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    Truckstop showers

    When I,m on the road I use bleach, its one of the cheapest most effective disinfectants available. It works on just about everything including MRSA http://www.epa.gov/oppad001/list_h_mrsa_vre.pdf . 1/4 cup to a gallon of water is recommended but I go with a little stronger mix. The only catch...
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    pay per mile

    thanks for the info.
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    pay per mile

    Hi Everyone I was wondering if anyone knows how much fedEx CC is paying vans per mile?
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    Do You Have An iPhone?

    I have a Iphone 3g and think its great. I was with cellular one but that company was purchased by ATT otherwise I probably never would have gotten one. Because I'm in a rural area I only get evdo service but when I get down around Saginaw I get 3g and it seems to work fine. My brother is a...
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    G-8 leaders agree to battle man made (yes man made) Global Warming

    I don't take a Pro or con on this issue but as I understand it Global Warming will cause the average temperature to rise a small amount. This small rise will some how cause the earths weather patterns to change and become more dramatic. I.E. the colds will be colder and the hots hotter. with...
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    Putin's words to Bush

    It would like to think Bush's relationship and that gesture with the worlds most powerful communist is nothing more then a professional courtesy
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    expenses vs profit

    Thanks for all of the responses. I just downloaded The Trucker's Helper and that seems like a great tool. After playing with the OOIDA spreadsheet its looking like I'll be buying a used truck. hopefully I would be able to get my weekly payment down to 300.00 or so. What is a realistic MPG...
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    expenses vs profit

    Thanks for the referral to the OOIDA web site I went to the site and downloaded the spreadsheets. After looking at the them it seems its almost impossible to come out ahead or some of the figures on the spreadsheets are exaggerated I'm referring to the Lease and cost per mile spreadsheets...
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    expenses vs profit

    Hi everyone I just got the application packet from one of the expediting O/O companies and I was hoping I could get some feedback on how to be profitable as a expediter. How do I figure a operating cost and at what point is a run profitable. how much cash should I go in with as a buffer and...
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