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In the past I've generally had to replace 80,000 mile tires somewhere around the 70,000 mile mark, give or take. I've got 80,000 miles tires on this Sprinter, and I've now got 116,386 on them, and they are juuust now getting to the 4/32 tread mark. I'll easily get 120,000 miles out of these...

Are there any carriers out there who are concerned about taking care of the driver's financial needs? If there is, man, that's the one I want to drive for! So far, the only company out there that I've run across that was truly concerned about my financial needs was, uhm, oh, wait, never mind...

Well, 190 for 230 loaded, even with $60 to cover deadhead, is a loser. The fuel was covered for the deadhead, but that's three hours of pure unpaid drive time in order to take a load 230 miles. That's an 8 hour day for no money. What's your time worth? Not sure if I'd have done that run for...

Every day I fight every other expediter out there, not just those with Panther. I'm the last person on the planet to sing Panther's praises, believe me, but I do well with them. Not because they hand me the choice loads on a silver Qualcomm, but because I fight for myself, I fight the smart...

Was sitting in Boston the other day and got a load picking up at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, which is on the southern tip of Maine across the inlet from Portsmouth, NH. At the main gate they searched the van thoroughly, and placed my camera, cell phone (has a camera) and...

It all depends on where you are. If you're in the upper Midwest, like Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, most of the loads around there are in the 150-250 mile range. When I'm in those areas, I'll usually accept one or two of those loads, maybe more depending on when they are offered and where...

While "pro" can certainly stand for processing, and professional, and many other things, in the trucking and transportation industry it is simply a tracking number determined by the PROgressive numbering system. Just add one. Slow and steady, even in expediting, wins the race - Aesop

So far, I've never used more than 100% of the fuel in my tank. Even several years ago when I one time actually ran the tank dry, it didn't use 110% of the fuel in the tank. It used exactly 100%. 100% is 100%, and if you can give 110%, then you were never giving 100% before. Slow and steady...

The "long run" has long ago come and gone, and people aren't calling up and hanging on HOLD waiting to book their freight with high-priced carriers. For really hot shipments, all things being equal, the closest truck or the first to get there will get the load. All other things being equal, the...

I rarely ask for my board position anymore, unless I know I'm in an area where there are likely to be several other vans. Even then, I'll ask once, then forget about it. They're gonna give me a load when they give me one, regardless of what I think my board position might be. I've been #1 on the...

Interesting... One of the first pieces of advice a newbie will get from a veteran is to drive for a fleet owner for 6 months or a year before investing in a truck of their own. Which, of course, is just a fancy way of saying, "Try it out for a while and see if you like it and can do it...

Ah, but that's the beauty of a forum where new people are constantly coming in here and reading things for the first time. Slow and steady, even in expediting, wins the race - Aesop

My FSC year to date at Panther is 17.65 cents per mile. The fuel cost in this Sprinter is about 13.5 cents per mile at $3 a gallon. Since the FSC is supposed to help defray the cost of fuel, not pay for all of it, there are very few absolutes with my van. In other words, I'm not very likely to...

No deductible in KY, either. The Panther insurance gives you two windshield replacements per year. With a Sprinter you'll rarely find that they can replace it the same day, as most auto glass places will not carry a Sprinter shield in stock, but will have to get it overnighted in. The two that...

The other day I had my mechanic do my DOT inspection. Not the Sprinter tech guy, but my regular mechanic. I had him do it because he's extraordinarily thorough. He said the lower ball joints were a little loose, nothing major, but to keep a close eye on them. I had him replace them. He repacked...

RE: geez!!!! A couple of points. One, I read this site for a long, long time before I became a registered member. There are others who visit regularly and will never register, so someone who hasn't been registered for very long could very well have been reading the site for years. Two...

One thing to keep in mind about this Transportation bill (and its budget) is that it is a combined budget for the Department of Transportation and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (the Transportation-HUD appropriations budget). Many people believe that HUD's responsibilities are...

RE: Question on Personal/buisiness Laptop Computer I don't do Dell anymore because of their Customer Service. I used to have a really nice, high end Toshiba laptop, widescreen, the whole bit. It was over three grand new. In one year on the road I beat it up to the point where even Greg would...

I was with on a plane that departed from LaGuardia that morning, bound for Los Angeles. We were put down in St Louis. The night before we had dinner at the restaurant atop the World Trade Center. I try not to think about it much. Slow and steady, even in expediting, wins the race - Aesop

I actually laughed out loud at that one. :D Slow and steady, even in expediting, wins the race - Aesop