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Mike can you tell them what kind of truck you are in so they can compare to an Express truck? Express Trucks, White Glove Trucks, and T-Val trucks all live in different worlds.

If you are looking at FedEx Custom Critical you will make more with a Reefer in White Glove but check with a recruiter on how long it typically takes a new O/O to get into White Glove. We bought our truck jumped in feet first to expediting and learned by talking to as many drivers as possible...

I checked our stats for last year and our average length of load was 581 miles. We do haul short air freight loads which will bring your average down considerably. More important then length of load for us is how much do we make per mile or what is our income for the day. Some of our short...

The Louisville show is great for learning about new products and great workshops. To us these two trucks shows are must attends.

Wow that was something to watch. It is amazing the precision that she has and to get the full effect you almost need to watch the video in slow motion.

The company you would lease with will also have a program on how old they will keep trucks on. You will need to check with the companies you are considering leasing with to see how old a truck can be before they will not sign a lease with you. I believe a Class 7 truck only gets 5 years with...

I think part of the problem is T-Val trucks and also the refrigerated trucks and the income they produce. Is this truck the dry box truck that does or doesn't have a lift gate on it? No matter how nice your sleeper is and I have no doubt it is nice the income for a White Glove T-Val or...

Sorry just always look at it as the 52.00 dollars and would hate to have someone look at the 39.00 and just take 75% of that.

It doesn't matter if you own the truck or drive the truck the per diem is the same. You need a truck accountant that is aware of these laws. If you take the 39.00 you will be doing a great disservice to yourself. You need to be aware by use of log books or other means on when you leave and...

The office will have to reply to all of our questions on how the heck to get around here! What a great new challange for "2008"

What a great way to start the new year is with a new fresh look to my favorite place to enjoy my coffee with! Looks like the crew did a great job last night as we slept the night away. Only addition I would like to see is with your personal information is what company you are leased to...

Hey BigJoe I think you are going for the right balance of acceptance and refusals. Our plans for the coming year will probably drop our acceptance rate some but I think we will be better off at the end of "2008". We are going over our budget with a fine tooth comb and also going to be setting...

I also would suggest you contact your company and ask if they would talk to a solo O/O that is doing well. Have them ask that driver if they would be willing to be a mentor to you. We have found that other drivers view points are the most beneficial to learn the tricks of the trade. Then I...

I don't know about you guys but to me this is a very busy time of the year that does not involve driving. We spend lots of time with family and friends and wish we had more time to do that. We spend lots of time making special dishes, wrapping presents and trying to make everything as nice as...

The difference to me about having a dog in the truck is the dog is stuck in the truck. The driver can open the door and get out or make a decision to move the truck. Most dogs I know do not open doors nor do they drive. They just have to sit there and hope who ever put them in the truck will...

Our kids gave us really nice Mickey Mouse floor mats for the truck! They should give us a smile often this next year.

Narrow Tine Pallet Jack rated 5500 lbs – We wish now we would have bought and adjustable tine pallet jack. The narrow tine is great for moving computers but terrible for moving heavily loaded skids or extra large skids. We paid about 350.00 for the pallet jack three years ago...

RE: I'm tired. arrbsthw That is where we are not DOT legal when we get with in a mile or so of the customer even with our GPS the other will get up and help find the address. If we are loading or unloading in the middle of the night we both help. That is where the hour we change drivers...

This would depend on if you get a class 7 or class 8 truck. How you maintain the truck and how you drive the truck. We have a class 7 truck with a 300 cat motor and the estimated life on that motor is 300,000 but we have talked to many that have been way over that. We have approximately...

We do follow the HOS rules and our shifts are approximately 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning till 2:00 or 3:00 in the afternoon. We have never and hope to never turn down a load as we are out of hours or to tired to run. If we are running that hard we are going to ride the wave as it will quit...