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I have to say that if you feel you need a jock strap to carry yourself around more power to ya. Especially if you need a jockstrap to put over another jockstrap i.e. Fedex and ES jesus, paying good money for other people to tell you what to do. How much of a safety net you need there...

Dont forget your logs... a crap load of stuff you have to put down to note the crossing, make sure you have it filled in before you hit the first weighstation or big trouble.. ( alberta and BC are the worst)... good stuff you can drive 13 out of 14 hour duty day, even more when you get above...

Speaking of fuel economy one of my trucks with a 9 speed eaton, detroit S60 at 470 hp with a 4.23 rear gear (lift axle down) empty weight of over 22k gets between 11 to 11.5 at 65 mph and 10.5 at 75 miles an hour, last trip haulin balls out at about 78 in the flat lands with a load. Went...

You may be right on the old non syncro spicers, have no knowledge on how they hold up, All i can speak to is the other ones, which are not as good as the 6 speed eatons for reliability. I will admit that perhaps stating a generality like " a crappy Class 7" is to broad a brush to paint...

Greg is quite right most of the class 7 trucks you see built are spec'd with a very high rear axle ratio, not meant for expediting and they are just terrible. The best thing you can do is get the truck on the highway and see what the motor is turning at highway cruising speeds. A crappy class...

Well in response i think i would still stay away from the mercedes. Price the parts out and you will see exactly how expensive ownership can be. The turbo alone is over 3k installed when the cummins is half that. My freightliner with the mercedes WAS AND IS most expensive truck maintance-wise...

Fleet owners aside from training the new expedite driver, also provide a welcome service to the older driver. All of my drivers are older and simply dont want to go through the bs of owning a truck. They feel that in this stage of their career, the investment in a truck may not be wise, due to...

240 hp is a low horse motor for otr 300 to 330 good in a class 7 truck. No substitute for horsepower. If you can a 9 speed is the way to go, no spicer 7 speeds break alot and expensive to repair. Eaton fuller 6 is better then the spicer 7. But a 9 or ten speed is great for otr with a .74...

Cat motors are junk... two expensive to fix some you cannot rebuild and cat out of market which poses long term parts and service problems. Mercedes motors are absolutely horrendous, major expensive problems with egr motors constantly... again very very expensive to rebuild. very weak...

Greg334 your incorrect call corporate they will tell you its the same for st8s... and most brokers break it out that way as well. It is important cause thats what i pay my drivers.

Well no doubt you are all aware of the S&P downgrade of the fed debt, but what do you think that will do to the general economy and our business? The cost of borrowing is sure to go higher, but what of the effect on industry purchases (which we transport) and consumer confidence. (already...

Greg you must drive a cargo van... the fuel surcharge at landstar is 47 cents, it was this week and it was last week, the week before it was 46. Of course you could agree with the broker to accept less but if you look at the load board you will see it is 47 cents on up for trucks. I dont...

I have a hard time swallowing that you eat up 20 percent of the revenue in tolls and dh fuel. In my example you would have to deadhead 500 miles in order to eat that money up. If the deadhead is that horrific you as a business person better have made sure you got compensated for it somewhere...

Well it really depends on what the fs (fuel surcharge) is.... a crappy carrier pays less then the true fs. A good carrier pays true fs based on the weekly national average. Let me give you an example. Landstar pays true fs. currently 47 cents a mile. so if you have a 1000 mile run you get...

Moose for your information: "Consequences of Treating an Employee as an Independent Contractor If you classify an employee as an independent contractor and you have no reasonable basis for doing so, you may be held liable for employment taxes for that worker (the relief provisions, discussed...

I would just take one tank off or cheaper yet put shut off valves on it. Need more fule mount a reefer tank next to rear axle. In any event you really dont need to be hauling that much fuel around with you anyway, reduces fuel economy and is harder on the steer axle and tires.

Replying to why a driver gets the balance of his pay paid to him at the time of settlement by the carrier. 3 reasons come to mind. 1. At our carrier the driver is allowed to advance 50 percent of the gross of the load at pickup which effectively means the driver receives 80 percent of his...

Wow I dont know about a credit rating system because its more then likely an owner will keep the note going on his trucks but fail to pay his driver, figuring another fish will come along anyway. What we really need is a mechanism to lien the truck for unpaid wages much like a mechanics lein...

well I think if you used a star rating system on a series of topics without any possibility of libelous statements being issued by the rating party, you might be able to avoid the subsequent lawsuits. A drivers assignment of a rating to the fleet owner is a subjective opinion rather then a...

well now for a one night stand with Maria kunis I might risk it...... Like visa says somethings are priceless :)