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Hudson, WI waiting for morning delivery in St Paul, MN. Ended the week with 1894 loaded miles. A nice weekend run to start the week five hundred miles ahead. For people who track miles and rates, I posted a snapshot of what I've been running in the bolt express carriers forum. eb

New people and others frequently ask about real world numbers. Here is a snapshot of a recent three week period. Loads is the number of loads for the week. The total miles is the loaded miles plus deadhead to pickup. Pay is the total pay for the run. rate1 is pay divided by total miles, and...

I like that last sentence. eb

If it was set up as an rv, was it originally a passenger model? Not sure but it might give you a hit on your weight capacity. eb

Springfield, KY to Howell, MI with preload Holland, MI to St Paul, MN for Monday morning delivery. Taking a full night sleep before Holland pick up. Not bad considering I was in Laredo on Tuesday. eb

Seguin, TX to Madisonville, KY (just kidding). Onward to Louisville. eb

I would advise investing your time in getting established in a non-trucking job as a back up first. Background checks aren't going to be good to you. If you can get into over the road trucking with your background, it will be after your history becomes old history. eb

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Garland, TX to Laredo. Waiting at the shipper, hoping this doesn't turn into a dry run. eb

When I was in my Freightliner M2 I never went below 10.5 mpg. I drove 60 mph max. Team drivers drove 9.5 at best and they drove as fast as they could make the truck go. eb

Mr. Elliott, How do you manage communications with the drivers? Not so much the day to day operational communications, but getting the word out kind of thing, getting feedback kind of thing. Newsletters, a drivers web, or facebook? I'm just curious how other people run their businesses. eb

This week it seemed like every flatbed was loaded with steel. I think that's a good sign for the medium term. As for the van, I could survive if I could stay out of the shop. The fuel rate has been creeping up, but my rates somehow stayed the same. Fortunately it looks like fuel may be...

To get from the west to the east, I call dispatch and tell them I am deadheading up to Portland to see an old friend I haven't seen in ages. If they believe me, I get a load east. Out of service, Dallas. And I got here with a load from Cleveland. eb

And no one would have a problem if the wife started the truck and turned on the ac when you locked them inside. Am I digging a hole with this analogy. eb