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Point taken. That is a different issue altogether. That answer was given in repsonse to your comment that you were pulling money out of reserves to pay for fuel. You have corrected that statement and I now understand you are not pulling money out of reserves to pay for fuel. Yes, it is true...

If you have not already done so, read Introduction to Expediting. In view of the times, also read post 1 in Expediters Going Hungry, For Real. (You can of course read more if you like, but the thread goes off topic). The western suburbs of Chicago or Northern New Jersey would be my two choices...

Food inspection, World War II, interstate highway system, FHA home loans, fire departments, public libraries, and the elimination of polio, to name a few.

In reply number 11 in this thread, I said, "Would we be willing to shut down? Well, to answer that question it is first necessary to know what the reason for shutting down is. What, exactly, do advocates of a shutdown want? What, exactly, are they seeking to accomplish with a truck shutdown?"...

are12, I don't get it that you are being called an idiot. The idiot name was being applied to people who, unlike you, do not get a fuel surcharge and, unlike you, do run at 75 mph. I agree with chetjester; not with the idiot name, but certainly that someone running without a fuel surcharge...

Would we be willing to shut down? Well, to answer that question it is first necessary to know what the reason for shutting down is. What, exactly, do advocates of a shutdown want? What, exactly, are they seeking to accomplish with a truck shutdown? Is the shutdown intended to wake America up...

The sad fact is there are people who enjoy trading in rumors. If you are not one of them, or do not wish to be, the easiest way to kill a rumor and to keep a rumor monger from wasting your and other people's time is to ask the speaker for his or her source of information. A few months ago, a...

Interesting posts, Leo and Terry. How do you square your words with advice frequently given to newbies here to read the forums and listen to the advice of experienced drivers? Frankly, I am surprised to see you two talking like this, and on the eve of the truck show no less, where drivers go...

OOIDA lifetime member here and contributor to the OOIDA PAC and litigation funds. While we have enjoyed some help from OOIDA, we know others have enjoyed much more. For those who need it, OOIDA is a great resource in resolving disputes with carriers and/or fleet owners, and in understanding...

The point of my earlier post was that people can benefit by going to school on the Open Forum. Sure, we can hand them all the answers in a paragraph or ten, but that does less good than the applied discovery process of reading a year or more of posts, taking notes, writing down questions, etc...

You answered your own questions, Greg. Recommended events also include EO workshops, the Expedite Expo and the Louisville Truck show. These have been mentioned countless times in the Open Forum. As for recommended people, they too have been mentioned countless times in the Open Forum. They...

And THAT, ladies and gentlemen, is the beauty of the Open Forum. You don't have to wait to get into the business to learn from your mistakes. You can study the business ahead of time and learn from the mistakes of others. A careful study of the Open Forum enables you to look before you leap...

When you hit the road, something you will probably want to have in your truck, whatever kind it is, is the Rand McNally Motor Carrier's Road Atlas. In addition to maps, it includes a lot of useful information, including truck weight and size limits, gross weight definitions, pretrip inspection...

American Truck Business Services offers their clients industry comparisons that could help answer the questions you ask, IF you were an owner-operator running a big rig of some sort. They create industry benchmarks from their database. Their information comes from the thousands of...

Humble2drive, It is hard to imagine a better-prepared team coming into expediting than you; two years together in a cabover, household goods experience, a successful track record as owner operators, financial means, no unusual tugs toward home, modest income expectations. While general...

butterfly610, you warm my heart! :) Great story. Thank you for sharing it.

Be careful, kangar0085. People might get the idea that you enjoy expediting. :D

It is a reasonable question. An answer would be quite helpful to readers, and especially aspiring fleet owners, would it not?

DaveKC said, "But, I do know what is realistic, and what isn't." So do I.

My vision is as clear as ever. What changed is general economic conditions. I call 'em as I see 'em. The problem never was my unfounded optimism. It was your unfounded gloom. Kindly note that we did everything we set out to do, and then some. My optimism was not unfounded. It was spot on. As...