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DaveKC's statement that I claim to average $3.00 a mile is without merit. A careful and fair re-reading of the post that he refers to will clear that up right quick. Perhaps DaveKC would be kind enough to provide the link to the entire post, and not to an out-of-context segment lifted from it...

Diane and I began thinking about the kind of truck we would one day own long before we ordered it. One day, in the Fall of 2003, we sat at a truck stop with new expediting friends we met on the road, and of course started talking about trucks. Like us, they were running with a fleet owner at the...

Thanks, Greg. Happy Thanksgiving to you too, and all others here on EO. Diane and I are spending the holiday at a ski resort in Jackson, Wyoming, where we'll enjoy the feast they provide and go back in service on Friday. The freight took us here from Los Angeles; you guessed it, a load of...

The items were exhibited by a couple vendors at the Mid America Trucking Show in Louisville last year. MATS keeps its vendor list up on the web year-round. A search might help you find what you are looking for. If you do find the single cuff, we'd appreicate knowing how to get one ourselves...

<snip> >Additional costs have to be factored as well because of >maintenance, safety issues, insurance, and additional >weight. > > >Davekc >owner >21 years Maintenance is a non-issue to any truck driver that regularly does pre-trip inspections and otherwise maintains the truck. See the...

When answering the single/lift/tandem axle questions, a host of variables come into play; making it impossible to say what is best for you. Only YOU can make that decision. I will offer that tandem axles ("twin screws") provide a smoother ride; way smoother than single axle or with a lift axle...

<snip> >My questions are is it possible to hire on with a small >fleet owner to drive a Class 8 D-Unit with no experience or >do they all require some amount of experience? While a track record is prefered, a number of fleet owners will put inexperienced teams in their trucks. Finding one...

The truck we're driving now is a few years old. It has leather seats. The seats were not maintained. The leather is now cracked and ugly on the surface. While the truck is in otherwise good shape, the seats make it look much older and beat up than it is. Leather seats require more upkeep than...

pantherii, Don't let the nay-sayers get you down. Not today. Not ever. Like you, Diane and I were delighted with expediting two weeks into it (coming in with no trucking experience whatsoever). Over two years later, we're still delighted. We've gone through negative experiences as all...

Pallet jacks and lift gates are good investments. While a small number of facilities prohibit straight trucks with lift gates at their docks, the lift gate/pallet jack combination opens millions of other freight pick-up and delivery locations to you. Do the math. Give up a few locations, gain...

>Puleeeze!!! Ateam, your ego has definitely gotten in the way >of where this thread was going. >You're so worried about >something taken out of context that your pride prevents it >from passing without backlash. Sigh. You're right. It's a character flaw I have that gets the best of me at...

If my truck's top limit for legal payload is 13,000 pounds, that would be the most i'd accept. No point in running illegal since you're the one that gets stuck with the fine if imposed. The violation goes on YOUR record, not the shippers. Also, the payload limits exist for a reason. It's unsafe...

RE: I am no longer a ROOKIE one year ago today I t Broom, congratulations. You once posted that some truck drivers told you you'd never make it. What do you have to say to them now?

What do you do? You provide the officer access to your truck without protest or complaint. Your truck is a commerical vehicle. BY LAW, it is subject to search at any time with or without cause. You have already agreed to the search by virtue of you owning a commerical vehicle. Your truck being...

What, if anything, are expediters doing in response to the influenza pandemic threat now being talked up in the news? If the pandemic described by health experts actually occurs, how would it affect your business? If the pandemic strikes, and if you survive the flu, will your business survive...

DaveKC and RichM. Listen! Can you hear them? The EO community is breathing a collective sigh of disgust. They're saying, "Their they go again. Not me. I'm done with this thread that went sadly south. It might be wise for a judicious moderator to lock the thread.

>Ateam wrote > >So far, we've ony had to do this once because we've received >mostly short runs since the new rules went into effect. But >the one time we did ask for an additional three hours, it >was granted >===================================================================== >October...

<snip> >My concern is for my drivers to complete a delivery in a >safe manner. >If all concerned within the transportation industry come >together with alternatives or a change in the current rules, >all will benefit. >How involved the expedite companies become involved, remains >to be...

>The only sore >>point is getting your company to recognize that you need to >>shut down the truck for 3 hours to be legal. > > >I'd be lucky to name 1 out of the last 10 runs that i could >of shut down for 3 hours. And God help ya if sumthin would >occur, if indeed ya shut down for those...

> A Team,Just curious and don't take it the wrong way. You >said you were going to talk to FDX >safety,recruiters,dispatchers re the HOS rules. I was under >the impression that they would only discuss issues with >Owner operators or Fleet Owners. I was told that if they >allowed drivers who...