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With a 16 foot NPR I would recommend working for a local delivery company that's how I started out and I still trade work with them today. Most local delivery outfits prefer trucks like that as they are ideal for parcel and skid work, and they will work on most docks. If you have interstate...

Wow... It sounds like you are screwed, you have way too many insurance claims and issues with DOT for being in business for only 2 years. A word of warning in mind that the FMCSA is cracking down on "shadow carriers",Those that get shut down and start back up under different names or buy other...

Big Stick Jr said it best. Short, sweet, and to the point. Unfortunately you are probably going to have to eat the excrement sandwich. Because your damages and violations are all 100% driver error and avoidable you might have to shut down probably for at least 2 - 3 years until the insurance...

I might come across as a harsh douchebag but it makes my brain detonate when people run under the radar and cheap.

$.85 - $1.00 a mile, are you kidding me? NO WAY!! I wont even sit in the seat and make driving sounds for that chump change. You should be running for twice that either you are running illegal or your allowing other carriers to screw you. I won't touch anything for less than $2.00 for every mile...

Five bucks worth of plastic to avoid a couple grand of taxes and tariffs? Pure stick it to the man genius!!!

At the end of the day I actually make better money making shorter regional runs. Done right you can make decent money and be home nightly 90% of the time.

I did visit still incognito. I just stayed quiet.

Long time no post. I was working for a dedicated customer that required me to limit my online presence. Anyway I'm back.

Seriously, even with the magic 10K GVW decals the same math applies. For cargo, cube, and sprinter vans you need to be more aware of where the center of gravity is located. ON most cargo vans the center is roughly at the back of the seats or within a couple feet. Most Strait trucks its apx 4 - 6...

Just like performance parts decals give you an extra 100 hp per sticker, the 10,000 door decals gains you an extra 50K GVW as long as you have helium filled air ride and you have the creeper cop cloaking device. L.O.L.

For the Newbies and as a refresher for the pros. Saw the debate on another post regarding a non CDL unit. How to find your cargo capacity. This formula works regardless of your GVW or number of axles make the adjustments to match your truck. Empty the truck keeping only the equipment you plan...

Check your mailbox.

Anyone work for Jarrett Logistics? They want to add me to their list of carriers so I'm vetting them. Not looking for a rant or reputation run down just facts. If your experience was terrible or you don't want to share openly PM me the details as I want to keep the thread professional and...

I hope GM doesn't throw the express on the useless crap pile like Chrysler and Ford.

Not to be a killjoy but if you cannot get the van hired out to make local deliveries someone has to ask the hard questions. In the ten years of being an owner operator, several years driving for others, and being self employed various trades since I was in my early teens I have come across these...

It is mathematically impossible to divide by Zero even though math and numbers are infinite. I have a friend who is a teacher as well as a math junkie that confirmed it is impossible. Being somewhat of a nerd I want to know, what would happen if someone divided by zero and succeeded? Perhaps...

My hangup with the is anyone can drive your family members, and customers freight without any credentials.

Mohamud. Depending on the model you plan to run you have at least two options. 1) work as an owner operator for a fleet owner. I would try Commercial insurance solutions. They are pricey however they will have all the coverages that major carriers will require of their contractors. Industry...

Here is a newbie question. If I'm staying in my home state, with my own interstate authority for all 48 do I still need to pay the UCR registration?? I'm planning on tacking some collage classes. I haven't run outside NYS during 2016. and when I start classes running out of state for weeks at...