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Keep in mind that probably a third or more of the weight of 33,000 lb truck is on the front axle .

I really think it would be hard to hire a driver and have both of you make a reasonable profit . Did you try just figuring what your profit per mile was and how much of it you'd be willing to give a driver ? Figure if the driver chose not to drive as hard as you cpm on insurance , taxes , truck...

One little know expediting area is auto transport . FedEx bought Passport Auto Transport . If you have tracor trailer experience you might want to check them out .

I don't rely on BBB . It's my understanding they only keep files on businesses belonging to their organization . Once a complaint is resolved it goes away . I can't understand how All Types is still in business though . It looks like someone would have reported them to the DOT . A DOT...

I carry a digital camera Digitals are coming down in price . You don't have to pay for film to be developed and spend time waiting for it . You can also review the pic after taking it to be sure you include what you need .

I once drove for a company driving Midwest regional and was cited by the safety manager for speeding because my average m.p.h. was 66 . I told him all the states I drove in that day had a 70 m.p.h. limit . No matter . I wasn't to average over 65 m.p. h. . O.K. what about states with a 55 m.p.h...

OOIDA did an article on DAC in their " Land Line " magazine a while back . Check their website . They will be glad to provide you info .

Since the DOT is working on revising the logs , shouldn't there be a new line for " Driving , not on duty " ? This would be especially appropriate for owner operators using their vehicles to get around on days off .

Ask the fleet owner what mobile phone service they have . Many services have free mobile to mobile and if you use the same service you wouldn't need so many minutes . One negative to a van is you don't buy enough fuel at one stop to earn free showers ( 50 to 100 gallons depending on company )...

I know there have been a lot of problems with the new Ford Powerstroke diesel and service and parts seem to be more expensive at Ford . Sprinter seems to have its bugs too . The Chevy Duramax seems to be the best bet . Chrysler should have made a van with the Cummins engine . ( The Jeep Liberty...

But how much of that would be paid miles ?

What gets me is forwards that go on and on regardless of age - like the one saying the guy that originated the hokey pokey died last week is still around 6 months later . I have the urban legend and hoax sites in favorites . I've gotten really irate letters when from people that sent me false...

Splitting sleeper time gets very complicated . Not only must the 2 breaks be at least 2 hours and total 10 but the driving time is restricted . For example , if you are on duty 2 hours then drive 6 hours and take 4 hours sleeper , you can only drive 5 hours with not more than 1 on duty hour (...

My attitude is changing for the positive toward WalMart . Like many others I felt a community was hurt when a WalMart moved in because it hurt smaller businesses and I still feel WalMart treats employees poorly . On the other hand WalMart offers a fair price where others really try to rip you...

I was in ME Monday and spent part of Monday and Tuesday visiting family in MA before heading back to Western KY . I was driving in rain as I entered eastern KY on I-64 . I called my wife who was on her city letter carrier route and she told me she was tired from trudging through all the snow ...

This may not be of much help to most of you but I saved a lot by buying through my local Dodge dealer ( I know , most of you have no use for a Doge vehicle unless it is possibly a Sprint ) I saved $1500 by financing through Chrysler and nobody believes this but if I get all service done at that...

It's hard to say what a driver would make . Check the free classifieds at this site to see what other owners are paying . The best way is to pay percentage with the driver paying for fuel . That eliminates excessive idling and off route traveling at your expense . I think it would take an...

That's a great opportunity for missionary work ! My wife and I have been looking for a short term opportunity like this . In the best selling book " A Purpose Driven Life " Rick Warren recommends everyone do some type of missionary work sometime in their life .

Notice the truck has no 5th wheel . Freightliner got burned last year for sending trucks to Centurion to be built as custom RV haulers then sold them with 5th wheels . Feds came along and said the trucks should have paid a 12% excise tax because they were tractors . Go to cowboycadillac.com for...

FedEX CC will send you those figures for all types units when you request info . When figuring fuel costs keep in mind those are last years figures and they are now getting a higher fuel surcharge . Also look at the mileage and availability figures . Most run under 2,000 miles a week and only...