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I pulled it directly from their rate sheet they emailed me 2 months ago. I don't work for them, so I can't say for sure, but those rates were what they were advertising.

As of February when I was shopping carriers: B units $1.10/mile C and D units $1.20/mile E units $1.35/mile Additional per loaded mile based on qualifications and equipment: Hazmat endorsement. $.05/mile Team $.05/mile Lift gate $.05/mile Life science $.05/mile DOD $.08/mile

Why are they asking for your medical card? I've never run into this at any of the military bases I've hauled out of. Is this something new? it has been a couple of years since my last military load.

I'm curious, what loads or shippers require you to show your medical card? In 20 years hauling just about everything possible, I have only been asked to show my medical card twice, and both times were at the scales in Connecticut by a DOT officer. I've been on military bases, fuel depots, and...

There is no average to quote you. There are too many variables such as do you live near popular freight lanes, number of unpaid deadhead miles, cost of vehicle, maintenance, fuel costs, food expenses. Etc... To make a living at this you will need to put in a lot of hours and a lot of miles...

Serious red flags here. My advice is to not finance a used or new sprinter. Used are cheap enough you should be able to buy one outright, going into debt to do an underpaid segment of expediting that is flooded with too many trucks just doesn't make sense to me, and is a recipe for disaster...

Just wanted to mention that carfax apparently works with Freightliners system, not sure about other manufacturers. I was all set to buy a very clean, older, low mileage tractor yesterday. The truck looks and seemed to meet the dealers claimed mileage and is in great shape. On a whim I put...

The guy stopped in the middle of the road taking video really upsets me. I understand he stopped because the road was blocked, but then he drives off without verifying the driver is ok, and when he turns around to drive the road is now unblocked. His concern with capturing video nearly cost...

By the way, thanks to everyone who sent PM's and replies offering help and advice. I know I didn't respond to them all, but it is greatly appreciated! I'm going to take my time and explore my options, hopefully we will find an equally good fit somewhere else!

Yes, there are lots of driving jobs on craigslist, but truthfully, most seem like really bad jobs based on their ads. I'm not interested on making a move backwards, and would only make a lateral move if it would benefit me in the future. Thankfully I still have options, I just didn't realize...

I'm a bit calmer today. I will have had my class A CDL for twenty years tomorrow! I found out it's an insurance issue with the carrier, and not a reflection upon me as a driver. Now it has me wondering even more about their safety rating...

That's right, I was just told that my 20 years driving experience with well over 1,000,000 accident and violation free miles are worthless, because I have had a cushy local driving job pulling propane tankers... I feel like I have been sucker punched in the gut. Apparently 13 years OTR...

Also for anyone else facing this situation in the future, my local Freightliner dealer flat out told me that they do not have a qualified tech to install these systems when I spoke with them this morning. He also stated that depending on the truck, it may involve splicing into the ECM's wiring...

Spoke with technical support at Omnitracs/Qualcomm, and they said the main issue is having a knowledgable technician install the system. As long as a truck has an ECM it can be done. They basically said the same thing, most of the problems I've been reading about are typically results of...

I've even been reading thru the installation manuals online and can't find a definitive answer as to what model years and manufacturers should work. Seems like everyone I have found online that has had problems is around the 1996 model year?

Deville, what year and make of truck?

Trying to find out if I will run into trouble installing a Qualcomm MCP EOBR system into an older truck? Will these systems work in a 2001 Freightliner FL80? I can't seem to come up with any compatabilty info online or cutoff age for trucks. Thanks in advance.

A friend of mine and I both had similar Freightliners with Detroit series 60 motors. We both would have to add oil before the next PM service if we ran Rotella, but wouldn't have to add oil if we ran Mobil Delvac motor oil. I eventually sold my truck to him at 635k miles, and it made it to 1.4...

I am looking for input from anyone who has leased a truck versus purchasing outright. I am not talking about a lease purchase from a company or a fleet owner, I am interested in learning more about the positives and negatives of leasing the truck thru a finance company versus financing it...

Not entirely true, hospitals refuse care all the time. IF they do treat the person, they bill the individual. Problem is, they may never pay a dime...