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Your Panther deal sounds better on the surface. Check out a lot of great comments in the General Expediter Forum titled Lease agreements for drivers of O/O. You'll find some good discussion points. Terry

Ahoy H & B: As you must have remembered, we had the roof vents called Fantastic, made by a Michigan Company north of Detroit. Last van we had two of them, one forward and one aft. Put one on intake and other on reverse and you've got a vice air flow without fear of bug intrusion. One draw...

Ahoy Roy: Come to the Expo in detroit, Aug 11-12. You'll see all manner of sleeping situations folks have developed for their vans. Motels for the expediters, including van drivers, are a luxury nowadays. We generally get a room on sundays after doing van wash, clothes wash chores. During...

I had two ford power stroke diesels and got 18 mph, but I was heavy with plywood and tall roof. I now have a high top Chev 1 ton and get 14.7 for past 394000 miles. My figs include idle time, up and down hills, and light/heavy loads. Terry

OMW - Concur with Davekc in that you should be On Your Way from this deal. This seems more like a real headache than a real job since all the variable are on you. The tires, particularly, will probably need replacement the day before you turn in your notice. Your questions are too vague to...

ya gotta luv it! particularly liked the analogous last paragraph. terry

Every company ever mentioned on this site has been the best and the worst, depending on informed, and sometimes uninformed, opinion of the writer. The companies you have on you A-list are among the favorites in the order listed. Your hometown is a busy area for all of them and I suspect you...

> Plus I'm sure we've all been there B4 Don't know what Deuce Bigalow meant but for all other meanings count me out. Terry

33: I'm just a driver; wife is owner so our split is about 10/90. She leaves me enough for food and an occasional powerball ticket. Noone else seems to be around right now so let me give you an opinion. I've often believed an owner has to pay enough to keep a driver interested with the proper...

>Lawrence or Jeff perhaps you could put on the EO >site a link to repair shops around the country that we all >have had local dealings with and feel that they can be >trusted. Concur with RichM. Name, address, phone, HOS, local directions and vehicle types worked. The inclusion of the BBB...

Blu: Try wandering into any of the Flying J's along ur route; Sullivan, MO, Joplin, and Tulsa often have van and staight trucks parked out front. IJust drove back to StL from TYulsa and saw panther trucks at each of those locations.

Thank you all for the kind words and vote of confidence; I trust I can meet your expectations. For Jeff J: Your wallet can be claimed where you dropped it...Larry Flynt's Hustler Club in Sauget, Il

Most, if not all, carriers do not interfere with the relationship an owner has with his driver(s). Each owner is free to develop the provisions included in an agreement he has with his drivers, provided they don't contradict the carriers agreement with the owner. Most owners I have met are...

BBB: Your sad tale caused me to reflect on the many times, over the years, that I have encouraged wannabes to drive for someone else awhile to determine if this is to be the life/lifestyle for them. It's truely unfortunate that you and many others have come upon the greedy owner who is more...

Curious, what co. requires van drivers to log? My carrier naturally requires us to log hazmat when necessary. I understand Alabama and NY state require vans to log, but our company leaves that up to us and does not require log copies for anything other than hazmat Although not regulated by...

Sure you can; HOWEVER, You'll find that some national carriers don't use uncovered pickups and others won't be happy with a part time arrangement. Since most of our work involves overnight drives, you'll get pretty stressed if you have a day job to get to. Most of our deliveries are scheduled...

Forgot to mention you should not be overwhelmed by the startup costs, just be prepared. Also, suggest you don't take your screen name as a CB handle.

JF: First thing, you've got to obtain all the items necessary to present to the chosen carrier that you're a ready to go Independent Contractor. That would include a vehicle with necessary safety devices such as fire exting, reflective triangles, spare lamps, and perhaps placard holders. Next...

Hey neighbor, I sure believe you as we were equally ignorant during our first 6 mos or so. Gator tails, pickle parks and good buddies were all alien to our vocabulary. We thought a white wrapper was an entertainer then known as Vanilla Ice. We registered a 1 ton van in MO with 18,000 lb...

Seems like Jeff is pulling our collective legs. CDL school must have discussed some of his 'Ettiquite' questions. If not I sure hope he logged and scaled his way thru Neb. Enjoyed the post; keep 'em coming.