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Kinda from the old school, but if the steering wheel shakes, it is the front axle, and if the passenger seat shakes with no passenger, it is the rear axle. Nothing scientific, but surprisingly, it has been pretty accurate. Davekc owner 22 years PantherII EO moderator

I like the idea, but I doubt as a fleet owner I could get a team to run it. Sleeper is way too small when the demand is for ones greater in size. As a single, I would certainly have a interest or a Arogosy. Davekc owner 22 years PantherII EO moderator

How much will they pay for their fuel out of that $2404? If they ran 4700 miles and get, let's say, 8mpg, that's 587.5 gallons of diesel (avg-ish) divided by about $2.65 per gallon, which is $1556.75 for fuel...so, subtract that from $2404, and you get $847.25 for the week. That's what we get...

On what kind of truck? How much GVWR on the front axle? How much actual weight on the front axle? What brand of tires? What class of tire (G, H)? ============================================== This was done on a KW900. 12,000 lb axle carrying roughly 11,000 on the nose. Bridgestone tires that...

Yes, you could do the same to the drive tires. Some trucks we did, and some we didn't. We used 5 a tire. One would not be enough. Davekc owner 22 years PantherII EO moderator

If the load was picked up in Cleveland, were was the truck originally repaired? And the obvious, if it was leaking, why wasn't it fixed right there in Cleveland? It never should have went to Toledo with a load in the first place. Way too many holes in this story. Davekc owner 22 years...

Better than half the tires sold are never 100 percent round. That is the reason you have them trued. Balancing does absolutley nothing for that correction. While not scientific, we ran golf balls in one tire, and not in the other on a KW. Rotated when necessary and monitored air pressure. On...

Golf balls are probably the best. They are about as good as a bag of equal, but aren't affected by humidity. If everything checked out Phil on alignment etc, then I would have the tires trued. Pretty common issue on the Volvos. Centramatics or golf balls will help, but won't likely be a total...

I would agree to consult an attorney. If it was hot, they likely will find the driver was somewhat at fault because if you were hot and continued to work, that would be on the driver. Unless of course, the carrier demanded that you continue to work. Documentation starts to come into play in...

I don't drive a van, but I look at their numbers and freight and alot of your question would depend on the carrier, and how well they utilize that vehicle. A net of $35,000 to 40,000 would seem on the high side. Davekc owner 22 years PantherII EO moderator

What is on the frieght bill and what the tariff might be are not the same thing. Davekc owner 22 years PantherII EO moderator

Why do I get the feeling there is more to this story? Davekc owner 22 years PantherII EO moderator

They do some deffered freight, but that isn't their bread and butter. Probably would get a better idea looking at their site. https://www.integres.com/ I think it will be good for everyone at Panther for quite a few different reasons. Alot of other expediters are using them for business. Not...

Certainly a place where "EXPERIENCE" matters. Not a time to go to someone who is an expert at research. Davekc owner 22 years PantherII EO moderator

Congrats on the new addition! Davekc owner 22 years PantherII EO moderator

You had to love those huge steering wheels on the old Mercedes. But, they were built like tanks. Davekc owner 22 years PantherII EO moderator

I wonder if Rich will be doing "by appointment only" tours.:7 Davekc owner 22 years PantherII EO moderator

Is that awesome or what! Davekc owner 22 years PantherII EO moderator

That just might happen. We have had pretty decent luck with the one we have but it is true, all of the daimler's will be Mercedes engines. That may not be a bad thing depending on parts availibilty etc. Davekc owner 22 years PantherII EO moderator