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Tell me about it! They are starting to drive me nuts and they are valid posts. For some reason there just seems to be a rash of people wanting to post the same problem in many threads!

FedEx does their FSC different as we get paid on all miles not just loaded miles.

Our carrier takes their percentage off the bottom line. As I see our carrier advertises and solicits this business. They have to keep up with our records on what size lift gate do we have, what size pallet jack do we have, how pads and how many straps and pads. So our carrier is out...

It is very very frustrating when over and over again you have to go to a shop! All I can is living with Bob and things do not get fixed right is very stressful! There are many things he cannot fix due to having to clear codes on the truck or reading the codes. If you just mention having to...

I am probably naive but what is a lug-a-loo? We use a Sprint internet card and a sprint phone. You need nationwide coverage. We have found for us it works best and keep our phone bills lower to have a Sprint, Verizon, and AT&T phone. We have the minimum minutes on all three phones and we...

Look at most peoples faces watching TV and they look zoned. That can be in a truck stop or in a living room. We have also seen many groups in the TV sharing a victory over some sports event or when 911 happened many people leaning on each other watching that. How many at home had such a big...

Nadal you got me on that one to!! As far as I am concerned getting up and going to a job everyday was hard. All anyone could think about was 5:00 or when will the weekend be here.... Now who cares when the weekend gets here and who cares when 5:00 gets here. I know this gets old but it is...

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!