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Most of the carriers all have brokerage departments so it is a big part of the industry.

I know some independents are not participating any longer. I think you will see that trend continue.

OVM is right, they have been bleeding for quite a while and that will only go on for so long.

No those are purchase prices. We have the mcp100's in our company trucks. I buy all of my stuff, I rarely lease anything. You might be able to get the monthly cost down if you leased it over a longer term lease. But I would not want to see anything longer than a 4 year deal. You just don't...

I agree, I think alot of carriers are excessive on signs. But then I think alot of them are really charging back for signs, permits, dac, mvr reports and just putting it under one name.

I think you can still get the old original omni tracs with the box and the big dome for the price range you are saying. The newer MCP100 lists for I think in the area of $1800-$2000, and the newest one the MCP200 lists for $2200-2300. Now a carrier is going to be able to negotiate this down a...

The only way to charge that would to have the original omni tracs and have them paid off. New units run $1800-2200. So much depends on the life span of the unit. So if you look at a 3 year pay off it is in the area of $11.50 to $14.00 per week plus the interest expense. Service is $40-55...

On your other comment, any good owner constantly evaluates cost of ownership and balancing it to technology advancement. Over the next 45 days we are replacing and upgrading our complete IT hardware and it's structure. As well we are completely replacing and upgrading our phone system this...

I agree on the less equipment the better. We have had really good luck with qualcomms truck navigation thru Maptuit. It keeps you on truck routes and actually avoids right hand turns for the tractors if the mileage variable is small to reduce accidents. The few times we found routing problems...

Alot of good points. Of course with changing technology you are better to not own equipment and "rent" from the carrier. I agree on GPS. We have had good luck with the one we have now, but again none are perfect. Communication freedom is a great thing. We have Qualcomm's and integrated...

What are they going to charge on the new units? What model do you have now?

Although it is a bit of a pain to administer you can individualize on some qualcomm products. Ok, is $35 the average of what you guys see out there for carrier charges? I would find that call annoying as well and I would ask my dispatcher why we were wasting time making a call like that...

Internet or navigation, can be turned on or off individually through qualcomm. We have the navigation on the company trucks and it seems to work pretty well. The other advantage is it is truck routing vs general navigation. I guess a CV or sprinter would not care, but bigger vehicles it can...

What you are seeing is skirting for increased fuel economy. It is a by product of Smartway and the desire to save money on fuel, much like single wide tires.

I have seen this topic addressed on here from time to time and wanted to get some feedback. What do you think is the best carriers Qualcomm program and why? Do you think an owner operator would want to pay for the following if the carrier offered it at cost? Truck routed navigation...

Are you talking about the strip that runs on the side of the trailers above the tires and kind of looks like a thin broom piece?

OVM, can you post the link?

I think this trend will continue. We are getting ready to place an order to replace our 2005 trailers with new plate trailers and are deciding what additional flatbed/curtainside equipment we are going to order next month. Details to come!

Our air charter business is steady but we were actually seeing stronger numbers in the 4th quarter.

I think Tom Hanks and Steven Speilberg did a really amazing job showing this generation in film what happened with Band of Brothers and now The Pacific. I realize film is in now way the real thing, but I think they did an amazing job trying to capture some of what happened.