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The particular truck that I saw was not a CR unit,just a normal C unit which of course gets offered B Loads.Truck was out of MN with a H/Wife team in it. Even it was a CR unit,best hope that no one gets ill for any extended time or an accident puts you down for any length of time. What we try to...

All those bells and whistles are nice but what happens if you have some bad luck or accidents and the company you lease to deactivates your unit. Perhaps the Special Services or white Glove Management personel decide to no longer run your unit,a few cargo claims and you are out then you are...

Jack a C unit can be any vehicle that has a minimum of a 12 foot box nd can haul 5,000 pounds. it can be a small cabover Mitsi or a Class 8 Century or Volvo. Smart C owners have a small vehicle that meets C requirements but gets bettr mileage,costs less to insure etc. You get the picture. Last...

Pure and simple.The Planet we live on goes through cycles.Look back at old photos when coal smoke hung over everywhere.Got just as hot then as it does now. Bet Mr Almost President keeps his Tn house at 68 in the summer and 75 in the winter. His daughters probably drive suv's and the Tipper cooks...

RE: best Comp 2-run sole living in Harrisburg PA?? Fedex still runs C Units, tarrifs and pay for the New England and NorthEast area are usually somewhat higher then the rest of the country due to a toll booth every 200 feet. If you deliver into NYC they pay a additional $50.00 to cover the...

RE: best Comp 2-run sole living in Harrisburg PA?? What size unit are you planning to run.Pa and the Northeast+ New England will keep you busy with FDXCC

This type of topic ,Drivers vs fleet owners wil be going on ad infitum. Sometimes information is either left out or embellished to give the author more credibility as too their claim. I have heard horror stories fromm both sides. Drivers quiting in the middle of no where,owners demanding more...

At one time in my life I worked for the GE of Europe ,Siemens. One time I was a passenger in a BMW on the autobahn doing about 140 mph. I don't see how any one could possibly see a obscene finger action at that speed. The driver and some of the other guys thought 140 was just cruising. But when...

Several years back GEO used to set one up on Sunday nights. Worked out OK,how about doing it again George.

You sound like a hard working driver working for a guy who does not appreciate you and your efforts. There are lots of owners looking for drivers with good work ethics,if I was you I would be out of there.

I have been in the habit of buying Power Service additives in Walmarts. The price of a quart was generally about $5.40. Over the last month I noticed that in the automotive section of various Walmarts there is now an empty space where Power Service was sold. I have seen this in about 10-12...

I would think an owner could determine by the trucks MPG if the driver was selling off the owners fuel. If you get 10 mpg for one week and it drops to 4 the next week something is going on. I personally know of a guy in Cleveland that had 2 drivers running a C unit. They sold off new tires and...

Something tells me that Dan's better half might have had a word or two with him.

Lunch alwys tastes better when someone else buys it.:P