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David: I wasn't trying to challenge any figures, I was offhandedly suggesting the Sprinter that ACE recently bought was a wise purchase based solely on the potential fuel cost savings. I don't argue which is best because to each his own; I prefer the Chevy/GMC. I used the 15 mpg on a gas...

A 22 mpg Sprinter operator traveling 400,000 miles at todays avg diesel price of $4.72 will spend $85,818. A 15 mpg Chev/Ford/GMC operator traveling 400,000 miles at todays gasoline price of $3.93 will spend $104.800. That $19,000 fuel savings is worth thnking about

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I have reviewed the details of your vehicle accidents and regret to inform each of you that your respective accidents are ruled "preventable"

We haven't heard anything about that. Might be his carrier rule for cargo vans, or his GVWR is over 10,000, or he misinterpreted a rule, or his carrier misinterpreted a ruling, or it's his carrier's or his home State regulation, or I am not up to date.

I burned up one of Rene's hair dryers getting the decals off one side of a van. Another time, I parked in the sun on a hot summer day and with a lot of elbow grease and a couple of broken finger nails, I got the job done. My most successful experience was with the use of a propane torch. I...

Looks great. We hope you have time to show off at the Expedite Expo.

In the past, I've been successful in getting my physician to prescribe 3 months worth of pills on a one month prescription. We also have used the Wal-Mart druggist whereby we can get scrips filled at any drugstore equipped Wal-Mart. Walgreens will do the same, nationwide

The combined 2006 - 2007 FedEx Custom Critical solo driven tractors averaged 70,328 miles by being available 81%

It is events such as this that require written agreements between owners and contract drivers. If the driver was operating legally and in accordance with the requirements of the job, the owners insurance should pay for the damage and deductable, if any, should be paid by the owner, if you hit...

the greater the period of cost ammortization, the lower your cost per mile to own a truck. The variable operating costs are not included in the truck ownership. I think that you must spread the cost per mile over the life cycle of the truck. To do otherwise would be akin to paying cash...

pjjjjj. The CPM calculations are only as accurate as your last entry. In order for stay current you must frequently recalculate. People that haven't yet bought their first truck must research the industry as a whole and their preferred carrier specifically. Talk to recruiters and ask each...

Knowing your forecast CPM for an anticipated truck purchase, and your month to month CPM as you conduct your expedite business is one of the most important items needed to maintain an adequate profit margin. How you determine your CPM is often disputed. I don't believe the use of monthly...

The folks at snopes.com have a different version of the source of that quote, and it wasn't attributed to Obama. Three weeks ago, after New Hampshire, when Hill and McCain and the gang were all bragging about being "agents of change," a (non-U.S.) correspondent of mine e-mailed me his...

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Congratulations to our new citizen who, like Rene', had to learn English and convince a judge that she was also conversant in our basic history and governmental concepts guided by our Constitution. Rene' was naturalized in your nearby Santa Barbara and was equally joyous upon receipt of her new...

Jack: I come up with greatly different numbers that you. I use the current average fuel costs at the top of this EO page of $4.33 diesel and $3.72 for gas. A Gasoline GMC / Chevy / Ford should easily average 15 mpg so today's fuel CPM would be 24.8 cents. A 22 mpg Sprinter diesel should...

It is often said that the lack of a proper FSC is the reason that our net revenues are not keeping up with the cost of operating an expedite business. We use this as a reason when the real culprits are many. They include inadequately equipped trucks; drivers operating at greater than economical...

OK.. moot wins, but only for veggie haulers, and not gov't mandated

C'mon OVM, check the HOS regs. By virtue of the construction of a daycab, they are not intended to run long. The driver of a daycab, a truck without a sleeper, cannot log more than 14 hrs consecutively, 11 of which may be driving. If he needs to be on a long run that exceeds 11 hrs of...