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    Cost of Cargo Box

    Howdy. When I was shopping a couple of years ago a new 24 foot box was around $8,000.00. I found a nice used one for $2,000.00. I've had straight trucks for many years and my experience is that one new box will last for at least two trucks. The secret is to keep them washed and maintain them...
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    Space between box and cab (Weave)

    Hey Arkie - I've got a Freightliner FLD120, 60 inch sleeper, 24 foot box with a liftgate platform on the rear and it is just under 40 feet. The FLD120 is the second longest Freightliner, the Classic being the longest. The exhaust on the bigger rigs like these is almost always a "grassburner"...
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    Oil changes

    I have been running Mobil 1 and Delvac 1 in cars, pickups and trucks since 1975. I am also very finicky about service. In my experience with synthetic you can simply go by the color of the oil in any gas engine. Synthetics almost literally do not wear out, but can get dirty. I wouldn't feel bad...
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    Drive for Panther 2 ? Good or Bad ?

    Here's my two cents worth. Was with another expeditor, now with Panther II. I was lured into thinking panther was busier so I made the switch. If you can live on $1,200.00 to $1,700.00 per week gross you may make it. Some weeks will be more, more weeks will be less. My opinion of panther is that...
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