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I was with them a short time early last year. Not enough freight at that time so left. They are a nice bunch to work for though. If they got better at getting loads, I would recommend them. One piece of advice, do not put those big signs on the truck until your comfortable with them. Besides the...

Check with doubleeagleind.com . They make those big custom sleepers for rigs. They might expand your existing one. Randy >I am seeking information on a company named TrueCustom that >modifies (stretches) sleepers on class 8 trucks. I found >their name on the [a...

I know your pain. I lost my truck (c unit) last april and went through bankruptcy. Mister xpediter is an a*&hole and don't waist your energy getting upset with BS comments from him. Don't know were you live but you could still make a living driving your van. Look in the big cities for...

You might want to reconcider going to LEA. I just read my land line magazine from OOIDA and OOIDA just filed a law suit against landstar. Checkout www.ooida.com for info about the law suit. Good luck. Randy >Thanks for the come back. Now I know the agents set the rate >but is there a minimum...

RE: Until the government comes in and says "all" particular trucks are a certain flat rate (regulated), then there will always be trucking companies cuting the rates to make a buck. Its hard to compete with the big ten (JB Hunt, Snyder, Swift, ect.) with 10,000 + trucks looking for a back haul...

Why do you think NAFTA was developed? To bring cheap labor. Now that the mexican border has opened, all trucking is in jepardy. Cheap labor is what its all about. The mexican truck driver will be glad to get 25 bucks a day busting his #####. You think its bad now, wait a couple years and see...

Anyone out there driving a E450? Got my eye on a 98 E450 with powerstroke and 16 ft box and planning on using it for local deliveries. Just wondering how they hold up, mpg etc.. Thanks in advanced for the reply. Randy

You will lose on the trade. Whats wrong with putting the 22 ft reefer box on the fl106? I presume you have the detroit 50 series or cat c-10 in the truck so those engines are pretty strong for heavy weight hauling. Good luck either way. Randy >im wanting to get a white glove type d unit or a...

I can see covering you rear end but in trucking, you never abandon a truck. Once the word gets out you did that, no one ever hire you to drive there truck. She/he should of took it back and got a attorney to get there money back. Randy:-)

If your bored and surfing the web, check out www.realdrivers.com . This has bad and good reports of trucking companies. Some of the posts I read were actually funny. Why someone would stick around with a company that screws them every week is beyond me. But they stay with them until they are out...

Not that I am aware of. When I sold mine, I checked different places to see what one like mine was going for. This will give you some sort of guide. Trade in always suck. Your better off trying to sell it yourself to someone looking for a rig. Good luck. Randy >I just want to find out what it...

With the market flooded with repo's and sales way down, you won't get much for a used rig. Are you trying to trade it in for another rig or are you trading to a straight truck? What year is it? It might be worth stretching it to put a box on it or find a carrier who will hire you to pull a 26'...

Read about the carrier profile of E L Holingsworth. From what I read, they have no forced dispatch. Give them a call to see if they have any owner operators looking for drivers or drive there vans. Randy:-)

The bed warmer isn't bad in the fall but will kill the battery after awhile. I used it when there was a chill and didn't run the truck. I would go with the opti idle if you didn't want a gen set. When I was over the road with swift transport, they had this in all there rigs. You have to get used...

Just looked at my rand mcnally book for commercial trucks and it shows different sizes for different states. Most are 40 feet but some show up to 60 feet. If you have a newer version of this book, check toward the front of the book and it will show restrictions by state for length, width, height...

Pat, check your private email. Randy:-)

I would look for at least 300 minutes day time and unlimited nights and weekends. AT&T used to have good programs when I was expediting. If you have qualicom in your unit, you won't need to call dispatch unless of an emergency and then you can always pull over to use the phone. The unlimited...

If your going to do it on your own, there is a (I think) red book of companies and brokers not to do business with. Check out WWW.OOIDA.com . I think they sell the book. Randy >HI Louixo, If I'm not mistaken, I think offabit2001 didn't >mean working for a company like fed-ex or conway-now. I...

The web site is www.unicell.com . Just looked around the web site and the aerocell would definately give the sprinter a run for its money. Looks like you could make a descent sleeper and still carry 4 skids. Very tempting to get. Randy:-)

Chevy performance magazine and trucktrend magazine list all the stuff you need for performance. I have the same engine in my tahoe and get around 15-16 mpg highway. From what I have read, intake and exhaust is real importantant when trying to get better mpg. There are legal headers and exhaust...