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The number of available expedite units literally doubled from 2014 to 2018. The number of available loads did not change appreciably. So, rates are down due to saturated market, load opportunities down due to same, result is a lot more sitting between loads. Sitting in the places mentioned...

Exactly.  I'm hearing of more carriers not only requiring Sprinter size vehicles but also that at least 12 ft is open for freight.  Not much left for living. Plus, it's not as casual as you might hope. Most carriers will require you to be available about 70% of the time in a given year.  Also...

No, there isn't big money in it.  There are currently somewhere around 23,000 expedite vans and nowhere near 23,000 daily emergencies.  Companies continue to spring up, carriers continue to add vehicle capacity, so rates and load opportunities go down yet costs are up.  Rates are lower now than...