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Hi Alvin, Here are my thoughts: 1: Expedited trucking started mainly to service the automotive industry, and most of the auto plants and auto parts related facitlities are east of the Mississippi. It has expanded greatly in the last few years to include many things other than the auto sector...

What you'll need to do is start contacting some fleet owners in your area who do expediting, and asking them if they would be willing to help you obtain your CDL's. I don't know of any expediting company that will provide this, but a lot of fleet owners who have trucks leased to companies will...

Yes, I had the power on my DDC S60 turned down from 470 to 360 HP. I didn't think 470 HP was necessary for a single axle straight truck made to scale only 10k lbs. Power could be turned back up in the future if another axle were added to carry heavier loads, but that has not been a necessity...

The way it works at truckstops is they will assume you are an IFTA truck, unless you tell them otherwise when you call in to have the pump turned on, in which case they are supposed to charge the fuel tax at the pump. Indiana will ask for IC/MC or DOT number. When I see fellows with the big...

Most FL70's have an Eaton 6 speed synchro. It shifts just like a car manual, with a single clutching action. The gears are synchronized and fall right in unlike bigger trannies that need to be double-clutched or floated. And yes, the 6 speed can be float-shifted also without clutching...

EXACTLY:) But a lot of what was going on was this: If the spouce/teammate with permit was pulled over, they would just awaken the teammate who would jump into the passenger seat. I'm pretty sure about the CMVSR ruling with the CDL's, as driver trainees for companies must have the CDL before...

They update this daily at OOIDA, here it is: http://ooida.truckmiles.com/page.asp?pg=FuelPrices.asp The first column is the tax rate per mile to run through the state. As most of my loads run at night, when I am home I end up staying up all night, which makes catching up on the forums easy:)...

Many of the bigger companies put an end to this, as the spouce would never take the road test and actually get the CDL, and just keep renewing the permit. This became a problem with insurance companies when accidents were occuring when the permitted driver was not an actual licensed driver. I...

With the IFTA sticker, you are tax exempt at the pumps. But you are correct, the cheapest fuel at the pump does not always end up being the cheapest during your run with the IFTA system. Each state charges a different fuel tax per mile, and many of the eastern/New England states are the most...

This is getting a lot of people in trouble:7 -Weave-

Very interesting article, I printed one for my references. Thanks! -Weave- I drove an FL70 with Cummins ISC 270HP in 1998. It had phenominal mileage, in the 12-13 MPG range, and many owners on this forum attest The ISC does get great MPG, but there have been some fuel pump and injector issues...

My dad has '03 Int 4300, DT466 215HP, Allison auto. Averaging in the middle 9 MPG range. -Weave-

102x102 boxes are not easy to find used yet. If a 28 footer will do, used 102x102 pup trailers are very easy to find and convert into straight truck boxes. -Weave-

The KW T300 and Pete 330 are exceptional quality small trucks, and the reason they command high resale is much the same reason why apples to apples a used Honda will fetch more bucks than a used Chevy. A lot of what sets a resale value is ownership rating (JD Powers and such) and popularity...

Bad ball joints can cause this, but check these other things too if the damper shock doesn't help: Tire, wheel, or brake rotors out of balance or out of round Loose or worn wheel bearings Driveshaft out of balance -Weave-

Knowing that you have to pay income tax either way, you should have told him you can drive for Schneider for .23 a mile, and get a good benefits package with that:7 -Weave-

When I was a driver for a fleet owner it was the same for me as it is for you now, my owner did not do any withholding, and I got a 1099 MISC form at the beginning of the year. This is still the way it is for me as an O/O, the company I lease to gives me the 1099. Where you are suppose to pay...

My dad was approached by a recruiter from a big co. a few weeks ago, and instead of walking away he just decided to play stupid as this guy gave him his spiel. Simply put, it was this recruiter's job to get the company 150 units by the beginning of the summer. It was like listening to a...

I'd like to know: 1) Why? Worked at near bankrupt printing co. as press mechanic. As place went downhill, started driving local truck for co. and found it more interesting than being locked in the sweat shop all day. 2) Age? Decided to become official "trucker" and got CDL at 28, am now...

RE: FedEx Yes, very true most OTR trucking companies prefer the teams, but the simple truth is there will never be enough teams to move all the freight, and solos still make up the vast majority of OTR truckers. Teams are a luxury for OTR companies! -Weave-