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im starting to believe this thread is turning into just another truck driver squable.you know, truck drivers fighting are like pigs in mud,they love it.My 1st truck driving job,back in the 70's was on a percentage contract,my second was miles and hours,and third was percentage again.in...

1st of all,fedex ground drivers,go out and back,they are mostly on bid runs,and run more miles in a week than i run in two weeks.their mileage pay isnt anything to brag about.they buy thier fuel at company facilities mostly,1.25 per gallon,and are very close to being company drivers.the owners...

i use my onboard to check fuel mileage and I check the miles driven divided by number of gallons bought,they come out exactly the same.as far as this hot fuel.if its hot going into the ground,then doesnt the fuel stop get less fuel.does that really have a bareing on what we buy.the biggest...

you want to know why the 1500 trucks for 750 loads,on any given day,25% of the trucks will be out of service, and somtimes even more,25% of the trucks will be on a 2 day run,now your down to 750 trucks,with 25% of drivers turning the loads down.When you have drivers,not the owners, on a 60/40...

if the td problem was fixed with the flat rate plan they tried out with the tractors,we would all be on flat rate now.what you fail to realize,expedite freight is short mileage freight,the main reason for a team is there maybe deadhead involved,that would make it impossible for a solo to do,so...

i had a 1977 kw with a 36 in sleeper,had to crawl thru what would of been a window,if it didnt have a sleeper,no power steering,roof mounted air conditioning that would drip on your elbow,but the truck ran well over a hundred mph.had industrial cummins,over 400 hp to the ground.with my reefer...

Bruno,thats about what i average,but im careful what and where i go.

i was on flat rate at con-way now,200000 mile the 1st year,never had to sit,then they saw the light.no dead head un less dead heading to a load,my mileage went down the tubes,and im still trying to get out the debt i became in from lack of miles.oh and they kept offering loads that were 10 cpm...

ok,lets say you get your wish.do you think you will get enough miles that way? ok you get paid to get your load,you get paid to deliver your load,you get paid to get to your express center.now,your in a D unit,almost every ex center shows 10 d units a day.at the end of the day,no load so now...

colonel,they call me with a run offer on my cell phone,pays so much fo so far,and tell me thats x amout of dollars for all miles.i calculate 40% for my advance,and if that will get the job done,including taking me to my layover,ill do the load,if not,i say the same thing i say to drugs,NO.if...

DD your eyes must be worse than mine,i know its not the best,but i can read it

i dont know if I can do this,but since i change my everyday fuel stop,my fuel mileage has jumped any where from 1/2 to 3/4 miles per gallon.It doesnt have anything to do with hot fuel either,as its been cold out,and fuel hasnt been hot to touch.I think its the cheap fuel they are selling,also...

I can speek from experience,ive had trucks at 3 different expedite companies.while it was roberts,i also had a truck at panther,that lasted 3 weeks,brought it back to roberts,was at con-way now for 3 years with 2 trucks,as safety disqualified me at FECC,and right before getting back on with...

in 1980,i was audited by the IRS and ended up oweing $2000 so i got this great idea,if i dont file,i wont owe.In 1985 5 years later,afraid of loosing what i put together i contacted a lawyer,and we went to court.There was no jail time,nothing like that,but I had to file a 5 year tax return,and...

no,actually i like what the fed has turned us into,im busier,and even after I take away the fsc my net income is better.It was shaky at first, but we have many more loads than before.I did 157 loads last year,never did that at Roberts,and i only work about 37 weeks a year.

comdata tcheck 3rd party cards are same as cash,not credit cards,but maybe debit card.if you have to,just go to atm,it will charge you 3 bucks,maybe,still cheaper than paying with credit

anyone seen one of these lately

you do know you cn still talk to dispatch,dial that 0 and an agent will be right on line,and it will still hold your spot

bought my chevelle new in 66,was i think they call it royal blue,its a lighter shade than midnight blue, with white interior,also had 1966 427 corvette,12 second car,sold the 66 chevele in 68,traded the vette for a 69 chevelle ss 396 375 hp in 69,traded that for a silver 454 monte carlo in...

excellent shooter,you did that well.You will find you were probably not snubbed,the drivers ive run into run in cliques,if your not one of them your out to lunch,oh well ,their loss.I get that a lot in an E unit,not many straight truck drivers will talk to tractor people