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IF, you didn't have fedex stuck in your craw, the older truck wouldn't be a problem if it's in good condition. IF, you have to invest more and get yourself on the grindstone, expediting/touring, may not be as appealing to you IF you HAVE to stand up to the plate and hit the ball. It is...

Must be someone going expediting on a budget.

What is it now, that they call it? Cheese eater, eat'in cheese, Oh never mind, must be tink'in bout something else. But, that is one way to climb over the competition steada out fox'in or out work'in em. Guess it all counts as Bluze says. Yep, the field ain't level, never was, never will be...

As direct answer to money concerns, if you have pared back your lifestyle, and still "need" 50K a year, i'd suggest you go back to cook'in the books for a while. 50K is certainly doable depending on how you start(equipment costs etc.). I might ask, with the smorgusboard of carriers out there...

But, the ad says "you get paid NOW" if that is important. Seems kinda better than running for a couple buks and NOT getting paid. Funny the way tings work sometimes.

Oh I understand 2K is a lot of cash. However, what did the boat cost? Or the new pickup we didn't need. Or the extra time we took off? Or?? All this when times were good. Even at a sum of 14K, I tink maybe I coulda "squeezed" that out from somewhere over a period of several years. I just...

Well my friend, if you purchase a truck, any truck, and are banking on "trade in value" you are truly barking up the wrong tree. I suggest you plan on using it up an throwing it away. Then....whatever you get is a bonus, an ya won't set yersef up for disapoinment.

Nuther problem is, many have been used to cracking "their" nut by about Wednesday or Thursday, then going fishing, or racing, or....... for a while. prolly wish they hadn't then because they can't now. Been way better the other way.

Here is precisely the point. Never say never! There is ALWAYS the exception. As stated here, "the only reason is "IF" (and then followed by a nuther one). Remember If is the middle word in life. Makes no difference what the reason is that you take less than desireable freight, the fact is...

Yepper, we didn't do very much auto freight, but when we did, Ford plants were the ones I liked the least. Butt.. when their stock got down to $1.01 in Nov 08, I couldn't help myself. Got 10,000 at $1.14 that day. At this moment it's hovering round $5.22. Seems I like those Ford plants...

Here is a classic example of WHY one should double up on a few payments over time steada adding to the toys pile it seems. Jes gitt'in by, never has, don't now, an never will work very well in the grand scheme of things.

Seems survival skills combined with math are lacking out there ovm. Don't understand WHY someone would consider 20% dh for an 88 cent load. To dh cross town is one thing buttt... The high rollers prolly WILL take a hit in this environment, along with their smmoooth equipment that can't haul...

And i'd say good! I'll run the ltl NO prob. THEN i'd go to work and git a nuther 3K to go with it...... an it'd be a fair week. BUT if'n yer talk'in a 300 miler, THATS a different story. Way too many scenarios to be placed on your plate to to say.....aino way. Remember tho, ya...

But Dave, If it had tousand dollah leather seats, wouldn't it be worth it? Then yer drivers could turn down them good pay'in loads for which the truck was intended....because they wouldn't want the seats scratched during a security search. An everyone is happy ever after. Right?

I used to chide them openly on this forum for their "don't wannas" or " won't do's", while profiting in the background from good runs that they didn't wanna/won't do. If tings are that tuff out there, better not keep reinforcing the fact....they may jes catch on.

Not sure why the dog would need to be IN the truck, but it seems SOMEONE feels they do need to be inside for some reason. I'd suggest tho, if you refuse a good run because of that reason, you don't need/want to run too bad. I'd prolly place that excuse in the same category as "tape residue"...

Once I was bothered by a bs citation from Arkansas. Sooo. i decided to go for it. Got a real good load to Arkansas. EASILY won the complaint, an got a killer load out, picking up 20 miles away.

IF they owe you THAT much THAT long, why don't you make a bit of a detour while out sometime and GO SEE Willie, steada playing phone tag with the help?? You may even wanna rub his bald head a bit to git him purring to the accounts payable department. Can't hurt.

After three years with Roberts, had an opportunity to pop some caps in the mid east for a while as a government contractor. Had my first, that continued over the years big disappointment with "experienced, dedicated, conciencious, hard working drivers.

RTO, there are combo's out there that are very, very economical, if you take time to look, and are patient. The last truck I fielded I "found" a 1992 9700 International flatop with 229,000 miles, factory built straight truck. Previous life wuz a chicken hauler, an recent life wuz a hauler of...