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Turtle said:For me, personally, any laptop-based routing program is no longer a viable option, as it takes too much attention away from driving, usually at the very time both the driving and the computer each require the most attention. I prefer a standalone dedicated GPS unit. If I hauled a lot...

Greg, could you be saying that because you no longer have a van?

Greg said: I read the article and as soon as the point was made about the $150 diner, it lost me and my sympathy forever. When you put in a paragraph that has something about a diner that most people don’t do and that he has no more health insurance for his family, it now sounds like he wants...

Panther apparently has a policy that they don't want you hauling other freight with theirs. They want exclusive use. I've double dipped a few times and the shippers don't really care if there's already something else in there when they load you, as long as their load fits and you deliver it on...

tblount: In this thread you have talked about a moving company, a roofer, and now a department store. Also talked about looking at truck on ebay, along with "C" trucks getting 25 mpg, "D" trucks getting 14 mpg, and making $2.97 per hour. Please tell me that you don't work for the DOT, IRS, ATF...

clueless ???/

Over a period of six years 3 companies, changed after one month with the second one due to a major rule change.

Just talking about Expedite companies, how many companies have you been signed on with? In what length of time?

You can get the replacement bulbs at FL dealers. I ran into the same problem a couple of years ago, bought a couple of extra's for high and low beam. Surest way to insure you never have another burned out bulb is to carry extras.

You seem to use "C" units and "Van" interchangeable, are you currently in this industry?

Not directed at you Greg, but I read some of these posts and I don't know if I should laugh or cry.

I think it was already said, but if you are going to think that all time away from home should be considered for an hourly pay, you are looking at the wrong segment of the trucking industry. Go work for hourly pay for the best pay per hour.

tblount said: The same logic could be applied to the choice between buying a $20,000 used van vs. a $72,000 used 22ft box truck. While you have a lot more options for loads and maybe 10 - 20% higher pay per mile with the 22 ft truck... you have to make $1,000 extra PROFIT every week to break...

maybe you should consider some college course on the internet... that way you could be paid to go to school

If the info is really up to date, it will be a great tool. Now people just make sure that you answer the reposition question after unloading.

Thanks for the responses. I actually got some answers out of my CC this morning that were helpful.(after another 7 D loads were dispatched and I was still same place according to VRU.) lol 7 more??? you have to be in one weird place, that you could not haul even one of those.

And how in the heck does one calculate ROEF? (return on enjoyment factor)

Greg said: They make an hourly wage, they go home and they forget about everything when they get up from their desk at the end of the day. If they had to really work for their money, knowing that if they don't get that load on that truck they won't get paid, maybe they will work harder and...

Im cornfused

Thawk Babs, is/was saying that Im b1tc#hing without trying to help myself and reading the info on PII's web site. In fact I was responding to Critters post, that they (PII) don't give/provide the same info to drivers and fleet owners. Most people know that I bash very few people, or...