Recent content by coldstart

Hey, man if you're only doing $1500/wk you need to wake up NOW and make a move because you're already broke. If you've got the ability my money would be on Landstar, if not I would try FedEx for true 48 state capability. I don't know where you are and it doesn't really matter i guess but either...

Howdy. When I was shopping a couple of years ago a new 24 foot box was around $8,000.00. I found a nice used one for $2,000.00. I've had straight trucks for many years and my experience is that one new box will last for at least two trucks. The secret is to keep them washed and maintain them...

Hey Arkie - I've got a Freightliner FLD120, 60 inch sleeper, 24 foot box with a liftgate platform on the rear and it is just under 40 feet. The FLD120 is the second longest Freightliner, the Classic being the longest. The exhaust on the bigger rigs like these is almost always a "grassburner"...

Here's one for you....I used to have an FL-70 with a Cat 3126. The owner's manual stated to check the oil with the engine running(?). This made a difference of about 3 gallons. Now I have a Cummins ISM which the oil change places say takes 10 gallons. I changed it the third time myself and it...

Amen, Dave! I've been saying this for a long time now. And the sooner the rest of the expediting industry comes full circle and realizes that they are, in fact, in a PREMIUM SERVICE BUSINESS -and charge for it- the sooner they can quit hiring on 25 new trucks every week. Any industry with a...

Boy, I don't know about that one Larry. Maybe I haven't found the right company yet myself but for instance Panther has the same situation allowing you to search 100, 200 or 300 mile radius for available trucks, trucks on the way to each location and average loads per day. The problem I have had...

Well come on now, he said he was an untrained professional!

If you live that close to Panther I wouldn't consider anyone else. Panther is right at the top of the heap. Talk to Panther, maybe they can shed some light on the matter since they do big and small rigs. I think you will find the pay the same no matter what you choose.;-)

Doesn't take long these days to flush out the company employees does it?:P If you never sat in Memphis for over a day you are either new or you have a valuable asset to share or..........

Here's some general information advice for all of us o/o expeditors out there: Don't be surprised if in the next few months we see the companies easing back on their dumb-##### tactics such as rating us on load refusals. Refusing a load is our right as an independent contractor and any attempt...

makes as much sense as anything else in the expediting industry.

Panther will set you up with one at orientation. About $100.00 to start with which is good for 3 months, then $20.00 per month. I think those numbers are correct. I'm with the other guys, outdated technology but panther will not dispatch you without one they say..

I heard that at orientation last spring and that Tri State was in the same boat.

Here's what i do....I don't accept a load that gets me stuck in Memphis. If you must, then tell your dispatcher that you want either first-out or extra pay to get you to a better freight lane. FedEx has good luck out of Memphis but nobody else i've heard of. The more of us expeditors refusing...

I have been running Mobil 1 and Delvac 1 in cars, pickups and trucks since 1975. I am also very finicky about service. In my experience with synthetic you can simply go by the color of the oil in any gas engine. Synthetics almost literally do not wear out, but can get dirty. I wouldn't feel bad...