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Financing through a dealer is expensive (outrageously so!), especially for first-time truck buyers. If you can get a small business loan or personal loan through a bank or credit union, you'll do far better. In general, dealers require loan applications. Bankers and Credit Unions require...

>Correction >You have no clue as to what experience I have with regards >to reefers or WG. If you did, that wouldn't be the statement >you would make. Enlighten us please. What exactly is your history with FedEx and White Glove? As much as you speak of it, it would be a courtesy to readers...

>What I see happening is more and more Custom Critical >freight being diverted to FDX Freight,CC makes the pickup >and possibly the delivery but FDX Freight gets the long >haul. So I would question at this time a major expenditure >in new equipment. Perhaps a year from now things may be...

I just advise caution on major investments for >operations that you really have no control over. Point well made. Whatever the cost of a truck may be, no one should buy one that lacks the reserves to carry the payments for an extended period of zero or no revenue.

That's one of the reasons we're looking forward to being owner/operators instead of fleet drivers - direct access to more information that our carrier provides. Thanks, guys.

>I totally agree with what you are saying all the way through >this message. I do have one question that I would like an >opionion on. My husband and I happen to be one of those >reefer teams not making much money, while those around us >are thriving. We feel our investment was a bad one...

>It would be interesting to hear about other dangerous cities >and where to park safely. >in addition to Miami,Laredo ,the Bronx NY,JFK airport come >to mind as well as El Paso. Every city has its bad areas which loads can take you into. Some of them are wise to exit just as quick as you...

With a straight truck, you can go to a shopping mall in the daytime or a library. Notify mall security you are there to shop and not to spend the night. They'll leave you alone. Take in a movie or read a book. Both save you from idling. At night, the travel plazas on the FL Turnpike have worked...

Again, no >loyalty, nothing personal, and no puffery. > >Davekc >owner >21 years Great DaveKC! Here's an idea for you to consider. It's one that will clearly be in the best interests of your best teams. I don't know how many Panther II teams you run as a fleet owner. Whatever the number...

>Why is the A Team taking potshots at Dave. Dave has >verifable 20 years experience, A Team has never owned a >truck,been in this business for maybe 2 years but A Team >puts dave down.Makes no sense. I'm not taking potshots at DaveKC the man. I respectfully question the validity of the...

Poopookitty's comments got me to thinking. It seems a month does not go by without someone posting about freight that is seemingly slow, rates that are seemingly low, and money that is seemingly not there. In many cases, the posters may be dead on, but how can you know for sure? A technique...

>Yes I think you figured it out. Yes there is more to it. >Alot of work and alot of investment that you likely won't >find a return from. If you are running at double the rate of >other expediters, then you would have a valid arguement. In >the days of Roberts Express , yes, in todays...

>I guess my long winded point is; dont think you will make a >fortune in W.G., because it probably wont happen. It may be >hard to believe, but not all W.G. loads are good paying >loads. It's probably from too much competition and cut >throating. When that happens, it's the drivers and the...

Inside your box are a series of probes that record >the temp at different parts of the box. Each one about 1/3 >down the length of the roof. The probes are attached to a >data recorder which records the temp in the box. .... Allow me to add, there is the cost of the reefer itself, and over...

>The demand for T-Val is getting bigger everyday. If you do >not mind running on the east coast its even better. Add to >that the fact that we are the only game in town and that FDA >is making more and more drug companies have a paper trail.I >went into T val in December and it has been the...

>Averages of $1.10 or less per mile on a white glove equipped >truck isn't anything to get excited about. Certainly a place >to be careful in buying one of these units. Your situation >is not that uncommon, and validates many posts with regards >to buying trucks with reefers ect...

EZPass is available from a number of states. Among the issuing states, discounts vary from the full toll you'd pay at toll booths. The discounts are not the same. State A might offer a deeper discount on one of their roads than you might get if you signed up for the service with one or more...

>As mentioned by RichM, Ateam was never mentioned in this >post and chose to respond. But since he did, I thought his >experiences would be of value to people contemplating a >truck build. Since his truck build has been going on for >almost two years, surely he would have some input helpful...

>Obviously based on his response to Dave it must be an >extremely sensitive issue. Life is too short for this sort >of stuff. RichM is correct. While the end result of our truck building project continues to hold great promise, the project has not been without it's emotional ups and downs...

>================================================ >With regards to your specific truck build, one of your >vendors described it as a "disasterous nightmare". I should >have been more specific. >=============================================== Most interesting to learn DaveKC that you are...