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I have $10k cash to spend on a box truck that is a day cab.I am trying to secure a local contract and they need these straight trucks.I know all about tractors since I own 3 of them but not much when it comes to box trucks.I have a CDL but I want this to be non cdl. I know I will be limited on...

I have never done this.II now have 2 driever that I will be issuing 1099 for them at the end of the year.What IRS forms do I need?I wanted to know before I consult my accountant.

I am on my 4th fridge that I have been buying from either walmart or Lowes in the past 2yrs.All the fridges seem to stop working after about 4-7months.Some of the symptoms are ..........the compressor will kick on and then off again.I am not sure if I am not getting a true sine wave from the...

Anyone with their own authority pulling loads for reefer/ dry freight in a box truck that is non cdl? I am working on my authority and there are some loads on internet truckstop(under LTL reefer/dry).Besides ITS are there some other load boards for reefer or straight trucks.I am pulling a...

Hi guys!It has beena about 2 yrs since I posted.I am with Landstar ranger with a tractor and I am wondering if anyone on here is with Landstar Express.If so, where do you find your loads?Do you find your loads like we do on a laptop with an aircard and on their website?This is a question for the...

On a 60 series Detroit engine withg 450hp and 1.1 million miles? Is it when it burns a gallon of oil every 2000 miles?

Most of you read my other post in searching for a truck.I plan on hauling containers with the truck from GA to south eastern states and the ports. I am not sure what engine I should be looking into. One guy told me to stay away from CAT because they are quite hard to rebuild their engines and...

I am about to buy a tractor and I do not know much about trucking insurance. I have an E350 cargo van which I use for expediting. I have the 300/100/50 commercial insurance and every company I sign up with covers the cargo insurance which they take out either a % or a weekly fee from my...

I saw a freightliner with a detroit 370hp engine with 150gallon tanks on both sides.How many miles do you guys think I can get (75% loaded and 25%deadhead)on a full tank which will cost around $820? This is a double axle with 370 rears. I am thinking on buying this truck?

I tried posting earlier but I guess it never made it through. I finished truck driving school 2 yrs ago and started working locally for $10/hr through an agency.I drove mostly straight trucks and some 35foot trailers.I only worked there for 4 months and quit because of the manual labor class B...

I have a class A and I have never been over the road but I have driven a few times locally and mostly class B straight trucks.Is someone around Ga willing to give me back up lessons? I will pay them. I will assume this will be an owner operator.

This will be a used one below $10k tractor. I know most people would say it will give me problems because of the price.My uncle is a tractor trailor mech. who used to work for Petro and is now working for Tri-state and so fixing shouldn't be soo much of a problem. I also see that there are many...

This will be a used one below $10k. I know most people would say it will give me problems because of the price.My uncle is a tractor trailor mech. who used to work for Petro and is now working for Tri-state and so fixing shouldn't be soo much of a problem. I also see that there are many local...

I got into the expediting/courier business last yr and only grossed 10k from my W2.Should I go ahead and file my taxes?I am not expecting to owe or recieve any money since I will be itemizing gas, maintenance etc...

I started this expediting/courier service with different companys last year and when I add all the money I made last year it comes out to about $10,000.Is it worth even filing or should I wait and then file them next yr?I do not expect to pay anything back or recieve from uncle sam since I will...

I have a CDL class A with hazmat. I recently bought a 99 e350 and I am looking for a company who hires to run south east since I want to be back in atlanta(home)4 days out of the week. I just signed up with DTH and they pay 90cpm and 12% fuel surcharge doing regional.Does anyone know if there...

Are there any compnaies out there that will bring me in with my 99 E350 cargo van.Can I be out just one week at a time and which companies are there?I live in atlanta

I have a 2000 E350 and I work for DTH in atlanta at a rate of 90cpm one way miles and 14% FSC.I get called 3-4 times a week.I am wondering if this a a good pay when comparing all the other companies.I drive about 1200 miles a week and out of this there are about 600 dead head miles.This whole...

I work for a company in atlanta at 90cpm and 14% FSC. I am thinking about using their authority to find some loads at wherever they send me since most of the time I dead head back.How would I go about using their authority and what do some of the companies on getloaded.com and others require? I...

I started doing rush delivery in Ga 3 months ago.I ended up with a big expediting company who pays 90cpm with 12% surcharge.I have done a couple of trips for them.For ex: I went to NJ to deliver stuff on skids and the trip was 865miles.I even stayed over a friend of mine to see if I would get...