Anyone know of a company in the tri-state area

[Ron63]

the owner operator of the truck i drive is looking for a company to sign on with,that would pay on the average a dollar a mile on the weekly settlement. We are pulling the truck from one company because this is not the scenario at the present time. Is this a reality,if so can anyone point us in the right direction as far as a company name in the MIchigan,Ohio,Indiana area?

Thanks 2 all of you who respond
Ron63

[BanditsCousin]

I think the company Tri State Expedited that is out of Michigan might work. They have a website you can check out. Might be more than a buck a mile, but less miles. I'm not sure of that though. Also, not sure if they would keep you regional.

Tri State Expedited

HTH

[GMAN]

There is a Tri-State Expedited out of Toledo, OH (I believe). They mostly run the rust belt and southern Canada, or did at one time. I think he will have a difficult time surviving on a dollar a mile, especially paying a driver. Is he wanting to pull expedited freight? There are a number of carriers in that area. If he only wants to run for a dollar a mile he could probably do that with Schneider, JB Hunt or any of the other mileage carriers if you consider the fsc. Some of them may have regional opportunities. There are a number of smaller carriers who run in that area.

[GMAN]

We haven't seen much of you lately, BanditsCousin. Where have you been keeping yourself?

[BanditsCousin]

I've been running kinda hard the past few weeks. On the contrary, I spent a lot of time at home. In either scenario, I don't have time to get on as much as I'd like. When you see me post frequently, I'm running at a normal pace. I ran a little too hard last year and am not trying to duplicate it this year. I'm in Vegas for the next few days doing "local" work and loading and unloading. The next trip has 10 stops and an additional pickup, for a grand total of 11.

I realized we posted about the same company in posts #2 and #3. But you would be correct, as TriState Exp is out of Ohio, not Michigan

[GMAN]

A friend of mine plans to go to Vegas to a bike show. I am glad that you can find something to keep you busy. Did you go back to HHG?

[BanditsCousin]

A friend of mine plans to go to Vegas to a bike show. I am glad that you can find something to keep you busy. Did you go back to HHG?

Nope, still doing tradeshow and cancer machines. Last year comprised of 2 trips out west doing HHG for my former agent, and 3 trips of HHG with my current agent. (1 from the east coast to Canada paying 17-19K TTT) then deadheading out of Vancouver to Seatle for an 18,000lb load going withing 50 miles of my agent, and 1 trip out of the midwest going to Denver where I resumed my speccom responsibilities).
I started my new agent in mar '08. I can honestly say I got extremely lucky getting on where I did. I was in a pool of applicants and some factors that lead to my hiring was my current UVL qualification, tractor size/weight and the fact I followed through and had to actually FLY out for an interview after 2 months of phone interviews (for an o/o slot/contract keep in mind).

[GMAN]

It sounds like you found a pretty good deal, BanditsCousin.

[BanditsCousin]

It isn't too bad. I get paid for a lot of things like liftgate use, show fees, waiting time, and local work at a very good rate (when 95% of the time the truck isn't even running). I rolled the dice on this gig, as I almost went to work one of th major enclosed car carriers after retiring from HHG exclusively.

[GMAN]

I am glad that you found something you enjoy doing that you can make a decent income, BanditsCousin. I have a friend who tried the trade show gig at one of the van lines. I don't recall which one. He didn't do well and quit after a short time. I think it had more to do with the agent for whom it ran. He also didn't like to sit much. Doing those trade shows he had to do a lot of sitting.

[BanditsCousin]

A lot of the guys on the tradeshow circus are slow. My agent deals mainly in electronics as well, with well over half of our business in medical machines. My buddy at bekins is starving, or close to it. Having the right agent with right accounts in the way to go.

I won't talk any more about the money, it just causes graet debate. But I will say, having someone behind a desk putting together LTL freight pushing the back doors every trip helps.

[BanditsCousin]

Doing those trade shows he had to do a lot of sitting.

I don't do much sitting for shows. We have the connections to freight somewhee else to keep moving. If I unload a show in Boston, I might go down to Philly and DC to reload
(for example). A lot of drivers do sit on shows though until they break. I've done it a few times, but it is few and far between.

[GMAN]

I think that I would be bored stiff if I had to sit around waiting for a show trailer to be loaded or unloaded. I met a couple of owner operators several years ago in Jessup at the TA. Apparently, these owners traveled with a major entertainer. They had a show in Washington DC at the time I met them. They dropped their trailers and had to wait until the show was over and then load up and go to the next city. During their time off they could do anything that they wanted as long as they were there when the show ends. One told me that they had to commit to staying with the show for as long as it went on and didn't have time to go home during that time. That particular tour was to have lasted for several months. It would be difficult for these people to stay married with their schedules.

I also met a driver who worked for the PGA. He hauled their trailer around which had all sorts of exercise equipment. It was basically the same type of deal as the show trucks. It would be interesting and the money is pretty good. If you don't like sitting around then this is not something you would probably enjoy.

[married to the road]

On of the instuctors at my school to get my cdl once drove a 18 wheeler for a traveling surgeon. She drove the truck right up to the hospital and would even assit him with the surgery (in the trailer). I think she said the equitment in the tralier was worth like half a million dollars. She made a salary of over 1,000 a week plus if she ever got sick or anything, he would just write her a perscription. She said she liked it and would have stayed but the guy was a workaholic and she needed a place with better hometime. I always thought that was an iteresting position rather than just pulling general freight.