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Passing through Iowa I stopped at what used to be a nice Truckstop. Altoona. What a freakin dump ! Thought I’d have dinner at Grandma Max’s. Now Max’s dinner. The hotdog eating clientele lends so little support that they’ve eliminated the buffet except for Sunday. Was basically empty. The shop...

Always thinking semen, aren’t ya ?

You mean you wouldn’t go back to a Sprinter and all of it’s benefits?

Living East, I assumed he went out West ( outbound) and now is trying to get back into, INBOUND, the home area. Just semantics. As Bill Clinton said, it depends on what is is, or something.

I hope your outbound had 1114 miles dh built into the rate.

I’ll be in a roundtable discussion with friends moving from TT to first time expediters. Considering used first truck. I know class 8. Know very little about M-2s etc. Do the smaller Mercedes have a 500,000 mile warranty? How about the Allison’s ? I may be wrong but I’d guess you could...

I somewhat agree. He’ll probably be safer : A )If we get him out of his present equipment B )In the real world where he sees some enforcement.

Seems like Ragmama is ALWAYS hungry.

Skimming HOS... he glanced at the regs. Under 26,000 can run car speed limits. Can’t cook books anymore. You got 1 out of 3. NOW SIT DOWN.

x06col Where were you when I sliced 6 feet off this 26 foot box to make my first expediter ? Resulted in 34 feet b to b.

That’s a great business model. Doable if maybe I was still in Chicago. You win.

A legal sleeper only needs to be 24 inches wide if I remember correctly. I’d sure hate to pay $88,000 for that truck. Good truck for what he needs.

Ceva ?

You need to secure EVERYTHING. No matter how big or small. Cannot be able to move North , South, East, or West. With proper equipment, not rope. With the cost of rental equipment, tolls, driver, short weeks for holidays, etc., I’ve already given up on this deal. There may be some profit, some...

Air brakes ? I don’t remember, but research air brake endorsement.

We never strap pallets...... This will change. The learning curve goes through your wallet.

Just saw that you will pay tolls. Where are you based out of ? Tolls today can mean the difference between success and failure.

Curious. What’s the cost of the rental ? How you going to pay the driver ?

Cooking the books. Tougher than it used to be., ELD. Another expense. Cheap motels. A thing of the past. Take 6 days of clothes. At least at first. Load securement. Another challenge. Learn it. This whole deal, while doable, won’t be as easy as it looks. That’s why we get the big bucks.