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$175 to $225 should get you there. Davekc

As Terry mentioned, I have never heard of this. It sounds like you have one of the older units with a seperate black box. Sometimes those would cook, but no flames. It does sound like a grounding problem with the unit or the installation. Make sure you document everything. Should be a insurance...

RE: Survey time ATeam wrote; May I ask a question of you first? Why are you doing such a survey? What do you hope to learn and why? Interesting? I was thinking the same thing. Davekc

Doubts are normal when folks are witnessing a slow down. The old saying "If it was too good, everyone would be doing it" Folks have had to tighten their belts and when that happens, people are going to complain. Like any other business, when things turn a little south, we see the worst in...

That is an interesting concept. Your right, I have never seen one of these used for expediting. It looks as if it is wide enough to accomadate a skid between the wheel wells. I am quessing, including myself, that most aren't aware of them. Thanks for sharing a great link Davekc

I converted mine to flatbeds and sold them. They make great wreckers. When they run out of school buses, they can be used for hauling watermelons down here in Florida. Davekc

Jack I would have to disagree that there is a ongoing vendetta against FedEx. I have seen people including myself post observations with regards to them, but no one is slamming them. As with any other company, we see posts both positive and negative with regards to just about every company. When...

Unless it is something very different from the norm, the cab or sleeper doesn't have to be removed. Davekc

I'm not to happy to hear that, as someone has said (to summerize what most are saying)- "make as much, or more delivering pizza's than expediting". As you have read, the van side of the business is slow. As to whether you make more doing pizza delivery? It would depend. I would recommend at a...

Take it to another dealer. All of the previous work is warranty work for what THEY repaired. If for example, you had a hose replaced, and the next day the dryer fails, you would have to cover the dryer unless their repair caused the damage (failure). That would require that current dealer to...

ATeam wrote On another topic, while it may be true that some carriers continue to recruit drivers and add trucks no matter what the market will bear, it is NOT true of FedEx CC in the current business cycle. I am not quite sure what you are looking at? But they are running ads all over...

Most truck dealers could repair it, but they may have to order the boot from AB. The other option is to have someone like Bentz or ICT repair it. They might be able to fabricate one to fit. Price will depend on how the original was installed and the size of the opening. Davekc

Companies will continue to recruit if they lose any freight opportunities. This is essentially a cash only business. If you can't pay cash or close to it for equipment, you should wait. In addition, you need seperate cash reserves to keep you going. With new trucks hovering around $100,000, no...

RE: Getting starting in expedited/hot shot truckin Horizon does alot of drop deck and gooseneck freight while Jet does alot of dry box freight. Jet is primarily company drivers. Biggest issue I see is your location. Alot of trucks looking for backhauls from that area (Corpus Christi) which...

Alot of this depends on the company you drive for. We are leased to Panther and on occassion source our own freight. We have several places that we obtain loads that are not connected with Panther. We call and set our own rates and surcharge and Panther takes 15 percent. This has worked very...

RE: Getting starting in expedited/hot shot truckin I don't know what companies you have dealt with, but Cannonball and Acme used to be the better ones for small hotshot loads. They are in the Houston area. We had dealt with quite a few of them over the years, but hot shots in that area have...

Raceman is giving you good advise. Everything we do now is done via the computer. The only exception would be year end 1099's. They are recorded electronically, but a hard copy of contract settlements(1099) for the year are mailed. We keep seperate accounts for expenses and contractor pay...

In our case, my wife and I run with a major carrier and do not use the boards at all. Our freight comes to us via load offers from our carrier's dispatch. The load offers are sent to us via the Qualcomm unit in our truck and are ours to accept, decline, or further discuss with dispatch. While...

RE: The care and maintenance of box floors........ Proper care of the floor is essential. Most of the wood rot ect. is from underneath. Over time, moisture and road chemicals slowly decompose the wood. Rubber undercoating and paint is the best defense, but not a cure all. Hope that clears it...

If you acted as dispatch picking the loads you could have problems . This is usually where a problem comes in. If you are deciding the loads, when and how they have to work ect. you have an employee. A contract between you and the co-driver can cover some of it, but not all. This is...