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Why not pay her a mileage rate.Most of the large companies advertise "teams split 44-47 cents per mile" so if you offered 30 cents per mile for all miles (loaded and empty) it might be attractive to her.Also I would buy her one decent meal per day when on the road.It would be deductible to you...

I spent many years working in the Research Instument industry.I was a National service Manger for a French Firm for many years,dealt with the really prestigious labs around the world.I then went into the cash register business and sold primarily to the fast food industry.Those wonderfull folks...

It was reported today that the UAW workers union have expelled Mr BIN WORKIN from the Union membership at Kokomo.Apparently Mr Bin Workin was setting a bad example for both the Delphi and Chrysler workers in the Kokomo area..

My 95/96 FL 70 with Cummins C Series and Eaton Fuller 6 speed just turned over 552,000,Uses virtually no oil between changes,still gets 11.5 mpg,and while the ride is lousy the truck just chugs along.We need to tremember these are basically city/regional delivery trucks.Just last week I...

To the best of my knowledge thee is no way that A 18,000 gross truck could receive a logbook violation. Perhaps the violation was for a mechanical failure, IE lights out ,bad tires,bad brakes etc.Suggest you check with safety where you are signed on and see if a small unit like that can be held...

RE: Freightliner Sprinter Tony TEACEL bring out an interesting point.He claims to do a 650-700 mile run every night.He can do that as a single driver in a B unit,but most companies restrict D units to about 520 miles when runninmg single. So he has the opportunity to run more miles as a single...

I am in 100% agreement with Weave re the Kenworth T 300 vs the FL 70/80.Freightliner had a good thing going but their corporate German Parent wanted to squeeze a few exta bucks out of each sale so they went to junk engines and transmissions.The truck is not what it was,but having worked for a...

I would definitely go with a D unit.The D gives much more potential than a B unit.A D can haul A,B,C, or D loads never getting less than C rates (at least with Fedex CC). D units rarely have the layover times that B units have.As of today my D has grossed $93,000 for the year with a fair amount...

I know that freightliner is pushing the Mercedes Benz engine in their new trucks.The service manager where I go said they were very impressed with it.Service intervals are streched to 20,000 miles and a lot of HP is obtained from a relatively small engine.Most of the drive belts have been...