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Buz: I agree with RichM's comments. You would be best served by talking to more than that one company; shop around the various carriers who advertise here and find you may get a better deal. Better yet Get to the Expedite Expo in Detroit in august and talk to drivers and recruiters. Bring...

what is the $ per mile about which dad is skeptical and to what truck size is he refering?

K4: Our carrier's run offer, either on the telephone or over the Qualcomm, includes: City, time of P/U City, time of Del # pcs, Weight, Total miles, Total pay to the truck, Hazmat status, number of stops and whether or not a round trip. They do a good job of giving enough information to...

FedEx gives signed copies of lease agreement to all trucks and requires them to be in truck at all times. All of the drivers with whom I have been in contact are generally called by the company in the order in which they got into an area of activity. Landstar Express has a slightly different...

FedEx Custom Critical pays 58% of the customers tariff to the O/O Although FDXCC usually has premium charges for premium service, they have several layers of tariffs, some of which seem to be the equal of the largest discounts of other national carriers. From 1 Jan until today, my van (B unit)...

Not too far fair amount of freight from the Quincy caves and Hannibal area. Peoria has a little in/out stuff, mostly Catterpillar in mossville. Chicago is probably the busiest city for all carriers that work this area. With FDXCC, you can get a run just about every day there in any size...

I seem to recall a news digest entitled teams. Those readers digest sized mags in the stands outside the truck stops. One of them may have a link to the data you seek. http://www.expeditersonline.com/hotnews/terry1.jpg

PP I don't have the info for you but the "ask the recruiter" forum will get you started on the answers you seek. See also EXPO discussions. Perhaps we'll see you there. Terry

Personal preferances are so varied on this topic, you'vr got to look at a few vans, see their setup and decide for yourself what's necessary or not. I've seen satelite TV with portable or fixed antenna; beds, cots, mattresses, sleeping bags of every description. Porta-potties (if your moniker...

PP - Try ours...FedEx Custom Critical, that is...Altho not a tractor owner ourselves, my observation of tractor deployment (E - unit) is that a team in a tractor is highly sought after, rarely sits in wait of a load offer and, is compensated well above the $1.05 you find agreeable.

I've had great success with a propane torch. With a little praactice you'll quickly get the feel for heat time/distance. Perhaps RichM will relay his experience of using ether and a match to redecorate the side of a box.

Aw Shucks! Just came home from a week long tour and am flattered by y'all's comments. Thanx. Never owned a computer until a couple of months ago, so have not been an avid poster to the site. Been keeping abreast of many of your posts thanks to snail mailings of interesting comments by my...

RE: What about the monkey people, eh? Yo Lawrence: I would have talked more about the monkey peoples monkey, but your own terms of use agreement sez we can't talk nasty. Those nice folks are still around but their nasty monkey, Dougie, is in primate hell. As I recall, Doug was rescued from a...

A mumber of years back, Roberts Express had a similar sounding program whereas we got 62% of the customers tariff for any load going farther from home than the pickup. We then received 46% for any backhaul going closer to home than the pickup. In practice, we'd get a nice load from St Louis to...

Many years ago there was a woman from eastern TN who was affectionately known as the cat lady 'cause she had five cats in her cargo van. Her cats were constantly getting away from her; once, that we know of, she had to turn down a load offer because finding her cat was more important to her...

TJ: I'm surprised Lawrenece didn't take the oportunity to encourage you to get to the EXPO in august where you can talk to several drivers and their respective recruiters in a relaxed environment. You live close enough to the Detroiter to put this important expediter tool on your calendar.

If you've got PARS, PAPS, FAST and customs figured out and have the patience to put up with the self proclaimed VIP's working the auto plant receiving docks, You have the requisite skills for expediting; jump in and enjoy the independance.

One of my favorite bumber stickers: "Yes, it's my truck, No, I won't help you move"

when in Canada, I enjoy watching the local TV. Adifferent perspective altogether, especially during war related news, elections and the olympics. Each of our respective countries focus on info of particular interest to it's citizenry. I think, however, that the Canadians and the BBC are better...

Fuel discounts seem to vary considerably, by carrier and geographically. Comcard users with FDXCC get 3 cents at participating petros and 5 cents at Bordentown and Scranton. Numerous others listed on the FDXCC extranet. Other carriers surely have comparable arrangements for fuel, tires and...