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We have a class 7 truck which is what we could afford getting into this business. Next truck will be a class 8 and we will keep that truck a lot longer than this one. Our Class 7 M2 has been a good truck but we spend a lot of money doing preventive maintenance to get the life out of the truck...

We tried to quit once and that was a joke. In no time at all every truck that went by we turned and looked. We were going stir crazy and had to sit down, talk and make plans for our future. We are still very happy with our decision to get back out here. The pull of the road is a tough call to...

I feel as expediters we are in a pretty good situation. We are more versatile then the big truck companies, we as being owner operators and not company trucks leave our companies more room to negotiate freight rates. The large carriers that have just company trucks are very cumbersome with...

Chicago is a huge area for us also so I am sure out of that area as scottanhelen say anyone will do well. Talk to recruiters at both companies and talk to as many drivers as you can that like and dislike the companies. You will then be able to make a pretty good opinion of which company will...

Col what a stupid comment. I believe everyone of us that go to Canada would put this device on if you could regulate it when you came back to the states. I do not believe our company is wrong, from everything we have read and heard once the device it put on you had best leave it be. X06col...

Tom call into recruiting as they have a list of fleet owners. They should be able to give you some direction on how to find and owner.

Since they decided not to pay any attention to you I would just have to laugh at their stupidity. Next time a van pulls up to them with a warning they will take heed.

pjjjj not sure if I understand you question or not. The advantage we have as a married team is that we have one set of bills instead of two sets. Our combined income is more than enough to cover our bills and to invest in our future. If this Express truck we are in was trying to cover two...

Since Headbanger is a retired police officer I do not imagine he is too interested in running illegal as so many solos do while running without a QC. So since he is going to want to run legal I do not see too many owners being too interested in putting a solo driver in their truck. Keep...

One of the other things to consider is even though you are off your fixed expenses continue; such as insurance, QUALCOMM; truck payment, taxes and the list goes on. There are some out here that only work about half the year but they are usually the veterans that know when to run and when to...

Well we did have a different experience buying our truck and we will buy our next truck from the same place. We were treated well and four years down the road when we have a problem with our truck we are still treated well! We bought our truck from Middle Georgia Freightliner we were first...

I would suggest you listen to XM channel 171 Kevin Rutherford's show. He is on weekends 4 to 7 and at midnight every night eastern time. He offers a lot of tips on how to purchase a used truck.

While it is great to be pre dispatched on a load that will also makes you unavailable for an immediate load. So if you are pre dispatched on Friday for a load on Monday all weekend you sit and are not available to run short loads that often pay very well. When researching a carrier I think you...

I had to share this one with a friend as it sure explains how I feel about this situation.

Good Point Leo all things considered though the TA discounts sure are treating us well.

For those of you who do not have or have lost the TA Discount Sheet with the location numbers you can get the TA 2008 Directory. The 2008 directory has a small blue number to the right of the town the TA in located in. Example *6224 is the Prescott AR location number. When you call the 800...

Steve many items can be moved from one truck to another. We also have centramatics on our truck and we do believe they help our tires to last longer and we do get great wear out of our tires. We also after we get our new truck will be putting centramatics on immediately they to us are a no...

This is off the web site: FASS Fuel Air Separation System - fassride.com - The Official FASS Website FASS Stands for Fuel Air Separation System Removes AIR / Vapor from Your Fuel Consistent Flow of Fuel Reliable High Volume Pumps Increase Horse Power Increase Torque Increase Fuel Economy...

Steve I agree with all of your ideas above and they all work. Many trucks that are not speced by the buyer are speced for resale value not with fuel mileage in mind. Most salesmen you talk still are trying to learn the fuel mileage game. I do not care what our trucks resale value is as we are...

Fuel Air Separation System Has anyone installed this on their truck? We have been following Bruce Mallinson and Kevin Rutherfords Friday night get togethers and this system really sounds interesting. This system is supposed to increase horsepower and also fuel efficiency.