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I went to look at the video and got the message: "This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Warner Music Group." Bringing the topic closer to home, I'd be interested in hearing what, if anything, expediters are worrying about in the current economic environment; and what, if...

Fuel prices have soared in recent years. Truckers pass the costs on to shippers via a fuel surcharge. Shippers suffer a transportation sticker shock of sorts and make changes that are in their best interests. Higher fuel prices prompt them to make changes that would not have been made before...

I know. As stated above, we drove D trucks for three years and now a C truck. The results are stated above.

As several others have suggested, I would do the same analysis we have always done. Total up the pay that is going to the truck (labor, deahdead, loaded, accessorials, etc.) and compare that number to the pay per mile you need to run your truck. If the pay per mile exceeds your minimum number...

I don't want to be harsh, and I would hope that anyone who changed carriers would be excited about the move. Helpful happens when someone provides accurate information, and in this particular case, longevity with the new carrier is not required to provide it. Pushy happens when one takes it on...

Thank you for being honest and saying you are now moving trucks not for financial reasons but emotional ones. A $300 billing error is something that is easy to fix. But the error is not why you moved. It was because you were upset. Your words, Bruno: "It made my wife so upset we are pulling the...

In 2007, there were less than 20 trucks in the FedEx Custom Critical straight truck fleet that produced more revenue than us. I know this because I asked and people who are able to run reports at our carrier told me. They did not give names and I did not ask for them. I asked because I wanted to...

You may not have enough info for a month, but you do have enough to answer the question asked. The question was about the best three loads of the nine loads you mentioned. That information you have in hand right now. All of this may be true, but the question is not that complicated. You spoke...

Even that kind of comparison would be cloudy because conditions change within carriers, between competing carriers, and in the economy. If a team and truck has an OK year with one carrier and moves to another, and then has a slow year because the economy slowed down, or because it took the team...

Thank you, jaminjim. Bruno? Anyone else?

Nothing could be further from the truth. That fleet owner is someone who talked volumes to us about his circumstances and resons for leaving. I am not unfamiliar with the man and his circumstances. They are not circumstances that enable an easy apples-to-apples comparison. You fail to mention...

I am not asking about anything other than what Bruno's three best runs pay. The clear picture I am after is about run pay and nothing more. Driver variables make everything else cloudy. Run pay is something that can be compared apples to apples. Granted, there is more to comparing expedite...

Bruno is the one that set out to say "What it's like at Panther" so I thought it appropriate to ask him for more information about the runs he talked about. I used to give numbers about runs and months. All it got me was a ton of grief from people who accused me of lying or saying my numbers...

Can you provide a link to the thread?

If you are into refrigerator magnets, you might enjoy a visit to the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota (Twin Cities), when you ae next in the area. They have a store there that specializes in refrigerator magnets. It seems you are not alone in your magnet interest.

And the rest of the story is? If your intention is to imply that you are making more money at Panther, or that you are treated not like a number at Panther, you succeeded. If your intention is to provide facts about actual compensation and actual pay, more information is required for readers...

This is good to know. I have a couple more to send - MN and WI - but did not know if the class still wanted them. They will go out this weekend.

Diane and I have been told our carrier is non-directional (loads are dispatched without regard to where they take or leave a truck driver). We were told that before we signed up and signed up not expecting directional dispatch. It is nothing to complain about. We knew it going in. If you did not...

As others have pointed out, your friends do not understand the system. I want to encourage newbies to think about this a bit more. Here are people who are taking actions and getting upset based on what they know about the system, but not knowing that they do not know how the system really works...