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Phil,in a tractor,as most know,our competition is much less,as far less trucks.The only thing I've run into,is i was solo part of Jan and part of Feb,in Jan only was away from home 1 week,and Feb the same.The offers were slow,so was easier to sit home than on the road. The 2 weeks I was out in...

Phil,the right dealer can always get you a truck load,just depends on down payment and interest your willing to pay.THese dealers cant get rid of their trucks and will do about anything to get them gone.

airtabs wont help his problem,front of trailer has no aerodynamics

in 1986 had a flat top freightliner,it got 5.6mpg 400 Cat 13 speed.in 1987 I put a wing on the roof,the one that is sold from Sacramento Ca.Mileage went to 6.3.It paid for itself in 3 months. At onetime when I drove a company truck,they had the dome on their trailers,didnt really help...

days inn, columbia mo,cant deliver til monday the 2nd

I also welcome you,this is the fun place to be when your not working.some are here more than others

If my driver were getting 60/40,he would also be getting 100% of fsc and toll assist.therefore, he would pay for the fuel and the tolls. If 40/60,then all expenses would be mine. About the tolls,even though the company may pay the tolls,this doesnt mean you have to take the toll roads. In any...

Couple weeks ago,I was offered a load for 95 cpm,that was without dh or fsc,it was 40000 lb tractor load,of course I turned it down,but some guy took it while I was trying to find out why load was offered so cheap. I did get the reason,I understand the reason,but I dont like it.

If you have your own authority,you then have the ability to haul freight from whom ever you wish, thru a brokerage,or by soliciting your own loads,you then can haul any load at what ever price you can get someone to pay. If you are leased to any company,in that lease it will discribes how the...

Shooter,any gadget you have that you don't really need is a toy.Maps are in existance to show you the routes to take from point A to point B,and if you buy one of the expensive trucking maps,it even shows truck stops,scales,and even those sometime hard to find rest stops.What happens if your...

Yes, 1 cleared and 1 in process works for PSS loads,but Art isnt citizen,so no PSS loads at all now.We can Still Do DDP loads,in fact Art is DDP qualified,we did 88 DDP loads in 2007 when he was with me

I had the leaking injectors with a 3406 Cat.You will find fuel in your radiator,and anti freeze in your fuel tanks.Its was the seals around the injectors.Ended up replacing the seals,and 2 injectors,and flushing radiator and dumping a full tank of fuel,about 280 gallons.Even though had engine...

Best news this morning,Still in W/G,as Art is DDPS quailied. We just can't do PSS loads,

Art in computer.Turned in PPWK Friday morning,drug test Friday,in computer today,Tuesday the 24th,pretty fast I'd say.Leaving for Harrisburg tonight.Harrisburgh Express center to Allentown Express center.391 total miles from home to pick up to delivery,$671.55.No, not a team load,but in a good...

Detroit no longer ex center for FDCC,its now Dearborn.We either stay old truck stop in Dearborn or truck stop over by the airport off of Merridian

shooter,I have a very good map,same as everyone in trucking.I can not believe you have saved enough miles with a GPS system to save enough fuel to pay for your GPS.Of course if you can't read a map,then yes,this would help you consideably

Although very informative,I sometimes wander if Turtle and A Team are having a contest to see who can write the longest answer to any question.

I'm not sure you will find anyone in this forum that can give you a direct answer to your question.For your insurance and permitting needs you may want to contact OONIDA,I would buy a new truck,might find pretty good deal right now,and shouldnt be hard to find a good deal on a car trailer. I...

Phil,I have an enevelope that I use to put all receipts from each load in.Each load has it's own special envelope,and that envelope in itself is a spread sheat.It has on the front,the states that will be traveled,start and stop miles,a place for gallons and cost ,fuel taxes,and permits.Also on...