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  1. davekc

    Possible info on Co. named All-Types out of Ft. Wa

    RE: Possible info on Co. named All-Types out of Ft It seems like every 5 or 6 years N.A.V.L has some type of legal trouble. This goes well back into the 80's when they were doing a lease purchase plan which entailed selling trucks at a high price, and then cutting their freight off. They would...
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    General Questions from a potential Expediter

    Hi, All... My first post here...I'm looking at a third profession as an expedite driver, and just have a few questions right now to help formulate a business plan...please bear with me...and if you have anything to add, please feel free... Across the board, what kind of average fuel consumption...
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    Fuel Costs

    Price on the barrel has dropped alittle this week but it will be interesting to see if it lasts. No one can make up their minds. One news show says it will stay the same and the next says it will rise. Davekc
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    Fuel Costs and Surcharges

    Good thinking "Businessman first, driver second" Davekc owner 20 years
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    Need input

    Seems more like a personal decision. It is a tough call as there is pros and cons to each depending on what your personal situation is with regards to finances and desires. Davekc
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    New GM diesel vans

    Did they redesign the chassis or are they the same ones? Certainly improving the fuel milage Davekc
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    Recognise This Truck????????

    8,000 miles?????? Certainly didn't take them long to crash. The information I had was the team ran it for 5 weeks. 8,000 miles over 5 weeks. No wonder they turned it in. What a complete waste of time and resources. Davekc
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    Opinions on New Truck Purchase

    If just starting as mentioned, I would go to a used vehicle. The trucks you reference are priced way too high if that is what you are going to pay. If going new, I would really negotiate these prices down. Davekc owner 20 years
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    Anybody Know Anything About "Hydrogen Add-Ons"

    This technology has been used on large generators.....like hospital backup systems. I am not sure this would work in a truck application. And as mentioned, I would think this would void any type of warranty. Davekc
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    Recognise This Truck????????

    Recognise This Truck????????" The Sterling looks identical to the repo that was at Freightliner of Knoxville. They had this or a simular truck on their website. I think they wanted $85,000 and I believe it had fairly low miles. Davekc Davekc
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    Fuel Costs

    Panther has always done well out of the Detroit area. Our truck picked up in Detroit for a run to Greenville S.C. There wait time after dropping Friday morning was 3 hours. Davekc
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    The American Dream

    Excellent post on the current reality within the trucking industry. I think making a living is possible, but getting rich and living the high life are a stretch. Some like to keep everything "positive" but you can't be blinded by some of the stark realities within the industry. I thing...
  13. davekc

    Lease-Purchase

    Broompilot wrote; CONTROL FREAK Add that one in there. I didn't consider that one' Davekc
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    Membership growth

    It couldn't be done without folks like you. Davekc
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    start up costs

    Broompilot wrote; Frank is right on except for the hourly rate, now that may be a 24/7. But he is right on the #s. You than must HOPE do gross 120K or higher to be profitable. The upfront expenses are high and the six months reserves is essential or you will go broke. If your carrier of choice...
  16. davekc

    Lease-Purchase

    The word Lease or fleece is not something I would enter into as far as expediting, unless you just filed bankruptcy, I would see no reason to do it unless of course your the owner. Why would a owner prefer this over selling the vehicle outright? Simple. He is upside down in the loan and can't...
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    $ Savings Ideas

    Those fans are certainly money well spent. They work great and last for years. Davekc
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    Security Guards

    Which GE was that? I go to the one in NC a lot and do pretty well there. I do a lot of bulk mail now and wow we are Postal folks fun Be careful on the post office runs. They say there is some real truth to the saying "GOING POSTAL":7 Davekc
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    Security Guards

    Sounds like you handled it about as well as you could. Davekc
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    Am I the only one?

    Broompilot wrote If that is all you people are getting you should begin investigating other companies. Gentleman we, you, and myself cannot afford to be sitting with no runs for a week. Your going broke, even if you have a rich uncle I couldn't agree more. Many are in tough circumstances. Many...
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