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Thanks for the comments drivers....you have been a great help.

Here are my figures. The Maintenance figure includes oil changes every 10,000 miles. The Repair figure includes a reserve for unexpected repairs. From the feedback so far (thanks for that) it seems my figures are on the high side. I want to be sure my estimates are not too low and get a big...

These questions are for you experienced O/O out there. I created a spreadsheet to get an idea what it would cost me per mile to operate my own truck. Based on 120000 total miles driven per year(20% deadhead) and a $2000/mo. truck payment and using 9mpg fuel flow at $2.50/ gal. I came up with...

Thank You Jim and Karin

Can any of you PII owners tell me how long it takes to get your settlements from Panther?

Hey Dave, I had the same problem in San Antonio. I had the service there twice in a row. The first time they handed me a bill for 223.00. I ask to see the bill and they had charged me for a tractor trailer rate instead of straight truck. (why there is a difference I don't know)I was there about...

Thanks Leo for doing the math......But lets not forget what we are trying to accomplish here.. Make money. No matter how you do the math, irregardless of in service time or acceptance, the guy with the lowest acceptance made the most money. If I were in PII management or a PII stock holder I...

All of these concerns I believe are supply and demand issues that effect every company. Right now, the supply is higher than the demand, which is evident at truck stops and any load board that one looks at. I think Chris French is expressing his frustrations just like owners and drivers do. It...

"If the dollars for driver 2 are recalculated up to 100% acceptance like the other two then the payout would be $20,054. I think one problem is lack of a concrete definition for cherry picking. I'd say 40% acceptance is cherry picking which could possibly also be called excessive refusing"...

Mr. French says Cherry Picking does not work and cherry pickers are not successfull in the busines...I beg to differ. Take a look at the following numbers I took from the driver stat printout of 3 different drivers at Panther. (note: these are all elite service trucks)The first number is the...

You pose a very good question. I don't know the answer. Maybe someone else will weigh in on this.

The following quotes taken from Panther's most recent issue of its news magazine, "Panther Paws". These are the words of Mr. French, the director of operations. Mr. French: It’s 10:36 on Wednesday, October 18, 2006. Driver availability is at 63.7% and we have already turned down 78 customer...