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RE: best Comp 2-run sole living in Harrisburg PA?? Honestly, I think you'd move just as much with a c-unit as with a d, with the benefit of your truck not being as long. I haven't had too many probs in New England with length, other than narrow turns and such. Though, I've never been completely...

To start out, I was pizzed I had to come home in the first place. The a/c breaking down ended a decent two week run. But when I sit here, I can't go out of town, go to appointments that were made for two weeks from now, get my computer fixed. All that takes time you won't have if someone calls...

That's a good question, and one I don't know off hand. I don't think I'd go more than 1000 lbs per section, just speculating here. That would be something to ask whoever puts the deck in... then knock a few hundred pounds off that. Ideally, I'd have the box built to order. That way, any...

Jim... I think I saw you and your wife several times at different hooks. Does she wear fuzzy slippers? Come to think of it, do you???

RE: best Comp 2-run sole living in Harrisburg PA?? True. I'd give more credence to the larger companies running solo if they stayed primarily in the northeast. Also, there are some companies that give a new england bonus of like $75. You should do pretty well if you could get that and run a...

That makes sense, Jim. But the whole premise of this thread is getting your own freight. With a 28' box, I could expect a couple loads a year if I were running it with a company. If I found my own loads, 1/20 loads might be a t/t rate. With the decking, I could boost that to maybe 1/15. Would it...

It all boils down to what Rich said... treating someone as you would want to be treated. I'm off this entire week cause my a/c is down. I don't count this as my week home because not only was it unexpected, but I had to be ready for when the truck is up. Therefore, it's not my off time. I'm...

In the end, I think you'd gain more freight with the decking than you'd lose because of the width. If you use load bars, think of how many it would take to make a floor across a 20' box. 2 per 4' comes out to 10. Plus you'd have at least that many cargo straps to secure it. Plus a couple extra...

My neighbor told me his company used to have trailers with those fold down floors. They stopped using them because they were stacked top heavy. I still think they'd be worth it on loads where you had many lightweight skids.

I talk to the leprechaun. He tells me to BURN things. :o

It's not usually an option for a woman to stop on the side of the road and water the tires. Something that may be an option is a female hospital urinal. The male one works for me in a pinch, though I would rather pull thru a fuel island as suggested. I don't like having a full container while...

It always helps to have yellow lines. Barring that, remember that anything parallel to your truck will look more narrow toward the rear of the truck. I used to forget this, and back up, what appeared to be, perfectly straight. Of course, I was way off. Unless there's nothing around to gauge how...

It still looks fixable. Like I said, with a couple thousand, this truck could be properly done up, and he would have a good truck. There are companies that care about the condition, not the age of the truck. In the end, isn't that what's important? So, for around $25,000, he'd have a good truck...

Kinda looks like if you took the box off, you'd be able to hook a tractor right up. It's like they didn't even stretch the frame. Other than that, the truck looks clean as new, and taken care of. How often do you find that in a truck that age? Even if you had to do some mods to it, a couple...

I know... gotta watch out for those thievin moms ;-) :7 :7 :7

If the driver is British, they're automatically flipping off the French. Pluck yew! ;)

You're talking the government here. Nothing is fast with them. You'll get your numbers within a few hours, but you can do nothing until everything is filed. And usually, that takes a month or more. Anyone who says they can get you rolling sooner LEGALLY is blowing smoke. Talk to your insurance...

This all depends on how bad the owner is. If he's taking money from you, I'd get out immediately. If the situation is like themagicoen's give him a week or two notice. But if the owner wants it back immediately, accommodate him. It's his truck, and if he doesn't want to live by the rules HE set...

One person easily. About midway up each side is half of a floor that swings down and locks together in the middle. Perfect for light skids that can't be stacked. But they also take away about 6-8" in width when folded up, about half way up the box. I would propose some metal rods to slide...

I used to drive a truck locally that had hinged decking front to back. That was a nice setup!