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    DPF and cummins ISC

    I just had all my injectors replaced and DPF cleaned out with only 105000 miles and a little less than two years.Has anyone else had this problem so soon in this engines life or can i expect to have the same problem in a couple of years.If you have had this problem what did they say caused the...
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    fuel filter change

    A mech. told me the other day that engines with dpf,when changing the fuel filter should not have the fuel filter filled with diesel and then installed,it should be installed empty and then primed using secondary filter priming valve.He told me that when a place like speedco or T/A change there...
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    last years rates

    Yes sir D team i went to another company,the only advantage i have now over custom critical is 95 percent of the loads that i run or over 800 miles as a solo and i average about a 1.60 per loaded mile,but for the most part the deadhead is all on me.
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    last years rates

    Hummmmm 122 looks and no comments,So i guess i must assume that you guy's are still getting a lot of the low rate bids.
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    last years rates

    Hey guys i left fedex last year due to the falling rates to many 1.20 to 1.30 load offers and as a solo i could not run my straight truck to often at that rate. It was something that i hated to do because i really liked being leased to custom critical for the 4 years.Can you all tell me if they...
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    FedEx Custom Critical ???? Are they what they say they are??

    If you plan to run solo and live east of the mississippi you should do ok and if you like running loads less than 500 miles.Custom critical is more of a team friendily company.
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    So This is the Slow Time of Yr....

    Wow only 11000 grand for 9000 miles.
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    Diesel particulate filter

    saw my first casualty of the DPF,in this case from what the mech. told me is the person did not heed to the warning signs, now he has to have the turbo,DPF,ejectors, all replaced because the filter became clogged with the leftover ash in the tank which caused the turbo to become clogged which...
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    The real cost of starting in expediting

    You see that sometime in the expedite business sometimes it could be a husband wife team that have no need to go inside the truck stop or sometimes it's just a expediter thing.
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    fuel milage

    It is a 2010 that i bought in 2009,and last month and this month i am slowing to 60 mph to see were i stand,i did a full power run in nov. from north carolina to oklahoma and the thing go 7.8 running 70 mph and about 2000 rpm.What about those performance injectors.
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    fuel milage

    At 65 mph i am running about 1800 rpm, and it is just a 6 speed ,and i hardly ever idle the truck if i can help it, i guess that smog system is really eating up the fuel.I had another truck without the smog system and mercedes 300 hp with more rear gear than this truck and it maintained 9.8 plus...
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    fuel milage

    i have a straight truck that has a empty weight of 19000 lbs and a six speed overdrive with a cummins ISC 300 hp and the milage is only about 8.9 miles per gallon running 65 mph on average over the past year does that sound about normal for this engine.
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    FECC BAD safety practice

    This has been going on all year,and i am fed up with it i am am making prep's to leave.Plus they mentioned the discounting of loads in there last quarterly dvd,and i don"t plan on going paperless.I feel your pain.
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    24 to 36 hour loads

    Are most of you teams running loads were the mileage is only about 700 to 750 and you have about that amount time to get it there(24 to 36 hours),the reason that i ask is i know other operators at other companies that are giving loads like this to solo operators and giving them enough time to...
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    under a dollar a mile

    Do you guys think this going to be the norm. are just a passing fad due to the economy.
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    lift gate loads w/o wg

    I am a solo with a lift gate and pallet jack,so far for the past 14 months that i have had it has gotten me 16 lift gate loads that payed really good and a couple of them got me back home by having it,and as a solo i think i need it.
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    Are you running Single or Team

    So why can't you just put out the info here for all to see and make up there mind based on that, rather than have someone waste there minutes on a phone call.
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    Is it just me?

    If you recieved the last quarterly dvd they said that they have discounted some of the freight but the rate is still competive (not as low)as other expedite companies.
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    Serious Question on Cummins Engine

    So what did the owner of the truck say when you told him.
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    Couple of LandStar questions?

    Trust me if express is going to be your first expedite company and you are solo don't take the chance.Try one of the other expedite companies.
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