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Not sure on current prices, but have had excellent service at Kenosha Peterbuilt. They are on 94 about a half hour north of the border on the west side of 94. We had emergency service done on a tractor and had great service and the price was reasonable. While a dealer, I can't remember their...

In and out bound trucks change constantly. A macro eight will tell you how many trucks but not how many teams for example. Depending on the update time, you may have two trucks in an area but can't accept a run because they don't have the hours to run it. Also, certain areas have more loads at...

If brakes checked out ok, it could be the brake springs, air chamber, or actuator. Any issues with these will not show up in a DOT inspection except possibly a missing spring. The good news is that it is not likely a high dollar repair. The only other distant shot on some trucks would be the...

We have a 3126 and change oil at around 12,000 to 14,000. This is with the aid of a generator. Oil tests at this stage seems to be ok according to Speedco. Milage on truck is almost 500,000. Just had overhead and dyno and everything checked out. Before I forget, we do use Lucas and I certainly...

also picked up one of those motorhome rear window wide angle lenses and put it in the corner of my passenger side window. I saw a tractor trailer with this placement and it lets you see a little more of that blind spot and seems to show you things that don't appear in any of your mirrors. I got...

I never heard of springs under the box? Only spring suspensions. This will be interesting information for their intended purpose. First time for everything. Glen; You should be able to give us some reading on this subject. I will second that. Davekc

You will usually find that the best runs come at the most inconvenient times. Funny how that always works that way. Davekc

For what it is worth; we have had good success getting out of TX but they were almost always a long team load. Broker loads out of TX would certainly be helpful for a single as they likely would not have the same time constraints. That is using Panther's system. Not sure how Fedex will do with...

There is a class 8 truck on the market right now that is listed as being put together by an experienced expediter so it has everything just right. It also is listed with a 5 speed Allison automatic. Talk about a disaster and that's one for sure, at least in my opinion. After quite some time in a...

We have parked at the mall before. Good tip as parking can be somewhat limited in parts of Atlanta Davekc

If you are grounded in Texas it is a trip to Detroit but would be well worth the adventure. Alot of information is available as well as talking to existing drivers from both companies. Recruiters from both companies will be on hand both days to answer questions for you as well. Hope you can make...

As mentioned by RichM, Ateam was never mentioned in this post and chose to respond. But since he did, I thought his experiences would be of value to people contemplating a truck build. Since his truck build has been going on for almost two years, surely he would have some input helpful to folks...

Terry is right with regards to the language in your contract. It depends on whether it is addressed or not. Some contracts have very specific clauses with regards to employees owning equipment. Many of them do not. When signing on, ask for a copy of their contract and see if it is addressed. If...

Ateam wrote; We are in the midst of truck building challenges now, though "disaster" is not a word that characterizes our circumstances. "Delays" are the more accurate term as well as vendor issues. I'm not at liberty to comment on it further as things are very much in flux now...all to produce...

How many have experienced a truck build disaster? This has come up on more than one occassion when someone has decided to build a truck from scratch rather than buying a spec truck. Sometimes it is just ordering a truck from a dealer that has no experience with expediting. Lawrence had a post...

You should obtain or check into some type of commercial insurance. Shouldn't be too expensive for hauling furniture on a occassion basis. You likely would not need to file for a authority but be advised, there are some differences depending on what state your in. If it is a rare occassion, it...

Why do you ask? I sense yet another pot shot comming. You have a bad habbit of injecting questions or comments about me personally that have little or nothing to do with the topic raised by the posters that start the threads. It's a habbit that does not become a moderator. Through your own...

You know I think P2 lets its owner ops find there freight if they want so I think you guys are on equal grounds with there dispatchers that own trucks.Why dont you just start doing it? That is pretty much how I look at it. There are other folks within Panther that own trucks but are not in...

so at the end of 5 years at 20% annually there is about 30% of the original value left not 0% if you said 20*5. Leo Correct. That will put you close. That is assuming that a average retail number was used when original. Some options of course will adjust that number but very few. For example...

I have heard good and bad on these engines. Most would depend on what size they are. The bigger the engine the less problems you hear about. Alot info in the archives on those engines. Some of the smaller engines had problems with idling issues and a/c. A/C issues are debatable as to whether...