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Actually... I meant to say... brush with oil.. and kosher salt.. and broil.. (for the asparagus, but it would be nice with the peas too) Perhaps you could purchase some asparagus this year with some of that expediter income from DH!

Well yes.. but I'm sure it still skewed his DH average :p

Does your value really increase by 250% when you become a member of the 10K Club?

Asparagus that way too.. mmmm

Ya but.. Isn't TJ the guy who's willing to sit in BFE for a year? Perhaps a little more DH makes a lot more moulah! :D

We can't be excluding people or we will infringe upon their rights. In fact, MY rights are being violated because I am not allowed to post a question or a comment in a carrier forum. That's just not fair! Maybe I want to consider joining a given carrier! My questions and comments are just as...

No... it's averaged... some weeks will be more, and some less, but the OP is hoping for an average of 1300 LM per week.. I suggested perhaps 1000 would be a better number to plan for.. but vanners can chime in and let him know if even that is not a good number to count on in a business plan for...

Yes our deadhead is pretty much a deal breaker with the cabotage rules. However, the 'top' carrier, and other OOs I mentioned above, are American, so I still stand behind my 30%... but perhaps vanners can speak up if that is a wrong number for vans. You need to count your DH to your home, it...

Yes, my below calculations don't include any weeks off for 'hometime' or illness or family dues or emergencies. So make it spread over maybe 46 weeks instead of 48, or even 44 weeks. One may think of going home for 3 days, but that plan is also going to affect which loads you take (and miss out...

Well, when we were with a carrier it was actually more than 30%. More like 35 or 37%, but I was being kind here. And when we checked out another 'top' carrier, they confirmed our DH average was the same as what they were stating to new recruits. And actually, I spoke to a few OOs as well, and...

-numbers always look so completely do-able on paper, but they rarely live up to real-life experience -no way you should be counting on an average of 1300 miles every week for your biz plan.. the vanners can tell you much better, but I sure hear them complaining! Remember all the weeks when...

My $0.02... I'm sure there are just as many pet(s)-in-the-truck people as there are woods&streams people, so why not? If you want it exclusive though, where the naysayers are going to be kept at bay so you don't have to take the heat, why not start a 'group' instead? Groups are available to...

Yes, I definitely get that. The part I don't get is why you or anyone else would think that your government has nothing better to do than drive around in these vans roaming the streets in Pittsburgh just looking for 'stuff'? That is the crazy part. To have the van... YAY, now you're going to...

Then how about we all stop complaining about the perceived injustices which occur in our countries because to have justice, we're always going to be infringing on somebody's rights. If we can't chase the criminals when they run because we might hurt an innocent, the criminals have free reign...

And I guess you are having difficulty seeing your own contradictions. Another thing I find especially confusing.. specifically about you more than the rest, layoutshooter, is that you were self reportedly involved with some aspect of your government's 'intelligence' activities.. As such...

But hey! What if they had one of those nifty vans with the xray equipment so they could see the illegals hiding out? Oops, but then that would infringe upon your rights, sorry! I guess I'm having a hard time merging two veins of thought.. and it's not just Americans.. except you guys are a lot...

See what I mean? Here's your chance to catch all those crazy illegals as they cross the border illegally into your country, and you complain about your privacy. Like I said, can't win! I understand what you're saying, your point of view, I just think the fear is a little overboard... to the...

Ya, being married to a co who is 'hard to get along with' is one thing... to have to put up with a difficult personality 24/7 for weeks at a time without a committed personal relationship is... not gonna happen, IMHO. Give the guy a medal for lasting 4 years with that!

It's so sad to see that generation dying off, they have so much to share; it would be great if the grandchildren and great grandchildren could get to know those remaining and learn something of the values and obstacles and solutions these people had, before their real-life, first-hand stories...

Hey CrowntheKing, interesting 'nick', how did you end up choosing that one? Ok, I'll be a naysayer too. Keep the day job! Your post contains quite a few red flags for making it as an expediter! Namely: Nothing has changed out there, in fact, the money part may be less satisfactory now than...