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If you are going to be in a Van that sounds a little sketchy right now. In something larger if you are in a good area you can make it but do not expect to get rich. If you are in a poor area you will probably have to move on your own dime to get to a better location.

Really good post Blizzard!

Your best bet for income would be to talk to several owners and get try to get an average of what their trucks are making a month. Every truck is different, every driver is different and every company is different. You sure seem to have a good start on finding out the information you need...

That sure does sound very high. But get every clearance you can to make your self available for any load that is offered.

I have watched people who have a bad attitude and it seems like bad things happen to them over and over again. It is just a vicious circle and they also seem to take everything that happens personal instead of shrugging a lot of it off. Bad things do happen to everyone the difference is in...

One of the problems I had was that I came from a family where every person about the age of 13 smoked. I had no clue how bad the smell was with this habit. I also tried many times to quit smoking after I finally reached 3 packs a day. I was not a nice smoker and non smokers drove me to...

Another section of road to avoid is in Arizona and we were routed this way with US Xpress with a 40,000lb load on. The Salt Water Canyon on Hwy 60 starting in Globe AZ going north east. We would not take that stretch of road again in our straight truck and I would really have to consider the...

We also made the made that mistake of following that route once and never again! I have to admit while Bob fought with the road I really did enjoy the scenery! It is a stretch of road where your experience is the best teacher. It is also a stretch of road that teaches a new driver why the...

We sometimes do pickup at one location with many drops and that is at the customer’s request. We do not though without the customer requesting this service put someone else’s freight with theirs. They are paying us a premium to take care of their freight the way they specify. Big difference in...

We spent 7 months trying to find a house in the country where we could park the truck and not have problems. We finally found a house and a shop for Bob in December and where able to move in January. Something I would not recommend to anyone as it will snow that weekend you plan to move! We...

One of our best qualities is the fact we take very good care of our customer’s freight. If they did not want that special treatment they could ship by FedEx Ground and save money. Once we have locked our doors, the customer has seen how their freight is secured they know it will look the same...

I found this article and it reminded my of how we unintetionaly drain our batteries. We have always used a powerstrip to shut our TV off as even when the TV is turned of it still uses power. When you look around your truck how many other items are using power when turned off? I never put...

One thing about it if the articles will help one person save some money they are worth the effort. Thanks for the additions Greg!

I have heard sometimes you can find them in a Wal-Mart but I ordered several of the pouches on line from Sunbeam. Here is the link: Rocket Grill :: Sunbeam Products, Inc. ::

Agree with Cheri research on the forums here and there has been many posts on this GPS system!

I can vouch for layoutshooters truck! Wow what a combination of stuff they have run through. There truck is a testimony to the fact spring is coming! You just have to look at different parts of the truck to see the left over’s of winter and the new signs of spring such as the bugs everywhere...

We have also turned in several things. Some being drivers and a few times a car on fire. Never have had a car coming at us on the wrong side of the road.

That is a very good explanation of how the FSC works. The FSC is not meant to pay for your fuel only take it down to the $1.25 a gallon and pay the difference based on what an average MPG truck you have.

Just get it returned quick as the company will only exchange it for another one. We have found everything you mention above except for the music to be true of the problems this unit has. I keep hearing they have updated the newer units and they are better but you could not prove it by me...

The 1.25 is just a low number to base the FSC on.