panthercub
Seasoned Expediter
Still sitting in Brookfield,IL
October 2010 Locations
- Thread starter Benzoid
- Start date
Welcome to hotel Atlanta GA . Might as well Kick my shoes off for a tad.
3 wks maybe, I Got the Fever (Hunting Fever)
Got a hankerin of that wild tasting (Steak)
Corn Dogs and Rice Dinners, just not cutten it.
Have not been to California or Washington State since I been on this Tractor.
Fresh Fried Potatoes with onions and Vension Streaks!! Sure beats corn dogs and Rice dinners ya think.
Give it up!!!!
3 wks maybe, I Got the Fever (Hunting Fever)
Got a hankerin of that wild tasting (Steak)
Corn Dogs and Rice Dinners, just not cutten it.
Have not been to California or Washington State since I been on this Tractor.
Fresh Fried Potatoes with onions and Vension Streaks!! Sure beats corn dogs and Rice dinners ya think.
Give it up!!!!
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Ok so dispatch calls...A load going back up to Buffalo from Pittsburgh...AgggH!....Well, I'm broke with only 20$ left to my name, so I couldn't take it. Guess I'm just going to have to go out of service til Friday with no money.
How can this be?!!!! "Here is 200.00" they said. Oh no thanks, I only have 20.00, you said.
cannedmeat27
Expert Expediter
sitting at the ta in monroe michigan after
delivering from st thomas,on to dryden,mi
delivering from st thomas,on to dryden,mi
ebsprintin
Veteran Expediter
Post #198 and I was in Shreveport, LA, and I'm still here? At least they have nice libraries.
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chefdennis
Veteran Expediter
Lapeer Mich to Greeneville Tn....
underdog777
Seasoned Expediter
after sitting allday yesterday.got a fair one erie pa to princeton in today. left erie early this morning made drop they are 4 ahead of me in evansville.but i think i will hang out here i got a good one last time here!
underdog777
Seasoned Expediter
to me it looks like falligator may have made a move at the wrong time.he was running with panther probably just barley getting by.and was useing the 45% they give you at pick up to survive,till he got the rest of his pay from panther.im sure if he can figure out away thru this he will come out better with this company because they got to move you more than panther!
wow 22 pages of locations! We're sitting ( finally) in the Denver area. Its been a busy as a bee beelining to and fro from the hive last 3 weeks, feels refreshing to sit and spin a yarn or two, but gotta get going and start heading back to the home area to vote! Oh yea and trick or treat!!
Falligator
Expert Expediter
no comment.
bobwg
Expert Expediter
Well after almost 5 hours(the plane landed at 1037 and finally got the load and rolled out at 1515) sitting at the Houston airport waiting for them to find and unload my 1 box 300 lbs , I beat feet down to Corpus Christie to a Case dealer who was very happy to finally see the part they needed real bad to fix some ones machinery then I checked to see where all our vans are in Texas and none of ours sitting in Laredo and being closer to Laredo than any other place DH over and now sitting at the J in Laredo looks like around 20 or 25 vans(Bolt, Blair,E-1,Panther, and some with no markings, or some off the wall company name, oh and me) sitting here between the J and TA parking lots gonna grab some sleep and hope for a good run out of here for the weekend
Falligator
Expert Expediter
Thank you...and yes, you are entirely correct. Unfortunately, some people must not have read my posts from a couple of months ago when I did have some money saved up while working for Panther. I had a lot more issues with my van than my bank account could handle. So I was unfortunate in the fact that I had little money to run on when I first got here. I do agree however, that if you don't have much money you shouldn't jump right into the buisness b/c alot of unexpected problems could happen. I also realize that I need a little more patience than what I've had recently. Last week went well, but I'm not so sure about this week. It's going to be a while before I post on here again (like anyone cares) lol so in the meantime everyone will be using my previous posts as an example of what not to do as an expediter...and for that matter probably my future posts also. (((If there are any)))...TO BE CONTINUED.....to me it looks like falligator may have made a move at the wrong time.he was running with panther probably just barley getting by.and was useing the 45% they give you at pick up to survive,till he got the rest of his pay from panther.im sure if he can figure out away thru this he will come out better with this company because they got to move you more than panther!
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Got a nice run out of Rothschild, WI yesterday afternoon going all the way down to Grand Island, NE. Another 700 miles. I've got 1700 miles under my belt in 3 days and there are still 4 more days left until the week is over. It pays to work for Bolt. No short loads for me!
Don't let anyone bash you Falli. I have been through three cargo vans in 3 years. I have built myself up from the bottom of the barrel three times also. I started out last year with 250 dollars in my pocket, a 1500 cargo van, and a food stamp card.
I worked my way up to ten k in savings in 5 months thanks to, Charles D at "Demaris Transportation" who allowed me to lease on with his company despite not having a 3500 cargo van. If it were not for him and another small company last year, i'd be out of business for good.
Charles and me only booked loads that the van could handle, and it worked out great. I blew the engine in that van and I ended up having to use most of the money that I had saved up to buy the van that I have now.
I have been where you are at and it can happen to anyone. Just wait till you get your next round of pay and run like hell until you build yourself back up again.
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Hey..we are really not trying to bash Falligator..more like education by fire.
...after 7 yrs at P2 he appears to have NOT progressed to the point of self sufficiency...IF you've tracked his postings over the last year his DH is just unacceptable...FL..back to Ohio, Western Can...to Ohio...he relied entirely too much on P2's board info..loads per day instead of trusting his experience...we kept nagging him with subtle suggestions BUT he kept going back to Ohio...like it was the Holy Grail of loads...We like Falligator..he seems a nice guy...we wish him nothing but the best....