>with so much negative feedback on expediting why would
>anyone want to enter it,now im sure some have success when
>others fail,
How far back have you read? What I mean is if you would read the archives you will see there are as many if not more positive posts. You would have learned most negative posts are from someone who is either pissed at the world, or is venting. Most drivers who talk negative about the company they drive for are doing so as a means of keeping all others away. In their minds they think the less drivers there are the more loads they will get.
>i was thinking about going into it but i cant
>afford to be sitting for days waiting on loads,
Not all drivers sit! Besides that's the luck of the draw. I always tell a newbie to find a fleet owner to drive for, before investing your own money (6 months or so). There are many very good reasons a newbie should take this advice.
One: It will allow the new driver to learn how to work as an Expediter. Many new to this concept think Expediting is just being a driver, but that is not so. Being a driver is about 50% of the industry. The rest is being a business owner, and knowing how to market you. Know the freight lanes and how to position yourself so you aren't sitting for days on end. Two: It will save you a big investment if 3 or 4 months down the road you learn Expediting isn’t for you.
>any information on good companies in lima,ohio area that just
>runs local or gone a night or 2 here and there.
It sounds to me like you aren't really interested in Expediting. Successful Expediters stay out 3, 4, or even 6 weeks at a pop, not 1 or 2 days. Sounds like you are looking to drive local courier company, not an expediting company. There is a slight difference in the 2. Courier companies usually service cities or metro areas in which they are located, whereas an expediting company services a region or all 48 states and /or even Canada.
