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It would be wise to check with your carrier before building such a sleeper. The FMCSA rules are vague regarding sleeper construction requirements. One carrier may interpret them one way and another carrier another way. See 393.76 Sleeper berths...

>Run like hell when the >freight is there, and live cheap when it's not. Every >buisness on earth has slow times. You just learn to make do >and save while you can. Sound wisdom. Very well said.

Maybe it's already out there and I have not yet learned of it. If not, I'd like to say LEA's recruiting and retention efforts could be improved by an in-depth explaination of Landstar's system, including a working model of the board that could be sampled online. Anyone researching the Landstar...

Sounds like it is time to restrict certain types of freight from your van. When dispatch calls to offer that kind of load again, simply say, "Sorry, I cut the cheese."

When shippers tell us we do not have to secure the freight as much as we do, our standard reply is, "We've never had a freight damage claim and we don't want one on this load either." No shipper has ever said anything further about over-securing the load.

RE: What is some funny stuff you seen while drivin Toss the towns of Happy, French Lick and Fertile into the mix and imagine the local paper wedding announcement possibilities.

RE: Potential Drivers - What are your expectations Thinking back to the days before we jumped in (white-collar newbies with no prior truck driving experience), our expectations were: 1. Earn over $150,000 per year, gross to the truck. 2. Never be pressured to drive in an unsafe manner. 3. Be...

>I wonder if the response would be the same if I call Fedex >with my old truck numbers? It is my understanding that FedEx does not reuse truck numbers. Once a truck is numbered, it keeps that number for the life of the unit. If the truck leaves FedEx, the truck number is retired. If someone...

In the topic "200k Gross?" RichM and DaveKC both made the point that that net income is more important than gross income. The logic of that is irrefutable. I recently read an article about truck financing. I'm not agreeing or disagreeing with the point made, but am tossing it out here for...

Thank you for your kind words. A fleet owner just told me the other day that his best drivers are people who have not been truck drivers before. It sounds like you are a case in point. Drive on, lovingit! You do yourself and others like you proud!

>Rex, > >Thanks for the information. I will be ordering our Air Tabs >next week and hope by the Expo to have a report on them. I >will be adding 3 too boxes to the truck next time we are at >home and the air tabs so I should be able to have a pretty >good idea on how the air tabs change...

>I Called Panther 2 and the agent named Tom Blew me off, and >said that there Truck 5085 is not polling in that location. >He got really crappy with me on the phone,.... Isn't that special! A Panther dispatcher, Tom, receives a call about a truck and a driver that could possibly be in...

trkrhelp, Thank you for sharing your article. You are correct. It is indeed as relevant today as the day you wrote it. But I find myself bristling when I read it; not because you said anything wrong, but because computers still suck. You said: "Computers are somewhat intimidating and many of...

RE: What is some funny stuff you seen while drivin 1. A housing devlopment in CA named Oak Hills, but when you look 360 degrees across the desert as far as the eye can see, there is not an oak or hill to be seen. 2. A water tower in SC painted to look like a peach, but it looks more like a...

>Hey Easy: The biggest thing the boys and girls here failed >to mention to you is the fact that, you have to be in the >truck driving it, putting freight on it, and, going down the >road. You can't do 200k setting at the house because you >didn't want to go there. Or, there's a good game...

People are talking about this truck and the buddy system but no one seems to be getting involved. If action has not yet been taken, let's fix this now. If no one else is willing, I'll happily call Panther to track down the truck's owner and the local police and/or truck stop security to have an...

Thank you, Terry. We've been looking for a Fantastic component. Looks like these folks will have it. We'll give 'em a try.

>Hi, >Can anybody please give me info about becoming a >lease/purchase operator? I've gone over the details with a >company, but most of the information I do not understand. >Will I really make good money leasing a truck? Or will I >lose my you know what. Your words, "...but most of the...

There is something to be said for the old-fashioned pencil and paper bookeeping method, especially for a one-truck operation. Computer programs require a bunch of time and attention just to get them to run and to learn how to use them to maximum advantage. They are designed to serve a broad...

>NYC hands down. We would like to go see some shows and also >Times Square and the list goes on and on. What fun it would >to go there with plenty of money and not have to worry about >the truck. Someday we will be able to do that. It is on >our long list of to do's You can get to NYC...