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1997 Dodge Ram 3500 with 12' cube. Dock high with jackstands. 5.9L Cummins Turbo Diesel. I believe they call it Murphy's Law but it tends to apply to me more often than not. After a very slow two weeks I called the dispatcher on Friday and said I need something.....anything. So later that...

1997 Dodge Ram 3500 with 12' cube. Dock high with jackstands. 5.9L Cummins Turbo Diesel. The JC Whitney auto parts catalog sells E-Track and the straps if you are mechanically inclined enough to install it yourself.

1997 Dodge Ram 3500 with 12' cube. Dock high with jackstands. 5.9L Cummins Turbo Diesel. When I first started in this business in 1995 there were two places I would always look to fuel at....1) Flying J 2) Pilot. But I tell you over the last 4 to 5 years things have really changed at Pilot...

1997 Dodge Ram 3500 with 12' cube. Dock high with jackstands. 5.9L Cummins Turbo Diesel. I run the above mentioned truck and contract with a small expediting firm in Indiana. They have 3 different rates based on vehicle size. Van, cube or straight truck. Not sure what the pay is for...

RE: The care and maintenance of box floors........ 1997 Dodge Ram 3500 with 12' cube. Dock high with jackstands. 5.9L Cummins Turbo Diesel. I must have been mistaken. I always thought the standard skid size was 45x48. It seems like 95% of the freight I haul is on that size skid. I...

1997 Dodge Ram 3500 with 12' cube. Dock high with jackstands. 5.9L Cummins Turbo Diesel. WOW What an awesome looking truck. DC is definitely screwing up by not offering a larger Dodge truck in the US. They do not even offer a cab/chassis model any more. You can get a 3500 with a bed...

1997 Dodge Ram 3500 with 12' cube. Dock high with jackstands. 5.9L Cummins Turbo Diesel. Mike, I was thinking the same thing. The first thing that entered my mind was "a few fries short of a Happy Meal";)

1997 Dodge Ram 3500 with 12' cube. Dock high with jackstands. 5.9L Cummins Turbo Diesel. I had the same problem when I bought my truck. I took it to Lonnie's Truck and Trailer in Indianapolis, IN. They raised the box from 43" to 48" on the chassis using spacers and longer U-bolts to secure...

1997 Dodge Ram 3500 with 12' cube. Dock high with jackstands. 5.9L Cummins Turbo Diesel. Thanks to all for the valuable information. I love this site. Someone else I was talking to mentioned the possibility of a Chauffeurs license with a DOT medical card. I had not heard of this before. I...

1997 Dodge Ram 3500 with 12' cube. Dock high with jackstands. 5.9L Cummins Turbo Diesel. I have a friend of mine that is interested in driving part-time for me. I own the above truck and it has a GVW of 11000#. What type of license will he need to drive this truck legal. I have a CDL...

RE: Thanks to all I delivered to the Freightliner plant in Gaffney, South Carolina last year. They assemble the Sprinter's there. I know they are technically a foreign vehicle but at least they are assembled here.

Thanks so much L-boy. I will sleep much better tonight. I know I should have just asked my dispatcher, but I like to be a TRUE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR and handle most of the problems myself. I just don't like to look stupid. Know what I mean??

Yesterday I did my first Canada to US load. I have done several US to Canada loads and am familiar with the PARS and all that. The shipper had all the paperwork in order with several copies. I simply filled out the name and license plate sections and placed one of my companies PAPS barcode...

1997 Dodge Ram 3500 with 12' cube. Dock high with jackstands. 5.9L Cummins Turbo Diesel. Can anyone use this Panther service or just Panther drivers? If anyone can use this is there a special number we can call do get hooked up? Thanks

1997 Dodge Ram 3500 with 12' cube. Dock high with jackstands. 5.9L Cummins Turbo Diesel. Too cool. I would like to have one of those for my Ram 3500 cab/chassis!

RE: Upgrade to 1997 Dodge Ram 3500 with 12' cube. Dock high with jackstands. 5.9L Cummins Turbo Diesel. If you are going with a Ford F-450 or F-550 your only diesel engine choice will be the Powerstroke. Dodge has the exclusive contract for the Cummins 5.9L for the "pick-up" style chassis...

1997 Dodge Ram 3500 with 12' cube. Dock high with jackstands. 5.9L Cummins Turbo Diesel. I have had very good luck with Curtis Garage west of Indy on I-70. They have recently added a separate shop for large diesel trucks at Exit 41 behind the Cloverdale Travel Plaza. Their original facility...

1997 Dodge Ram 3500 with 12' cube. Dock high with jackstands. 5.9L Cummins Turbo Diesel. Tom, Most of the freight is one way only just for the fact that I really cannot stay out and wait for something coming back due to having to be back at FD every 3rd day. I have on a few occassions "gotten...

Thanks for all the advice. I am an easy "doormat" for fear of being cutoff from the good runs and knowing that my other options of going somewhere else due to my schedule are slim. I have even voluntarily done "van loads" for 83 cents per mile to help them out. My feeling is that the contract...

1997 Dodge Ram 3500 with 12' cube. Dock high with jackstands. 5.9L Cummins Turbo Diesel. I am the o/o of a 12' cube truck that is currently leased onto a small expediting firm in Indianapolis. When I signed on in May of 2003 I was to be paid $1.05 per loaded mile. The cost of diesel fuel at...