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Canada is optional with many of the expedite carriers. They will however recommend that you take loads in and out of Canada to increase your revenue potential. There have been many drivers at places I have ran at that can't go into Canada. Running with All-State, only about 1 out of every 20...

I ran with the new rules on my DDL program the last 2 weeks of last year just to see what difference they would make. Answer- essentially none. Get extra hour of diving, have to take 2 extra hours off, not that big of a deal. 14 hour rule had no effect on my opertations at all. I still log...

As long as the weight of the freight in the box and the forklift don't exceed the rating of your axle, you are OK. But as Doggie Daddy stated, some of those forklifts are very heavy, and could damage your springs when rolling on board. -Weave-

That is good to know. Cummins has had a wet sleeve kit for the B5.9 for some time, but I never heard of one for the 3126 till now. To install sleeves on most parent bores, the engine will have to be removed from the frame to overbore the cylinders to insert the wet sleeves, unless the type CAT...

I can understand having a good attitude and all that when pulled off for something legitimate. But silverdollar stated they saw no plate up front. Wouldn't common sense tell them to check the back instead of pulling him off and wasting his time? It's like "Humm, never saw a straight truck...

It was fun, only lasted about an hour for me as the server started getting screwey around 10 PM and booting all of us off. Maybe better luck will be had next time around. -Weave-

I think you did get that right Sharp, although I am no expert on tags either as I have never owned nor had the need for one with the places I have ran at. If I were to put one on my truck it would be the "pusher" ahead of the drive axle type, but the need has yet to arise. Always keep your...

Just about all the expedite carriers I know of require dolly legs on your truck to lease on with them. Most of the auto plants will require you use them too. My truck is set up so that when I drop the air in my suspension, the dolly legs are already nearly on the ground, and only a few cranks...

The exhaust on my truck is indeed horizontal. There is only about a 4" space between sleeper and box to allow for integral cab/sleeper movement. (Back of sleeper is on small air springs that move up and down.) Truck has 24' box, length on Columbia (nearly identical to Century dimensions) with...

Well, I'm just dying to see what NYS sends me for my IRP plate(s). Should get 2 for front and back like a car. -Weave-

But, from my gathering of the rules, the federal DOT only classes vehicles over 10k lbs as commercial vehicles in the rulebook. It's these funny state laws you have to watch out for, which change almost day to day so the states can get some bucks out of you for breaking their specific laws...

RE: I love this Poll !! Not being cynical here, just finding it VERY hard to believe so many are grossing over 1.00 a mile for ALL MILES DRIVEN. I'm sure it's over 1.00 a mile for loaded miles, just not ALL miles, which I believe is what the poll is looking for. I think this poll is much to...

I have known fellows who have been given grief at weigh stations over sleepers built into truck bodies not being an approved DOT sleeper as called for in the guidelines. Thus I would not recommend that setup anymore, along with Rich's reason stated above. If looking for a truck with a "working...

Go to Morgan's website www.morgancorp.com for a lot of box technical data. Weights vary greatly depending on widths and heights, but on average a 20' box will weigh around 3000-3200 lbs. My favorite boxes for quality, durability and leak resistance have been Morgan and Supreme. -Weave-

"Once you are with a company, they may let you run the truck past the age requirement as long as it is good condition. Is this true?" That statement is generally true. Many of the smaller expedite companies are more liberal when it comes to truck age. However, I would not buy a D unit more...

My dad's International 4300 has a small 30" sleeper as part of the extended cab. -Weave-

"we were contractors, but treated like employees." Hummm.. I don't have a CLUE what corporation THAT might be?? Please enlighten me...no wait, just kidding! -Weave-

What I would do is shop around online by typing in "trucking deadhead insurance" or "bobtail insurance" into Altavista or any other search engine. That way you can call the individual places and see if they will insure you, and get rate quotes for the type of vehicle you want to insure. It...

Which automatic trans are you referring to? If it's the Allison, it does have slightly higher resale over the synchro standards, but will not give better fuel mileage- will be about 1-2 MPG less. The T300 with ISC and auto is going to be a heavy chassis setup, and you will not have much cargo...

Glow plugs, on diesels that have them, are only used as a starting aid to preheat the air in the area around the cumbustion chamber when the engine is cold. Once the engine starts, the mixture of air and fuel is ignited by the heat of compression alone, the glow plugs are shut off doing...