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    DEADHEAD MILES

    HELLO FRANK,WE HAVE A D UNIT STRAIGHT TRUCK AND USE OUR FUEL AS A TAX DEDUCTION.CAN WE GET ANY TAX WRITE OFF'S FOR ALL THOSE MANY DH MILES WE DO FOR THE WEAR AND TARE OF OUR TRUCK.I HAVE BEEN TOLD SOME USE THIS AS A WRITE OFF.JUST WOULD LIKE YOUR OPIONION ON THIS.THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP.
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    tax person

    hello frank,hope your doing great.i've got a question,does a tax person or who ever is doing our taxes,have to send any paperwork in quarterly for us to the irs?like we have to send in our estimated taxes owed each quarter.thanks
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    Landstar

    Does anyone here work for Landstar or know about this company? Were o/o,husband/wife team and have a straight truck. We are looking at maybe giving Landstar a try. We are presently with an expediting company for 3yrs. Would like to know how their system works. How are teams doing in straight...
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    CPA'S

    HELLO FRANK,WE HAVE AN APPT WITH A NEW CPA,WHAT ARE SOME QUESTIONS WE SHOULD ASK HIM/HER TO FIND OUT IF THEY REALLY KNOW TRUCKING TAXES FOR AN O/O.THANKS FRANK FOR ALL YOUR HELP.
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    TRUCK LEASE

    THANKS FRANK FOR YOUR FAST REPLY,I WILL FIND OUT WHICH LEASE IT IS AND GET BACK WITH YOU.THANKS FOR ALL THE INFO.
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    Truck Lease

    Hello Frank,We have our truck financed through a track lease.We paid a down payment and are making a payment every month.When this track lease is up and all payments are made,what happens from here?We were told that we had to pay so much more money to them,if we wanted to buy the truck.Keep in...
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    tax write off

    Hello Frank, We have to pay someone to do our yard work in the spring through the fall while we are on the road. Is the a tax write off? I've never heard anyone mention that it was,i think it should be if its not. Thanks Frank for taking the time to talk to us awhile back. Were trying to give...
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    Longterm Disability Insurance

    I've been getting quotes from different companies for disability ins.I called state farm and they dont have short term but did give me a quote on some longterm on me and my husband.It was almost $500.00 amonth on me and on him.What caught my attention was the price was $20.00 higher on me.I'm a...
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    canceled confirmed load

    tenten We are contractors with FedexCC and own our truck. We were dispatched on a load 6\24 at 0530 on a confirmed load to pick up at 0800 on 6\26. This was a reefer load. We of course received our critcal checkout message at 0530 on 6/24. At that time we started our reefer to get temp to 35...
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    disibility insurance

    Hello Everyone,I've been trying to find someone that will cover truck drivers on long term disibility and its not looking good.I've found several companys that will cover short term but none long term.Even Ooida only has short term disiblity.Does anyone know of a company that covers long term...
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    Husband and Wife General Partnership

    Hello Frank,I talked to you about the general partnership between my husband and I.Since we have found out that it's not what's best for us can we back out of this without a red flag going up? If so,what steps do we need to take to do this? We will fax you the info that you requested as soon as...
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    tax write offs

    Hey Frank,I've heared that we can use groceries we buy for the truck as a write off as long as you buy them out of state and 250 miles from our home.Also that we can write off the movies and books we buy to use on the truck is there any truth to this? Thanks for any infor you can give us.
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    landstar express

    tenten I would like to discuss the differences between driving for the company my husband and I are leased to and driving for Landstar. We have a 22' straight truck with a reefer. We no longer have internet and are using this free with our laptop here in California. Would like to talk to a BOC...
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    reliable truck

    We are looking at a m2 112 10spd auto shift mercedes benz.This is a 2004 full white glove spec's.This is listed with alumi-bunk.We would like to know if anyone knows if this size engine is reliable or if it gives good service.Thanks for your reply.
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    Thanks for reply

    Thanks for such a fast reply,now my husband and I can breath alittle better with this info you gave us.Thanks ABC!
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    CDL'S and Driving Time

    I have my cdl's but i havent drove for almost 2years(major illness's of both parents)my husband has been driving still,and we are trying to get into the expdeited business.He's afraid that if we tarry much longer that I might have to go through trucking school again Is this possible with this...
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    truck size again

    Can you lease on a new class 8 expediter truck with a company for ten years? Thanks for your input.
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    truck size

    Thanks for the fast reply on the truck size question.Its nice to know there's someone here to help just a keyboard away.I will keep you all posted.Thanks so much.
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    truck size

    My husband and I are sort of looking to buy a kenworth t-2000 with a 24'box,but after talking to a fedex driver were sort of unsure.He said that we can do the same job with a smaller truck and wont have the bigger truck payments and wont use as much fuel in the smaller truck.He has a FL80...
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    Expediter Now Cover Picture

    I saw a truck on the front of the recent Expediter Now magazine my husband picked up at a truck stop. When did they start putting the steering wheel on the passenger side or was this picture taken of an over seas truck,ha?
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