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  1. BillChaffey

    Ford will Release the new Ford Transit in 2012

    According to the plate on my door pillar the gross vehicle weight is 10,134. Minus 6,960 leave 3,174 lbs.
  2. BillChaffey

    Ford will Release the new Ford Transit in 2012

    I understand the Vehicle may be on empty with no personal effects. The weight ticket has a place to be checked if the driver is not in the weighed vehicle, and there may be some 300 lb van drivers. But I still think we are probably only talking about 500 lbs at tops. Not going from 3100 to 4500...
  3. BillChaffey

    Ford will Release the new Ford Transit in 2012

    If the Vanner's are hauling over their weight limit, doesn't the problem start with the company they haul for?. Your Company knows or should know what you can legally carry.
  4. BillChaffey

    Important Info!

    Maybe that E 1 is shipping them Expedited Freight by a D unit.
  5. BillChaffey

    Important Info!

    It may be that E 1 has shirts that weigh 500 lbs apiece, hence the shipping cost.;)
  6. BillChaffey

    Ford will Release the new Ford Transit in 2012

    My last weight ticket say's my 2002 E 350 Xt Van weighs 6960 Lbs. The door plate say's 4050 front axle and 6084 rear leaving me about 3100 for freight. If I did this right.:p
  7. BillChaffey

    What are you making running solo in a D-unit?

    The threads question was "Gross" income. Nothing to do with single or teams. Five different trucks may all Gross $10,000 a month.It surley doesn't mean they all make a profit.
  8. BillChaffey

    What was dispatch thinking?

    I wont go into Dispatch\load planners because I plan on being back in September. When I first bought my truck it was pre owned (used) it had alarms and only the driver & passenger door could be opened from the outside. I picked up two Automotive skids in Washington MO. Slammed the doors shut and...
  9. BillChaffey

    Can you work for more than one company?

    What if your leased to three different co's. Co. one calls we have a load for $.85 you say ok. All three Co's have bid on same load. Co #2 bids $.65. Co #1 calls and say's we lost it. Co #2 say's yes or no? Co #3 bids $.55 and bumps #2 out. Where do you stand then?.
  10. BillChaffey

    August 2010 locations

    $215.00 for a Pully. Doesn't the Pully slide over the Alternator shaft and be secured by a nut & washer?.
  11. BillChaffey

    What are you making running solo in a D-unit?

    I don't understand how what you "Gross" a month makes a difference. What if you "Gross" $20,000.00 a month and have expenses of $19,500.00
  12. BillChaffey

    generator mounting?

    Back in the early 90's it was quite common on half ton Vans to mount the spare on the driver side rear door. It seems to me something similar with a heavier gauge steel or Aluminum where two of the brackets are tied in with the hinges & the third attached to the door above or below the...
  13. BillChaffey

    Can you work for more than one company?

    If you go to the top of the opening page, look for "Magazine" then Business Planning there is a TON of information there.
  14. BillChaffey

    Something for Newbies to Think about / TJP's Trials

    Excellent advise. Especially with so many Companies add's saying "No up front money needed" A person could show up for Orientation with enough in their pocket for three tanks of fuel and a couple of Hershey bars. Believing first big pay day is only days away.
  15. BillChaffey

    Allot of DH !!!!!

    Do you mind if I ask who or whom (depending on where your from) you are Leased to?.
  16. BillChaffey

    August 2010 locations

    TJPOHIO, do I understand you correctly, that you have been waitng NINE weeks to have a 2010 Mercedes Van made road worthy?.
  17. BillChaffey

    Watch Out Panther Fleet Drivers

    You think by now Mamaduck knows she should have had a Contract examined by a competent Attorney?.
  18. BillChaffey

    DOT Physical?

    Passed. Considerably more thorough then the last one. May be because the FNP-BC who conducted the physical, husband is an over the road driver.
  19. BillChaffey

    DOT Physical?

    My Doctors brother is the local Optician. Maybe he doesn't want to infringe on his territory.:p Plus "Land Line" had a color eye chart test a couple of months back.
  20. BillChaffey

    Cruise Control

    I went to one of the better known installers in Springfield MO, they said we will have to see we don't do diesels as a rule. On line "Cruise Control Store" $400.00 + shipping. Includes new steering wheel. "Rostra" also on line $260.00 dash mounted.
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