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>I stand firm that luck in any way, shape or form has a lot >to do with this business for most of us who are contracted >to a company. Stand as firm as you wish, you lucky fellow you! I don't believe in luck so have nothing to defend, hapless no-luck man am I.

You are asking good questions, Raynchk. That's nice to see.

OK, Greg. I'll modify my statement. An RV park that will let you in is an attractive alternative to paying $36.00 for 24 hours of IdleAire. We have been denied entry one time to an RV park, "No Commercial Vehciles." And one time at a California state beach (though other California state...

This is where it is very important to not let the tax tail wag the wealth-building dog. Here is a quote that explains it well. It is written by someone that promotes business tax decuctions and is favorably disposed toward them. "When you add up your savings in federal, state, and...

Having never used IdleAire, I did not realize it was that expensive. $1.50 an hour will buy you a 24 hour stay in an RV park ($36), which is an attractive option if your truck is equipped with shore power. Most RV parks provide laundry, showers, water, sewer, cable TV, Wi-Fi and a place to stay...

Read this thread and follow the links that are further down in some of the replies. It may provide some clues. And yes, a 1,000 watt inverter seems small. You might also have your alternator checked. It may be working well enough to keep your dash board warning lights turned off, but not well...

>...but the idea is be >specialized,then when things are slow,you are busy. Bingo!

That's why I keep a blog named "You Learn Something News Every Day." I want to remember today one year from now and ten years from now. It helps focus my thoughts as I go through each day, so each day counts for something. A private journal serves the same function if you wish to keep your...

Depreciation is not a function of truck payments. Depending on the depreciation schedule you select, the deduction for depreciation may last more years or less than the truck loan. The interest on the loan is a deductible expense but that is something different than depreciation. Given our...

Colonel, You warm my heart. :)

That's our approach. Run it until the wheels fall off. We bought brand new and plan to run it ten years at least. At our current rate of 12,000 miles a month and 144,000 miles a year, ten years will put 1,440,000 miles on the odometer. We believe that with an agressive PM program starting with...

IdleAire is not the only game in town when it comes to idle alternatives. Truckstop electrification is discussed in certain circles and is appearing here and there. We were pleasantly surprised to see it offered free (for a limited time) yesterday at Jubitz in Portland, Oregon. See...

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When we stopped at Jubitz truck stop in Portland, Oregon yesterday, we were surprised by one thing and learned another. The surprise was free shore power in the bobtail parking area (free for a limited time, the sign says). We took advantage. The learned item was this year's flu shot is...

>>Recruiting continues to recruit and the fleet size stays >>about the same. > >That's good news, is it not? > >If you have x-number of trucks and are doing an average of >1150 shipments a day, and then you still have the same >x-number of trucks when you're averaging 650 shipments a >day...

You may be right, given the numbers you present. But those numbers are not our numbers. Apples and Oranges. Diane and I are doing well, without fuzzy math and with sound financial planning and business practices. As much as you seem to want to cloud that fact, the fact remains. We are getting...

OntarioVanMan, there might be an opportunity here. Bloomberg.com says, "The Canadian dollar has gained almost 19 percent again the U.S. dollar this year, the biggest increase among the 16 major currencies. Canada, the world's eighth-biggest economy, has benefited from rising demand for copper...

No problem, then. It's not paid for yet but will be soon enough. We could pay it off now but prefer not to cut that deep into our reserves. It will be paid for long before we have to look at $1.25 a mile as a realistic scenario.

>It might take a rocket scientist to figure out how you would >pay for that running a $200,000 truck at $1.07 to $1.25 per >mile. And if the truck is paid for?

I wonder too. Also, what about heat, like to keep paint from freezing in the winter or to keep electronic components at room temp when the outside temp is say 50F?