Recent content by DRIVERDUDE

I guess I got out of expediting at the right time. I got a job about 6 months ago delivering custom shutters to installers in TN., KY.,NC.,SC.,VA., AND WV. I'm paid every week and all my expenses on the road, even meals, are covered. If they have a small hot shot order that will fit in my van...

I have left the expediting business as of January 15th. I got a job driving an 18 ft. box truck around the southeast. I couldn't turn this deal down. I get $15.00 per hour to load and unload the truck (its hand load and unload but not heavy), I get paid for total miles driven, all expenses while...

I had a E-350 6.0 litre. The turbo gave up with 103,000 miles on it. It had a 100K warranty on it. $4800. The new one made it another 168K then I got rid of it.

I appreciate the info. My Ford van is pushing 400K but it's running fine. No leaks, doesn't burn oil, and gets between 16-18 MPG depending on whether the A/C is running. I did a run from Atlanta to Baltimore and back round trip on 3 tanks of gas. I'm going to drive it 'til it dies then I'll...

Not being a Sprinter owner, but I am thinking about buying one, I was curious. Is there a difference in Freightliner, Mercedes, and Dodge Sprinters or is it the same truck just with a different name on the grill? Is there much difference in repair cost and maintenance cost on them. And what...

I'm thinking that bulb is not screwed in tight enough.

Mine was a 2005. I got rid of it in 2008 when I started another business

That may not true now. The guy at Advance told me that dealers keep a lock on some replacement parts for some vehicles for a couple of years when they change something at the factory. You would think a fuel filter would be a regular maintenance item. Most people don't put miles on a vehicle like...

Mine was a Ford E-350 6.0 liter. I could get oil filters but Ford for some reason had a lock on the fuel filters. Only get them at a dealer. My next door neighbor was a fleet mechanic and he could only get them at a dealer too.

Looks like the results are in.......77% prefer gas burners over diesels in cargo vans.

My van was a 2005 and the only place you could buy a fuel filter at the time was at a dealer. Places like Auto Zone and Advance did not sell them and they are a pain in the *** to replace. The paper oil filter was about $30.00 at a parts store.

Are diesel CVs really worth the added expense? They cost more to purchase, I think the repairs and maintenance is more expensive and the fuel costs more. I had a Ford E-350 6.0 liter that took 15 quarts of oil and a $30.00 paper oil filter and the fuel filter was $94.00 if I did the labor...

I'll get some Social Security because I had a real job before I got into this racket. And I do have investments that will provide a pretty good income along with the Social Security I will get. I don't like the way the government spends our money so I will just keep it for myself as long as I can.

You do have to pay for it but it is cheap insurance. They will represent you if you are audited. It's a lot cheaper than paying a CPA to do your taxes. Luckily I have never used it but it's there if I need it.

I let Turbo-Tax figure all of that out. I looked at my tax return for 2013. My TAXABLE net profit was negative therefore I pay no SE tax. As hard as the gov't tries you can't tax what ain't there. Even with my wife working my tax rate was -0.48% last year. We have other write-offs such as rental...