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whatever your setup is, make sure you don't exceed 40 ft. in length. For what it is worth, our truck has a 125" sleeper and a 18 ft box. As fuel is going up our fuel surcharges are climbing. Depending on the customer they have been averaging .09 to .11 cents per mile. But the are a few customers...

Your owner should be giving you a comdata card to advance load money on for fuel and food ect. That comdata card can be set for whatever percentage you and the owner agree on. This is inportant to ensure you have money to run on. If the owner refuses, I would look for another owner. He must...

RE: Well, the cart is officially ahead of the hors looks like a nice ride! love the stretch idea. let everyone know how it goes. Of course I am partial to my kw300 but your idea will beat a high dollar class 7 as Weave stated.

extremely busy. Not a day off this entire month. Not complaining, as it has been very good. Take the good when you can!

crash Seems like the ones who most often are to crash in this business are confronted with personal misfortunes, wanting to be home often, mismanage their finances, or overspend on a truck

unless it is a regional operation, teams are becoming more of a priority to carriers. They also gain more profit and customer retention from team operations. As the driver pool keeps shrinking more emphasis will be on teams. I had heard some companies are going to stop recruiting singles and go...

I should clarify. Straight trucks make between 1.35 and 1.20 plus fuel surcharge depending on when you signed on. Note; truck must be able to haul 9000lbs

last set of steers were bridgestone. Got 200,000 out of them. They were R295. Changed them to the new R280. Stay away from R227's. Alot of fleets use them but they are not great for winter running. For whatever it is worth, I use the centramatics and have had good results with wear. Only have...

We are with Panther currently. Unless something has changed, they pay the most with the greatest coverage. There are exceptions, such as fedex pays more with there whiteglove ect, but requires additional equiptment. (liftgate, reefer, tag axle). I am not sure what panther pays now, but it was at...

I personally would stay away from anything that has to do with a freightliner dealership!!!There is a few good ones, but are far outnumbered by the poor ones.

The $15,000 price was just numbers that were posted some time back as to the replacement cost. Not the cost of a new one from Ring Power. There are several places to get a brand new one under the $11,000 mark as well. I am like several others, shopping and weighing the options.

You need a 60/40 split if you are paying the fuel ect. And yes, Panther pays for the permits ect.

I think the confusion is that the 3000 quote was a partial rebuild. Meaning, I think, nothing done or very little to the block. The rebuild that they have should have a little more clarity. They are using a new head, new turbo, new computer and replacing some of the wiring. If you are going new...

Thanks Teacel, that explains it well. Just a footnote; the only reason he was suggesting a new or reman. turbo was to get it covered under the rebuild warranty. This is much longer than "just a turbo replacement warranty"

We had a truck leased to them three or four years ago. Neither the wife or I have driven for them. They seemed like real nice folks, and our team seemed to like them. Our team is running a big truck now, however it is not in expedite.

He says inframe won't exceed the $3,300 mark A little higher on the out of frame. He says 5 to 6 thousand plus cost of turbo if replaced. I can live with that. Much better than cost of a new engine. Hey Weave...glad it was a quick fix:-)

That is what they are basically telling me. I quess the most important thing is that it is a fully rebuildable engine. With reviewing the costs, it seems pretty reasonable versas a rebuild of any other make. I don't know Weave, I am starting to like my cat alittle more. (just kidding):-)

If you are starting out it is good to minimize your expenses. I think Jeff Jensen's ideas are great. Sure beats spending $6,000. If you change down the road and want someone to do it, I would at least research some of the van conversion places. I don't think they will be anywhere near the $6,000...

Hey Weave, nothing funny about oil gushing unless it's a well, especially in 10 degree weather. Sounds like a seal or gasket?

so if I am understanding this correctly, the 5 0n and 5 off would put you in violation of the 14 rule. You would be over one hour on the 3rd 5 hour drive period. Plus, you have not had 10 hours of straight sleeper time. I was so confused on this and our company says technically you are in...