Looking to get into expediting newbie

DFisk1975 · Oct 28, 2016

Hello everyone. Im Donny and live in Saginaw,Mi. I have a Class B with haz and airbrakes. I'm looking for a fresh new start.
I have talked to a recruiter at Tempus Transport based out of PA. But I am looking for something Mi based. I have looked a Load 1 but it looks like they only do owner operator. I see on Load 1's facebook they contract with a company called NorAm. Does NorAm do solos? My major problem is I have no one to drive teams with and I don't see any one hiring solo drivers for straight truck. Any and all info would help so I can get my butt in and a seat asap.
Thank you

fastman_1 · Oct 28, 2016

DFisk1975 said:
Hello everyone. Im Donny and live in Saginaw,Mi. I have a Class B with haz and airbrakes. I'm looking for a fresh new start.
I have talked to a recruiter at Tempus Transport based out of PA. But I am looking for something Mi based. I have looked a Load 1 but it looks like they only do owner operator. I see on Load 1's facebook they contract with a company called NorAm. Does NorAm do solos? My major problem is I have no one to drive teams with and I don't see any one hiring solo drivers for straight truck. Any and all info would help so I can get my butt in and a seat asap.
Thank you

Well every carrier has fleet owners, I suggest looking in the classified section here. And also call the carriers they can tell ya if a fleet owner has a truck open for ya

King of short runs.

Tobster317 · Oct 30, 2016

PTL out of Toledo runs solo drivers. I should know. I'm one of them.

Roger B · Nov 1, 2016

Im currently looking for a expedite driver who lives in Michigan. I have a brand new 2017 Volvo 670 and this driver would be running expedite loads mostly that pay good and brokered loads if need be. Reach me if anyone is interested that has 2 years or more experience and has a clean MVR record.

JohnMueller · Nov 9, 2016

Two PTL drivers responding to one EO post is amazing! Thanks Tobster and Fastman. I appreciate all you guys do.

coleman6566 · Nov 22, 2016

Tobster317 said:
PTL out of Toledo runs solo drivers. I should know. I'm one of them.

Are you solo in a str8t?

Tobster317 · Nov 22, 2016

Yes. Solo. In a Str8

coleman6566 · Nov 23, 2016

Tobster317 said:
Yes. Solo. In a Str8

That's cool. I didn't think any companies ran solo str8ts anymore. Are you paid by the mile or load? Making any money? Own your own truck? reason why I ask is I'm thinking about getting into a str8t after the first of the year.

Tobster317 · Nov 25, 2016

Paid by the mile. I own my truck. I do as much work on my truck as possible so I try to save that way. I make money.

KP. · Jan 10, 2017

DFisk1975 said:
Hello everyone. Im Donny and live in Saginaw,Mi. I have a Class B with haz and airbrakes. I'm looking for a fresh new start.
I have talked to a recruiter at Tempus Transport based out of PA. But I am looking for something Mi based. I have looked a Load 1 but it looks like they only do owner operator. I see on Load 1's facebook they contract with a company called NorAm. Does NorAm do solos? My major problem is I have no one to drive teams with and I don't see any one hiring solo drivers for straight truck. Any and all info would help so I can get my butt in and a seat asap.
Thank you

KP. · Jan 10, 2017

Hi everyone, I've been researching for several months and looking to get in to CV expediting, I have no experience, or CDL but can buy the CV or perhaps it best to work for a company to gain the knowledge of the industry first. My other option is roadmaster training for CDL for long haul and maybe team with my brother who works for one of the larger companies but my interest lies with CV expedite.
My questions for the community here is what companies would be best to contact so I can get the details needed to understand the options and the associated costs as an OO? If anyone can provide me how to figure my cost i would greatly appreciate the help. I've found calculations on-line but they are not current. Any help is appreciated! I'm in IT now and have been for over 20 years, ready for a change and really looking forward to it.
Thanks for reading.

bikerpaul · Jan 18, 2017

I worked for PTL for over 3 years, and found that they are a good and honest company to sign on with. Get in contact with John Mueller, one of the owners of the company, he is a straight and honest guy, and will tell you the truth about expediting.

KP. · Jan 24, 2017

Paul, thanks for the response. I'm interested in your opinion of the CV expedite industry (do you drive a CV?) and do you have a rough idea of the average per mile rate for a driver? Would you suggest another place for me to post on this site for a higher response rate? Thanks safe travels.
-Kathryn