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Regarding the claimed liability protection a corporation can provide to a small business, no one should rely on that without first familiarizing himself or herself with the legal concept "Pirecing the Corporate Veil." That's for you to learn about from an attorney, not from truck drivers...

On the advice of professional tax advisors that specialize in serving owner operators, we are not incorporated. The day will likely come when we will be. It will occur when we cross over the point where the costs of incorporation (monetary and otherwise) are less than the costs of not being...

That may be true if one load follows another without time in between, but that is rarely the case. For example, we will deliver this morning (Thursday) and pick up our next load (predispatched yesterday) Friday afternoon. We will run that one over the weekend and deliver Monday morning. We might...

Nice info. Very informative. Would it be fair to say that 20% deadhead is a a reasonable expectation?

I believe an economic recession is coming in the not too distant future. No one knows how long it will last or how mild or severe it will be, but one is coming, of that I am sure. When the economy slows, freight slows. When freight slows, owner-operators and trucking companies of all types...

Suds, I think you answered your own question with reference to the sermon you do not want to hear. Also, with every fleet owner we contracted with and we paid for fuel, the fleet owner paid the fuel tax. We had a fleet owner change the deal on us midstream from 60/40 with us paying fuel to...

I also was offended. Not because I am of Mexican descent, but because my simple question about the economic effect of the new trucking rules got used to voice a racist opinion. At the bottom of this page, it says "Expediters Online.com reserves the right to remove offensive or inappropriate...

For people researching the expediting opportunity, this story will be of interest: http://www.expeditersonline.com/artman/publish/expedite--teams-drivers.html

>I would say that 2.50 is a pretty close average for a WG >truck at that time. That is why you had so many seasonal >drivers. Many at that time really only ran seven to eight >months out of the year. Taking most of the winter months >off. We didn't run all of our trucks at that time either...

RE: Any Elite drivers getting passed by for lower Returning to the topic, it seems that there are people at both Panther and FedEx that have varying experiences with reefers. Reefers have worked for some and not for others. Diane and I are among the ones for whom reefers have worked. Year to...

RE: Any Elite drivers getting passed by for lower Don't you just hate it when your onions sweat?

>Hey, Phil, just wondering if you were a Dave Ramsey >follower? We just recently started listening to him on >satellite radio and a lot of what I hear there I read from >you here. Or is it just plain ol' common sense, like Ramsey >himself says? I know nothing of Dave Ramsey except what I...

Greg, No, I cannot answer the outstanding question, as it was asked of expediters that have been in the business 8 to 10 years. I have been in the business 4 years. Dave, You said the rate used to be double what it is today. To help me make sure I understand what you are saying, help me with...

Since MikeC announced that he has a personal ax to grind against me, and since his announcement has been allowed to stand, let me announce that I don't even know who MikeC is. I've never met or talked to him. His profile on EO reveals nothing. He may be an expediter, but how do you know? MikeC...

RE: Any Elite drivers getting passed by for lower Maybe our next truck will be a flatbed reefer.

>Phil, >No they don't. > >I wasn't told and others who I talked to were never told and >a couple of them started later last year. They told me and didn't tell you. That can only mean one thing....

Outstanding question! Here's one reader hoping for specific, factual answers that come from accurate business records; and hoping for industry analysis that is based on more than looking out the window and counting trucks that happen to be sitting where you are. It happens often that Diane and...

On the subject of Laredo, I have wondered what will happen to that town and all the terminals there when Mexican and U.S. trucks become fully free to cross the border and drive deep into each other's countries. Every time we have picked up or delivered in Laredo, it has been border transfer...

It is no secret at FedEx. They tell drivers about it in orientation.

An historic event happened today that has negative implications for anyone counting on social security to fund one's retirement in the future. The event: America's first baby boomer applied for benefits. That put the spotlight on several facts. A FoxNews.com news story excerpt follows: David...