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From what I have heard, there is alot going on there. They lost there exclusitivity on GM. Small one pallet loads are going to air frieght. Not good if you own a van. Teams will always do better. All of the rest of GM expedite loads are going on the internet for bids. I heard Panther was trying...

Assuming you are looking past resale I think Weave's post is pretty accurate. However, How a truck is taken care of from the start has more value than anything. I have a fl70 with over 800000 on it. I am not sure it is all luck. Also have a 99 KW with a cat and have had no problems as of yet. I...

truckgen just opened another repair facility besides there main one in Jacksonville, Fl. One on each end of town. They do good work on my unit without game playing ect. Certainly know there stuff. We have one of there units for a year now and are very satisfied with it. Puts a aux or a rigmaster...

like I put in a earlier post. If it is a frieghtliner with a cummins engine, plan on numerous a/c repairs. Had a previous freightliner with this set up and it was a piece of junk. Went to a Kenworth with a cat and haven't had one problem. It is a 99, 300.

Gambler, you are correct. All companies would want straight trucks instead of vans. At tri-state the bulk of van loads are GM. With that out of the picture I would say they currently have way to many vans for the frieght. Any of these companies will be more accomadating to straight trucks and...

We would appreciate any current info on how teams are doing with a "D" unit at panther. Looking for gross revenue info, how much deadhead and sitting ect. The usual stuff....debating on whether to stay with current company or move. Panther pays a little better per mile but can they keep you...

We put this post on and no one responded. Either real busy or real broke. Anyone know???

Here is what I heard. Not sure if it is true but the information seemed pretty reliable. We run team and have been staying pretty busy so far. Runs have been averaging in the 6 to 700 range. GM has decided to air frieght all single pallet loads @ $8.00 a pound. Secondly, all loads are posted on...

I am sure using lucas has something to do with it. Synthetics would work as well but are more expensive. The 99kw we have should do ok because it doesn't experience cold hard starts with a block heater off the generator. Synthetics might be good here in the dead of winter up north. Be forwarned...

Here is an update. 250 has 804,300 on it today. completed trip to miami and back. Yes we use lucas every change at about 14 to 15000. That number is based on oil test at speedco every 4th time. As for weight, the first 5 years was general expedite with roberts express. average load was about 2...

Yes, this is the original engine. Truck is used a couple of times a month now. Smokes alittle at start up but thats about it. No major rebuild or anything like that. Only major repairs are water pump,injectors,and replaced the turbo. Kinda engine related, had to replace front half of exhaust as...

I tought I would pass this along. Found out that when you check belts and idlers, cat has a new front and back bearing assembly for the water pump belt. Mine were not in bad shape but added the new one since I had the belt already off. Suppose to be more balanced and last longer. I you take care...

Wife and I drive for tri-state and had this happen a couple of times. It seems the easiest way to correct it it have dispatch give an ititial quote. In otherwords if you recieve an offer missing weight and rate, have them qc back the rate you want. At least a $1.00 per mile. Upon arrival, when...

I had a rigmaster on previous truck and worked pretty well except for finding parts. Currently have a gen from jacksonville which runs a kabota engine. It works real well and easy to service and find parts. Probably as cost effecient as the other items in winter however none of the others will...

wife and I team for tri-state. don't think it will affect team operations but might have a negitive effect on single operators. Then again maybe they will get or retain more customers. Would have to be implemented quickly so single operators are not sitting to much.:+

not sure what year yours is but i have a 99. Our 300 has not had any problems so far. There is another guy on here I think wild bill has the same truck. Don't know if he has had any problems either. Use to have fl70 and had all kinds of a/c related problems. One suggestion is try another dealer...

just bought a truck for 51000. are you saying i should take the staight mile deduction instead of depreciation. Have a straight truck?

real simple....if it is a frieghtliner....stay away from it. poor quality,poor service and expensive to fix.

one thing i failed to mention was to obtain that kind of milage, i was using mobile synthetic oil. In fact I still use it in the cummins I currently have. Also, there was very little idle time on it. We wanted the truck to get a year or two out of it because of the sleeper,genset, and the box...

stupid question? what does heui mean? Are you saying one of these cat motors won't make it to 100 or 125,000 miles? Had one previously and got 475,000 out of it before I sold it. Nothing major except water pump and alternator. It was a 3126. maybe a different type, this was in a 98...