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Discussion in 'The Welcome Wagon' started by VetsJetsnGuns, Feb 1, 2009.

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  1. Mar 8, 2009 #11
    RickG

    RickG Road Train Member

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    When you get ready to become an O/O and see the country with your wife consider expediting . The trucks have bigger , more luxurious sleepers and you have more control over what loads you choose . As a rule expediters have 75% availability , usually 3 weeks on then a week off . Rather than go home many of them get a load to a part of the country they'd like to see then take the time to enjoy it . You can't do that with any OTR carrier .
     
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  3. Mar 23, 2009 #12
    VetsJetsnGuns

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    What is expediting? Are those huge sleeper trucks that much harder to handle? Does turning radius suffer?

    I ran into a trucker when I was out looking for a flying job (5,000 miles in 10 days- the closest I ever got to going on spring break*) and he gave me similiar advice. I've had it in the back of my head for a decade-and-a-half. He said he never picked up a load without talking to a travel agent first.

    I also think owner-operator is the way to go. This country is designed to help the self-employed a lot more than just the employees. One thing I've always complained about being in the airlines: you can't strike out on your own and start one in your garage. The margins are razor thin, anyway.


    *that was an interesting trip. I had a CB and used it to poll truckers on who had the best showers. I took a couple of #####'s baths and I also learned to sneak into marina showers- they don't usually charge. I had a briefcase full of resumes, a sectional (flying map) and an atlas. I got free state maps from all the state waysides. I slept in my pickup. I had a cooler with ice, milk, peanut butter and jelly and bread. I started in Grand Forks ND, down to Jacksonville, FL to New Orleans then just east of the TX border and finally back up to Grand Forks.
     
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  4. Mar 23, 2009 #13
    RickG

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    Expediters range from cargo vans that can run without logbooks unless they carry hazmat to class 8 tractors but yeah , the majority are straight trucks with the big sleepers . There is an oversupply of cargo vans and their rates were cut to about $.80 a mile . Straight trucks are doing fair but getting better because carriers are letting them find loads through brokers . There is always a need for expedite tractors because most O/O's choose expedite to avoid driving a semi . Many expedite trucks are husband/wife teams and the women are more comfortable driving the smaller truck . The smaller truck also allows easier parking away from truckstops .
     
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