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    ///// looking for people who can or already run from Roanoke, VA to Nashville TN /////

    Hi All , Haven't been online for a while but just remembered this place could be a valuable resource so hoping to find somebody that ideally lives in the Roanoke Virginia area and already has a regular run going towards or to Nashville Tennessee .... I know a lot of expedite boards are around...
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    //// Insurance Issues ..... sigh ////

    HI All, Just when things seemed to stabilize out (no recent accidents / tickets etc) and I was looking to take on a new driver for OTR (presumably better than my first one... new driver is Class A ...no losses , good driving record, med card, log book skills etc) , I found out from my...
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    //// Rough stats for our first 42 Days OTR (through 9-25-18) ///

    HI All, Since many here have read about our trials and tribulations in our first days OTR (in other posts not necessarily our threads) , I figured I would post our overall OTR results so far and see what you all think (This is through 9-25-18). Truck : 26' non CDL, no sleeper, Lift gate...
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    //// Laws designed to screw you ?? Anything else to be aware of ? ////

    Hi All, The OTR driver we have running got a ticket in NY for having a bad log book (nothing fraudulent just not filled in correctly / done right ....He'd only been doing it 2 weeks or so at that time so no real practice filling the logs out). As a result of that stop he was placed out of...
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    //// Best ELD ? ////

    Hi All, Looking to get opinions on the best value for ELD. So far I narrowed it down to 2 basic ones BUT I know there are others out there and would value your opinion(s) on what to get... The ones I am looking at now are : 1) Keep Truckin app - $20 a month and they make you pay all up...
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    //// Looking to go big time - Info on Drivers ////

    Hi All, Relatively new to the OTR game ( up to now mostly all local with the occasional overnight stay in a car due to an occasional long car courier run....But we did start 1 OTR straight truck this past last Monday) but in optimistic anticipation of getting big doing OTR freight ( non CDL...
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    //// Looking to Run under these terms....What do you think ? ////

    Hi All, To date, I have only run local (always in state and within 100 or so miles from our shop) BUT the problem is my local runs don't really pay much in terms of profit. I started exploring other avenues and ended up finding a company that offers the following : *Our box trucks do about...
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    ///// What do you think of my rates as an "agent" /////

    HI All, Hoping to get some good conversations started as to what rates to charge..... I am bidding on becoming an agent (me being an independent co with full authority and having drivers I sub to) with a large logistics company. The company asked me for my rates for the following...
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    //// What are "reasonable" rates to charge ? ////

    HI All, Long term driver here ( technically an "employee" if you go by IRS guidelines but always get 1099'd since the hiring companies didn't want to pay employee taxes etc...it's OK with me since I get all the $$ w/o taxes coming out first) . I recently started searching for contracts for...
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    What is a reasonable pay for an O/O of a under CDL 26' box truck ?

    HI All, I've done lots of car / mini van courier and delivery work but I am new to operating and attempting to do delivery work out of a 26' Under CDL box truck with lift gate. I bought a box truck for an appliance delivery gig that seems to pay pretty well ($450 / Day for 12 stops average...
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    Spicer 6+1 ..... I Know ;-(

    HI All, I am looking at buying a 1993 International 4900 box truck. I like older mechanical trucks in good shape.... The truck is in great condition but from the reading here it has made me a little paranoid because it has the spicer 6+1 tranny which a lot of people say is not a good trans...
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