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Recognise This Truck????????" The Sterling looks identical to the repo that was at Freightliner of Knoxville. They had this or a simular truck on their website. I think they wanted $85,000 and I believe it had fairly low miles. Davekc Davekc

Panther has always done well out of the Detroit area. Our truck picked up in Detroit for a run to Greenville S.C. There wait time after dropping Friday morning was 3 hours. Davekc

Excellent post on the current reality within the trucking industry. I think making a living is possible, but getting rich and living the high life are a stretch. Some like to keep everything "positive" but you can't be blinded by some of the stark realities within the industry. I thing...

Broompilot wrote; CONTROL FREAK Add that one in there. I didn't consider that one' Davekc

It couldn't be done without folks like you. Davekc

Broompilot wrote; Frank is right on except for the hourly rate, now that may be a 24/7. But he is right on the #s. You than must HOPE do gross 120K or higher to be profitable. The upfront expenses are high and the six months reserves is essential or you will go broke. If your carrier of choice...

The word Lease or fleece is not something I would enter into as far as expediting, unless you just filed bankruptcy, I would see no reason to do it unless of course your the owner. Why would a owner prefer this over selling the vehicle outright? Simple. He is upside down in the loan and can't...

Those fans are certainly money well spent. They work great and last for years. Davekc

Which GE was that? I go to the one in NC a lot and do pretty well there. I do a lot of bulk mail now and wow we are Postal folks fun Be careful on the post office runs. They say there is some real truth to the saying "GOING POSTAL":7 Davekc

Sounds like you handled it about as well as you could. Davekc

Broompilot wrote If that is all you people are getting you should begin investigating other companies. Gentleman we, you, and myself cannot afford to be sitting with no runs for a week. Your going broke, even if you have a rich uncle I couldn't agree more. Many are in tough circumstances. Many...

Since fuel is the highest expense, I would have to go with the laptop and generator. Davekc owner 20 years

We're on a positive vibe here the past few weeks, and we're going to keep it that way Well said. Environment has been wonderful these last 3 weeks. It appears most see it as well based on the MATS show and PM's Hopefully, the flamers and egomaniacs have moved on. Davekc

Not to my knowledge Davekc

I'll be the one in the FL70 that's going 56.5mph You mean there is more than one? Davekc

To get accurate information on a carrier as to how many vehicles they have, you can go to the USDOT website. They update every 30 days. I have found that some smaller companies will color this number to appear larger than they are. "trust but verify" Another source would be OOIDA. They get their...

I usually hang out at least 24 hours and then take short hopps to find freight I think you answered your own question with the best response. Orlando is a tough spot for many carriers. Once you know where your companies freight lanes are at, it becomes much easier to make those calls. Davekc

It shouldn't hurt it unless it is a small engine or running close to the gross. If the outside ambient temprature is high, I would consider taking them off. Especially in the southwest. In the winter they would probably help. Monitoring temp gauge on a regular basis will guide you as to leave...

I have a 96" sleeper on a KW T-300, with everything but the tag axle it's in to me for $113,500.00 I had to add the tags after the contract to eliminate the F.E.T. another $4000.00 total just under $118,000.00..yeah lot of bucks but the ride and convenience when we stay out for 3 months....Put...

Rich You are correct with that one. I don't know how Fedex expects you to do runs that pay .92 cents per mile. One could go broke pretty quickly doing these. Apparently this is becoming a standard practice. Explains why you see alot of Fedex in the EO classifieds With regards to bartering &...