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>Surely, there must be some expediters who have had a decent >year financially. Diane and I are among them. Half way through 2007, we saw that the ambitious financial goal we set for the year would likely be met, so we bumped it up a bit. By November 30, we met the new full-year goal and...

When we purchased our Volvo brand new, we did the first oil change at 5,000 miles, as recommended by our dealer; though, even if he had not recommended it, we would have done the same thing. Before the truck was delivered, it had a higher number of cold starts that it would not have after...

I have written before that barn doors provide better seals than rollup doors, and that remains true. But as a consideration in choosing door type, I would not assign much weight to the "better seal" factor. On a recent reefer run from New York to Washington (state), we ran with another reefer...

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In trucking magazine articles that mention a cost for adding a new driver, the number is $5,000 and up. When we went through orientation, I was surprised to see just how much was involved. Every item they give you has effort and expense behind it. Every form you complete has to be processed...

Would not an RV awning on the side of a straight truck put the truck over the legal width limit? Even if it did not, we would not put one on. We have been to too many pickups where the approaches were so narrow that we had to pull in our mirrors to make it in.

Rechargable batteries (AAA, AA, C, D, 9V) and battery charger. Available at Wal-Mart, Radio Shack and others. Except for when we loose batteries by losing a flashlight or leaving a walkie talkie behind, we have not purchased a new battery in four years.

Expediter wannabees reading this thread should see red flags flying everywhere. Consider the numbers. 40 trucks a week to replace about the same number that left? Let's trim it down by half and say 20 trucks a week just to be conservative. 20 trucks a week times 50 weeks a year (two weeks off...

This is a really good post for people to read who are considering a career change into the expediting industry. Note that while the author paid cash for his truck, and is thereby free of truck payments, he is still expressing concern about his revenue, expenses, and future in the industry. The...

>Life's Good.........and wer'e living Very impressive and inspirational. Congratulations!

>How many of you get a great sense of satisfaction doing >this and enjoy talking to the new O/O? That is part of what makes the business fun; sharing tips with others, and receiving the same.

Another firm that specializes in providing tax and business services to owner-operators and drivers is American Truck Business Services. See: http://attrucktax.com/ The busy season for tax preparers is about to begin. The sooner you contact one, the more they can focus on you without getting...

What about driving backwards real fast and slamming on the brakes?

RE: Don't ask for something, you may get it About hauling for high rates, you said, "if anyone else thought with there right head they would do the same then we would see how fast fuel prices would come down or the goverment would have to come up with some form of public aid for owner/ops."...

Aruba? Folks are shoveling snow in Minnesota and many other parts of the country right now. Some people just dont' know how to live! ;)

There will be >changes within Fedex next Febuary that will make him regret >taking December off. Greg knows what I am talking about. At the risk of moving this off topic, RichM, your words about upcoming changes at FedEx raise more questions than they answer. Would you or Greg care to...

>Phil, > >Your idea of success is very different from ours. And that is as it should be. I would never presume to tell you that your idea of success should be the same as ours. We have >been in expediting about the same amount of time (as you) >but we started as owner operators (in a used...

We did everything we set out to do in 2007. The financial and personal goals we wrote down at the beginning of the year were all achieved. Thank you for asking. And thank you for giving people the opportunity to say something good about themselves and the business.

>Phil what kind of goals did you all achieve? I'm just >curious. We have had the same goals since we entered the business. They are (1) increase our income, (2) simplify our lives, (3) spend more time together, (4) share a business project, and (5) see the country. All have been achieved each...

The post is here because a number of people "gives a rats #####." When I write about expediting, I do so mostly with expediter wannabees in mind, and I write from the personal experience of once knowing nothing about the business and later doing well in it. The people who "gives a rats...