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RE: Jumping in HeadFirst! - What's the MPG for Che 16 MPG sounds about right on the highway.I have a friend who drives a Chevy van with the same engine (I think it is a 5.7 liter V8 the old 350 Cubic inch Block) and that is what he gets. I don!t understand why the dealer would want to charge...

Hard to believe that after 3-4 years and god knows how many millions of dollars went into the DOT study that drivers can now drive 11 hours instead of 10,and now must take a 10 hour break instead of 8. My 4 year old Grandaughter who is going on 40 could have probably come up with that.. I think...

I have seen 2 Volvo D units.One was a 660 and the other a 610.The 610 couple were from California and the 660 belonged to a guy in North Carolina.Both units had integeral sleepers and were outfitted very well. I think they had setback front axles for the weight limitations. I have been told the...

Don!t know about the rest of the world but we have been running hard all over the USA.

Been away for a while running hard in a tired out FL 70 with a 60 inch sleeper but the revenue stays with me ,not some finance company.If memory serves me correctly the Little Duce Coupe was about $250-275 K. Lots of Bucks to put out for this life style,but each to his own.

When I first got into Expediting with Roberts Express I lived in Rutherford NJ near Giants Stadium. This was in 1987,Some days I would do 2-3 trips a day to JFK Airport and Newark NJ Airport.They considered starting a transfer operation in Secaucus NJ to transfer freight off trucks from out of...

DooWop excellent post and I clearly hear your comments.One of the things I have learned in my lifetime is to say "When I am wrong I say I am wrong" I did not mean to ofend you or the other hard working folks that know what work is. I think I meant the arm chair warmers that decided to give...

Tony makes some excellent points in post 12 on this thread.This business is about hard work,very iregular hous and should not be considered a way to see the USA and make money at the same time.Too often recruiters will build up their fleets with Semi Retired folks that only take the easy daytime...

Sounds to me like you drive for a pretty decent owner.I would not rock that boat.

One of the things that I like to look at when figuring income is what I call tangible income and intangible income. Tangible income is what is left for you after expenses and reserves are accounted for.Sometimes it doesn!t seem to be very much. However intangible income is what expenses you are...

He sure is a great author.I have read all of his books including the latest one "The King of Torts". When you run for FDX CC you have plenty of time to read.LOL

If I were you Mr Gump I would be very careful. If you have ever read the book "The Brethern" by John Grisham it tells a lot about what can happen to people who communicate with prisoners. Homosexual men thought they were comunicating with a poor 19 year old boy,and it turned out that they were...

White Glove is a division of Fedex CC.The trucks must have lift gates and they also prefer temp controlled (reefer) units. You will need to purchase furniture pads,extra load lock ,Etrak bars,extra straps,a tri pod hand truck,a pallet jack etc. You will be required to do inside deliveries and...

I don!t want to discourage you but needing to be home 4-5 nights every week isn!t going to work for you unless you own your own van. You are in a excellent area for expediting but most owners are not going to have you coming home empty on a almost daily basis. You might want to think about a...

I have had the pleasure of sitting on Terry!s patio deck and sharing an adult beverage with Terry along with that strange creature starring at me. After several beverage!s ,He or it became quite friendly..

At the present time shore power is limited to about 5 truckstops around the country.The Petro in Knoxville TN has it,I think some of the plazas on the NY Thruway have it and I know the Petro in Atlanta is putting it in. You didn!t mention what type of unit you are driving.Generally if it is a...

One of the drawbacks of running a C or D unit is that you will be required to maintain and operate by a log book.If you are running as a team that is usually not a problem but if you are a single driver the log book can keep you from getting offers.After you are on duty for 15 hours or driving...

I have had the Delphi XM setup for about 6 months now and frankly don!t know how I got along without it. I also bought the home kit and just bring the tuner from the truck to our home. My wife used to rent a lot of audio tapes at $5-12 per tape and since XM she hasn!t rented any. One thing in...

If it had a C 8.3L engine I think it would be OK,but thats a lot of miles for that B engine.The B is not a wet sleeve engine so you cannot have a in frame rebuild,basically have to buy a new one. Remember that B engine is used in a lot of light applications,like the Dodge Ramcharger etc. Unless...

A couple of years ago there was a Canadian Expediter who was quite active on EO.I believe he ran for Dynamex and did a lot of automtive freight between Ontario points and Michigan.. I don!t want to mention his name but I believe he was quite satisfied with Dynamex.