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    2019 Expediting Results are in

    sO, crunching the numbers, gross divided by 7 units gets me $133,764 avg gross per vehicle before expenses. Not bad. The "$1,000 to 2,200" per week net pay for drivers part, If their paying for their own fuel on loaded miles and some DH, seems like they would starve to death out there, IDK>>...
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    Caterpillar C7/C9 Post HEUI Filter

    I know I'm running a dinosaur and do not expect much response here, but some might find this interesting. I discovered on an RV thread where someone has come up with a post HEUI pump filter system that will save your injectors from shrapnel and having to clean out the oil galley; Injection...
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    July's Roads & Loads

    I haven’t contributed any here, but wanted to say I enjoyed the July read! We too are downsizing, 2700 sq ft home w/ 5 car garage to ??? whatever we can afford. Times are slow for this solo straight. Speaking of Starbucks and law enforcement, the Mrs. is now a Starbucks Barista (good...
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    Serious Tranny Help

    Late to the party but if you have fixed it, great, be interested to know what was found. Otherwise, maybe the following will help. I've been running the same 07 M2 for 11 yrs now and am at 1.53 million miles. The Allison 3000HS has never been opened up, just regular service and filters, and is...
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    2011 Freightliner M2, Washer, lighter, tail lights don't work

    Hope you found the fix by now, but 1st thing I thought of was a coin fell in the cig lighter : )
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    Big Truck Bunk air bag

    Tried them all over a 11 year period and have found the Link brand to be better quality, thicker material. I purchased directly from Link the Manufacturer of the suspension. Been so long ago I don't recall the price, but they will last.
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    Portable Gas tank

    I would advise a metal safety can spring loaded sealed. Also, if you plumb gasoline to your genny, it cannot be gravity fed. I researched this some time ago and remember reading about the gravity fed in the regs, should be able to google it, FMCSA regs.
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    2015 freightliner business class m2 vs. 2015 imternational 4300

    "You got lucky having a C9." I suppose a little luck, glad to hear. The fleet owned trk we drove for a year, 2007, was a 3126 so I was already learning about the Cat peculiarities. We drove it for a year and it had 5.46 rears, Allison 6, so it wound up high and our fleet owner would run it what...
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    Big Truck Class 8 vs class 7 pros and cons !

    Sounds like your decision is made already asking what truck to buy. You've been trucking long enough to know what you are getting into. AS far as the truck, back in 2007, we went class 7, single axle, 22 dry box M2 repo w/ 75k miles w/ a Cat C9, a 335 horse mid range engine no longer available...
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    2015 freightliner business class m2 vs. 2015 imternational 4300

    Sorry LDB, I have to chime in on my Cat. I know about your bad experience w/ Cat and understand, but, I went 1.3 mil on my 1st C-9 (bought as a repo in '07 w/ 75k), that's almost twice the B life. I attribute much of this to running an OPS filter extended drains and oil analysis. Any little...
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    Uber Freight

    It's my understanding Uber is/was counting on autonomy and it's associated costs cuts to succeed on the trucking side of things and the ramp up of load boards was merely to secure as many lanes as possible on the backs of the O/O's who sign up with them only to drop 'em like a hot potato later...
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    Please i need advice fast.

    Can you think of any other reason besides the 5 you listed that it wasn't your fault, geez, like the "affluent" defense or something. The first post was a bit hard to follow, but I was thinking why not call the company and start asking questions, or at least a bonus for deadhead or bad area, or...
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    Cargo Van Comdata Fees: Any way to avoid them?

    My Panther Comdata acct charges 1.50 to transfer funds via automated phone call to my bank, and a 1.50 to use it at the fuel pump plus another 1.00 if you add an item like a bottle of Howes. Something else to be aware of, when my wife's acct was canceled due to inactivity, we were never informed...
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    Another sign we don't have long

    ....or say a goose strike takes out that rotating beacon thing on top....and how do they differentiate between a vehicle strike or a pothole or bad dip in the road that produces more then 2G's force. Lots to work out there.
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