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Heard back from Paul, unfortunately they are only taking teams here also, at the present time.

I wasn't necessarily asking about Panther in particular.. but thank you for all your responses!

Would they expect the wife of the OO contracted with Panther, to go out and get a specified amount of experience as a company driver with a competitor, first, before she could team with her husband, then? Or would they perhaps subsitute the experience requirement for.. a course or something?

Thanks for your quick reply! One more quick question.. if a o/o goes with a carrier as a solo, and then later decides to become a team with his wife.. and the wife doesn't meet their requirement for minimum experience over the road, would the wife have to contract with another company to get...

I'm wondering if a team must always be a team and a solo must always be a solo? Or is it possible for a solo to sometimes go out as a team? Or does it depend on the company?

Ha! Well.. don't forget.. we're new! Our hopes, wishes and expectations haven't been *completely* shattered.. yet, altho.. soon, I'm sure! haha

Thanks so much (even tho you might be a lil bit biased!) I will give Paul a call!

Perhaps it is like someone already mentioned, the company one is with.. one who doesn't hire way too many drivers for the work they have, one who practices safety first, one who is up front about what's what, and doesn't try to find ways to gyp their o/o's/drivers, one who has quality...

Well thanks for sayin so!:)

I guess this board is the same really, as any other, in any other segment, people helping people. With any career, there is always competition. I'm sure once in awhile, even the experienced might learn something here too, so this board isn't all just the experienced giving, and the newbies...

Does anyone have any info on RJR.. the search engine here at EO requires 4 letters, so can't search for any posts regarding them on here. Thanks

You're right, that is sad. Risk your career/business, possibly risk the health and/or lives of you, the public, and the emergency workers if there were an accident, all to save a few bucks. Sadder yet to think they might have gotten away with it with an unscrupulous or less observant driver.

It appears from these posts, that carriers and shippers alike, are trying to get something for nothing, at the expense of the O/Os. Being newer and having somewhat of an amount of faith in honesty and goodwill, husb figured it was a given that the carrier knew the load was hazmat, so didn't need...

After reading some posts on here, and seeing how things are 'supposed to be', we don't 'get' it either!

Husb arrived at a pickup last week, to discover it was a hazmat load.. company did not indicate this on qc or otherwise.. he knows they are aware becuz he knows it is a reg cust; will have to wait til mar.15th pay to know whether he got paid extra for it! You would think you'd at least be told...

Many years ago I took a job, as an employee, paid on a basis other than time; the 'weekly' pay was just a bit less than what I had been earning, but in a field which interested me more; after awhile, factoring in how many hours it took to earn the weekly pay, it became clear that it worked out...

A little high there on the hourly rate dontcha think? :eek:

I'm hollerin, here.... Man, if you old pros are disagreeing about how the rules are to be perceived, imagine what it's like for a newbie, and add into the equation different rules for Ontario and Canada! Like TH said, no wonder some drivers cheat!

Just wanted to thank Phil Madsen of ATeam for writing easy-to-read, informative articles for us newbies! I discovered the series of articles last night after you mentioned it in another post. Thought I'd bring it to the attention of other newbies/wannabees so it's easy to find! I guess...

"Hi, my name is George, it's winter in Ohio and I'm driving the SALT TRUCK!" That is hilarious! Thanks for the laugh!