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Ok, part 2. You start at ten minutes after midnight. You do three deliveries, unloading them yourself. You get a 30 minute lunch. Your truck runs 55 mph. What is the latest time that day that you can be on-duty unloading your truck ?

Low pay will be a negative number. Unfortunately there may be weeks where for numerous reasons your fixed costs, insurance, plates, etc will exceed your net after fuel, tolls. Weather delays, bad luck, Laredo, rookie mistakes may all play into this number. The high number is hard to...

Care to say what new $500 tires were badly out of round ? And who/where did the shaving ?

Sold in less than a week ? EO Works !

Good Luck with your new adventures. You should continue posting. People are often curious about the ups and downs surrounding downsizing.

I thought at 10 years it was a year by year decision. No age limit if it keeps performing well. California ? If DeVille goes to Ca there'll be plane tickets involved.,

I would bet someone would remove an axle in exchange for the parts.

Actually B, C, or D. In two cases you've exceeded the hours, unless under an exemption. If you drive 12 or 15 hrs you are required to log them. Not doing so is falsification. If you log 12 or 15 hrs driving you better get your rest.

The question said "can". With paper logs I could often drive 15-16 hours. I just couldn't log it. I once logged 34 out of 36 hrs, all driving or on duty. I put in the remarks that I wanted them to know what had to be done to get the job done. A VP actually came down and thanked me for my...

I'll say 11 , or also 8, if you've exhausted your 14. Everyone's waiting for the trick question. Like others I don't see the trick. I was waiting for someone to ask, paper or electronic logs. :)

If it makes anyone feel better a friend of mine has had trucks down test loading the new Fords. I did not ask him when he's been told to be ready to haul them out to dealers.

It's very expensive to loaf/live in the first 11 States.

What size vehicle is involved in this scenario ?

There are a few owners that will make you an employee. Watch the classified ads. Your best bet is to contact your local post office and see if their " star route" carrier needs drivers. Often straight trucks, regular runs. Very good pay. Or , if near a big city, try the postal service itself.

I changed the p/s filter of my 2001 Pete at 500,000 miles.

A fellow truck hauler was telling me about his newer truck, a 2010 Volvo with an ISX, no def. He bought it at 488,000 miles. It used a gallon of oil every 5,000 miles. He changes the oil every 15,000 miles. 95,000 miles later he only uses a gallon every 10,000 miles. He thinks the previous...

Do they still have an attendant pump your gas in NJ ?

I use Dave Ramsey. BETTER credit scores every month. :)

I'd like to see some actual fuel prices, to compare to the FedEx price on any given day. Insurance: I saved money by leaving FedEx's program and going with CIS/Progressive two years ago. A friend went Progressive to Fedex's program and saved money last month. Moral: be constantly checking.

Yeah, eliminate cashiers so they can lower costs. I seldom go to Pilot/FJ so get back to me when you see those lower prices. :)