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The original poster asked WHY SUCH DOOM AND GLOOM. You said "have years in Trucking" and your asking. Come ON guy & Kathy, how many places did you use to PU at that are no longer in business? Look at what is happening to our Business Future do to Over Borrowing? Its your business if you...

Most Private Garages will do this. I-77 N.C. MM 100 there is a large Truck Stop (Mt.Airy) they replaced my old one cause the cables were bad and I purchased another Invertor thinking the invertor was bad when it was the cables. No regrets sold the old Invertor. Battery Cables was different...

There is no way ever a .90 average is gona happen to me unless fuel comes back down to below a dollar a gallon. After re reading my post I am at a loss as to the response Steve you gave. The average was still way over $2.00 for all miles in the example above. $800 in fuel for 2,800 in...

First of all that HAS NEVER EVER HAPPENED TO ME EVER. Second of all where I am its called DROP N HOOK. On cheaper rates I only look for Drop and Hooks when I can get it there when I want to. Otherwords its called deliver BY 9/23/ 23:59 means I have until Midnight on the 23rd since I do...

Knowing your #s as mentioned is one of the biggest keys to your finanical success there is. Many variables in expediting but you GOTTA KNOW EM. Since I now know mine, and understand them (but I am an 18 wheeler in Truck Load) use to Expedite for 3 + years. This helps me in deciding when I...

Yes even Courier Service have to have DOT #s which means registering. I cannot quote the law exact something like this: Any vehicle for hire in transporting goods or products: must register with the DOT.

I would like to ask a question to everyone here and also give my own experience: There is nothing like seeing something for the first time. Now my mind can really wonder XXX but back to Trucking. The Canadian Rockies in Feb 600 miles North of MT from Edmonton down to Seattle. Or the Back...

Team Caffee would be the best place to get your info from. More knowlegable, eduacated, than anyone else here on what it takes for a wife/husband Team to not only make it but excell. (Thus on a realistic budget and Vehicle.) I know she will really appriciate my kind words. P.S. my NEW...

Moose, I hope your back doing what it is you like. Moose is the perfect example of what I wrote about. The medical is paid first, I hate it (paying it) but the alternative is loosing everything I have worked for or better yet destroying ones future and hopes? Hope is what keeps us going...

If you do not have any I suggest you to please read this. Right now someone somewhere has found out today that they have some very expsensive medical bills that are either facing them or are gona. If you have any net worth or ever dream of having any if your going without health insurance...

You can probably get better coverage than what OOIDA has thru your local Chamber of Commerece just joint maybee $50.00 a year and probably some great contacts as well to help inhance your business (MECHANIC) comes to mind. OOIDA's is just bare bones coverage with low limits. As for payments...

Great Points, I will admitt any Govt facility or any place in the 48 I have never had a problem with thiings not put back or asked me about in there search. Once I was told no lap top, no cameras no tape recorder. So when I asked before handing these over for a recipet, I was told just...

Wow I could not believe this post was still around. Anyway AC is now fixed YEAH YEAH YEAH..... But last weekend in Memphis, Heat Index 115 and I had to find that needle in a hey stack lost trailer? Opened door after door after looking for an empty, would find one only to walk around the...

Here is a good one: Driver pulls into Consignee, one back door missing the other one barley hooked. Driver picked up load day before and never noticed that both doors were not latched. So where do ya think that other door went? Talk about IGNORING a PTI and how he ever made it from PU to...

Disshonest No, Lazy yes. Union Mentality IT AINT MY JOB. Now my Agent and those in Dearborn office GREAT. I just sent the Dearborn Office Flowers as they always try there very best for me. Broker Loads STINK the company loads are very Good, but when your stuck ya gotta play the hand that...

I drive for a Division of CENTRAL TRANSPORT which owns CTX. Survivial if one does not have a connection inside this company: It is really just another company PROFIT DRIVEN at any costs even if it means it has to come out of the Drivers rear. Watch your loads and the $ this place is...

Something you just have to take into your own hands and investigate. Several options to choose where to begin? Your brother in law probably is a member of the local Chamber of Commerce, nothing stopping you from joining them and being eligable to join into that group or a group. OOIDA, the...

Lady I sooooo AGREE WITH YOU. Since I started this Thread and did not give an opinion now here it is. I HATE DOING LAUNDRY from my sweat and smelling to the point I cannot stand myself even using deoderant I still stink in the summer. Monkey But we have all seen this sold in the Truck...

Money and Knowledge than you can make an informed decision. Otherwise, let me just give you an example of how much trouble you can cause for yourself and NO GETTING OUT OF. Example you buy two trucks today at $160,000 depreicition this year lets say $27,200 next year it is $54,000 and...

Do you like the Summers out here more than the Winters? Take away the deep extremes Lorado in July at 120F, and Greenbay in Feb at lows of -20F. But the over all cold and hot days of summer vs winters? I hate as most people do, snowy roads and scrapping windows. Also cannot stand the...