Recent content by Bambuild

The 10yr rule is what got my dad into this mess to begin with, I just want these girls to make enough for the trade-in and downpayment for the next truck. I will be working daily on upgrading first thing Monday morning but even a newer truck doesnt keep the drivers in the seats. In my own...

I completely understand that I should consider the age of the trucks and consider trading both in on one, but I also know that both trucks are sound and have both been out recently and meet DOT. I will be having them inspected here yet this week, just for peace of my mind, and taking care some...

Im looking at possibly taking over my dads small fleet of Freightliner straight trucks. My dilemma is that they are 2000's and I know a lot of carriers wont take trucks that old. One was just recently on the road but my dad just cant seem to keep drivers, he just has business management...

Can you elaborate on this? I will admit, when I drove, I had that bigger & better truck and at truck stops some other expeditors would comment on it. That is one thing that kept me happy, the other for me was getting home to see my kids. My owner provided me with a gps, refrigerator...

Most of these don't sound too unreasonable, I'll go for 95% of them and If I ever short someones pay, I always give them the balance in cash, I'll take the hit on taxes for my mistake. I understand the hotel and pay if the truck is down, I had that issue when I drove due to a generator issue...

Finally, an intelligent response, with the exception of jjoerger's little funny. I have about 9 GPS's so throwing one of those in the truck isn't a big deal, neither is a TV or Micro. Just throwing ideas out there for the professional opinion. Obviously the most important ones are a sound and...

I am still considering getting into this as an owner only. With the "on time" and "accurate pay" thing aside, what else could I do to keep drivers happy and in a ST? I have looked into toys for the truck to help keep drivers somewhat happy, initial cost is around $1,400. If I put a Laptop...

I had a kid from the Beecher schools work for me a few years ago, Smart Kid too! and very athletic, hey was a soccer player. He went to college on a partial scholorship, but the kid still had it, upstairs. He still calls me to just say high once a year. A few years ago our school district...

Hey, I just wanted to know if any carriers allowed either. I wasn't trying to start problems, thanks for the help.

I own my own businesses and I have multiple investments, and yes the plows and trucks are one. Some of the work that we do is that dangerous, one of my businesses is in the forclosed home industry, this is one that we are currently looking into replacing. Being a law enforcement officer or...

I've been talking to a few of you about buying a truck and puting a team in it, as another business venture. Many of you are saying that I should get in the truck myself and see what this is all about. So my question is, do any carriers allow me to take my 8yr old son with me? For the past...

In this state you can live just as good if not better than those making 50k plus. You can also get our state to buy you a vehicle and fix it for you, free food, free housing plus money to support your habit, where does it end.

This is Exactly what I have been looking for, I need to know why it may not be a good investment, I know everybody has horror stories and thats what I need to hear, not just the sugar coated garbage. I'm not saying that I'm not still considering though, I just need to know all the potential...

Well.....Maybe I should go back to the table and triple check my numbers, then check them again? From talking to some of you and the figures that I came up with, this didn't sound too bad of an investment. But, like you've said it would be harder to get rid of a straight truck if this tanked...

Right now I would love to get back into a truck, as strange as it sounds, it was like a vacation when I was on the road. BUT, I really can't, seriously I have other business obligations here. I haven't bought or signed anything yet, I am working on crossing T's and dotting I's right now. I...