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Jason Burns
Lightest load, short haul, same day pickup and deliver
June 19, 2013
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Eric Whaley
Knowing your numbers helps when choosing a load. It’s about making a profit
June 19, 2013
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Don Smith
Curious Lloyd, how do you make any money?
June 19, 2013
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William Stewart
Don’t take cheap freight!
June 19, 2013
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Mark D. Williamson
Cattle is paying $4 per mile, you can make alot of money as long as you keep your D H down and your layover.
June 19, 2013
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Mark Warzyniak
Say NO to cheap freight!
June 19, 2013
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Darrell L. Agee
Best $ per mile and least amount of BS
June 19, 2013
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Robert Murray
One mans ceiling is another mans floor
June 19, 2013
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Mike Man Iac Logsdon
Everyone talks about taking cheap freight well my cheap freight could be as low as 71cpm as I would still profit but some might be 1.00 and they loose money know know your numbers get contract freight cut out the middle man learn your lanes and learn your customers you can only profit if your […]
June 19, 2013
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Zachary Bell
I would know my costs and question anything that pays less than $1.50/mile plus fuel surcharge. That’s roughly 2 times the “operating costs” for a aerodynamic tractor/trailer combination that gets 7 MPG on flat ground in ideal conditions. I would also minimize deadhead, and track my fuel mileage to the HUNDREDTH of a mile on […]
June 19, 2013
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Joseph Rookie Graham
Stay in a good lane, make sure you can reload out of there with minimal deadhead mileage. Most importantly know your operating cost and don’t waver on your it
June 19, 2013
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David Holt
When you’re offered cheap freight tell them there rate sucks and call someone else. I’ll travel half way across the country empty before u see cheap freight on my trucks. Cheap freight can rot on the dock for all I care.
June 19, 2013
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Dex Jones
The lighter the better, try to do the least dead head, and keep in mind your fuel costs and maintenance on your truck and trailer. Keep an eye on your down time, and the type of terrain you are driving thru as well as areas that are known for traffic jams and back ups.
June 19, 2013
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Readers split on climate change
55 percent of Overdrive respondents to a poll on climate change reported believing that the very notion was a hoax.
June 13, 2013
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Sharing traffic intel
Overdrive would like your help in reporting daily short- and long-term traffic delays from construction, accidents and other highway mishaps — utilize our Facebook/Twitter pages for sharing what you’ve seen with editors.
June 12, 2013
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How do you feel about the NSA’s broad collecting of U.S. citizens’ phone/internet records?
In the wake of revelations that the NSA’s PRISM program has collected a broad swath of U.S. citizens’ telephone and internet-activity records, this poll probes operator opinion on the the program’s future.
June 11, 2013
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Owner-operators: How are CARB rules affecting your business?
With 1996-2004 model-year engines current under DPF retrofit or upgrade requirements and 2005-06 engines coming under the fun in January, this poll looks at owner-operators’ current California strategy.
June 10, 2013
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Profilin’ — not so stylin’ — at the scale house
Has FMCSA’s CSA program had an unintended (or, perhaps, intended) consequence of giving inspectors license to hassle small operators simply for the fact that they are small companies?
June 9, 2013
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