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If you contact a FedEX Custom Critical recruiter they will mail you charts that will answer many of the income questions and average amount of miles driven . Many more can be found in the archives here . Income and time away from home varies a lot . You do not need a CDL for cargo amd cube vans...

I know there has been a lot of publicity about 15 passenger extended vans and it makes them very hard to insure . I don't know if this affects the cargo versions at all . The big commercial lots do give very good prices .

I didn't think you had to be printed before scheduled renewal . I could be wrong though .

A 20 ft. container weighs over 5,000 lbs. empiy and can legally hold over 23,000 lbs . Then you have to figure the weight of the chassis or trailer it's on . I saw something in your other post about a 3/4 ton truck and a trailer with a 20 ft. deck . If you planned hauling containers with it or...

Weight is tricky . If the trailer is not loaded properly , even though it is within its allowable maximum weight it may be overweight on one axle and somebody will pay the fine or shipment will be delayed . Some states won't let an overloaded vehicle leave the scale house until it is legal ...

Mexican Dodge Rams The Mexicans also kept producing the old VW bugs long after they went off the market here also . But see my point ? Don't you think this truck could be poular in the U.S. and is very likely a better truck than the FL ?

There's another post in this forum regarding sleeper legality . Looks to me like you can't have a legal sleeper in a cargo van . Dodge quit making cargo vans when the Sprinter came out . Ford has been the most popular because diesels are more economical that gas engines . Chevy diesels used to...

When you say buying new trucks would have made these repirs under warranty or probably not occuring under warranty I have to wonder how many o/o's keep their trucks running well after the warranty runs out . True , running new trucks would allow you to build up some operating capital before...

I have a crew cab and like Preacher I log off duty and have never been questioned . ( I also have OOIDA decals on the truck . ) I had been curious about the GMC 5500 because it looked good enough to me . Dodge will be making the rear seat of their crew cabs larger with the rear door the same...

Thanks for that info . I didn't see that in my membership packet

Just for your information , I once new someone in the National Guard that managed to get a military tractor trailer license and his state (RI) just gave him a CDL A when he presented that license to them . That was not a good thing ! I worked for the company he ended up driving for and when...

Thanks for that info I have done numerous searches on the web trying to find that info and never found it . Uh oh . My interpetation is that not only crew cabs but cargo vans and cube vans can't possibly meet the standards . Some states such as IA make it a point to enforce these regulations . I...

They are glad to answer any questions but their medical insurance consists of things like dental and eye . They have disability and life but not major medical . Check their website and e-mail questions if you wish .

Expect to be pulled over at the scales quite a bit . For some reason DOT likes to pick on hotshots . I've seen plenty of them pulled over at the scales , especially in TN . They catch a lot of drivers over axle weight or without physical cards . I once knew a driver transporting a triaxle travel...

It sounds like you get a good amount of work where there isn't a need for a pallet jack . For some they are very useful , especially allowing load transfers without hunting for a dock . I once heard of a driver at a scale in IL offering $100 to anyone that would let him use a pallet jack for 10...

Our prayers are with Bill. Who would ever think you'd find a drunk driver out there 11:00 a.m. on a Sunday morning ? It also amazes me the number of truck drivers that are killed or seriously injured because they didn't use their seat belts . We all have to be alert . No matter how well you can...

Finding a used box and sleeper is good advice . But think things out . What will this conversion cost you ? I think if you'll do some checking on prices on expediter trucks and day cabs you may find a day cab is worth more after 5 or 6 years . You won't recover the cost of the conversion and...

The first time I get fuel with my ComData I get a cash advance to avoid charges on future use . Sometimes I direct deposit some of the ComData into my business account . I have a Visa bank card for that and I use that at Flying J's and fuel up in the RV area and pay at the pump . I've also been...

Most states advise getting it 60 days ahead of time . It varies state to state but most won't renew 90 days ahead of time .

Panther II is good but all their ads I've seen recently say " Now currently hiring drivers for fleet owners " . Sounds like there's quite a few trucks sitting idle without drivers or it could be owners are adding to their fleet and need drivers . I don't want to discourage you but in one post...