Shiny
With all my pre-number crunching, I could never get the numbers to work in my favor enough to be worth it. I needed real life numbers to be sure. I quickly learned that I was right, and made a costly mistake. It isn't worth it. And now I'm stuck to try and make the best of it.
I had to drive thru it. Fortunately less than 400 miles this time of week for entire day
I never pulled the trigger on a larger truck so don't think I'm in any way talking down to you.Back in Michigan waiting on a pick up for Monday. Had a couple of chances to double my weeks gross with a weekend load, but that didn't come through
So if this load doesn't cancel, I'll be off to PA on Monday.
Depressing Side Note: Just finished updating my books for the month. It's very discouraging to look act. I feel physically sick everytime I go over the numbers. I get pretty good rates, but just like when I drove Sprinter, the biggest problem is my lack of revenue. I just can't see putting a solo in the truck, if I'm struggling, how can they make it? I've always said, they can't. Not enough slices of Pie to go around. Only possible way is with a Team and that's not a given either.
Sadly, if I do want to get out of this mess, I would be better off parking it, keep it up for sale, and get a job.
Better than dead run
yep I blew a blower motor out once..... cause they figured wear and a very dirty Cabin filter lesson learnedCurrently at home. After I finished getting the new alternator on my truck. Parked the truck and time to go home. Start up my Sprinter van and found the blower motor was not working at all
I've never had a blower motor just stop working without giving some heads up. So, I ordered a new one, replaced it, and nothing. Maybe the resistor which is another likely suspect, but I've pretty much reached my capabilities and effort I want to put into it. Checked for a blown fuse where the manual and other sources said it was #12 bottom row. Didn't even have a fuse in that slot. In fact, the fuse panel itself was lose and hard to even check fuses. Supposed to be a 30amp fuse, there was only one 30 amp fuse and I couldn't reach it. So who knows if I even have the right fuse in place where ever it is.
Tomorrow, I will be taking it to a new sprinter repair center I discovered in Livonia, MI.
Detroitsprintercenter.com
Hopefully, the place is alright. Very rare that I don't take it down to Wayne's World in Toledo, Ohio. But it will be nice not having to drive down to Toledo everytime. I left him a message this morning and still haven't heard back. Hope he's ok, it's been a year since I was there last.
still out here eh?I'm thinking my El Paso, where I stayed barely 8 hours before getting a full rate back to GM Oshawa near were I used to live wasn't typical. I actually WANTED to stay later (but took it)
After the drive down, about an hour of looking around at the truck stop and trying to look at Mexico thru the wall I napped, turned and burned.
2 hours into the drive I lost an alternator as it was getting dark. Made it to Odessa, changed the alternator in a Burger King parking lot
On getting home I slept for 4 days
Wishing you the best of luck, but enjoy it, get out of the truck stop
Yup..
well good glads its worked for you too...
What have you been up to? Former expediters should post too
ive tried to retire a few times live about 30 minutes north of Edmonton.... local taxi owner found out I used to own my own cab in Hamilton and asked to drive PT and here I am doing about 20-30 airport runs a month...
Nice. That's how things happen, they just kinda snowball
Keep bringing it in
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