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I don't know the exact pay amount other than it was less than $1200. With the deadhead from thier last delivery they said the load was paying $1.02 for all miles. It also delivered in an area they felt they would have to deadhead at least 400-500 miles out of for thier next load. I forgot to...

This was recently told to me by a friend that was offered the following and I would be interested in other's thoughts on this: While they were enroute deadheading to Dever,Co dispatch sent them an offer. It was a transfer load which required they meet another truck in the Dever area early the...

In reading A-Team's thread "Two kinds of out of service" something has been mentioned that disturbs me. A carrier asking that you allow another driver(s) to take your truck to complete a run. This also reminds me of a rumor I've heard that on some of the "High Security" freight the drivers are...

20,000-25,000 mile intervals between oil changes has worked well for us on our Catapillar C-10 engine. We have a bypass filter system also. This has been the regiment since this truck was new and the engine is still tight at 651,000 miles. One change I've recently added is to replace the primary...

Recently I've been contacted by several team drivers that have had a bad experiance with a fleet owner out of Georgia. Some claim to have lost as much as tens of thousands of dollars to this fleet owner, which they feel has been wrongfully kept. These drivers are wanting to file a Class Action...

There is a new thread that has been posted in the truck talk portion of the EO forum. If you don't normally go there this is a must read, especially for those expediters out here for their first winter. The new fuel blends may change the way our trucks perform this winter as we found out the...

Great topic! We just had our 1st gell up and it was no fun. As the others have advised Brand name additives help and extra fuel filters and a filter wrench are a must. We've used and carried both for years yet we never had a gell up in this truck. On 11/30/06 while attempting to cross Vail Pass...

Don't know if this will help but I would think it would give you a rough estimate: In 2001 our new 22' Kidron Ultra reefer box cost $14,560.00. Our belly mount Thermo King UTS split reefer cost $16,415.00. I've heard Carrier was comparably priced at the time. If you calculate a small percentage...

I agree with Terry as we are seeing the same trend with our DR-unit. We are hauling much of the same freight in 2006 as we were in 2004 and 2005. In previous years our average per mile for all miles was a bit higher. As more expedite companies have come into play especially during this year, I...

The loss of any life brings on sadness. But, I for one agree with Tennesseahawk. Unfortunately, the ideas and thinking of what he created in his business I don't see today with new management. I have to wonder, would Mr Hunt have approved of his company refusing to pay a valid claim for damage...

We were recently dispatched on a run that at the time we accepted the load we were not aware of the following: 1. The drivers are required to wait in the driver's lounge while the shipper loads,pads,straps the freight,and closes the box doors and seals it prior the drivers being allowed back to...

When we drove 18 wheelers, which we did for many years, we found that many of the other drivers were willing to jump right in and offer their help. You didn't even have to ask. If there was a brother/sister trucker working on their truck at the truckstop or sitting on the side of an interstate...

Prior to getting into expediting I hauled Florida grown tropical plants out of FL weekly for Midwest Transport Corp. to points throughout the eastern seaboard and to the PA area. All plants are required to be treated for insects prior to shipment and certified. The same goes for citrus. The...

Ok folks, sounds like there are many ways to look at figuring lost potentual revenue for downtime. In making it simple,take our situation: Truck will be in repair shop a minimum of three days getting damaged box repaired.Company that hit us is responsible to pay.What is a fair amount to demand...

Great thread Phil. As you know it affects us first hand! After recently being hit and our truck damaged by a JB Hunt Transport Inc truck, "Potentual Lost Revenue" becomes a big issue. We all know our expedite trucks make far more in average daily net revenue than many common carriers do. Yet...

Oh, I'm not being uppity.:D Just fortunate that my wife showed me there is something better than staying at "Flea Bag Motel" that my prior trucking company used to treat its drivers to.Used to find some SCARY things shining my blacklight on the bedsheets and pillows!!!x(

If you've never run an 18 wheeler as my wife and I did together for three years, you don't know how spoiled we expediters really are. Trust me, being spoiled is a good thing. We did five turns a week for Midwest Coast Transport hauling Hersheys Chocolate from Oakdale,CA to Salt Lake City,UT...

Sounds like you got a good deal. Hopefully the discount plan you have offers some of the better mid to upper range hotel chains. Many of the "Discount" plans for drivers we've seen thus far only offer the low end chains which we refuse to stay at. We will definately have to checkout Ooida's...

A question that I have is why did they give up a home, cars, and furniture to go into an un-stable industry such as this? Being economy driven as expediting is, on any given day the stock markets can crash throwing the country into an economic tailspin. Granted, thats a bit extreme but my point...

His company has shown no concern over my "alledged claim that their driver committed assault and/or battery". I wasn't even asked if I was ok or if I had been hurt.Their claim is they have no responsibility for the driver's actions other than the property damage.Thats ok, I'm done with them. Our...