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While no company is for everyone, I make my opinions pretty well known. We have had trucks on with several different carriers over the years. We on occassion have frustrations like anyone, but for us, Panther clearly fits the bill. Our results and relationships with Panther have been very...

I've talked to a couple of advertisers on this site and both seemed to discourage me from signing on with my van =================================================================== That will answer some of your questions with regards to some of the companies. I applaud the ones that have...

Big deisel wrote; You know I can see a detention time not being paid, but the FSC is discussed before hand and is part of the rate. If the federal legislation would have passed, the fuel surcharge would be part of the rate. Currently it is not. That is why it is provided as a seperate number...

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Good know, thanks for the info. Davekc

We have a T300 with 520,000 miles and the original clutch and tranny need service. I will post our costs when it is done. Still shifts fine but gets a occassional rattle in reverse. Either a clutch spring or the throwout bearing is reaching its point. Our plan is to replace the clutch ect...

One always has to consider the motive and or the source of the information. No real or productive reason to respond. My reputation speaks for itself. Davekc owner 21 years

Sadly, since the fuel surcharge legislation failed to pass, any surcharge is not mandatory as mentioned. Rules governing interstate commerce are not the same as other business transactions. What is quoted to the customer and what they pay can be different. Since it is not mandatory, they can...

Illinois made some recent changes several months ago when they went and raised all the tolls. Outside of that, I'm not sure what other changes they made. Good information to know. Thanks for the post. Davekc

Terry wrote suspect that any of the major carriers would be more than ready to add three hours to an ETA if too many older teams find the 10 hour duty periods too fatigueing to continue in the biz. jernation deserves kudos for developing a means to git-er-done in lieu of groaning about the...

Jernation wrote; his works, is legal, and has been tested. The only sore point is getting your company to recognize that you need to shut down the truck for 3 hours to be legal. Comments / suggestions appreciated ===================================================================== You last...

Good luck on your new venture. Either of those transmissions are easy to shift once you get used to them. Once you reach a point in which you can float the gears, you won't use the clutch except when you start and stop. Davekc

guess its time for me to hunt up some Panther folks, and try to get an idea as to how they manage the overhead at that rate. You essentially answered your own question. Do as much research as you can and talk to as many that are doing it. Davekc

If not doing a Sprinter or something, you could consider a aerocell out of Buffalo, NY Their site is www.unicell.com Davekc

Chuck Excellent post with a perspective of how it is effecting solo drivers. Davekc

Dang Dave I knew you had a big sleeper but three gen sets, must have a washer and dryer in that puppy. I want to drive for Dave That is funny. We have more than one truck. The red KW your probably thinking of has a Truckgen. Send your application:7 Davekc

With so many different units, it can be a hard question to answer. Alot of my personal opinions would depend on the application. Power requirements for example on a 72" sleeper, would be different than for a 120". Can you run a roof air? Or, do you need something smaller and contained? While I...

Certainly a excellent article that reflects the thoughts of many drivers. These new rules were implemented to accomadate the special interest groups. This is another example of government policy makers jumping into something they know little about. It will be interesting to see what the long...

Gregg wrote I beg to differ with DaveKC, windows 95 does have a word processor, wordpad, but it does not have a spell checker You are correct for pointing that out. I forgot that a word processor wasn't included in the original bundle of software. If I recall, we added it with Exel ect as a...

The other good thing is it is only a sensor on the sending unit. The cost of that repair should be quite different than the $2400.00. Let us know how it goes if you get it repaired. Davekc