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Re: anyone has their own authority pulling straight truck non cdl freight? I am a Landstar ranger and been leased on for 3yrs

Re: Nayone has their own authority pulling straight truck non cdl freight? Your advice is well taken but you are not telling me anything new that I am not aware of.I said a few times in this thread that I have logged on to internettruckstop.com.I even have membersedge account(OOIDA)...

Re: Nayone has their own authority pulling straight truck non cdl freight? Your advice is well taken.So tell me something,put yourself in my shoes and tell me what I should do.remember, the wife is 8 months pregnant and I am the bread winner.So you are with Landstar, you find your own loads...

Re: Nayone has their own authority pulling straight truck non cdl freight? I am aware of most or all of your cautions about getting ones authority.This discussion is pretty much moving away from the original post but we have both decided that he might need to get his CDL and my insurance...

Re: Nayone has their own authority pulling straight truck non cdl freight? Jeff you seem to be a veteran in your business and thank you for the info.But buddy I am not clueless at all.I know all about hauling loads for class A but I have no info on a class B.As I said many times, I HAVE...

Re: Nayone has their own authority pulling straight truck non cdl freight? Are you guys are saying he should go for his class B CDL?.I guess a truck weighing 19k ibs (empty)means he only has 7kibs to play with.Does this also mean CDL straight trucks have a gross limit of 33kibs and not 26kibs...

There must be a way around this in finding specific loads for this application must be online.For ex. ...my semi(just tractor) weighs 17.5kibs(this includes headache rack and generator).I am assuming a 24ft straight trucks' empty weight without sleeper is around 20k.This leaves around 6kibs...

Anyone with their own authority pulling loads for reefer/ dry freight in a box truck that is non cdl? I am working on my authority and there are some loads on internet truckstop(under LTL reefer/dry).Besides ITS are there some other load boards for reefer or straight trucks.I am pulling a...

Hi guys!It has beena about 2 yrs since I posted.I am with Landstar ranger with a tractor and I am wondering if anyone on here is with Landstar Express.If so, where do you find your loads?Do you find your loads like we do on a laptop with an aircard and on their website?This is a question for the...

On a 60 series Detroit engine withg 450hp and 1.1 million miles? Is it when it burns a gallon of oil every 2000 miles?

RE: What truck to get if I want to haul containers Any takes on this yet?

Most of you read my other post in searching for a truck.I plan on hauling containers with the truck from GA to south eastern states and the ports. I am not sure what engine I should be looking into. One guy told me to stay away from CAT because they are quite hard to rebuild their engines and...

Thank you all for your input and learned a lot from this.I can only haul for another company if they "trip charge" with my primary company to whom I am contracted to.That third party company will be in agreement with my company and will get a cut from the freight. first: I made some calculations...

This even also applies to cargo van freight although I am not leasing my tractor to a company I am also using my company's (all 3 companies)authority to travel cross country.Which ever company calls me is whose authority I will use.I just do not have the DOT # and MC sticker # on the cargo van...

I am about to buy a tractor and I do not know much about trucking insurance. I have an E350 cargo van which I use for expediting. I have the 300/100/50 commercial insurance and every company I sign up with covers the cargo insurance which they take out either a % or a weekly fee from my...

RE: How many mpg can I get from a DETROIT engine t This wouldn't be for a dedicated run because it it is a 98.It also wouln't be a straight truck and yes I will be pulling anything on dispatch.The mileage is 745,933miles.I am not sure if this would tell you the condition of the motor or mpg.Can...

I saw a freightliner with a detroit 370hp engine with 150gallon tanks on both sides.How many miles do you guys think I can get (75% loaded and 25%deadhead)on a full tank which will cost around $820? This is a double axle with 370 rears. I am thinking on buying this truck?

I tried posting earlier but I guess it never made it through. I finished truck driving school 2 yrs ago and started working locally for $10/hr through an agency.I drove mostly straight trucks and some 35foot trailers.I only worked there for 4 months and quit because of the manual labor class B...

RE: I need back up lessons on a semi?I will pay. G I started the class and it has been two sessions already.My first day was so rough and I felt like I had never driven a truck.Backing up that 30 foot trailor was headache and hard. I did learn that those shorter trailors have a 5-7 feet...

RE: I need back up lessons on a semi?I will pay. G I found a school after all this run around.It seems friends that I asked to either drive for them or teach me is a "run around".I finally gave up and found a school in Ga.The class takes 6 weeks (48hrs)and this is on weekends and the fee is...