My advise to you would be to drive a D unit for someone for at least 6 months to see if it's for you, this way if you find you don't like it, you're not out any money. You are in a good area for this line of work. What kind of driving experience do you have? What kind of vehicals and how long...
jim, don't go to TST in a van. I have 2 D units there and they are doing good, but vans don't do well. As far as how long ya need to stay out, that depends on what kind of money you need to make. I would say 3 weeks at a time is about average time out I guess. As far as life on the road, it's...
I use Verizon, but when Nextel comes out with their nationwide walkytalky system, I'm gonna look into them. As far as the phone with cameras, I like the idea, but I don't like the price of them. A cheap camera is just fine for now
See I told ya. Cargo Van's are not doing ggod at TST. I don't know how they are doing anyplace else, but as far as TST goes, is not good. I hope you fina a good company to sign on with.
Hey Teacel, I was looking for that post but Dave just answered my search. It was a post by Robzip, but if you and Weave say he's OK, that's good enough for me. A Team, sorry for any thing that might have offended ya, I hope no hard feelings.
A TEAM, WHAT KIND OF BACKROUND DO YOU COME FROM THAT IS SO DIFFERENT? I'M KINDA PERPLEXED BY THESE POSTS BY WEAVE AND TEACEL. I READ A POST SAYING YOU BROUGHT UP COURT ACTION AGAINST EO, AND I'M JUST KINDA WANTING SOME INFO ON YOU. I'LL KEEP MY OPINION TO MYSELF FOR THE TIME BEING, BUT TILL I...
I have a couple D units at TST, and you can run under their authority, and get ins thru them at decent rates, or you can get your own ins. The man you want to talk to is Jerry, and his phone# is 517-712-5389. He's a good guy, and he's honest. If ya talk to him, tell him AAron Duke told you to...
They don't want/need the overhead. There are plenty of people willing to try this and use their own money to buy trucks. With the full trucking companies, you usally lease an old company truck, and with expiditing trucks, once they get a couple years old, they are gonna be pretty beat up, and...
I have 2 D units on there and I am happy with the miles my trucks get. Cargo vans on the other hand don't do so good. Maybe on good weeks you'll gross $500.00. Plus, with shutdown only 2 weeks away, it will be so dead, my drivers are planning on taking almost the whole 2 weeks off. I would...
yes, same truck, but the altinator was bad, so at least i didn't buy a part that wasn't needed. truck was down this time for 2 days, thats the longest its been down for a long time, even with the alternator, at least then he was on a load. thanks
Thanks, I took it to had it at Northwest Freightliner in Palitine,Il and they put it on the machine. Was not the turbo, but a sensor that was faulty. The truck would loose power from time to time and wouldn't get over 45mph. I hope this is the last of my problems with this truck. And,the moter...
Any idead on cost with labor on new turbo for a 99 gmc topkick? I think thats the problem with this truck, but not sure, and i think looking at worst case might help if its something else
Well, if you rent a truck with no air breaks, you won't have that endorsement, which means you can't drive a truck with air breaks. Also, with a ryder or u-haul or whatever, they are usally automatic transmissions, which means you'll have a ristriction on your cdl- automatic only. If you want to...