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Laurence, The statement I made, "The figures from Laurence's survey are dated and not very useful in this economy" means that less than 20 took the survey for FedEx D units since 2000 when the survey was posted. You have no apparent way to tell the difference between the rosy reports from...

Hi Jeff, The figures from Laurence's survey are dated and not very useful in this economy. The information from RichM is accurate, but remember that they have learned how to do it over the years and will have a nest egg to carry them thru the upcoming very slow months. Best advice for now...

x( I dislike having to follow another of GEO's sales pitches, but this really needs to be said here too. If your engine is the CAT 3126 variety, don't try the ether trick. These engines have an intake heater which would turn the ether vapor into a rather explosive mixture. :7 A better idea for...

I really don't think I would hang my hat on what a company does or does not tell you about their freight area. For example, we're with FedEx CC. They will tell you that most of their work is in the upper midwest, but we usually run all over the south and out across the Mississippi. Most times...

Well, there are many more tractor/trailer rigs out there, so its easier to write that way. The concepts are the same though. A fixed expense is your truck payment, which we both have. A variable expense is the fuel for it. The tractor/trailer may run 3000 mi per week and get 6.5 mpg while an...

We have been in C units for the past 4 years, and have one available if you're interested. We like them because we seldom share a location with another C truck, usually get first crack at long B loads and C loads that D trucks don't want, buy fuel where its cheapest (no fuel taxes), park in just...

We have the 3126B at 210 hp. We average almost 9mpg, but only because we run at 63mph. We can do 70 but then begin looking at 8mpg. We also have a generator on the truck. Vernon in C2197

With the B and C cdls you both have, you're qualified to drive a Class C truck with hydraulic brakes. If you really want a truck with air brakes (why?), you'll also have to pass the air brake endorsement. If you're going to be driving as a team, a B unit is really cramped, while a C truck...

A sad reality for you. FedEx CC has put on too many trucks expecting a normal business season that isn,t and most likely won't happen this year. I have sat in Rockford, but only for the weekend with a good load out of WI. Never sat in Moline, and seldom sit anywhere. I'll sit there advertising...

Got my ProStar from the local computer repair people (repairman owned one). About a year old and so far, like it very much. Has a large screen, 56k modem, 4.3g drive, 24x cdrom, finger touchpad mouse, 3.5 disk, long battery life (so its heavy), 64k memory and comes with a carry case which...