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underpowered compared to what? A 500hp cat? I owned a 99 international with a dt466 275hp and 820ft pounds of torque with a 9sp, I drove for a while a 05 freight shaker m2 what a dog it had a 300hp Mercedes and a 6sp. The international nickeled and dimed me to death dealer network was way...

RE: lease needed? 1 truck owner adding driver to m If you really want to get to know someone put them in your truck for a month! Might even learn some thing about a life long friend ya didn’t know LOL. And yeah forgot to mention before if you smoke make sure it’s a smoker if you don’t...

I have one of those little gas bbq grills I picked up at Wal-Mart for like 19 that use the little gas bottles. Any way heres what I do with it of course buy them individual packaged frozen steaks, hamburgers, hot dogs you know the normal stuff. Then theres the stuff you put in the aluminum foil...

Some of the people now at panther didn’t have much choice they took over con-way now and over night we could now run for panther or deadhead long way to check out another carrier that might be as good as con-way or might not be. And there is rumors around (but then again the rumor was floating...

I’m right about at the end of my rope but I reliantly returned I was at panther before. I know a owner with 5 trucks out of Rockford IL that has already packed it in he sold all but one of his trucks. I’m researching other options since I have my own dot authority already because of my home...

What are you talking about I own a hino and its not made from no kit from Japan all the front end parts have TRW stamped right on them the rear end is a Dana the trany is a Allison the brakes I think are bendix frame is manufactured at the plant in California what does come from Japan and I’m...

I don’t live in Ohio either but where does most the expedited freight come out of? Buying a truck from out of the expedite area your going to eventually have issues in my experience except the dealer network for Hino is great. Have not though gotten the service I get from Churney’s they have...

RE: 2007 Hino 338 (Gearing Issues) Looking at New I own a 2006 have had it 4 months the fuel mileage at first was as bad as my old International but after it got over 25k it improved a lot I have a heavy foot so my #’s aren’t going to be as good as others but one thing I’d do is forget...

Panther has more trucks now for one thing guess the extra business isn’t enough for the added trucks maybe? I don’t know I haven’t been able to break more than 3 loads in a week since panther bought out con-way now and got returned to panther for a 3 rd time wasn’t happy here before so...

RE: lease needed? 1 truck owner adding driver to m Don’t do it I tried that for a while it don’t work the only teams that work is husband and wife or bf/gf so income is going to one house hold because you don’t make double about 1/3 more so your expense goes up your personal pay goes...