Please explain how it is growing . Expedite depended heavily on automotive freight and that will never be what it was . Other customers rethink the higher rate before paying expedite rates . Expedite carriers have dropped their rates considerably and also give certain customers discounted fuel surcharges .
How is life different as an Expediter?
Discussion in 'Expediter and Hot Shot Trucking Forum' started by WiseOne, Oct 9, 2008.
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I was reading a interesting article the other day on the growth of expedite loads has moved away from automotive industry and has grown in LTL type freight
And that its still a ruff market but their has been growth in some area'sMCss Thanks this. -
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http://www.expeditenow.com/news/publish/Expedited_Freight_Volumes_Suddenly_Rise.html
from the current issue of Expedite Now, the link is to the full articleLast edited by a moderator: Dec 3, 2009
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Lady penguin, I guess you had a bad experience. I have been driving 14 years and FedEx CC is the best company I've ever been with. I can make very good money and have the freedom to do pretty much whatever I want, when I want.
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Surprisingly, the only whining I hear right now is you. I have read many forums and spoke to many Expediters, and most will say it is a rewarding experience, you just have to be with the right company, or do your research on how you will live on the road. The only "Whiners" are those who have not done the research and fully expected to be rolling constantly, but still get home every weekend, and still make $60,000 after taxes. Do your research, learn the lifestyle, and know what to expect and you will not be surprised. I have driven the big rigs otr and with the exception of a little extra wiat time while on call, I did not find too much difference in expedite. For every bad story out there there are a hundred stories for the people who love this job. -
bad thing about expedite is that since its almost always teams...you have to deal with customers more. If expedite freight is low you may get a junky load with 500 miles. might have to deal with 4 customers in a 24 hour period.
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I am sure that if I read for a long time all the threads here, I would find answers... but I only on a ten hour break - and it would be nice to sleep sometime!
Kids are gone. Two empty nesters looking for something new and interesting to do. I have a CDL. My wife does not. I have been OTR for about seven years. The two of us are thinking of hitting the road together - with her as a rider, as well as being lovely and beautiful company! We also have a couple dogs (small ones). This would be something we could do together instead of me doing all the driving. We do not own a truck to lease on to a company. Are there companies that lease trucks/vans to drivers - like lease ops in OTR? I see talk about a LOT of sitting around, and 1,000 mile weeks. So does it pay? We would enjoy being able to go to church, etc. where we can't take the big rig. Just interested in checking this out. Both of us have good driving records.Bluedew Thanks this. -
I am new to the website. I am interested in expediting because after 17 years of pulling a 53' trlr I would like to drive someting shorter and all one piece. This is a woman thing: I want a custom sleeper to quasi-RV with a few times a year in different parts of the country. Let's face it even if we owned a motorhome, none of us want to drive home just to turn around and drive back to someplace we may have just come from while under load. All expediting can't be bad. There's a trade-off for everything, I'm trying to educate myself enough about the expediting industry to know what my trade-offs would be. Maybe someone can speak to my inquiry. Thanks.
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