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>It does take just a little know how and patience to find the >right loads. There are plenty here at EO that do it. There >are some that pay very well, and some that are a joke. > >Phil, >One of your posts said you did three or four loads since the >first of the month. Unless your running...

We do not use load boards to find additional work or loads toward home or a better area. There have been very few days this year where we sat longer than we wanted to. Sometimes the break between loads has been most welcome. Maybe if big gaps between loads started to occur, we might take...

Running. We'll be wherever the freight takes us.

Thank you. Now I know that "mini" means when Panther drivers use the term.

This fits right in with other indicators showing an economic slowdown is in progress. On a realted note, Starbucks announced today that for the first time ever, their number of customer visits declined.

Greg, I was asking specifically about Panther driver use of the word "mini" as they seem to use it to refer to a specific kind of load, just as we at FedEx Custom Critcial use the term "less than 75" in a particular way. cpboy_1 said, "From my experience any load that is under 100 miles pays...

Wednesday night, I almost hit a deer. Meeting an oncoming truck on a two-lane rural Idaho highway (U.S. 20), I dimmed my lights and he dimmed his (or she). We passed each other just fine, doing 55 mph. As usual, I was looking down and to the right to avoid the glare from the oncoming truck's...

Can I ask what "mini" means? Panther drivers use the term. Just so I can better understand what they write, does "mini" have a special meaning at Panther, or is it just a slang term that refers to a short run?

It sounds like the truck owner is willing to keep up the equipment. And I would think that if he sees in you a reliable and conscientious driver, he will make accomodations to keep you around. If that is not the case, run away as others have said. But if this guy will work with you (you did say...

In this business, the following people and items can be found in various combinations: Well-written contracts Porly-written contracts Honorable drivers Dishonorable drivers Honorable fleet owners Dishonorable fleet owners Driver/fleet-owner relationships that are contracturally based...

RE: When I said expediters already know how to live in a truck, I did not mean to suggest that living in a truck is the future. I meant that because expediters know how to live in a truck, which is a spartan existence, cutting back on household size and lifestyle would be relatively easy for...

I'm no fan of Robert Reich, former labor secretary under President Clinton, but he said something on the radio today that made good sense. "Robert Reich: We may yet avoid a recession -- Bernanke and company may make bigger cuts in interest rates. Congress may enact a payroll tax holiday on...

>If the slowdown worsens and becomes a recession, note that >the average recession lasts XX months. That should be 10 months, not XX months.

>If you're thinking about getting into expediting, here's >something to ponder. You WILL be at a HUGE disadvantage >while you're learning. That is where research plays an important role. The more you learn about the business BEFORE you begin, the less significant your inexperience will be...

What you say, Randy, is true. It is also true that there are numerous team success stories out there where they began with fleet owners and then either went on to become successful owner-operators, or chose to continue as team drivers and are getting from expediting what they want. There are...

Nice of you to ask. You are not the only one. The trouble with blogging is you let your readers down if you get behind. I am sorry about that. The original blog concept was "You Learn Something New Every Day." As the blog shows, I really do. But writing about something new every day takes a...

>Too bad he followed someone's advice on buying the >truck..... It is also too bad that he either never heard, or heard and ignored, the advice repeatedly offered here in the Open Forum and other EO publications about not buying more truck than you can afford and preparing for the slow times...

>By tomorrow morning, November 13, we will have completed >three loads in November. Our monthly average is 12 loads. >About half way through the month, our November revenue is >about 25% of our monthly average. In a "normal" month it >would be closer to 50% of our monthly average. > >That...

The greatest challenge as an Owner Operator in 2008 is... ...running with the slower freight and reduced revenue that the economic slowdown and possible recession will serve up. Your Name: Phil Madsen Your Carrier: FedEx Custom Critical Truck Size: CR-unit.

If a team in a fleet owner's truck grosses $150,000 to $200,000 a year, and the fleet owner pays for fuel and all truck expenses, and then pays the team 40% of the gross, the team is paid $60,000 to $80,000 per year. The amount the team nets after expenses and taxes will vary with the team's...