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Good Post Phil Looks like the DOT may not need as many officers if they try to weed out the so called bad drivers. Less trucks on the road means less road taxs and money for the states. Which in turn means less DOT officers are needed for the job.

Most Carriers pay permits and IFTA. If they don't you better get away from them.

Panther has nothing to do with the lease at all. All Panther does do is send them the lease payment out of your settlements. The service plan covers everything bumper to bumper but, the windsheld. All Pm Services, Tires, Brakes, repairs, and even all fuilds. The leasing company is out of Ind...

I have a copy of the lease and to be honest with you, it's a pretty good lease. Our one tractor driver just leased one and the truck is really nice.

Yes your right it's worth it for you, but not for the fleet owner who pays for fuel.

Some of the TA truck stop only give .04 a gallon. I had one truck get $1.80 off for 57 gallons. I can go to the Pilot and get it .10 cheaper, then still get a .05 discount and get a .15 total discount verse getting .04 total from the TA. So where is the discount really.

I just made a call to to there customer service line in regards to there so called fuel discount. With nine trucks leased on with Panther and having a owners comdata cards I can see the discount we get. It's not worth getting fuel at the TA anymore if they only give you a .08 fuel discount off...

I have used TA for the last few years because of the discount. But the discount is so small that the Flying J is looking better for our trucks now that they take Comdata. If you are still paying more at the Ta with the discount than the cash price is at the Flying J why go there.

I seen on EO about a kit that you can buy for a truck that has some blow by to keep the truck clean under the motor. Can anyone tell me who makes it?

Nope justing asking really.

Well You can turn down loads but you lose your base. So you are still a IC.

If you was offered a chance to have a base of $1500.00 a week plus $1.00 a mile loaded and .50 for deadhead going in and out of Canada. Now you can't turn down any loads and have to run Sunday from 6pm till Friday 6pm. Would you run these loads if you was based out of the Detroit and was a O/O...

Running local If you was offered a chance to have a base of $1000.00 plus a .90 a mile for all miles in a D unit local within 250 miles of a Express Center would you?

I agree 100% Dave. I give out my drivers numbers if they want to talk to a few of them and as long as it's okay with the drivers.

Oh your putting the QC in all the trucks. What is the cost going to be each week?

call it and let us know and we will join you.

As a Fleet Owner I can say I have seen almost everything you can think of a driver doing. We like to keep our drivers happy for the most part because a truck sitting cost you money. We ask them to sign a contract so they know where we stand and ask of them. I have held a drivers last settlement...

It's a $1.40 for loaded miles only. The .10 is for every mile the truck does I was told. The FCS would be what ever the customer gets charged. Panther gives the O/O 100% of the FSC.

Don't hold me to it, but our driver was told you get $1.40 per mile then your lease payment and everything is taken out.

Some good questions Greg. Our one tractor driver is checking into it. He said the rate he would get would be $1.40 per mile plus FSC. So we now will be looking for a driver for our tractor or we may have to move it to another company.