Recent content by Vinnie T

Or.... They could just leave us the heck alone and not do any more stupid things to hurt the economy! How about deal with REAL issues like unemployment, illegal aliens, trade imbalances, national deficit! Leave the few people working alone and not do anything to put even more of a strain on...

I wouldn't go through Freightliner because i do agree with you, they have to have the worst service of any major manufacturer out there. So aside from that, still having major issues with the DD15 motor?

Amen to that!

Can you pls be more specific as far as your complaints? I knew the Cascadias had issues a few years ago when they came out. I have heard good things about the DD15, better MPH and more power.

Enterprise rent a car? So this would only apply for vans and sprinters I assume.

Some carriers i called before require two yrs exp with a CDL The way it was explained to me was depends on the carrier's insurance company. The larger firms like Panther, Swift, Schnieder, JB Hunt can take rookies because they are self insured meaning "they have a lot of money in the bank to...

Thanks TeamCaffee!

I have been keeping my eye on these trucks for some time. I knew when they first came out there were issues especially with a new model motor DD15 and a new truck design all together. I heard things have improved with these since they first came out. I am looking to get an E unit, can...

Shippers and consumers should be the ones protesting this the most. The industry will adjust and bill accordingly in order to do business. Product needs to be shipped! The people paying the most will be consumers.

The new reset rules has to be the stupidest thing I ever heard! Yeah lets reset when there is NO traffic on the roads and the best time to drive!

With only 13 hours in service does anyone thing shippers and consignees are only going to average 1.5 hours each to load and unload our trucks? Loading and unloading will almost always eat up some drive time. It's going to force any load over 300 miles to be run by a team. What about...

The only thing it will do is raise the cost of shipping dramatically. Most trucks will now have teams, with the cost of fuel going up, the driver pool shrinking du to these new regs, and demand for team drivers..... I don't think anyone is really ready for what's in store for this...

Thank You for the clarification

I heard it's big $$$ to go with their dispatch system. I have friends that use it, I have seen it and it is VERY slick. What's scary is all that proprietary data, and whom gets their hands on it if it gets out there.

One thing is for certain, change is always happening in this industry. If it's not the new HOS rules that is going to change how we do business (and IMO drive the cost of goods up through the roof) or a major player in expedite selling it's business. Let's face it, this is very scary to a...