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Driver qualifications far exceed just having a DOT physical. Most companies require one to two years driving experience in the type of vehicle you intend to operate in addition to a decent employment history and a reasonable, clean, driving record (MVR). Passing a DOT physical is a good thing...

JustDoIt; Am curious where you are based out of, your driving history, and experience. Premium Transportation Logistics is currently adding straight trucks and tractors. Please contact me with any questions or concerns you have. Thanks, HotFr8Recruiter Questions about Premium...

LDB; Most of the better companies, in all areas of trucking, will provide a "Driver's or Contractor's Manual" at orientation to assist with all of these issues - some better than others. Thanks, HotFr8Recruiter

TJ959; I'm sure that your safety director would give you some great advice and tell you to figure about 50 MPH. Reason being is that you run into urban areas, two lanes, and other areas where you cannot legally reach that 60, 65 or 70 MPH posted speed limt. In 11 hours I would like to see no...

RE: General questions regarding the current fuel s I found additional information while viewing a post on CLASS A DRIVERS.com. Thanks to the author - "GMAN" out of Tennessee. I thought you other owner operators might want to take a look at the new FUEL SURCHARGE BILL. Too much government...

RE: General questions regarding the current fuel s To All; I had to stop to find the true answers to the fuel surcharge dilemna. Below is a portion of the total statement released by Annette Sandberg of FMCSA on April 5, 2005. STATEMENT OF ANNETTE SANDBERG, ADMINISTRATOR FEDERAL MOTOR...

RE: General questions regarding the current fuel s Terry and Rene; Since we pay contractors by the loaded mile basis, we pay fuel surcharge based only on those miles, not a percentage of revenue (or in your terms - tariff rates). To attempt to base fuel surcharge as a percentage of our...

RE: General questions regarding the current fuel s Loose-Cannon; In reply to your response - see your rule #2. Just couldn't resist. You are very correct in stating that not all loads pay the full fuel surcharge, some pay lesser amounts. Those paying lesser amounts are generally brokered...

RE: General questions regarding the current fuel s Loose Cannon; As always, Scott did a great job replying to your post. I wanted to expand on Scott's post to include an example so that all can see exactly how fuel surcharge works. This morning an O/O called saying he would not move his...

RE: Is it not a requirement to be able to read Eng Total Clarification of the ability to read and speak the English language is contained in 391.11(b)(2) below; I agree that ALL drivers must be able to speak the English language. 391.11 General qualifications of drivers. (a) A person...

To all respondents of this post. I have encountered this problem in the past on a few instances. The last cost a fleet owner leased onto our company a good driver. That driver just could not live with the uncertainty of how each law enforcement official he encountered would interpret the...

All of the above posts contained great content. One clarification on Scott's post. The rule is the "70 hour/8 day" rule (not 7 days). Driver's Daily Log is a great program. I as a Safety Director first, and a recruiter second, really condone it's use. If a driver has a laptop and a printer...

Redwolf; Being based out of the New England area would most likely be a tough area for any expedite company to move you out of, or back to, on a regular basis. Even the largest carriers may have a difficult time - I cannot speak for them. Many owner operators who are based in an area outside...

Miko; Try Transport Insurance Agency. They are out of Sylvania, Ohio. Have great knowledge of our business and cargo vans. Their people provide excellent customer service. Definitely A+ in my book. A few of our van contractors have their NTL and Phys Dam with them. Their number is...

MVBN1; The answer to your question awaits with each of the companies that advertise here on ExpeditersOnLine. I suggest making a call to each to see if any are putting cargo vans on, and to also obtain vital information about each company. You should then be able to "click" on the "banner" for...

MCATS EXPRESS; Owner Operators are "Independent Contractors". Not many companies (carriers) will offer such benefits to their contractors. It's not that the carriers do not want to help out their contractors. It is the risk that the contractor COULD be classified as an employee should a...

Some companies do take vans on throughout the year. Posting your home city and state in your message would allow interested companies to reach you. Hope this helps, HotFr8Recruiter Questions about Premium Transportation Logistics LLC? Call me - 1-800-661-3166

MSinger; A CDL is not required by federal law until the GVW of the vehicle exceeds 26,000 lbs, or is 3 axles or more (Class B). A class A is required for combination vehicles (Tractor/Trailer) where the trailer exceeds 10,000 GVW. A Class C license is virtually a Class D (Operators license)...

EddieMunster; Send me your email address, I developed an Excel spreadsheet a few years back while working for a truckload refer carrier. It has more expense tracking than what is needed for the typical "expedite" owner operator, but will do a great job for you. I also wrote instructions on...

RE: Need company for a Dragon; The Aerocells are nice trucks. They do have a little more load carrying capacity and are slightly higher than most smaller cubes. I too would be interested in seeing your setup. Good luck with your venture. Thanks, HotFr8Recruiter:)