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My wife and I are in our second year with Landstar and we are very happy with the company. We get good miles, the pay is OK and they never give us a hassle if we decide to go home for a few days. We had several years of driving experience when we went to Landstar but only about five months...

I would love to have the "in-motion" set-up but the cost is pretty high so here is what I did. We had direct TV installed at our house with three receivers. I told the installer that I was going to take one of the receivers on the truck and got an extra dish. I did not want to "duct tape" a...

Joe and Robin: Congratulations on your decision to go into expediting. For my wife and me driving is a second career and we have now been driving about ten years. Most of this was in big trucks but about four years ago we drove a D unit for another owner for about five months. We went back...

I would like to hear from some Landstar drivers who use the TAB card. How does it work and how do you like it? Do you direct deposit your pay into it? My wife and I would like to use Flying J but, of course, they do not take Comdata. What about fuel receipts for the company? Thanks for any...

Hello :) :) I certainly cannot speak for everyone because I am sure it will vary from company to company. However, I can give you some of our experiences. My wife and I drive a D unit for Landstar and our truck has a liftgate. It was on the truck when we bought it. While we have not used...

My wife and I have driven for Landstar Express America for about fourteen months. We own the truck which is a D unit. Our previous experience had been mostly in 18-wheelers (six or seven years) and also at one point we drove a D unit for someone else for about five months. The experience we...

Thanks guys for the help and suggestions. It turned out that after I replaced all the filters that most of the problem was solved. Although the suggested filters are written on a yellow label on the unit, I have had only limited luck at two different Kubota dealers I have gone to. And this is...

In a couple of days we will be taking a little time off in Owensboro, KY. Does anyone know of a shop that works on Pro-Heat units anywhere close to that area? I think I have a bad injector ....Another thought. Do you think that most Kubota dealers could work on the engine? I know there is a...

Can someone tell me about power dolly legs? How do they work? Can you get a power unit to work on existing legs? If so, who makes such a unit, what does it cost, etc. Thanks for any info. Cliff :7 :7 :7

Thanks Glen for the info. I appeciate the quick response and I will see what I can find out from these sources. Take care. Cliff

My wife and I run a Century Class D unit with the typical 70 inch double bunk sleeper. I am convinced there is much more room in this sleeper than is being used to best advantage. We have removed the lower cabinets to allow room for porta potty, refrigerator, VCR/DVD, Microwave, satellite...

There is a frame shop next door to Fyda Freightliner in Columbus that does a lot of stretches. Check out the article about Fyda currently shown here on EO. I am quite sure that any of the used class 8 units you see in the pictures were done at that shop. If you are anywhere near there, that...

My wife and I were sitting at a truck stop in El Paso (not a great spot for expediters) when we heard a loud SNAP and our 2000 Century Class dropped a bit to the driver's side. I really thought a tire had blown.. but all the tires were up. On closer observation I discovered that one of the...

Recently we had Direct TV installed in our house. I wanted to be able to use satellite TV in our truck when we are stuck somewhere so I got an extra dish and receiver to take on the truck.(Yes, they are registered with the company) I have never set up a dish on the road so I thought maybe...

We had a wheelbase change done at Jones Truck and Spring Repair in Columbus, Ohio. This was done at the same time we were putting on a tag axle and the cost was one thousand dollars for that part of the job which included the driveshaft work. However, it was only a single axle they were moving...

I was planning to have one done at Fyda Freightliner in Columbus. Actually, there is a frame shop right next door to Fyda and they were going to do the stretch and Fyda was taking care of the details (having the box put on, etc) but they had a class eight come in as a trade and I bought it...

RE: Are all companies the same about at their yard My wife and I also run for Landstar. We recently spent Saturday and Sunday at the Orientation center in Rockford, IL. That particular facility has showers, laundry, TV room, small kitchen, four or five computers online, phones, etc., etc. We...

I have a D unit with single axle which I plan to put a tag axle on in the near future. The truck now has all aluminum wheels and I want to use aluminum on the tag for appearance sake.:) :) In order to save money is it advisable to use steel wheels on the inner dual and aluminum on the outer...

I really appreciate all the good information. Can someone give me a ballpark figure on prices so I'll have some idea of what to expect before making some phone calls? I am certainly open to finding a used unit if they are available. Thanks. :)

My wife and I have a 2000 Century with 22 ft box, reefer, generator and lift gate. With all that weight we need to increase payload by adding a tag axle. Where do I start looking and who can do this for me? After adding a tag can I get rid of my dolly legs and use the tag to stabilize when I...