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If FECC cant find me a load I sit,well that statement isnt true,If I wish,I can get a load running under their flag,but why would I want to,when I know the load i will get from FECC will pay much higher than most of the load opportunities that are on the load boards.If I spend some time and put...

Its simple,just slow down,you dont have to turn your horse power back,as long as you can control your foot.Actually,if you have more H P than you need and dont use it,your MPG will increase.Ive been doing this for years,max H P and if you dont use it the mileage comes up,but if you use it,your...

there are many trucking laws that the average account wont take time to look at.There are write offs you can imagine,sometime it scares me t o sign the bottom line,but its all good.Ive been audited,and passed everytime,twice,of course accountant went with me. Another way of putting this,you dont...

The way I figure, if the load is for me is easy.First off, 60% of the load is going home,with that in mind,the balance of the load,40% is my advance.This advance has to take care of all expenses for that load.Thats deliver the load,dead head to layover,and leave enough fuel to run another 100...

72 oz steak from the Big texan in Amarillo tx,All you can eat lobster buffet in Orlado fl at the Bostan lobster feast resturant

truck accounting isnt rocket science,you have your fixed costs,your variable costs and what you pay yourself as a driver,or team..Bottom line,is there a profit or not?.To help your bottom line,you can modify your expenses.If that doesnt help,then the only other thing left is change your...

Ive been an owner opp, driving a tractor trailer for over 30 years.To me,driving isnt a job,its fun, cause I like what I'm doing.Ive done everything from hauling produce to steel,but,Ive been an expediter for more than 20 years with the same company,and yes I have been with a couple others...

How about west bound on I 10,dropping off the hill,coming into El Paso Tx,seeing miles and miles of city lights,or lQQking up and seeing all the stars God has created for our enjoyment

Every state has a different tax on fuel,but now almost all the states have close to the same price at the pump,is this gauging?how about for instance,Flying J Lamar pa is 2 cents higher than Flying J at Brookville Pa,100 miles apart.Fuel on I 95 is more expensive than fuel on I 85,just in...

super singles will only get you about a 2% increase in fuel savings,but dont have a flat.I have a freiend that he went to super singles,his road service has become terrible,as his trucks,when getting a flat,cant get to a truck stop,he does pull flat beds so hes in bad locatioms for tire...

your fuel surcharge is to off set the higher fuel costs,and if its not working for you ,then your with the wrong company.As an independant contractor,your in a partnership with the company.If your company raises the rates, you get your share,but,if the other companies lower their rates,you end...

d unit is 20 footer e unit is 18 wheeler,my yearly avg in E unit was 6.33 in 2007.this year up to my last load was 6.8,that is all miles with idleing,which we dont do much of,no apu either,but in motel if laying over for more than 10 hours

A strike for fuel cost wont get you anything.If your not getting a sufficient fuel surcharge,then you better speak to your company.There is but one way to get the cost of fuel lowered,syop buying so much fuel.Slow down,you would be surprized what y ou will save.And this trip I just made to...

You can blame the EPA for a lot of the problem with fuel prices.Also Wall Street isnt helping.Why did I pay the same price in Ohio as I did this morning in California? $4.099 Barstow Ca,same in Hubbard Oh.on monday.best price i found was $3.779 in Oklahoma City.

this is great info,next time my diesel has a miss,ill check my spark plugs,wet my finger,and touch,wait there are no spark plugs. Ark,was just trying to be funny.and as far as the subject,there should be a code,just had injector replaced,they also replaced the harness,said needed replaced...

these were funny pics,what happened?

All companies care about the bottom line,not just FECC,even McDonalds.As in all trucking companies,there are customers that get discounts.Which is better,no load or a discount load?When you lease to a company,be it Panther,FECC,or even JB HUNT,your in a partnership with that company,and if they...

I know change is scary,but with all the negativity my post from yesturday has shown,no wander most of you complain about not making enough money.We all would like to have a perfect load everytime,there wouldnt be any turn downs,but its never going to be that way.If your on a flat rate...

From what ive read in the letter,its not about accepting the load 1st,load still going to the 1st in line for it,just they will have the option to have two other trucks ready incase the 1st says no.

no bonus program at the fed,once in a great while,it may happen with one of the discount customers,but very rarely.Also,just because you accept,wont mean load will be yours.This wasnt to get drivers to take more loads but to get response quicker so customer wouldnt run to another company to have...