Recent content by str8trk

Frankly, I wish Love's had a larger foot-print. I've never had a problem at any of their locations. I find their facilities generally cleaner, fuel a bit cheaper, and appreciate their more driver friendly rewards / shower program. Unlike T/A, Petro, Pilot, FJ, you don't see reserved parking...

Insurance costs are directly related to your business / operational set-up. Fairly inexpensive if your leased on to a carrier, significant over-head if your running under your own authority.

2014 KW T660 - Factory built to my specs

Yeah - it's really no big deal at all

Sure, it happens on occasion. A yank on the air horn normally rectifies this situation

I'm not sure it's reasonable to expect a relaxed driving experience with any type of expediting, that said, if you've driven TT, I believe you will adapt to a straight fairly quickly. You do need to get accustomed to maneuvering a 40 ft. piece of equipment that doesn't 'bend' and also be very...

Just to clarify my earlier post. It was not my intention to disparage van drivers, rather, I was attempting to illustrate that there is simply not enough revenue available in this segment of the market for an owner to take a 40% cut and leave anything meaningful for a driver.

To the original OP, answer this question for yourself. "What kind of person would be willing to live in a crappy old van, drive said vehicle whenever and wherever dispatch deems it suitable, pay for the fuel, sleep on an air-mattress, eat lousy food when they could afford to ... Never knowing...

Very few states allow more than 20,000 lbs on a rear single axle, doesn't matter if it's rated higher. Your options are shed weight or add another axle.

Any scenario involving a pallet exchange or lumpers

You're not likely to find a true lease arrangement option for an expediter through any commercial enterprise. 'possibly' a private individual would do a lease-purchase or partial financing deal on a used piece of equipment they are motivated to unload. For initial business plan purposes, you...

Perfect score - Am I exempt from e-logs now ?

Don't waste your time with FedEx or UPS. Potential resource would be Craters & Freighters

Right on ... All miles are not created equal

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