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The Brits and Canadians are similar in how they handle problems. Here, we have the Pleasure Police.

I'm pretty stuck on the Sprint aircard. I'm finding myself in more and more EVDO areas, which means broadband connection speed. At $60/month, most don't want that kind of service. If you do need it (looking for loads or addicted to online poker), it's worth it.

Your partner wanting Memorial Day off should have no bearing on something you notified the owner about beforehand. If need be, you could run the truck while your co-driver is off and you don't want to be. Likewise, your co-driver could drive while you're on your vacation. Grossing $2700/week...

I agree to a point. 60%+fsc only goes so far... especially if your company is high dh vs loaded miles. I believe it's the responsibility for the owner to make sure he's done what he can to make sure the 60+fsc would be profitable. That includes having a truck that has a respectable mpg, sign on...

The great debate rages on. With fuel price going ever higher, is it still more beneficial to the driver to take 60%+fsc?

Overall, I'd have to agree with Dave. If you have a 22' st like mine, the best place for you is a company. If you can get one or two more trucks together, it may be worth it to start your own authority. If you insist on a one truck operation, I'd recommend something larger than a 24' st. That's...

It was troubleshot at the International in Indianapolis. However, I wanted a second opinion, so I headed home. Currently, it's at Tri-county International in Dearborn. I swear the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing there. It was the owner's call, as I've heard enough about them...

Has anyone run across this? Apparently, the compressor breaks down and sends metal shavings throughout the system. Once the accumulator gets clogged, the a/c stops puting out cold air. After 2 hours of troubleshooting, the mechanic finally found the problem. One way of finding it is the high...

Ok... isn't this getting off topic here? I'm locking this thread and... DOH! I can't do that! :+

You did your research. Gps has nothing to do with Dale. However, I think their members would be interested to know his trucks are not insured... at least ours weren't. I get gps for the reasons stated above. They don't ask me for proof of insurance or anything like that. All it is is access to...

GPS is $150/month, and well worth it. I have it now, even though I'm with a company. It not only finds me loads when things are dead, but it tells me where freight is kickin, and gives me an idea how many trucks are in a certain area. I don't have to constantly bug dispatch for that info. This...

If you want more than crumbs, forget Ellenbaums. I'd look elsewhere. Take a good look at his trucks on truckpaper. Most of them aren't even cleaned up.

Do women really have a view? :7 :+ :7

Ppl think they're getting ahead with taking fuel, because of the fsc. However, fsc doesn't come in for dh, idling, or anything other than routed miles. How many times have you taken a 500 mile load and it came up exactly 500 on your odometer? I make 65% of everything, fsc included. When I get my...

RE: Looking for companies that don't require a Haz Dispatchin... how's he going to haul it? On his back?

Mygroupllc... let me axe you something. If you didn't have your own authority, what would you be willing to pay someone to use theirs? What do you think is fair? You don't think 15% is fair? Especially with a company that will pay you in 2 weeks for a load they haven't been paid for yet? I'm not...

RE: one more question on my mind That brings up the point if they can search you at will, why would they have to ask in the first place? Obviously they're expecting blind cooperation on your part, because most assume either they can anyways, or they have nothing to hide. Well, I have nothing to...

I believe if you're going to do it, prepare to do everything yourself. Even if you choose to go under someone else's authority for 10-20%, you'd better have an iron clad way of getting paid. You'll have too much involved to make a $5000 week and then the guy gives you the runaround about not...

Anyone who drinks the diet crap needs to look up aspertame on the internet. I had a thought yesterday. (big surprise? :7 ) I wondered how much water we're taking out circulation by all the bottled water that gets thrown away without emptying it first. Something to ponder...

I suggest checking out the roundtable at truck.net. There's a section on corporating advice, among other things.