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Let me just tell you, like others have, you are in business. I have owned retail stores and I am in Expediting. My retail went out of business after three years. I am going to go right to the point and be blunt, so if you are offended I am sorry. Being your own boss and in business can flat out...

Express-1 actually does have a couple of comapny drivers or at least they did last time I was there. I think it was Tractor though. With the recent changes there that may have changed. I do not get there often. I just get a settlement sheet from them. :) If you are looking to drive drop me a...

Well the one thing I will tell you. That is if you have a fork truck going in that truck, you better have the landing gear down. Have you ever seen a truck standup? Better yet. Have you ever looked at the sky through your windshield? Anytime other than when on a launching pad. Well depending on...

I ran team for about 6 months and it is a tough thing to get used to but when tired enough it will work out for you. Tie yourself down and close your eyes, sooner or later you will pass out. Nothing really helps. Dispatch has no idea what it is like to try and sllep on a bucking bull. They are...

My trucks are D units and about 80 to 90% is all night. raceman

That truck with that size sleeper is a pretty good price. The mileage is not bad at all. That sleeper is part of the higher price. As for the CAT 3126. I have two of them. I hate it in the mountains but other than that not bad. Very easy to work on. If by chance you are looking at that truck at...

This is a fun subject. I am not sure anyone can really answer your question. Here is what I do and I usally end paying very little a quarter that was not covered from actual purchases. Simply buy fuel in each state you drive in. It works! e.g. If you are going to run 200 miles in Ky. and you get...

Thanks folks. You each confirmed my thoughts. I think I am going to keep the one going with the driver and I will take over the other here in about a month. That should get things back where they need to be.If I could just get my "Pretty good driver" to become very good that would fix things as...

Thanks Dave. I finally do have one really good driver and the other is pretty good.I understand your thought process and it is a good one. Unless someone come up with a better one, I just may listen to yours. It is very much in line with what I have been thinking. I just wanted some outside...

Any advice will be taken right to heart. I have had a number of trucks between ground and expediting. My daughter and husband of bought my ground units and I am left with two starights in expediting. I think we all know two is a bad number. Due to some major medical issues and some big repair...

I do run for Express1 and you would need at least a Sprinter. I am uncertain of what you mean when you say you have to run all the way back empty. Does this mean you are going home all the time or maybe you have to return to a terminal? When you drop off your load do you just hang out in that...

RE: Maxwell AFB I have a freind who is involved in sending folks down there for a Fifth Third bank project and as he explained it, there is not a government problem at all. It is the coordinators of the program that have not a clue as to what they are doing. This needs some true logistics...

Can anyone recommend a good and honest place to have a truck looked at and tested in Chicago area prior to purchase? I want a third party that I can have inspect this truck. Someone who is good and honest. Thanks in advance raceman

If we are talking about the same truck in Columbus, they quoted me last week over phone, $95,000.00 Too Much raceman

Sounds like somebody called Columbus FYDA. I deal with FYDA in Sharoville, Ohio. They do not do much for the high risk folks. I have had trouble getting financed there I have had no luck getting one of my drivers financed there. I would recommend you call Jeff Eberhart at FYDA in Cincinnati...

Do you have a lot of empty miles? I would think you should better than that. I have had a number of people tell me they make close to double that. One person I know is making much more than that. You may want to take a hard look at how you are being dispatched, are you getting a competitive pay...

I do not have the number any longer but a number of months ago I found them via a GOOGLe search. I did speak to a young woman there and I then moved to the company I now lease to and no longer needed to talk directly to them. Sorry I do not have the info but it can be found via GOOGLE. raceman

Tennesseahawk, You do not need your own authority if you are going where I am. NLM serves a good purpose and like everything else, some folks like it and some hate it. It comes in very handy as far as I am concerned. As others have said they are just a broker but when used right they are sure...

NLM. Wow what a topic. I have run NLM loads and my trucks haul for them very often. They actually provide freight when nothing else is running. I can not complain about them and have always been paid top dollar. I do not like going to any automotive plant but it does fill the gaps. I always look...

I have FL70s and FL80s and I would not recommend paying that price. That engine is going to bite you. You can do much better. I would think about spending just a little more money up front and getting yourself into a 2000 maybe a 1999 you will have many more options as to who you can run for...