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"Velocity Express and Schneider Logistics Join Forces to Provide Time Critical Shipments to Auto Dealers in Five States" ..Sez it all.. go work for Big Orange for .23 cents a mile or Burger King, the choice is yours. -Weave-

I don't know a whole heck of a lot about air adjustable lift axles, other than if I wanted one I would want the adjuster and gauge to be in the cab away from dirt and grime, and most of the Hendrickson setups I have seen on expediter trucks are this way, and Hendrickson is not an outdated or DOT...

Thanks! My only dealing with MATS was getting to pass by it that Wed. night on the way down to GA. Sad to admit it, but I have never yet been to a truck show. The reason is I would leave one feeling very sad seeing all the eye-candy that I know I'll never be able to afford :-( The truck is...

The knocking thing also works sometimes with dead starter motors:D If stranded, a good rap with a wrench many times will get you that one last crank! -Weave-

The CAT C7 and 3126 are one in the same- new name, same old engine. With International, I would look for something with the DT466 inline 6 at minimal and avoid the T444/365 parent bores for a straight truck. -Weave-

A 98 inch width would be fine, make sure the width is at least 96" inside. The height is important, the higher the better. Be careful of boxes with roll up doors if that is all you can find- many times the inside height is fine at around 97", but the door frame is only 92-93" high, which...

Hi Alvin, Here are my thoughts: 1: Expedited trucking started mainly to service the automotive industry, and most of the auto plants and auto parts related facitlities are east of the Mississippi. It has expanded greatly in the last few years to include many things other than the auto sector...

What you'll need to do is start contacting some fleet owners in your area who do expediting, and asking them if they would be willing to help you obtain your CDL's. I don't know of any expediting company that will provide this, but a lot of fleet owners who have trucks leased to companies will...

Yes, I had the power on my DDC S60 turned down from 470 to 360 HP. I didn't think 470 HP was necessary for a single axle straight truck made to scale only 10k lbs. Power could be turned back up in the future if another axle were added to carry heavier loads, but that has not been a necessity...

The way it works at truckstops is they will assume you are an IFTA truck, unless you tell them otherwise when you call in to have the pump turned on, in which case they are supposed to charge the fuel tax at the pump. Indiana will ask for IC/MC or DOT number. When I see fellows with the big...

Most FL70's have an Eaton 6 speed synchro. It shifts just like a car manual, with a single clutching action. The gears are synchronized and fall right in unlike bigger trannies that need to be double-clutched or floated. And yes, the 6 speed can be float-shifted also without clutching...

EXACTLY:) But a lot of what was going on was this: If the spouce/teammate with permit was pulled over, they would just awaken the teammate who would jump into the passenger seat. I'm pretty sure about the CMVSR ruling with the CDL's, as driver trainees for companies must have the CDL before...

They update this daily at OOIDA, here it is: http://ooida.truckmiles.com/page.asp?pg=FuelPrices.asp The first column is the tax rate per mile to run through the state. As most of my loads run at night, when I am home I end up staying up all night, which makes catching up on the forums easy:)...

Many of the bigger companies put an end to this, as the spouce would never take the road test and actually get the CDL, and just keep renewing the permit. This became a problem with insurance companies when accidents were occuring when the permitted driver was not an actual licensed driver. I...

With the IFTA sticker, you are tax exempt at the pumps. But you are correct, the cheapest fuel at the pump does not always end up being the cheapest during your run with the IFTA system. Each state charges a different fuel tax per mile, and many of the eastern/New England states are the most...

This is getting a lot of people in trouble:7 -Weave-

Very interesting article, I printed one for my references. Thanks! -Weave- I drove an FL70 with Cummins ISC 270HP in 1998. It had phenominal mileage, in the 12-13 MPG range, and many owners on this forum attest The ISC does get great MPG, but there have been some fuel pump and injector issues...

My dad has '03 Int 4300, DT466 215HP, Allison auto. Averaging in the middle 9 MPG range. -Weave-

102x102 boxes are not easy to find used yet. If a 28 footer will do, used 102x102 pup trailers are very easy to find and convert into straight truck boxes. -Weave-

The KW T300 and Pete 330 are exceptional quality small trucks, and the reason they command high resale is much the same reason why apples to apples a used Honda will fetch more bucks than a used Chevy. A lot of what sets a resale value is ownership rating (JD Powers and such) and popularity...