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My experience with spec'ing a D truck was more in the delivery rather than spec'ing..Quite frankly in was a comedy of errors.The 05 T-300 was a nice truck 315 cummins with an Allison auto.The sleeper company was a joke,the box company ?? as though they had never done it before.. 4 times they had...

Well folks I just couldn't take it any longer. Had to relieve myself of the "D" business.Nothing to say about the Expediting Companies. Just couldn't make the $'s necessary to continue in that business. FSC wasn't keeping up with the expense of fuel and all I was doing was was working for the...

It seems to me,as an owner/operator,it becomes your choice whether or not you move your truck on your dime.. It is only a suggestion from your carrier..If they told you to move then obviously this is a dispatch and requires a fee... These horror stories sometimes are manufactured by the driver...

I must agree with some of the "Union" posts. When you have nothing else to ask for at contract time,ask for more. In 1973 GM had a serious productivity problem,the employees had 3-4 bedroom homes,2 cars and a boat in the driveway and only worked 3-4 days per week.Heck, man, they were making more...

Call me stupid,but I don't understand what fuel prices have to do with what we do.. Now,fuel surcharges has everything to do with what we do..And that has been my concern for several years. I put my business plan together with fuel being at $1.35.I beat that to death during the late 90"s when we...

I've subscribed to the "buy when their selling,sell when their buying" theory for nearly 40 years.be darned!! it's worked good for me... muleteam1

Somehow,I see,we got completely off of PantherII andbegan a debate as to whether or not fed x was good for Roberts..On that issue,please remember that the the very next year after the merger we slid into a recession that put a lot of folks out of work and many blamed FedX over hiring practices...

Frank, The Door issue is open.Swings are good if a leyman gate can be utilized.A roll up is acceptable to accomodate a rail gate if that's what it takes to make it happen..96-98" height at opening is good,width is limited to the type gate and wood floor finished is what I need..Primarily I need...

Frank, I have a 22ft dry box with swing doors on a 2005 KW T-300 with a 96" Bentz Sleeper. I'll need a 22ft Climatic box with a 0-70 degree capability.This unit will be used to haul temp sensitive freight. I'll also need gate perhaps rail with a 60" platform. I'd like to trade the utilimaster...

I may be in need of a climatic van body shortly.Anyone know who is the best in the field.. Thanks for any help.. muleteam1

Saw this the other day..Thought I'd share it. Now don't go off about any bashing..It's just simple humor OIL SHORTAGE A lot of folks can't understand how we came to have an oil shortage here in America. ~~~ Well, there's a very simple answer. ~~~ Nobody bothered to check the oil. ~~~...

Texas.West of Houston,I-10 exit 720 Sealy, Texas Go north on 36 1 block..Truck parking, great food,good price Tony's restaurant muleteam1

RE: Possible info on Co. named All-Types out of Ft Many drivers with N.A.V.L. accepted the deduction for "workmans comp." as the cost of doing business,although most didn't care for it much.After all, it was $.03-4 cpm. Back in 1998-2001 we were making a lot of $'s,but we knew it was only a...

When REA was at full swing,they had a contract with the airlines for the last flight every day.Exclusive use for airfreight. The average age of their employees was 57. USPS wanted that contract with those airlines for their newly formed "Express Mail" and they got it..The end of a 100 year old...

They still sell KW's at Fort wayne truck center.Jeffy likes expediters which took him to Stoops.They do a good job at FWTC. ask for Max Albertson and tell him Tom Smrcina sent you.. [email protected]

I purchased my 1st generator 7 years ago.I honestly thought that these things would be the wave of the future.I honestly believed that large players would put generators on to stop idling..Man,was I wrong..I haven't idled my truck in years.I cannot tell you what I've saved in actual repairs and...

The administration is in this up to their eyeballs.Every administration has been in it to their eyeballs.Anyone that wants to believe in Bush has that right but keep in mind that this is the worse case of profit taking in our history by the oil companies. Shortages ?? c'mon guys get real. Oil...

Go to the url I posted then Conway Now.At the top of the page track your most current load.Then go up the load #'s til you find the current days loads.Remember that Conway Now burns 400 #'s per day,not necessarily all #'s are loads. After you use the system you'll know more than Conway would...

I'm not quite sure, that knowingly, The Bush family would be as disasterous to the USA as they are made out to be.After all they are"All Knowing"..HEH! HEH!.. We talk about supply and demand being the issue and to some extent I agree.But only a small extent. When the past problems (2000-01)...

Try This http://www.con-waynow.com/main/content.asp I hit the url on my previous post and got some obscure something that didn't apply ?? Sorry muleteam1