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    Do you know what it cost for you to operate?

    Phil, ROI is a ratio but it is expressed in dollars and cents. The simplest formula for determining ROI is amount of return divided by total investment. The "amount of return" refers to profit not to revenue. A more complex, but also more accurate ROI can be derived by the following...
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    Truck Sales

    Another factor is that this was projected to be a down year for truck sales because many people purchased before the required 2007 modified engines. Next year is supposed to be an up year for sales because of further regulatory modifications in 2010. They knew that this was coming because a...
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    Own Authority and a Leased Operator

    I agree with fkatz, nothing here would flag an audit. Actually, the standard mileage rate is for use of a personal vehicle in company business. A commercial vehicle is depreciated as equipment according to the depreciation rules for the particular year (they change every year). Then you...
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    any expeditor lease operator companies

    look at the ads here on the EO -- Click on the "FIND JOBS" tab, then find Expedite solutions from Indianapolis and Expedite services in Memphis.
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    Self Imposed Deadhead

    So Rev., what company are you with?
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    How Does it Feel to Buy Fuel?

    no they're actually investing in alternative fuels. They know that that's where their future is. They also get research and development dollars for it. As for drilling in Alaska, the truth is that the earth produces oil a lot more quickly than is commonly believed. Oil breaks through the...
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    How Does it Feel to Buy Fuel?

    How about oil?!
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    How Does it Feel to Buy Fuel?

    Yes, and I try to make sure that everyone around me knows to blame Al Gore's environmental policies that make it impossible for us to drill our own oil and build new refineries. It also bothers me that I must add a $30.00 per gallon additive to the $4.00 per gallon fuel for it to work properly...
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    Self Imposed Deadhead

    depending on where the driver is located and the distance from home, a rental car or a plane ticket may be more economical. I can fly from indianapolis to florida or vice versa for less than I could drive a truck. In some cases, a weekend discount car rental might be $45-$50 for two days...
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    FECC New DIspatch System

    Some offers are good enough that negotiation isn't necessary. Only the sub-standard offers need this option
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