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I wouldn't worry about any of those clowns in that Akron office reading these posts...I'll bet they have a corporate policy forbidding that or they brainwash them so they don't. Buster Brown will be just a mere alien at the doorstep. :+

At the end of one of the longest EO threads I have seen in a while, I loved DooWop's response. Those are the reasons I became an O/O. Why do I do all this and work so hard at it? I just simply don't want to work for someone else again. Through the course of things I have to do day to day...

One lady I recently transferred freight to at our expedite co. would be a good one to interview- She lives in Az and runs solo, so would probably be a better one to interview than the typical husband-wife team gal. Maybe I can get some more info.. -Weave-

Is that the "Shah of Iran" in Detroit who sells them, or Alumi-Junk in Canada who builds that infamous leak job you are referring to? :7 -Weave-

What would be the bare minimum floor space needed to use the unit? My new sleeper will be 72". Probably too small for the portable shower, but thought I'd ask. I don't need a huge sleeper as I run solo and do get home often, but I do require one shower a day (see my picture) to avoid smelling...

A few days ago my father (mudflap) said he posted something in reply to someone asking about engines and said his reply never showed up on the forum. Also, I have sent a few of the private messages to members whom I don't know their e-mails with no responses- was wondering if using that works...

Just having seen the new movie, I came up with a new trucking super-hero.. SCHNEIDER-MAN!! He is dressed in his orange and black spider outfit and hits the highway blocking up any truck behind him limiting them to 62 MPH.. FUEL SAVING BONUS is the name of his game.. To further slow you, he...

Thinking back, the "ropes" of the job are not very hard to learn. I did it myself solo, and that was going in and out of Canada for Thompson Emergency hauling GM auto stuff, so I had to learn a lot of things quick, but it's mostly common sense stuff. It would be a big advantage to run with an...

I started laughing when I saw your T300 picture- That EXACT one is for sale on consignment at Ft Wayne truck center right now. It is a 2001 with 36k miles on it. The fellow who bought it can no longer drive for health reasons- he said to make him an offer. The graphics are from the show...

I know what you mean when it comes to lasy drivers, and that's all it is. Those are the ones Landstar agents SHOULD avoid using. I even experience it where I am at sometimes. I rolled into our little terminal one night and there was a load sitting there. 620 miles to RI. The fellow who...

The T300 HDX I am buying (or at least trying to) is a new leftover 2001. Price quoted is $69,900 and they are going to give me $7500 for my '95 FL70, about what it would bring at auction. The KW's cost a bit more than a Freightliner or the Sterling, but the way Jeff Jones spec's them is with...

Come on Tony, you're the big company owner- you can buck the system- simply confuse the customers with the PGH 3% loyal customer discount tacked on with a 5% fuel surcharge! Just hide the fuel surcharge in some sort of tax deductible BS through your accountant.. You can do it, I have faith in...

Mr. Cooper is going to be fun! I almost always take a driver or O/O point of view, as that's who I am, and the people who I try to help the most on the forums. I have already taken some stabs at Mr. Cooper. I do hope he can dish some stuff out to us O/O's and drivers too from his point of...

I guess I'll start this show;-) A C unit can be anything from a class 8 tractor with a small box to a large (Freightliner Sprinter) van. There is no solid classification- it varies from carrier to carrier. GVW's, payloads, box sizes, etc vary drastically. I run at C&M Transport where there...

The 6 hour heat up time isn't that bad- that's about the average wait time for a shower at T/A:7 ...plus you don't have to share your mildew with others:7 Thanks for info- --Weave--

Rich, if you like a Cummins/EF powertrain combo, check out the KW T300. Cummins ISC is an electronic controlled fuel injection 24 valve head version of your older C8.3 rated @ 315 HP. Teamed with the Eaton Fuller super 10 speed (a 10 speed you only make 4 shift lever movements with) this combo...

Either it was the farm animal thing getting you moving or FedEx higher-ups are just discovering how bad their own contractors knock them on this forum:+ Glad to hear you are alive and well. If the bankers allow me to I will be running a brand new KW T300 like yours soon based on the compliments...

Putting myself back into a pair of new driver shoes, paging all the drivers in the area with the first one to accept the load receiving it doesn't sound that fair to me. Say driver 1 had been sitting in an area for a couple of days. Driver 2 rolled into same area a few hours ago and checked...

The best thing to do is TALK..In person. I have talked to successful Landstar contractors, even LEA's. And believe me, I am a quiet, yet smelly unsociable fellow. I have talked to and dealt with unsuccessful LEA's too. Lots of them. I have posted this before, but even the successful one's...

You have an interesting post. The fact is what those "stats" tend to do is uncomplicate what is the complicated. What you don't see is the other half- the O/O's profit margin. For a while I have been recommending a free book from overdrive (www.overdriveonline.com) called "Partners in...