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HI, Just a question about taxes that may be best answered by a scenario .... Assume a person makes $1.00 per loaded mile and the standard deduction for that year is .55 per mile. The person drives a total of 10 miles to the pick up point, then 200 loaded miles to deliver and 210 miles back...

Hi As the title States I drive a sprinter van across the state of Virginia on a daily basis My route literally consists of Virginia Beach to Richmond to Charlottesville to Lynchburg to Roanoke to Christiansburg and back My timing is somewhat flexible but not totally flexible since I am on a...

Hi All , Haven't been online for a while but just remembered this place could be a valuable resource so hoping to find somebody that ideally lives in the Roanoke Virginia area and already has a regular run going towards or to Nashville Tennessee .... I know a lot of expedite boards are around...

HI All, Just when things seemed to stabilize out (no recent accidents / tickets etc) and I was looking to take on a new driver for OTR (presumably better than my first one... new driver is Class A ...no losses , good driving record, med card, log book skills etc) , I found out from my...

HI All, Since many here have read about our trials and tribulations in our first days OTR (in other posts not necessarily our threads) , I figured I would post our overall OTR results so far and see what you all think (This is through 9-25-18). Truck : 26' non CDL, no sleeper, Lift gate...

Hi All, The OTR driver we have running got a ticket in NY for having a bad log book (nothing fraudulent just not filled in correctly / done right ....He'd only been doing it 2 weeks or so at that time so no real practice filling the logs out). As a result of that stop he was placed out of...

Hi All, Looking to get opinions on the best value for ELD. So far I narrowed it down to 2 basic ones BUT I know there are others out there and would value your opinion(s) on what to get... The ones I am looking at now are : 1) Keep Truckin app - $20 a month and they make you pay all up...

Hi All, Relatively new to the OTR game ( up to now mostly all local with the occasional overnight stay in a car due to an occasional long car courier run....But we did start 1 OTR straight truck this past last Monday) but in optimistic anticipation of getting big doing OTR freight ( non CDL...

Hi All, After getting on people about driving trucks easy (no jack rabbit starts, easy driving until warmed up, coast to lights as opposed hard braking etc..) paying attention to things (low branches / bridges etc) .....I had a driver get our truck stuck under a bridge.... UGH Anyways the...

Hi All, I have to lease a truck for a seemingly good long term long distance gig. The rental / leasing company (Enterprise) has 3 basic trucks to choose from 1) International 4300 2) Freightliner M2 3) Hino 268 All lease for the same amount and assuming all are 26' non CDL trucks with...

Hi All, To date, I have only run local (always in state and within 100 or so miles from our shop) BUT the problem is my local runs don't really pay much in terms of profit. I started exploring other avenues and ended up finding a company that offers the following : *Our box trucks do about...

Hi All, Most drivers who are not owner operators are somewhat hard on equipment / trucks. I have stressed to drivers the need to idle an engine after an initial start for at least 15 seconds to allow oil pressure to build and stabilize and to drive conservatively for the first 5 or so miles...

HI All, I have a 1985 International S1900 Truck with a DT 466 Engine, 5+2 tranny, and 173K miles. I have always been impressed by how leak free this truck has been....The undercarriage was basically dry of all leaks. In all fairness though, there was an old accumulation of oil on top of the...

Hi All, My 1999 international 4700 truck has 2 fuel tanks and its driving me crazy. FWIW - The drivers side fuel tank is small and the passenger side tank is large. It seems when I drive the truck a lot the 2 tanks empty simultaneously which is good to me since it means it is either sucking...

Hi All, Earlier today I had to have my 1994 GMC Top Kick Box Truck (automatic w/ 3116 Cat) Towed about 50 Miles home. The truck was seemingly running well for my helper when he said all of a sudden it felt as though somebody put the truck in neutral while heading up a hill. The truck was on a...

HI All, I have 1985 S1900 international with a 5 sp and 2 sp rear (yes, and oldie BUT a goodie!) My helper supposedly knew how to work the 2 speed BUT I swear I heard an awful lot of Clicking as the 2 speed struggled to shift (I was not in the truck at the time but rather following behind...

HI All, Hoping to get some good conversations started as to what rates to charge..... I am bidding on becoming an agent (me being an independent co with full authority and having drivers I sub to) with a large logistics company. The company asked me for my rates for the following...

HI All, Looking at buying a 1999 International 4700 Truck with a DT 466 and 400K miles (truck was a delivery truck with 20 to 30 miles between stops). Per the owner, the engine was rebuilt 2 years ago but at about 1 year after the engine was rebuilt, the thermostat stuck so before it...

HI All, Long term driver here ( technically an "employee" if you go by IRS guidelines but always get 1099'd since the hiring companies didn't want to pay employee taxes etc...it's OK with me since I get all the $$ w/o taxes coming out first) . I recently started searching for contracts for...

HI All, Had a few issues with my 1999 International with DT 466 and auto trans lately. 1) Once in a parking lot my helper was warming up the truck for seemingly a long time. I asked him why he didn't just start driving the truck to the loading dock....he replied the truck would not move...