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This is interesting. To complete the analysis, you should specify the freight weight and dimensions. Then go to web sites where carriers allow customers to enter the information and get a price. Let us know what you find out.

We are stranded for the weekend too, in Syracuse, NY, but not for lack of freight. We came off a $5,000+ load this morning because of a broken brake assembly bracket I spotted during my pretrip inspection. So, instead of running cross-country over the weekend, we sit and watch the snow melt as...

buddy, You are asking good questions. When Diane and drove fleet owner trucks we saw a few contracts presented by fleet owners and prospective fleet owners. None of them were very good. All of them were lacking the specificity you mention. Poor wording made various interpretations possible...

I am a bit confused too. Diane and I have not yet researched this enough to publicly offer an opinion.

I'd be interested to know more about your water pump issues. We have done nothing to ours but flush and fill the cooling system at the manufacturer's recommended intervals. We use the same long-life (red) coolant in the generator as in the truck engine and reefer. Not for any good reason, except...

Regardless of brand, the generator that fits me is one that heats and cools the sleeper such that we are actually comfortable in it in all weather conditions, including the most extreme; and that provides reliable service such that anything other scheduled maintenance is not needed over 20,000...

We are happy with our Onan generator (APU). See: 5,000 Trouble-Free Generator Hours.

I voted, "Love this job and will never do anything else" but need to modify the response just a bit and add, "God willing and if the creeks don't rise." Diane and I will stay in this job as long as our health and circumstances allow. But as we all know, things can happen out there that change...

How is not going to Canada best for your business? (This is a good-faith question as we consider the question ourselves. Spending $100 to dial down your truck to continue servicing Ontario and Quebec seems simple enough. How is it best for your business to avoid Ontario, Quebec and the rest of...

We missed the conference call because we were on a run that had us driving and sleeping in shifts. I have sent the suggestion to HQ to make the taped call available online for those of us who missed it. What else happened on the call that stood out for y'all? Inquiring minds want to know! :)

If we were delivering in NYC on Friday and had no prospects for freight taking us out, Diane and I would probably drive to Bordentown, New Jersey with plans to spend the weekend at the Petro there. It is about 80 miles from NYC and a safe distance away from all the things that can go wrong in...

I beg to differ on the "White glove, green glove or whatever, they are struggling." part. While some are, all are not. Diane and I have seen freight slow and rates decline just like everyone else and the result is lower revenue. But struggling we are not. Freight has slowed, not stopped. We made...

People take cheap freight for all kinds of reasons, some good, some not so good. The truck in question would not have been one of ours as Diane and I only own and operate one truckI assume you meant the truck runs with the same carrier we do. I have no idea why the truck in question would have...

You are right. All trips are risky, but an Alaska trip, even in the summer, is more risky than most. I would rather sit empty for the week or two it would take to complete an Alaska run, make zero $, and forgo the $9,000, than subject ourselves, truck and bank account to the risks of the trip...

Don't you just hate technology? The growing use of debit cards has probably cut this income source in half. :(

Having read all the comments here and with Diane and I having discussed it, we tend to agree with Soxydon and aristotle. In the winter, we would be unlikely to accept an Alaska run. Never say never, but it seems to us that the risks outweigh the rewards. In the summer, we'd go in a heartbeat...

What Doggie Daddy said. Click the truck specs link in my signature. DD's reply suits me just fine. I have been off line for a day and unable to respond as quickly as DD did. Answer is the same I would have given. By the way, there is no way we would even begin to spec a truck like this in these...

No. You already have that option by getting your own authority or selecting a carrier that allows you and makes it easy for you to find and book outside loads.

Time will tell.

Having shared how and why I use a spreadsheet, I'd rather not get into a debate about the value of spreadsheet use. Readers who are spreadsheet inclined can choose to use them. Readers who are spreadsheet adverse can choose to not use them. Those who are in between can use them a little bit...