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Did Freightliner ever get your engine to run right?

One important thing is have your agreement in writing.Spell out exactly what expenses you are responsible for,how and when you will be paid,time off, breakdown costs on the road,etc. When you put it together have both signatures witnessed by a notary public,this protects you and the O/O. If...

Now in our country that thief would be free on bail and suing the hell out of your wife,the police,the caretaker and the neighbors. Plus be on talk shows and maybe a book deal.

Weave is correct,the carrier you are interested in will most likely want you to take the test at one of their approved locations.

How about this one: you now read the AARP magazine from cover to cover instead of throwing it away.

In my 18 years on the road I have never been approached to buy or sell drugs and I have only witnessed 1 transaction which I think was a set up.I have been approached by lot lizards 8-10 times ,just about everywhere,but man the gay guys in the rest areas are something else. I actually had a...

Another legal weapon that you can carry everywhere is a Flare Pistol. Met a guy in Michigan once who had one,nasty looking device and it would shoot 2 flares before it needed to be reloaded.He had no problem going into Canada with it.You can buy them at Marine outlets. I carry a device up in...

Another good little weapon to have is Wasp and Hornet spray.It shoots in a straight line about 20 feet and really will deter someone.One time in New York City in Manhatten at a traffic light, one of the window waher guys jumped up on my running boards and started to clean the windows.I asked...

Chet, I sent you a private E Mail about your questions as I made some observations about some of the Expediting Companies that are out there and don!t want to get any one poed at EO.

It was explained to me by the FDX CC safety department that there is 3 scenarios that require post accident drug test. 1 If anyone was killed. 2 If the trucker receives a citation and the other person is injured. 3 If the trucker receives a citation and the other vehicle must be towed. So the...

One very important piece of information is,did he get a citation from the police. If he did I would recommend talking to an attorney right away. Also,if he was a OTR driver his logbook needs to have all of the I!s dotted and T!s crossed. I gather he is not an owner operator so in that case I...

How about this one. " What you used to do all night ,now takes you all night to do."

Ran into a Conway guy the other day in Birmingham,he has a new M2 with the same engine problem. He called it "loping",Freightliner told him that this was normal??. One of the mechanics said he could try to increase the fuel pump pressure and that might help, but he was afraid to as it might...

60/40 split commonly refers to the percentage of the revenue split between the drivers and the owner. The driver or drivers keep 60% of the revenue,generally buy all of the fuel out of that 60 % and the owner gets 40%.So if a truck grosses $2k a week the driver receives $1200 for his efforts.But...

What you propose would be an ideal world but you would need to have your own operating authority and trip lease to a carrier,otherwise you are running under a Carrier!s authority and they all usually require Exclusive use. This is so that they have an idea of how many trucks are available in an...

Mick, I will try to answer some of your questions. Having your own authority means you are a registered cariier with the US Dot and can transport regulated shipments on an interstate basis. No responsible shipper will give you freight unless you can prove that you have US Dot authority.This...

RE: Doing it on our own vs Signing on with a compa Just the word Expediting tells you that you would have difficulties doing it on your own.You may find a shipper that is willing to use you in an Expedite situation but you must be AVAILABLE at that moment.If you are not they will go elsewhere...

Well you may say Ha Ha but those expenses are real and have to be paid for.Sounds to me that you have a Sprinter payment of $1026 per month. You should figure our your Costs Per Mile,take your fixed costs which go on no manner what and your operating costs,get a figure and never go below that...

I would buy vs lease. Most leases have mileage limitations built into the lease and you pay big time when you go over the limit. As far as taxes go you can claim actual operating expenses plus depreciation as a business expense,plus the interest on your loan or you can take a mileage deduction...

I think you should repost this question in the General Expedite forum.The Loading Dock forum deals with other issues then trucking.