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An additional or larger battery box should be no problem at all for a shop to install. If you have the space on the frame, you can add the genset too. Sleeper windows are a piece of cake also. I wouldn't invest a whole ton of money into the thing, but if it's running good get all you can out...

I don't know the math end of it. With a torque converter automatic, the torque conver's job (in basic sense) is to take the place of a standard clutch. But it actually does three things: 1. Allows the engine to idle at a standstill with the transmission in gear. 2. Allows the transmission to...

I'd rather have a good paying D load in the back of my 24 footer and just pee at the rest area:) -Weave-

"Allow me to ask a follow-up question of the group. Why is it, please, so important to know about your deadhead/empty miles? Perhaps I'm looking at all wrong." The answer for me is it's not really that important, even with running a flat rate. But, I do like to save where I can. When I see a...

Very few people to this point have pursued the super D platform up to this point for expediting Joe. I hope someone doing it can come along and answer your latest questions, because I don't have any other than expedite companies would want air ride pups, and many of the pups the LTL's use are...

I agree with most of the others here. The DT466 is a small displacement diesel (7.6L) and if it's not at its rebuild point, it's getting close. It is however one of the least expensive diesels on the market to rebuild or replace. In-frames can be done for under $6k, it's a wet sleeve block...

Sorry Joe, sometimes we foagies go off on tangents:) That is the idea many have in mind, and single or tandem drive tractors pulling pup trailers have been utilized as far as I know by RichM as "Super D" units as expediter trucks by FedEx and possibly others. I have asked my carriers, and they...

That old truck in RobA's picture is one of these: http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/hayes.htm Neat stuff! I remember a few old Hayes COE's beating around the Buffalo, NY area when I moved here in 1986. -Weave-

Is it just me??? Been doing a bit of chatting on the donut subject, and I seriously can't find a soul north of the Mason-Dixon who likes Krispy Kremes:7 If they melt in your hand at 20 below in Buffalo, how do they survive down south? If sunlight hits them, do they disintigrate into a pinch of...

I have been trying to do a bean counting comparison between the figures I had with my class 7 FL70 and my current class 8 CL120. I have all the numbers, but as both of these trucks were purchased used with different mileage and in different conditions when I started out with each of them, my...

Here are my figures from Nov 29, '04 to Dec 18, '04. About 3 full weeks of running. Loaded miles were 7068, empty/DH miles were 1183. That would be 86% loaded, 14% empty/DH. I run solo. One trick I would like to share about keeping empty miles to a minimum is this: While on a load I will...

The Detroit S60 engines generally get better MPG than CAT C10's or 12's, as the Detroit is a more efficient overhead cam design. I now have mine set up at 360/470 HP, single drive axle, 10 speed manual, 21k empty weight and it consistently runs around 10 MPG average. (I gave up on keeping exact...

I recall some show, might have been 20/20 where they observed a street corner beggar in a wheelchair with a hidden camera. When he was done with his day's begging, he wheeled up to his front porch, stepped out of the wheelchair, folded it up and walked into his house. Now THAT is a CAREER:7...

I run solo with a 70" sleeper, and it is great for just myself, but I think it's really too small for a team to try to live out of. At some expedite companies it really is a fine line between a large sleeper or bigger box though. Throughout last year I would have missed out on a lot of loads...

The Allison is a fully automatic transmission, with a torque converter and operates like an automatic in the family car. They are very relaible if properly maintained and not beat on, and about as simple as it gets to use. They have a high initial cost (about $8-10k) and the torque converter...

Thanks Tom, I feel the same way. I don't think it is a "scarcity mentality" for those with experience to present things the way they know them to be, to the best of their knowledge and ability. Yet I have accepted over my years of posting on EO that some people are going to view some posts...

I just want to make a couple of points for the newcomer, and maybe clarify a few things. I talked with Tom Robertson on the live chat, and he said his his company does not hire or train newcomers. For the newcomer with no CDL or experience who wants to run a C or D unit, your start up choices...

Now answer a question for me A-Team with a Yes or a No. Would you have gone out and bought a brand new expediter truck without having driven for a fleet owner, or without ever having read a word on the EO website? -Weave-

Sorry I didn't get back to this sooner.. remember I drive for a living:) My Columbia just has the 70" integral sleeper. It's very nice, and I work hard so I sleep like a kitten in it. Luxury solo motel room. Money and time saved on oil changes? Maybe for you Hawk, not for me. Amsoil, Wonder...

Unless you are starting up your own trucking company with multiple power units, getting your own authority for a single truck is not worth the time, money, or effort. ;) ;) ;) -Weave-