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When I had my reefer there was no Tval,and at that time, Roberst Express soon to become FDCC,would pay us extra if we could do a print out of the temps.With out a lift gate all I could haul was 37000 # and that did cost me loads.From what I gather,there are some liftgate ER unit loads to be...

The people that tell you that a solo will do better than a team,just dont want to run team.The HOS rules will dictate how much money a solo operator can make.What you have to realize,expedite freight is just that,pick it up and get it to delivery as fast as possible.Sometimes you will be there...

Lets start form the top.your both fresh out of school.as a tractor trailer operator,your going to have trouble with most companies cause of lack of expience so will have insurance problems.If yoou go into a straight truck,you will be able to get on the road sooner,but,because of the economy the...

First,we at FDCC have a formula to figure our pay,of course we dont know what customers get as a discount.When ever I have asked to see freight charges,I have never had a dispute with the figures. Now as far as my being booted,I just did a system check,and everything seems to be ok. Lawrance,if...

Dave,in 1999 I purchased a refer trailer,equipped the way fdcc wanted it then.Trailer cost was 62500 bucks.With a 50 dollar down payment,100 bucks a month for insurance,trailer cost was 1450 per month.add in service and upkeep,trailer was costing me 20000 bucks a year,and with the depreciation...

usually the E track is installed with rivits.most of it is in 10' lengths..ive not seen lengths longer.

So here I am in Florida. I got down here and already have a load p/u out of St. Pete going to Raleigh, NC on Monday. Guess I'll hang here in the nice weather..... now take your dead head to fl,add those miles to nc,was the dead head to fl really worth it?yes I realize,fl is home

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you have to be 21 to drive a commercial vehicle across state liness,under 21 you can work intrastate,that will get you experience

I keep getting kicked off here,happened 3 times Percentage or mileage,as long as you have a company that will keep you moving,no sitting, a mileage contract will work,but for me,I make more with less work on percentage.I was with a company in 2002,03,04,part 0f 05.I ran 200000 miles a...

Gear ratio in fact has a lot to do with what kind of transmission,and also the type of motor.If your going to have a high torque low rpm motor or a high rpm low torque.The high rpm motors use a low speed rear end ratio,the low rpm motors use a high speed rear end.The high speed gears are lower...

very cool got 90% and missed by 45 miles those 1st two picks kill you

Your company does care,it may seem not,but actually they need the owner opp to stay in business,other wise they would have gone to a company fleet,and that my friends would never work,as now they won't be able to compete in the price market.As most of us have our drivers listed as contract...

He wants 50% of your net,ok,in your expenses,you have to figure in drivers pay,so add 2 drivers pay to your expenses and give him 50% of the net,see how he likes working for peanuts

only factory tint is permitted on a commercial vehicle.if he added the tint,its not that hard to remove it.i was cought here in ohio with dark windows,fine was 77 bucks,and i removed the tint.like i said if its factory tint,its legal

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how many loads did you turn down? i just turned down a $3000 load this afternoon,so im not complaining.It was 1.90 for all miles.and ive turned down to many D loads to count this month

What I pay my co driver is 23% of surface expedite loads.24% w/g Loads and 50% of the acessaral charges.I can do this as i pay myself a lower drivers wage.Most people pay the drivers a 20% split,and as a driver he doesnt have to know your expenses ,after all hes just a driver.two things...

This may not be the best time to become an owner opperator.As you know all companies having trouble staying busy.The expedite carriers usually have a maximum years of 5 years,but will extend this to 10 after you sign on.Regular truck load carries dont usually have an age requirement. There are...

I've hauled expedite freight for the LTL carriers for years.They offer an expedite sevice but have to use one of the expedite carriers to deliver on time