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They have a Cost Per Mile they can't go below when bidding, too. Otherwise, you may make your 30-35 cents a mile, but they lose money. THey have to account for not only fuel, but wear and tear, maintenance, insurance, etc .

Don't forget the other thing people say, "If you want to make a million dollars in trucking, start off with 2 million!" And don't dismiss the biggest benefit of OTR expediting - you get to see America... at night.

At 30 cents a mile, that's 2000 miles a week to clear $600. That's doable, but it's on the upper end of the average and shouldn't really be counted on. Some will do more than than, though not nearly as often as they say they do. Some do significantly less than that. For most, they'll average...

Unfortunately, some of the most interesting and beautiful places, places where people like to live, are also the most dangerous places to live. Yellowstone National Park, which basically is the center of a big ass supervolcano, has had some unusual activity of late with some of its geysers. If...

If either the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or the actual Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), whichever is greater, is more than 10,000 pounds, it's a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV). Meaning, if a 9950 GVWR vehicle is ever more than 50 pounds overweight, it's instantly a CMV and requires scaling...

Those that can't teach, DO! Or something like that. Is there anyone at the FMCSA who has been a truck driver? Based on the HoS rules and the 30 minute break, I gotta figure no. Kirstjen Nielsen was a Bushie in the 43 administration and was not particularly a Trump supporter during the...

That's not really your call to make. Replying that you think the humor is in bad taste is fine, everyone is entitled to their opinion. But instead of leaving it at that, you had to take a shot at me personally. It's getting old. You've become more trouble than you're worth. At the very least...

Maybe this will take the bad taste out of your mouth... Yadi's Bruised Berry Cocktail Nobody's perfect. :rolleyes:

Definitely electric. Made by Arrival. Here's a piece on it.

Obviously, designed by Pixar.

A week ago an explosion and fire completely shut down the Meridian Lightweight Technologies facility in Easton Rapids, Michigan. They produce instrument panel components of the F-150. Now that Ford is out of those components, the plants in Dearborn, Louisville and Claycomo will be shut down. No...

It's a good thing Yadier Molina doesn't drive a Transit. (somebody'll get that)

I do think highway miles are easy duty miles, but apparently once you go past a certain number it becomes less easy duty. I've just seen it listed as "high mileage vehicles" as being severe duty, again with no mileage number given. The main reason I conclude that most of expedite is severe duty...

Barely. Cater signed it into law on July 1, 1980, and Reagan was elected the following November. I don't think of Carter when I think of the 80s, either.

Jimmy Carter, actually. The Motor Carrier Act of 1980. In addition to trucking, railroad, air and other industries were deregulated in the last 70 and early 80. Basically, it allowed carriers to set their own pricing instead of industry standard pricing controls (where the costs of wages and...

I agree with doing a cost analysis on things like that. I like to break it down to CPM. At $2.826 and 16.8 MPG it's 16.82 cents per mile. At $3.350 and 19.1 MPG it's 17.54 cents per mile. If it were me, I might use higher octane when heavy through the mountains, otherwise I probably...

I know Ford recommends 87 octane for EcoBoost gas generally, but right there in the owner's manual they also recommend premium fuel for "severe duty" usage. Most of expediting would be considered severe duty. Severe duty includes, of course, frequent trips under 5 miles, stop-and-go traffic, but...

Yes. As the information at the link shows, the vehicle needs to be 10,001 pounds or more (or otherwise be a CMV) AND be engaged in interstate commerce. Either one but not the other and there is no DOT number requirement. Some states nevertheless require a DOT number for CMVs even if they do...

I believe you. Panther, Load One, lots of carriers require the display of the carrier's DOT number on vans, and require lots of other things that the DOT does not require. Unless a cargo van is a CMV (carrying 9 passengers for compensation, hauling placarded HAZMAT), there's really no reason...

Vehicles 10,000 pounds or less do not require a DOT number (unless they haul hazardous material which requires placards).