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We are in the transportation business,and if you don't know what Murphy's law is,then you are a very lucky person.No matter how you plan for something to go wrong,you never seem to plan for what will happen next.For example,month of Jan,new Radiator,$4000 then bad water leak that thought was...

If you become an owner opp,run team for the right company,you could make more than that for less time at work.I usually work 260 days a year,and most of the time,my net pay before taxes is $75000 a year.My insurance is thru medicare,and i dont have a 401.If possible,I spend evey dime I make,you...

I've got air ride on all my axles,including steers.I probably shouldn't say this,my truck has over 980000 miles,on the original shocks.No shimmy,and I'm still get over 200000 miles on my steer tires.I have replaced shocks on the sleeper a couple times,and a couple air bags,but unless I see fluid...

Why the fuss about the weather?GUess we have fixed the global warming,this reminds me of the winter of I think,1978.I can remember when most of our winters were like this. Shoot,when I was a kid,I can remember it snowing on holloween. Most states have pretty good road crews,just slow down and be...

Each size unit at TRI STATE gets it's own rate.I'm not sure how tha FSC is figured,but it mostly depends on the way the contract is set with each company.At FDCC it was alot easier to figure the FSC,but I can tell you,here at TRI STATE,ther have been loads the FSC bought all the fuel.WE get no...

We are all in expediting for 1 reason and 1 reason only,the profit is higher than with any truck load carrier.Most of us don't look at miles but revenue,as our loaded money per mile is higher than most all of the industry.All the expedite carriers,have different pay schemes,but after the...

I very seldom sleep over 5 hrs a day,but usually get a 1 hour nap in the afternoon,at my age you need it, lol.The successful solo,stays in the short freight areas,and that's is an advantage at FDCC,cause they do have higher pay for the short runs.A lot higher pay.A load 1 mile to 200 miles will...

I figured that you would be 265,thats the average Coronado wheel base,mines just 260,I have 140 gallon fuel tanks instead of the 150's.The only place in Canada you can get away with that wheel base is Alberta,they don't have regulation there,but dont even try to get to British Columbia from...

There was a time,I would be at a motel,and plug my block heater into a wall socket in my room.I left it there all night If you want to see if your block heater is working,before you plug it in,check out you electic meter on the side of your house,and watch the dials go around,then plug in the...

You average 11 posts a day.Do you ever post anything besides jokes that are sent to you over the internet.A lot of the jokes I've seen my self in my emails. Not to ruffle your feathers,just wandering.

I was once told by a FED EX Freight guy that if it weren't for Freight,CC would go under.I laughed all the way back to my truck.Since I left they started the FR system.I 've got friends that went hat way,and went back to pedcentage. Ron's last name starts with an S,Take what he says with a...

you dont have a forced dispatch but you could sit a long time getting a load that pays you 2.32per mile plus fsc.I sent you a PM,layout is a tval reefer,D unit,and their numbers are much better than a surface fedcc tractor. And believe what Greg says,there are favorites,thats how you get pre...

Depends on what size equipment your driving,and what company your with.When I was with FDCC I always had a 1 or 2 day wait,except in the busy times.with Tri State,don't get to sit around much,they keep a tractor very busy,not sure about straight trucks,as I'm in a tractor.

rule of thumb,never own more trucks than you can drive by yourself

53 ft trailer,max wheelbase on tractor is 244 inches.your in a coronado,if its decked out ;like mine,its to long, fine is a lot more than you can afford,don't get cought if you have a long wheel base.

look at the otherside,its extra money,yes will tie you up,but what if there isnt another load,and you sit couple days,that short load would have paid expenses for sitting evry load isnt going to be a home run,you need to take the bad wit the good,as loand as the pay is right.Different story if...

regular cop,no dot on private property,just forget the ticket,no one will know about it.If it were a highway patrol or dot that would be different,as warning tickets now count,but not a regular cop,he wouldnt even know of the dot rules.

each company figurs the fsc different.A lot of it depends on the contracts they have with their customers.In a D truck with good fuel mileage,60 40 would be good,but should your fuel mileage suck,60% wouldnt be enough

Dot requires some of the logos,in many cases,the scales uaually pass over the trucks fom the larger companies.

most use a different system now,dac is obsolete