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The Cascadia is a heavy truck, but we are still able to run with the pusher up in the air which increases our fuel mileage for most of the time. By reducing our rolling resistance by 1/3 for most of the time. The pusher axle is less drag due to not having the inter axle differential...

Pjjjj I agree with you 100% the columns and lines are the same in a fleet owners business as well as ours. The fleet owner and us each must pay the drivers as well as set money back to replace the truck, maintain the truck, and expenses to keep the truck on the road. The difference is the...

We spent HOURS and I do mean hours over the time span of two years working on this issue and "Spec Pro" to get the desired transmission and rear ends... It became an exercise in futility... We worked with engineers from Detroit Diesel as well as Freightliner and Eaton to get everything as...

When we first started I downloaded the OOIDA spreadsheet and I played with our numbers. I used the spreadsheet as a guide to get me started on the right path and they redefined the spreadsheet to fit my needs. Here is the link to OOIDA's spreadsheet with an explanation of each line item...

Dave brings up something else to consider is the truck a O/O or is the truck part of a fleet. The truck in a fleet situation is often keeping three families afloat. Our truck is a one truck operation with us the drivers. All money goes into one account.

One of the things to consider Dale is if the dead head was authorized or not. Many of us as Jim mentioned go where we think the freight will be and that is not always where the computer picks for our layover. I took our total mileage which was off of the truck odometer taken on January 1st to...

Greg you seem to be quick to point out other's numbers and I have never seen you talk about your numbers which made me curious. Thanks for sharing...

Greg can you tell us a little more on how your company does this and what your dh miles are? I would like to more about what you do and how you do it. I believe getting your figures into a plan like Phil's could be very beneficial.

For a surface truck that sounds alright to me. Do you guys have anything extra such as a pallet jack, blankets, corner protectors or anything else to increase your chances of getting accessorial pay? Another way to increase your income is to increase your fuel mileage.

Changing your shift points should increase your fuel mileage if the truck was set up to run heavy which we seldom are.

One thing I try to especially remind women is to walk away from the front of a truck. When crossing the fuel islands or even walking in front of a row of trucks walk at least five foot out. We are generally shorter than most men and we are hard to see over the hoods or in reality impossible to...

Treat the transmission for what it is a manual transmission. Check the oil level regularly and Bob is thinking the book says 500,000 miles to have the oil changed. Check in your owners manual for the specifics on the mileage.

I hope you will find the perfect truck and welcome to the world of O/O.

Jim it will be interesting to hear how this program works for you guys and will appreciate hearing your updates.

I have had this app for quite some time and it is really nice. Lots of information is given back on walks and if you like to run. You can also listen to music or a book while walking or running. The one thing I do not like about the app is that if you receive a call while using the Nike+ it...

As a dry box with a lift gate we will still be going west and we will still be going to Dallas. The freight for us does not appear to have changed at this point slow is slow all over and most of the DoD trucks are slow and when it is good all of us are moving with all of the companies.

I think part of the problem is that many Expediters have not driven in the "big truck world" as a driver. A truck might need batteries but the terminal does not think the truck needs batteries so we would idle the truck. It is frustrating when we did not have a generator and wanted to...

Finance Guy Can you discuss credit scores and how a slow pay affects this?

I also do not only talk with drivers, but the drivers who are the bottom line.

Phil it sounds as if we are talking to different types of drivers who driver different types of trucks. We usually talk to dry box drivers and this is what we are hearing from these people from various companies.