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It helped that the cost was lower than expected ($5,000 and change). It also helped to learn that the issue was the clutch alone. It was a relief to have the transmission inspected and found to be in good shape. (The harness is a different issue). No tears. The alternative is to try to limp...

Yes, your experience could be a problem. Your way of thinking and doing things that you have developed over time may get the job done but that does not mean that the best ways have been discovered. Your wife will see everything through new eyes and her insights may be more clear than yours...

Clutch replaced. A careful inspection of the transmission revealed no other other issues. To the extent such a thing is possible, it was a good day in the shop.

Diane and I have not owned five trucks or more in our ten-year expediting career. We have only owned one. Having never sold a truck before, all good thoughts shared in this thread are being considered.

So a nap in the middle of the day can be good for your body but bad for your pocketbook and possibly your career if you answer truthfuly about it on an exam? What exam are you talking about? How and when did you learn of it?

That's funny, but I'm serious. In trucking, how exactly can I run my business in a way that I never have to worry about the 34-hour restart and still make good money? On a side note, one thing Diane and I learned in trucking is the absolute importance of getting the rest you need. We learned...

I'd like to hear more about that. How exactly can I run my business in a way that I never have to worry about the 34-hour restart and still make good money?

All true, except that I don't need a lot of people to buy the truck. I only need one. Theoretically, the more people that are interested in the truck, the better price we can get for it, but I don't think it is all that clear. This will be a used truck in the used truck market. If we spent the...

How do you mean?

Will do, paullud. Thank you.

When the truck is sold, our preference will be to make a clean break from the thing and let the market decide the price. Our thought now is simply to put it on our Volvo dealer's lot and have them sell the thing. Naturally, we'll want to get the best possible price but it is difficult to be...

I originally said $5,000 to $10,000. Leo picked up on the 10. A lot of labor is involved in replacing the harness. It runs nearly the full length of the truck and has many branches. The clutch is for an Arvin Meritor Freedomline 12 speed, not a manual transmission. And the part's ain't cheap.

This is all true, but in expediting, there is a better way. Instead of learning from your mistakes, learn from the mistakes of others. It costs money to learn from your mistakes. It costs nothing to learn from the mistakes of others. When Diane and I entered this business as rookies, with no...

You are correct, runrunner. After all is said and done, we made good money with this truck.

I could say, truthfully, that in ideal conditions, this truck gets 12 mpg. But this is the real world where conditions are rarely ideal. According to the spedometer reading over the last several months, we are getting 9.3 mpg. It varies by season. It also varies by speed, temperature, altitude...

We completed our Landstar TVAL qualification in Fort Wayne this morning. Everything is good. Being close, we headed next to our favorite and trusted Volvo dealer to have a transmission quirk checked out. It turned out to be more than a quirk. Diagnosis: clutch. I guess we should not be too...

Very cool! Congratulations to John and all others who helped make this happen.

LOL! I've heard that song before but it never occurred to me to think about it in the context of leaving a motor carrier. Too funny. You are spot on in describing the difference between Landstar and many other motor carriers. The culture is so good, so respectful, so comfortable, that it did...

I'm not sure I get your meaning, but, yes, of course, all questions could be answered by calling LEA (Landstar Express America). The phone number for Landstar is on the Refreigerated Team Equipment Requirements page for which I provided a link.

In Fort Wayne getting the truck TVAL'ed for Landstar. Details here.