight prices down. They get criticized for not being "real" expediters who are in the business to make money. They get criticized for taking loads away from other expediters who...

Help me understand what you are saying. Is business about profits? Or is business about people living by a standard, not that they set, but that you set for them and judge them by? If an expediter can serve shippers better by running freight more profitably than you can at a given rate, are you...

It is not in the immediate Concord area but may be close enough. About 40 miles south of Concord, On I-93, on the northbound side, there is a rest area at mile marker 1, just north of the MA/NH border. Overnight parking is permitted, the grounds are pleasant and the facilities are clean. Just...

jpalmer makes a good point when he says, "If your overhead is only insurance and gas, You'll be willing to take them lower fee loads. That other guys turn down because they can't afford the run......." I don't think he is saying to take cheap freight. I believe he is making the point that a...

No disrespect intended, but I am a little confused by your post. If you have read a ton of posts in the Open Forum, would you not already know what is fair to ask for? The information is certainly there. Perhaps you can tell us more about the question you are asking and why you are asking it.

Individual owner-operators have trucks and tool kits and road atlases and such. They do not have powerful lobbyists. Owner-operator associations may have lobbyists, but even if every owner-operator on the road joined, the lobby budget and power would not match those of the oil interests. As...

There are more toll roads, bridges and other toll authorities than are listed here. Perhaps others can add some helpful toll calculation links. If there is a comprehensive list out there, I'd love to know about it. Does anyone know of such a list? Indiana toll rates by vehicle class Illinois...

Point taken. That is a different issue altogether. That answer was given in repsonse to your comment that you were pulling money out of reserves to pay for fuel. You have corrected that statement and I now understand you are not pulling money out of reserves to pay for fuel. Yes, it is true...

If you have not already done so, read Introduction to Expediting. In view of the times, also read post 1 in Expediters Going Hungry, For Real. (You can of course read more if you like, but the thread goes off topic). The western suburbs of Chicago or Northern New Jersey would be my two choices...

Food inspection, World War II, interstate highway system, FHA home loans, fire departments, public libraries, and the elimination of polio, to name a few.

In reply number 11 in this thread, I said, "Would we be willing to shut down? Well, to answer that question it is first necessary to know what the reason for shutting down is. What, exactly, do advocates of a shutdown want? What, exactly, are they seeking to accomplish with a truck shutdown?"...

are12, I don't get it that you are being called an idiot. The idiot name was being applied to people who, unlike you, do not get a fuel surcharge and, unlike you, do run at 75 mph. I agree with chetjester; not with the idiot name, but certainly that someone running without a fuel surcharge...

Would we be willing to shut down? Well, to answer that question it is first necessary to know what the reason for shutting down is. What, exactly, do advocates of a shutdown want? What, exactly, are they seeking to accomplish with a truck shutdown? Is the shutdown intended to wake America up...

The sad fact is there are people who enjoy trading in rumors. If you are not one of them, or do not wish to be, the easiest way to kill a rumor and to keep a rumor monger from wasting your and other people's time is to ask the speaker for his or her source of information. A few months ago, a...

Interesting posts, Leo and Terry. How do you square your words with advice frequently given to newbies here to read the forums and listen to the advice of experienced drivers? Frankly, I am surprised to see you two talking like this, and on the eve of the truck show no less, where drivers go...

OOIDA lifetime member here and contributor to the OOIDA PAC and litigation funds. While we have enjoyed some help from OOIDA, we know others have enjoyed much more. For those who need it, OOIDA is a great resource in resolving disputes with carriers and/or fleet owners, and in understanding...

The point of my earlier post was that people can benefit by going to school on the Open Forum. Sure, we can hand them all the answers in a paragraph or ten, but that does less good than the applied discovery process of reading a year or more of posts, taking notes, writing down questions, etc...