Heading out into Expediting the 13th. Any advice?

Jefferson3000 · Sep 12, 2010

Advice? Yeah. make sure you don't go taking any "van freight" in that thing of yours, or the CVers will complain.

x06col · Sep 12, 2010

skyraider said:
U just gonna go knock on doors somewhere and say give me freight or do u have ur own authority to find loads??

Figgured i'd jes hang around the corners with a hand scratched cardboard sign around my neck if the door knockin fails.

x06col · Sep 12, 2010

Crazynuff said:
But what is your GVWR ? They don't determine the tax on what weight you chose to stop at .

I liscense it for 54,000.

pjjjjj · Sep 12, 2010

While waiting for the cellphone beep, be sure to park in an area and position to allow any cooked golden geese which happen to be flying around to fall into your truck.

LDB · Sep 13, 2010

Be sure to avoid CAT engines.

Doggie Daddy · Sep 13, 2010

Best advice I can give is NEVER take one of those "can you help me out loads".

Oh and good luck on your first day back out there.

x06col · Sep 13, 2010

Made it thru the first day unscathed!

Dakota · Sep 13, 2010

Don't buy a Hino

Moot · Sep 13, 2010

x06col said:
Made it thru the first day unscathed!

First day? Are you running on GMT? I've still got 3½ hours left in my EDT day.

x06col · Sep 14, 2010

**** I must be an expedite driver. Got a load out, then got a load back to twenty miles from home, an wala here I be. On the house puter. Luck'll prolly run out tho.

pjjjjj · Sep 15, 2010

x06col said:
**** I must be an expedite driver. Got a load out, then got a load back to twenty miles from home, an wala here I be. On the house puter. Luck'll prolly run out tho.

It's that newbie juice, did ya bring em cheesecake?

Tennesseahawk · Sep 15, 2010

Col... whatever your dispatcher tells you, don't take that load to NYC without extra funds!

Jefferson3000 · Sep 15, 2010

And don't leave OH, IN, MI, IL, and KY. The Earth is flat, ya know.

x06col · Sep 17, 2010

Jefferson3000 said:
And don't leave OH, IN, MI, IL, and KY. The Earth is flat, ya know.

Oh I know, I stayed in IN,MI this week, it's hard to stay on the bottom side of the flat Earth. I learned well from the Hawk, today I had an empty truck, and turned down a load......got a tractor pull tomorrow. Back to the trenches Sunday or Monday I guess.

Cubby · Sep 21, 2010

Hi colonel, rates are down some, freight is a little slower, LTL quality has went south. One can still make a buck, just work a little harder

highway star · Sep 21, 2010

Freight's slow? Huh... Guess I've been incredibly lucky lately.

Cubby · Sep 21, 2010

I think I said it's a little slower, nice to be lucky every now and again.

Jack_Berry · Sep 21, 2010

read this.............http://www.expeditersonline.com/forum/general-expediter-forum/20332-heading-out-need-advice.html

x06col · Sep 22, 2010

I dunno about slo, but did a Sunday run to The Metro Opra in the big apple. Rested, and went over to Javits and picked up some show returns to bring back. 1628 miles house to house, jes short a four K and it's Wednesday. Seen a Daystar straight and a Tristate van on the side of the road on the way back. Where ya been there Cubby? Long time no hear. And, I truly appreciate ALL the kind advice fro Y'all.