First off, I want to thank everyone that has contributed to this forum. I have been reading posts and archives for the past several months to get a better understanding of this business. While I am still confused about the types of trucks (I'm a female and I'll leave that up to my partner), I have gained a tremendous amount of knowledge about getting into the expedite business in regards to the "many" other aspects of this business (i.e., slow times, freight zones, profitability of taking a load, to name a few). I have spoken to many on the phone and conversed via e-mail to others. What I have found is that everyone I have communicated with are willing to help out in anyway to help my partner and I succeed in this business. An applause to all of you that are so gracious for us "newbies" to want to succeed.
There are many people that just want to make a quick buck and they think they can do it easily in this business. What they don't understand is that 1) you have to be willing to be out on the road for weeks at a time; 2) you're not going to have great weeks every week, you may be sitting for a few days without a load out; 3) you may have problems with your truck or weather delays; 4) a personal crisis, just to name a few. Needless to say, so many people think that expediting is a walk in the park and after reading, reading and reading on this forum, that is not the case.
In a thread entitled "When I was Newbie.", posted by FlameMer, he talked about his experiences starting out and failing and where he is today. He was giving SOUND advice that I appreciated. Many others (need I list) told stories about their situations and others (from Weave about the stockbroker) to express how important that starting with an O/O can be. While many have ignored that advice and went face down losing everything, some have succeeded.
Again, in a thread from Raceman, "Real life reasons to be careful," he stated the costs of getting in your own truck or business and what he's had to deal with in repairs.
I think (this is only my opinion after reading these threads) that since the expedite business hasn't been well known to a majority, those that have been in the business for a long time have made a pretty good amount of money and feel threatened that perhaps their income may decline because of many newbies. When they see a team succeed with very little time in the business, they are envious because they didn't have the same success in that short amount of time. However, what they seem to forget, or what I may think, is that they didn't have the opportunities to (as we do now) to gain the knowledge from websites/forums as this. Also, there wasn't the demand for expedite freight when they began as there is now. Many companies today find that stocking merchandise, supplies, etc., is more costly than to have it expedited, thus more of a demand for expediters.
I have learned a great deal on this website and hope that my partner and I will have the success of some of the newbies. We have the drive and business sense to make our endeavor into this business successful.
As one said in a previous thread, I will tell you that I won't play Russian roulette and be the one person of the 6 that loses and we won't be driving a silver truck.
Skittles,
Tennessee
"If you can't say something nice about someone, than keep it to yourself"
There are many people that just want to make a quick buck and they think they can do it easily in this business. What they don't understand is that 1) you have to be willing to be out on the road for weeks at a time; 2) you're not going to have great weeks every week, you may be sitting for a few days without a load out; 3) you may have problems with your truck or weather delays; 4) a personal crisis, just to name a few. Needless to say, so many people think that expediting is a walk in the park and after reading, reading and reading on this forum, that is not the case.
In a thread entitled "When I was Newbie.", posted by FlameMer, he talked about his experiences starting out and failing and where he is today. He was giving SOUND advice that I appreciated. Many others (need I list) told stories about their situations and others (from Weave about the stockbroker) to express how important that starting with an O/O can be. While many have ignored that advice and went face down losing everything, some have succeeded.
Again, in a thread from Raceman, "Real life reasons to be careful," he stated the costs of getting in your own truck or business and what he's had to deal with in repairs.
I think (this is only my opinion after reading these threads) that since the expedite business hasn't been well known to a majority, those that have been in the business for a long time have made a pretty good amount of money and feel threatened that perhaps their income may decline because of many newbies. When they see a team succeed with very little time in the business, they are envious because they didn't have the same success in that short amount of time. However, what they seem to forget, or what I may think, is that they didn't have the opportunities to (as we do now) to gain the knowledge from websites/forums as this. Also, there wasn't the demand for expedite freight when they began as there is now. Many companies today find that stocking merchandise, supplies, etc., is more costly than to have it expedited, thus more of a demand for expediters.
I have learned a great deal on this website and hope that my partner and I will have the success of some of the newbies. We have the drive and business sense to make our endeavor into this business successful.
As one said in a previous thread, I will tell you that I won't play Russian roulette and be the one person of the 6 that loses and we won't be driving a silver truck.
Skittles,
Tennessee
"If you can't say something nice about someone, than keep it to yourself"
