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Broompilot, As stated on my web site (see truck specs link below), our truck cost $251,000 to build. That does not include the cost of our freight handling equipment. It also does not include finance costs and insurance, both of which will be higher than trucks that cost less. For the record...

Just one more thought, about the business and not forum members. For years, people have talked here about being prepared for the bad times. If something like an insurance rate hike rattles you now, fasten your seat belts and grab your prayer book. We all may be in for a real rough ride. While...

Broom, Being popular on an internet open forum may be a worthy goal, but it will do nothing to make you a more successful expediter. If I wanted to be popular, I would stay home, run for public office (so the media would put my picture in the paper and quote me throughout the state, and people...

This is good information, especially for newbies. I especially like the tip about keeping your hazmat chart in full view. Had not thought of that one before. Instead of a three-ring binder, we use a file organizer that zips shut, with the documents kept in document protectors inside. Pages are...

>"You aren't being realistic" huh? What the heck do they >think we're out here for? I don't think they care what we are out here for. The reasons people are out here are as varied as the drivers themselves. >Our amusement? Speaking for ourselves, Diane and I absolutely are out here for...

>You're not getting what I'm saying, Louixo. I'm not blaming >anyone here. But the companies and dispatchers have this >"here's something that's better than nothing" attitude. I don't get that from our dispatchers at FedEx. Perhaps that is because we do not accept low-paying loads, and when...