Since no one answered the question i will tell you that a class seven is hitting the end of the road at 500k miles. Need to have one that has had a major done to it with that many miles. Get a dyno on the engine before you buy... As far as engines go. everything is better pre-egr. As far as...
If fleet ownership is your ultimate goal good luck, the prior poster is correct it does take years to develop a good fleet. I myself have 8 trucks which took me two years to accumulate, and its just getting to the point where it is profitable enough to make it worth the investment in time and...
Mr. Madeson:
As you are no doubt aware my post was directed at other drivers who are considering a change. Why you feel it nessisary to respond to this post is beyond me. But having done so I feel it relevant to point out the context of my post was to urge caution.
Your blog and posts...
T those of you following this post, please please take the time to talk to other Landstar BCO's before you consider making any sort of change. I can tell you that I find based on my time at Landstar the numbers posted are atypical. I have six trucks on with them and have run team so I have a...
toledo spring at the pilot exit. Have also had that problem when inner wheel weight comes off. Befor you spend any big money spin balance the tires see how much they are out. Had a driver spend 560 dollars on front end work when the whole time it was the unbalanced tire. :eek:
This is only a framework of the points needed to be addressed under a contract. Obviously the language needs to be crafted in the appropriate legaleze, which I can do as well. I realize everyone doesnt need certain spacific paragraphs, and you could simply strike that paragraph if not...
bruno I am a fleet owner... got 6 trucks... what i am trying to do here is provide the driver with real defined contract rights. Why should I care? It would make it a better industry to give the drivers some uniform rights across the board and use market pressure to weed out the guys that...
Ok I have spent some time considering the matter of a contract that protects the driver. I have thought about it, and due to the nature of the sheer diversity of business models and contract terms utilized, a uniform contract is not really practical.
What I have come up with is framework for...
Well Ateam I will allow that you feel that there is some benifit to wearing your uniforms, hey, do what you like if it makes you happy.
However If you feel that somehow wearing a makeup uniform in any way equates to sales and marketing I have to say, I simply dont buy it. Sales and...
Well all i can say is what goes around comes around.... I hope the owner gets whats coming to him, I think your wasting money buying a Tval unit anyway. Look at the free classifieds lots of people trying to unload those high dollar units.
Running your balls off to make the truck payment...
Well Ontariovanman, can you tell me what the deductions are out of that money? 1050 per week for a team but what do they have to pay? Workmans comp? Knock off 80 bucks a week for the pair.... other deductions like prepass, advance fees or some other crap? even if it was free and clear 1k...
If in fact that was the series of events, the fleet owner handled it poorly. I am constantly amazed that people have zero compassion for their fellow man when it comes to money.
Now its probably true that the owner does have a big nut to crack on the tval truck, and we all know what has...
Got to chime in again, Turtle your a card! I thought you were quite right in your analysis of the drive-by blow ES post. Part of the purpose of this forum is to educate, and as well we all know, no deal is wonderful, they all have warts. I see it as a recruiting spam as well.
So this...