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Thanks... that is very important. With that information one could make a more informed decision. 1,000 miles would pay a "D" driver $350 more per week than a van driver putting in the same miles. Ok.. looking at fuel cost (with the best info I have found)... the D 22 ft diesel trucks gets...

Well yes, I'm looking it that way... time is money. If you don't look at the bottome line and compare profit in relationship to time invested, what formula would you use to make an educated business decision ? Even people on welfare make the same evaluation. Many do the math and conclude they...

We subsidize the truckin industry every time we see a price rise at the grocery store, most of the increase is for transporting the food (and goods) at higher fuel prices. The current rail structure is inadequate for the rapid delivery. Most major cities would be without food in a few...

I don't know why you do it. Why is business so slow? Why are there so many ads for expedit drivers if there isn't freight to be moved? Is it because so many drivers are quitting? Have you tried to find your own loads? Can you do that with your company? I guess there are other...

Oil companies don't want more refineries. They haven't built a new one since 1973 .... 45 YEARS ago. The oil companies have SUBSTANTIAL influence in government through their campaign contributions and other kickbacks... such as hiring important people and giving them huge salaries... that's why...

Am I reading this right? 1 gal per hour to operate a train? Maybe 1 gallon per ton per hour?? Trains can move freight for 5 times LESS fuel than trucks. I don't think trains have to pay fuel taxes either.

I never got it to work at these places. Ihop is supposed to have it and I tried a few locations... even asked the managers and they just said it's not working right now. $20 isn't bad for high speed.... you will pay more than twice that at your home. Anyway, Flying - J does't run it... it's...

I was on a construction job summer before last and we needed laborers (starting at $15/hr)... but 90% of the people who came in and inquired never came back when we told them to go take the drug test and bring back the results. Nationwide, the US incarcerates more than 2 million people at...

The driver probably only makes 50 cents a mile... which is only $35 an hour... or 6 times the pay a guy makes standing over a hot stove, flipping burgers. You forgot that DOT regulations requires the driver to sleep 10 to 13 hours a day... while there are no regulations for the minumum wage...

You got me thinking.... If I could get my boss one of these he may stop riding my ass. On second thought... If I had one I probably wouldn't hear his whining. ! Ok... I believe ! Now it would be good to know how many extra miles/hours you have to work every week to break even with the...

The same logic could be applied to the choice between buying a $20,000 used van vs. a $72,000 used 22ft box truck. While you have a lot more options for loads and maybe 10 - 20% higher pay per mile with the 22 ft truck... you have to make $1,000 extra PROFIT every week to break even at the end...

Looking through your eyes... which are looking for profit, it doesn't make sense... however, as with all issues there may be another point of view. Perhaps the guy decided that rather than buying a $255,000 motor home he would get a small one with a cargo box attached and let someone else pay...

They have them here on closeout for $130 each Michelin LTX A/T Of course you would have to pay shipping and mounting... but $520 is a substantial difference.

Doesn't work.. but it can be found here: Standard Form 86 - Questionnaire for National Security Positions So.... what is the difference with this security clearance and all the backgroud checks with Homeland Security and FBI and fingerprinting needed to get hazmat endorsemnt? I thought...

Flying J had a petition that I signed to help them get fcc authroity to offer tv through the intenet... but I can't find that petition now.... only the "thank you for signing" page comes up when I do a search of the flying j site.

It's simply sending whatever your cable or satellite reciever is picking up ... out through the internet.. then you pick it up from anywhere you can get internet access. Just think of it as if you had a computer set up at home with a camera that is focused on your tv. Anywhere on earth...

Simple Vinegar... 30 cents a quart at Walmart. You may need a little soap and water to get caked on dirt off first. Use the 4x6 scowering pads... about 10 for a dollar.

I bet there is not one single driver in this forum that would take that job... even for $40 a hour. The repetitive agony of the assembly line would kill the maverick spirit of a driver. Dodging 4 wheelers never gets motonous. Anyway, these guys are actually WORKING... if you want to see the...