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As an owner you can do just about anything you want regarding expenses. With the owner paying everything, %28-32 seems to be the norm. I spoke with a driver last week that pays for fuel, and he gets %50 of truck gross. Having a driver pay for fuel benefits the owner because the driver usually...

I'm glad to hear that your happy and earning money. Would you mind throwing some figures our way regarding weekly gross and mileage?

Well said Bill. Could'nt have said it better myself.

The class rating of a truck means more than just the GVWR. It also includes longevity of a vehicle. (mainly engines, transmissions and drivetrain). From what I've seen, most class 6&7 units are pretty much wore out at 500,000 miles, where class 8 units are lasting about 800,000 - 1,000,000...

I would like to pass on what I have recently heard. I have not yet confirmed this, but believe it to be true. Supposidly, FedEx will no longer allow any Freightliner FL series to be on with them that is older than 5 years, because of reliability problems. As of next year Freightliner, will...

From what you describe, I would also believe that the adjustment was'nt done properly.

All I said was, "that it is possible", not probable. I don't average those numbers by any means, because I refuse to live in truck stops and accept everything that is offered to me. After talking with many Panther drivers, it seems that this years revenue numbers are far below those of last...

I recently noticed an expediter company called RedLine, while I was picking up a load outside of Detroit last week. Does anyone have any information on them? It was a new FL80 straight truck, with an all black color scheme.

That's pretty good! Here is another: Q. Did you hear that they found a new use for sheep in West Virginia and Kentucky? A. WOOL

It is possible if they were running an E unit, and stayed in service.