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It's hard for me to tell what, if any, benefit I get from additives, because I idle the truck a lot. I do notice a smoother sound from the engine since I first got in the truck tho. And maybe a slight increase in pickup.

advice... if you want to find loads, get a puter and internet. Or, you can get some contacts and make your rounds with them when you get in a bind.

It depends on whether your company lets you find outside freight or not. Some good places are getloaded.com, expediteloads.com, and gps411.com. The last costs a pretty penny, but can pay for itself just by getting you out of a couple jams. I also get some emails from expedite companies. Most of...

South? You mean south of Edmonton? The day it went out, it was 91 in Indy. I can run in that heat, but sleeping is another story. Part of this situation comes from the fact that the dealer in Indy said it would take them one day to fix the problem, but it took the dealer in Dearborn three days...

RE: best Comp 2-run sole living in Harrisburg PA?? Honestly, I think you'd move just as much with a c-unit as with a d, with the benefit of your truck not being as long. I haven't had too many probs in New England with length, other than narrow turns and such. Though, I've never been completely...

To start out, I was pizzed I had to come home in the first place. The a/c breaking down ended a decent two week run. But when I sit here, I can't go out of town, go to appointments that were made for two weeks from now, get my computer fixed. All that takes time you won't have if someone calls...

That's a good question, and one I don't know off hand. I don't think I'd go more than 1000 lbs per section, just speculating here. That would be something to ask whoever puts the deck in... then knock a few hundred pounds off that. Ideally, I'd have the box built to order. That way, any...

Jim... I think I saw you and your wife several times at different hooks. Does she wear fuzzy slippers? Come to think of it, do you???

RE: best Comp 2-run sole living in Harrisburg PA?? True. I'd give more credence to the larger companies running solo if they stayed primarily in the northeast. Also, there are some companies that give a new england bonus of like $75. You should do pretty well if you could get that and run a...

That makes sense, Jim. But the whole premise of this thread is getting your own freight. With a 28' box, I could expect a couple loads a year if I were running it with a company. If I found my own loads, 1/20 loads might be a t/t rate. With the decking, I could boost that to maybe 1/15. Would it...

It all boils down to what Rich said... treating someone as you would want to be treated. I'm off this entire week cause my a/c is down. I don't count this as my week home because not only was it unexpected, but I had to be ready for when the truck is up. Therefore, it's not my off time. I'm...

In the end, I think you'd gain more freight with the decking than you'd lose because of the width. If you use load bars, think of how many it would take to make a floor across a 20' box. 2 per 4' comes out to 10. Plus you'd have at least that many cargo straps to secure it. Plus a couple extra...

My neighbor told me his company used to have trailers with those fold down floors. They stopped using them because they were stacked top heavy. I still think they'd be worth it on loads where you had many lightweight skids.

I talk to the leprechaun. He tells me to BURN things. :o