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Good luck and welcome to the fold. Let us know if we can ever help. Layoutshooter

Slow down? Our numbers are up for the year. We are averaging 25% reefer loads. We are TVAL but have not run a TVAL load as yet. Just had the TVAL for a couple of weeks. Don't know what else to say about it. Layoutshooter

We have found it to be off from time to time. Sometimes longer sometimes shorter. I think it has something to do with how FedEx figures things, must be new math or something. Seems to be evening itself out. We will keep closer track to see what is going on. Layoutshooter

Slowing down is the ticket, or no ticket may be better. We try to stay between 57-62mph. We get between 9.5 to 10.8mpg out of a MBE4000 with 450hp. Best we have ever done was 11.7mpg. Layoutshooter

Glad to hear my fan problem is helping you stay awake!!! At least someone is getting some good from it. I normally do the pick-ups and deliverys. Driving skill has little to do with it. My wife handles most of the paperwork and helps with the navigation when we get close. It is a pain to watch...

This business knows no work hours. You just run as they come. When we are running we normally run 24/7 till we finish the load. Most of our runs lately have been in excess of 1000 miles. That requires you to run round the clock in most cases. I don't understand the 7900mi thingy. We seldom run...

We bought a used truck and it had a PROHEAT APU on it. It does save us fuel over idling. It was not very dependable when we first got the truck. It broke often. After several attempts it is now running great. Does a fair job in the heat, not enough BTU's on the AC, does great in the cold. Plenty...

I use a product called Opti-Lube. They sell on-line only. There was a thread on here about a year ago that had a link to a site that had test resluts on the major supplements. The Opti-Lube products appeared to do the best on the engine wear tests. I started using it for that reason. I picked up...

Don't laugh too hard, I might have to charge you for the entertainment!!!! Layoutshooter

Too heavy on the front end. Had we had the "H" tires we would have been fine. Layoutshooter

Hey guys, how's it goin? We had breakfast together outside Ft. LenardWood (Fort Lost in the Woods Misery) a while back. It is a '06 MBE4000 450hp. Took it to a Detroit Diesel on this, nothing going there. Will try again as soon as we get the chance. Layoutshooter

It was the first time for us, but then again, we are lucky like that. Oh well, live and learn. Layoutshooter

Maybe, they did not say if anyone was in trouble. Layoutshooter

OK, I did a stupid thing. I will tell you all what I did so you won't make the same dumb mistake. I bought a set of steer tires at the Belle Tire store in Allen Park Michigan. I paid for a set of 11R22.5 Michelin "H" rated tires. The tires went on and I went out the door. I DID NOT LOOK AT...

LOL, well, at least he claimed he was good! Glad you enjoyed that one. Layoutshooter

Thanks for all the help in here. My tax guy got back to me and said that it would be deductable under the circumstances. You don't want me for President. Welfare would end, ALL socialist programs would end. People would HAVE to work for a living. Crime would no longer be accectable. We would be...

Taxes in general suck. They are not here to help us get ahead in anyway. I think we should tax by use to sociaity insted of by how much you earn. Congressmen and Senators would pay the highest rate since they are the most useless etc.!!! I hope to hear from my tax guy on this question later in...

I would think that would be fine. A business related expense. The more deductions the better. Layoutshooter

Thanks Phil, I kinda would think it would have to be, but then again, I always get in trouble when I think!!! Layoutshooter

We have never done this as yet. We did have to rent a car 2 weeks ago when the truck was in the shop. There we no motels in walking distance and the shop did not have a shuttle. We were not able to stay in the truck since it was being worked on. We were kinda without a good choice. Was just...