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Davie buddy,happy new year.truck now has 99000 miles,and its onlt 8 months old,I need a vacation

In 35 years,Ive never had a problem with the glad hands,other than replacing the little rubbers.Some time you can fix the old ones with your key.As far as dirt getting in,Ive never had that happen,although,most of the time mine are hung in the holder,unless just going a short distance.

the maid,thats why shes there

It varies,but expedited shippers and receivers are use to paying detention,so ifyour with a good company,dont worry about sitting,you will get paid for it

Ive been leased to both FDCC and TriState.I drive my truck usually 5 mph under the speed limit,mostly for fuel savings.IN 30 years the only time Ive been late,was for breakdowns or road closings.When you offered the load,take your trust calculator and divide the miles by the hours they say you...

THAt answer is no

I have always had my lead drivers pick their team mates.I once had two guys fighting,they were sent to jail,and I had to go to a small town in Indiana to bail them out,and they were supose to have been close friends.As was said,living in a truck,24/7 is nothing like you have ever done before...

if you are leased to a company,they have a dot number and that exempts you from the sales tax on your truck In ohio you can file exempt tax form at most places you do business with,and I have found if I fill the same form in most state its the same there.This doesnt work for truck and trailer...

you want driver happy,first only hire man and wife team,when bored they will find something to do.Make sure pay is high enough,another owner wont try and steal your team.Any team with hiring,already owns the toys. money talks B S walks

Looks like Kevin has listened to how I made money at FDCC.My policy when I was there,If the 45% advance wouldnt get me enough money to pick up the load,deliver the load,and then get me to my layover,that load got turned down.You cant take any loads that will cause you to operate in the red.Thats...

Expedite isn't about miles.If you expect to run lots of miles,you better not even get started.THe expedite companies offer a specialized service,so their pay is higher than the rest of the truck load carriers.If you want miles,most of the expedite companies now have a truck load division,pay is...

in 1989 I got my 1st cell phone.After being misinformed by Cell1,i received a 2100,1 month phone bill,Do to them not precenting the phone as it should have been,I didn't have to pay that bill.THe next plan I got was GTE,that became Alltel.Gte split areas,and where I live,part became Alltel the...

the card is good for land and sea,not good by air travel

The most common skid is 40 x48,then you can see others from 42x48 to 50 x52's.even 24 x36's,always fun when you get 21 skids,24x36 and the weight is 40000 lbs.Loading that is fun,need locking bars and you use 21 feet of the middle of the trailer,14 feet empty space in front and 18 feet to the rear

for motel discounts,just ask for the truck driver rate,usually its even better than the corporate lodging card.you pay 4.95 everytime you use the card and the discounts aren't as good as they say.Truck driver rates are in most cases the best rate,AARP rates are sometimes the same.It use to be...

Welcome to EO Jimmy.I have a very good friend that does the international thing,busses new trucks.He's retired from being owner opp that was in the expedite business for about 20 years.Being in this business depends on a lot of variables.Truck size,team or solo,and who you work for,or driving...

DOD loads don't run over the weekend.Usually load,mon for tue,wed for thur.If you can get tue for wed,thur for fri and then a mon for tue,you can do 3 one week and 2 so it would be 10 loads month.Of cource if you can get lucky with a coast to coast,that always is nice,but it still wont be a fri...

if your in a tractor at 7 mpg,your probably closer to 40%

If you stay out 30 days a month,the per diem is lost.A solo expediter can be done,but you better not need a large income to survive.There are many reasons why your pay will change from week to week.Some weeks good,other weeks may not even have a pay.Because most loads pick up in the...

even with your repairs on that tractor,you bottom line pay ,end of year will be more than a van.Your over the road experience wont matter when it comes to operating a van or sprinter.Expedite is a different ball game than truck load. If your determined,all the expedite companies do a big...