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In case you haven't figured it out,the reason for the 5 year limit.Most commercial vehicles start having mechanical problems in their 4th year.By the 5th year, they become major problems.If your on a critical load,and break down,this could cause a customer to have to shut their plant...

Still sitting home,oh ya ,I'm out of service.Freightliner said that they don't expect the parts to be in 'til Tuesday around noon.2 hours work,so should be back in service Tuesday night.Already received check for repair from State Farm,curious what they will do about my down time.Going to be 12...

Leasing onto more than 1 company.Are there really companies that will let you do this?How do you know who's liability insurance your running on in case of an accident.Company A offers you a load,but Company B might have a better one, so you turn down the first load,then Company C tell his...

you better wait til you find someone to work for.they might already have gps,or cb radio. as far as a right off,all you spend having to do with your work can be a right off

as long as there are guys that are willing to haul anything anywhere,there will always be cheap freight.If some poor slob,that wants to go home,and there are everyday,then there will be cheap freight.When you have an area that gets more trucks in, than loads out,there will be cheap...

lots places in Elizabeth NJ for a vans to park,even straight trucks,tractor trailers more difficult

But what is cheap freight?What one considers cheap,may not be cheap for another.When the carrier your leased to, commits to a load,if it doesn't make your standards you can turn it down,but here's the problem.The load doesn't pay enough to make you a profit,but the customer does a big...

You keep wanting to know the difference in money per mile between Fed Ex CC and Panther.Panther pays per mile,Fed Ex CC pays percentage.the money you makes,is purely how you run your business,meaning how much dead head your willing to run. no matter how much you read,what anyone says,expedite is...

It's not that simple guys.He said he's been out of trucking for a few years.Most carriers will treat him as newbie,others will just want him to take a road test,but the hazmat is another situation.First he needs to be finger printed,then when he gets the o k,can then take his hazard test.And...

Most companies charge their customers more for hauling the hazard loads,as there is more cost in doing the these loads.So the answer is yes,you should get more for doing a hazard load.Most of the companies that do hazard,won't hire you with out the endorsement.I know a couple companies that...

First off,welcome to EO.Expediting is just another form of specialized trucking.It's nothing like regular freight.In the beginning it was meant to put the right size truck with the right size load,so the customer could get their freight off and on the dock, with out paying for a full tractor...

Sounds like you have an A cdl or are just getting one.If so, there are other options than Custom Critical,and Panther.There is also much more to expediting than getting behind the wheel and driving a truck.You need to find some one you can drive with.The owner,not a driver for an owner.There are...

As long as we are talking visibility,many states have lights on when wipers are on,but how many cars and trucks actually do this?We have daylight running lights,how hard do you think it would be,to have the lights automatically come on ,when the wipers are turned on?

Texting,this is just a small part of the distractions that goes on in our moving vehicles, on our nations highways.I've seen everything from women putting makeup on, to men having oral sex,while their cars were in motion.Even our states finest can be seen typing in their computers while in...

Iets put it this way,your better off with it,than without it.

I run TA fuel,and, except in the states that the TA uses bio fuel,my truck gets its best fuel mileage.I have no trouble with power losses either.Besides with the big discount,how can you afford to go anywhere else.

Before divorce, I was a horse trainer,after divorce, became a truck driver.Drove a union company truck for 5 years,then had this vision,I should own my own truck.. Before leasing to Roberts Express in 1984,I was hauling our nations produce,from coast to coast.In 1984 came Roberts Express,that...

I once had a class 8 cat,that was in for warranty work.Cat wanted to see records of my oil changes and they told me if I hadn't been using the CAT filters,they wouldn't be helping me. Good luck LEO

unless you get caught with a phony log,or you run out of luck and wreck your van