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actually straight thru means= 1500 @ 50 mph= 30 hrs now average 63 mph...=23.8 hrs....minus 1 hr approx. for fueling = 6 hrs for nap...

To be really blunt....IF you can't pull it off..time to say Bye Bye and call it quits....

Yes....and in all likelyhood be put on a team truck....

actually that ain't really EXTRA hours....only the difference between the 50 mph and real time driving....AND you still have to consider fuel up time...

the OP did SAY....straight thru OR maybe a 4 hr or so break...to which I responded to the latter... AND further I've done loads for present carrier where the only break time was the difference between the 50mph calculation and the real drive time....which over 1500 mies is approx 4-5 hrs....so...

There were times when a solo CV driver on the 40/60 split/owner paying fuel...could make $2500 gross a week on more occasions then not....but these days is a tough act to do....

A straight answer...Yes....done it for my last carrier and done it with my present carrier....with maybe 4-6 extra hrs for sleep...the time to fuel up you have to make up over the road to maintain that sleep time.....just run in fuel and go....personally I am lucky to get over 500 miles to the...

Yes I've heard of at least 1 company American Lighting usually out of El Paso...which has a plant in Mexico as well as several here...use Mercer transport at backhaul rates to take their dies to be cleaned and reworked into the country...

I agree....I see a McDouble in your future....

ummm...that IS his face.....LOL

of course not...but I had to bust Cheri back in the chops....LOL... as Xiggi pointed out...In 08 CV's were rumoured to go obsolete...

Exactly....the demise of the CV never came about....but adjustment and fine tuning did..... the solo straights will adjust their business plan accordingly....:)

To add: When at shippers what I hear so much is.... shipper: when you guys come in your not whining and always happy.....:)

John I;ve always said...We some of the most experienced group of expeditors out here....already know what WE got ourselves into....WE realized we might sit at times...just need reminding once and awhile is all....LOL.. That said....obviously our success depends greatly on your plan and...

I was listening to some retired 4 star generals yesterday....NK has a new young leader....he needs to show the people he is not scared of the west....a lot of this is just window dressing and chest beating at this point....BUT he may make a BIG mistake by doing something foolish...to prove his...

You are going the way of the 33 rpm record , 8 track and Windows 3.1.....obsolete....a solo straight who runs legal and makes a wage that supports a properly maintained truck, feeds the owners need and the drivers need... now time for a short joke here?...:p...LOL

Yes It will effect the vans....in a GOOD way....less straights out there,:) vans hopefully be busier and get a better price.....as always.....IMO

This had turned into a non productive mess...

Sunday..I'll be back on the road.....Today is van day....clean and change oil and assorted tasks...

such a lucky gal indeed.....gee whiz....:p