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Many of the posts on here have indicated a trend towards some mechanical problems with the Sprinter. Remember that your income stops when broke down or waiting for service or parts. Many of their parts have to be ordered from Germany.(information from related posts) As the same as Terry, I know...

RE: Converting a class 8 3 axle to a straight truc I would agree that a class 8 should get a longer life span, however if a class 7 is speced right it will achieve simular or better milage. We have a class 7 and it is in the 10 to 12 mpg range. I am not aware of any class 8's doing better than...

Pete has made some nice improvements. I would have been nice that they would have added the wiring system that KW uses. Pete has ground wires for just about all of the electrical components. Certainly could be more prone to electrical issues. But, time will tell.

Terry or Lawrence would know the van milage but on straight trucks it is usually 8 to 12.Alot of it on SS depends on how the truck is speced. My quess on vans would be 14 to 20. On the vans, that is just a quess.

I like the theory on how it works, but I would wonder how long it would last. A small engine like that would have a tremendous amount of RPM's over a short period of time. I looked at their website, however they don't get too technical. As Lawrence mentioned, the Espar is a good unit and the...

I think 25% is too low. And the owner gets 1500 regardless a month? What happens if the van breaks down or is tied up because parts are not available? Do you at that point, owe him money? Sounds like a unestablished owner with limited resources if he "has" to make 1500. I would run the other...

couriers are local pickup/delivery companies. Their deliveries for the most part are small package and documents. Expediter freight is LTL loads, specialized loads, and production parts. Some expedite companies haul Haz-mat as well, and most couriers do not. There are some other differences as...

I wasn't aware that Panther did that. I have never used Comdata so I quess that is why. I have never seen the point of paying someone else to use my own money. We did have it for a couple of months back in the Roberts days, and they were terrible with their accounting practices. Hopefully they...

"Home time is important" If you want to be home every weekend, I would not recommend expediting. One should expect to stay out at least two to three weeks at a time. Just about all of the companies go to Missouri. The only one that I recall being based in that area is Metro Express. Read as many...

Sounds like you have a plan....good luck!

RE: Converting a class 8 3 axle to a straight truc Barn doors were great until the wife decided she didn't like getting out in the rainy or cold weather, so we went to a roll up door. Ours has held up pretty well. Only item that required repair was the replacement of the cables. Seem to last...

For us, we send the originals via trip pak. We do keep a copy for our records or in the event they get lost. We don't use Comdata for fuel so I am not aware of matching it against log books. I don't believe I have ever heard it mentioned either. Maybe a lawyer is using them in a traffic case to...

RE: Considering Signing-on with FedEx Custom Criti While I don't run for Fedex, I see two issues you need to address as well. Getting home every weekend will be difficult as mentioned, regardless of the carrier. In addition, unless you know EXACTLY what you are jumping into, drive for a owner...

There is no hard and fast rule on detention time. The only reason that I have paid the detention time to drivers is because when it comes to oil changes and maintenence, they are using their time. While I would pay for there repair, they are not reimbursed for time unless the truck is tied up...

RichM has some good advise above. Talk to the companies that you are interested in and from that point determine what kind of employment with a owner you want, or what type of truck you want to put on with a prospective company.

Bob, as you indicated with Panther, andthe same with FedEx, alot of revenue numbers will be different depending on what you are hauling. Example would be reefer loads, governments loads, white glove type loads ect. A new person would probably not being doing that many loads of that nature. Our...

I think it would help to mention to the new folks that their percentage of deadhead will be higher in their beginning stages. Unless you are on a dedicated lane, it takes a while to learn were a carrier's account base and freight lanes are located. This is all heavily related to experience with...

For what it is worth. It will be expensive for a lawyer to represent you, however it is generally inexpensive to have a lawyer write a letter for you. Remember, they don't know to what lengths you might or might not pursue something.

After all that, the wife is going to have to take a shower with her cowboy boots on.:7

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