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Congratulations, you have the picture for sure. The only thing I question is the added cost for a class 8 unit. Years ago a old timer told me "Never buy more truck than you need", Yes Class 8!s look better,ride better, more power (do you need it) but is the added costs and added maintenance over...

Hey Marty,,no need to get on Boxtruck 6 for his spelling or typing errors.He was making a good point and not all of us have degrees in English Literature etc. One thing Boxtruck is you should be aware that Canada takes in immigrants that the US denies. They have just as much a problem up there...

That operation reminds me of the old AutoQuick that Roberts used to have some time ago.The runs were relatively short,big discounts and running mainly into KoKomo and Detroit. I met several drivers from AutoQuick and no one was making any real money.But they were allowed to have older and...

We use both Cingular Wireless and Verizon.I rate Cingular as a + 10 and Verizon as a - 10. When you are feeling down and need to laugh a call to Verizon!s customer service will get you up again.When you finally get through you will be talking to someone who is in a obvious halfway house...

FdxCC wants trucks that are assigned to a city on a layover basis to be within 25 miles of that city. Sometimes it!s enforced,sometimes it!s not.Usually these days the truck that is closest to the shipper and can legally carry the freight gets the dispatch offer first. Bill thanks for that...

In the last 2 years my cell phone has been cloned twice. It happend on the Labor Day weekend in 2001 and on October 12 this year. Both times the signal was picked up in the New York Ciry area. When the phone is on even if it is not being used it still transmits a small signal to the closest...

A gross of $2500 per week is doable in a D unit.However I assume you are running as a single driver and many things need to fall into place for a $2500 week. The most important thing is your hours available.Since 75% of most expediting runs take place at night what will happen is that when you...

I know there have been other posts about satellite radio but I wanted to give my experiences with the Delphi XM setup.Last month I bought the vehicle setup from Best Buy for $200. It has the tuner,antenna,power cord and a cassett adapter to play through your existing radio. It took about 20...

I have had 3 trucks with roll up doors and have no complaints. I spray some WD 40 or similar stuff on the rollers every 2-3 weeks,clean out the tracks once a month and have no problems. I like the fact that I can keep the door locked until I get on the dock so that Mr Indy Forklift Driver must...

Hey Vernon,curious to know how old C 2197 is. I drive D 2824 and it is a 1996 presently 6.5 years old.This year they gave me an extension (in writing) that would allow me to run the truck 8 years instead of the normal 7. I am going to start working on trying to get a 10 year deal. If this was to...

I don!t know your age but $190 per month sounds pretty good to me. You could try the Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) 1-800-444-5791 or another oufit similar to NASE is AFS,Americans for Financial Security,1-800-492-1016.I have Insurance on myself through them. My cost is...

I have to agree 100% with Larry in that Weave knows his trucks and at one time or another has given all of us valuable information on truck maintenance and repair guidelines. He has helped me in knowing what questions to ask my local Freightliner service manager. When I do a pre trip inspection...

To furthur add to my last post is that the carriers add on a additional 1-3% in most cases to cover the additional fuel costs.Some customers do have contract tariffs that do not allow for any type of additional charges so if you are dispatched for one of those shippers you will eat the extra...

Most carriers have plans in that when the cost of fuel spikes upward for whatever reason the additional costs are charged to the paying party,either shipper or consignee in the form of additional mileage charges. If you are an owner operator buying your own fuel the additional charges are paid...

I am sure you have heard this before but try to figure your operating costs per mile and your fixed costs. Fixed costs are expenses that go on every day whether you roll 1 mile or 1000. Example would be to figure your truck payment per day,your insurance per day,etc. Operating expenses are the...

I believe having extremely low blood pressure will keep you from passing a DOT physical.I know of a guy whose BP is less then 100 and he must get checked every 3 months. One important thing is to make sure any prescription medicine you take with you stays in the original pharmacy container with...

Perhaps Lawrence can have a survey with comments about the major chains and forward the results and comments to these chains. My personal preference is for the LOVES Travel Plazas that you find in the lower Mid West and South West. Petro!s and Pilots would be my number 2 and 3. I have never...

One night I was kicked out of the Flying J RV lot at Resca Ga. Nasty sob came out and said "You have to move now".I showed him a fuel receipt for $95.00 and a Frequent Fueler card and it meant nothing to him. I ponted out that I buy more fuel in a week then most of these rv folks buy in a month...

Boy I have to agree 100% about the TA Chain. About 2 weeks ago on Sunday morning I noticed my left front tire was real low,showing about 30 pounds pressure. I park next to a U Haul facilty so they let me pump up the tire to 100 pounds. Two hours later it was back down to 80 pounds. Since it was...

I read that Tri State story.It really proves out that if you are an owner or a driver make sure you cover all possible situations in writing.