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    On-Time Express

    I work for On-Time Express. They recently moved to a larger facility Livonia MI from Plymouth MI to start expanding the business, so the address and phone# have recently changed from the ones listed on hotfr8recruiters posting. The name of the Company has also been changed slightly to On-Time...
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    So Far So Good...

    Just a quick question. Started expediting this January, and decided to crunch some numbers while I was preparing my IFTA 100. I am a solo o/o in a Super-D and have averaged $2,250.00 a week before expenses, since I started. Are these good numbers for a Newbie o/o? No complaints about the job...
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    down sizing again

    I got downsized out by a Tier 1 automotive supplier and got into a D-Unit. I am an owner operator. This does not mean that I got into this for the fun of it. I spent 6 years as a truck driver before I got into the auto industry, and going back into trucking was not really a matter of choice...
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    Pusher down or up???

    They are pretty close together like a set of tandems would be.
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    Pusher down or up???

    I have a Class 8 single-axle with a pusher axle and an in-cab-control. I was given the impression by the dealer that keeping the pusher down while turning corners especially under a heavy load was hard on the pusher axle and should not be done. Is this wrong? Can you actually leave the pusher...
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    Ticket for in cab control

    I have a Class 8 single-axle with a pusher axle and an in-cab-control. I was given the impression by the dealer that keeping the pusher down while turning corners especially under a heavy load was hard on the pusher axle and should not be done. Is this wrong? Can you actually leave the pusher...
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    New Purchaser

    Avoid Alumi-Bunk like the plague!!! Bought my first truck from there and got nothing but headaches, I am talking absolute horror story. I would suggest calling Dan Roberts at Fyda Freightliner. Great guy. Willing to bend over backwards for the customer. He is extremely patient and...
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    Oil in the Driveway

    I have an International 7500 with the HT 530 engine and I am noticing that when I idle it in the driveway that there is a little bit of oil coming out of a rubber tube that is coming out of the bottom of the engine. There is also what looks like exhaust coming out of the tube as well. I am not...
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    Michigan IRP and IFTA Office

    Thanks for your help! :)
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    Michigan IRP and IFTA Office

    Can anyone give me an address or phone # of the Michigan IRP/IFTA office? Can't find anything on the State of Michigan website. Also can anyone tell me what it is that I am going to need to take with me when I go to get my plates and IFTA stickers so I am not unprepared. Thanks for your help.
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    looking to get started

    I sent you a PM.
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    looking to get started

    What kind of vehicle are you looking to start out in? I would strongly advise against a cargo van as there is a bit of a glut of vans and anything but a glut of freight to fill them. Need more info before I can make a suggestion for you. I am from the Detroit area myself and got into this for...
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    Tagging a truck with a pusher axle.

    Will be buying a used 2003 International 7500 Class-8 with a single axle and an additional pusher axle. The truck is rated at 33,000GVW, but I am unshure as to what I will have to tag it for when I go to Lansing, MI to get the IRP Tags. The pusher has dual tires on it if that makes any...
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    A Question About Truck Insurance

    Getting ready to jump into expediting and will be buying a new FL M2 from AlumiBunk in Woodhaven MI. The carrier that I will be running with requires me to carry a 1,000,000.00 Non-Trucking Liability policy. I am new to this and was wondering how much this is going to cost per month on average...
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    Engine Question

    I have looked into Class 8's, but the price is prohibitive as I plan on paying cash for my first truck. Also, with the carrier that I will be signing with, it does't make sense to buy one because it is a local mom-and-pop company with local customers and the extra load capacity isn't going to...
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    Engine Question

    This is more of a question for the Truck Talk forum, but I have posted there in the past and haven't gotten much response. I am a newbie getting ready to purchase my first used truck and I have a couple of questions regarding engines as most of the used trucks out there are pretty high mileage...
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    Overhaul Cost

    Newbie here getting ready to purchase first truck and will be buying used. I am looking at two trucks and am curious as to how much an in frame overhaul runs, so I can budget a reserve stash should I need to overhaul an engine in the next couple of years, as both of the trucks that I am looking...
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    A Question For D-Unit Solos

    Going to be making the leap here in about two months and am going to be starting out running solo in a D-Unit. I know that teams make more money and are usually given preferential treatment, but teaming is not an option for me. Can't come to terms with the prospect of living in a closet with a...
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    Question For D-Unit Solos

    Going to be making the leap here in about two months and am going to be starting out running solo in a D-Unit. I know that teams make more money and are usually given preferential treatment, but teaming is not an option for me. Can't come to terms with the prospect of living in a closet with a...
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    First Class Expediting

    Has anybody ever had any experience with First Class Expediting out of Rochester Hills, Michigan? They are advertising for O/O's in the paper locally, and I was wondering if anyone could give me some input on anything that they have heard about them. They seem to be a small mom and pop outfit...
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