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Heck I was trying to figure out how I said it so wrong as I thought it was pretty simple math. I cannot imagine wanting a bigger tank as DEF weighs in at 9 lbs per gallon while diesel weigh in at approximately 7.05 per gallon. As time goes on and more places have bulk DEF tanks I see the tanks...

Heck I was trying to figure out how I said it so wrong as I thought it was pretty simple math. I cannot imagine wanting a bigger tank as DEF weighs in at 9 lbs per gallon while diesel weigh in at approximately 7.05 per gallon. As time goes on and more places have bulk DEF tanks I see the tanks...

DEF usage is sure not going to add much to our cost of doing business. So far we have paid 2.60 a gallon for DEF after purchasing in bulk at the Pilot and Loves truck stops. Our first fill up was 474.56 MPG Second fill up was 529.59 MPG As our fuel mileage goes up so will our DEF MPG...

Nope I have never driven one of those vehicles. In a truck we have a little more privacy when driving... Our shirts are embroidered with our names as well as have the FedEx logo on them and they are deductible.

I have not decided yet and I am devastated over NO Mac and Cheese. Maybe that is what I need to bring I cannot imagine a BBQ without. I am looking forward to Jenny's new creation. The BBQ is going to even better then last years. I sure hope it is not as hot as it was last year.

That bench looks really hard. I was just talking with a friend of mine the other day who was heading out to go camping. They were all gathering up their air mattresses, no more sleeping on the ground and waking up stiff and sore.

Are you saying that 23" would drag on the ground...

Wow Turtle you must have met Scott Grenerth who is a flat bedder that wears a Utilikilt everyday. He attends the expo each year and first think I always notice it the kilt and next is that he is at least 7' tall which I think is why he started wearing the Utllikilt. You and him can compare...

We consider ourselves business owners who drive a truck. We enjoy looking like what we are.

I have always and I mean always abhorred wearing a dress or skirt and for that matter dressing up. I like my t-shirts, jeans, sneakers and being comfortable Once we started with FedEx Custom Critical we were soon in uniforms as we liked the recognition and also the ease of washing...

If I was looking at a company those fuel discounts are something I would take into serious consideration. The freight rates would have to be pretty high to make up for the deficit of not having a discount program.

I think you can take the work TRY out of this sentence as I have met many people out here on the road who make a good living and have a blast doing it. They have figured out a balance that works for them and are able to obtain both goals have fun and run their butts of when needed.

One thing to take into consideration is fuel discounts. Our fuel discounts are often significant. I used the months of March and May to get my figures for our fuel costs. We were in the process of moving to the new truck in April. Our average per gallon cost of fuel for those two...

Our best so far has been 11.78 using the odometer not the dash readout. The dash readout has had us up in the upper 12's and then we find the wind and we have really been able to find the wind and our readout slowly decreased. The pusher axle does not seem to effect us nearly as much on...

The Cascadia is a heavy truck, but we are still able to run with the pusher up in the air which increases our fuel mileage for most of the time. By reducing our rolling resistance by 1/3 for most of the time. The pusher axle is less drag due to not having the inter axle differential...

Pjjjj I agree with you 100% the columns and lines are the same in a fleet owners business as well as ours. The fleet owner and us each must pay the drivers as well as set money back to replace the truck, maintain the truck, and expenses to keep the truck on the road. The difference is the...

We spent HOURS and I do mean hours over the time span of two years working on this issue and "Spec Pro" to get the desired transmission and rear ends... It became an exercise in futility... We worked with engineers from Detroit Diesel as well as Freightliner and Eaton to get everything as...

When we first started I downloaded the OOIDA spreadsheet and I played with our numbers. I used the spreadsheet as a guide to get me started on the right path and they redefined the spreadsheet to fit my needs. Here is the link to OOIDA's spreadsheet with an explanation of each line item...

Dave brings up something else to consider is the truck a O/O or is the truck part of a fleet. The truck in a fleet situation is often keeping three families afloat. Our truck is a one truck operation with us the drivers. All money goes into one account.

One of the things to consider Dale is if the dead head was authorized or not. Many of us as Jim mentioned go where we think the freight will be and that is not always where the computer picks for our layover. I took our total mileage which was off of the truck odometer taken on January 1st to...