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HI All, Hoping to get some good conversations started as to what rates to charge..... I am bidding on becoming an agent (me being an independent co with full authority and having drivers I sub to) with a large logistics company. The company asked me for my rates for the following...

Side thought.... What mechanical issues could INTENTIONALLY removing the thermostat be hiding ? I have heard of people removing a radiator cap (or leaving it on "loosely") so the cooling system does not build up pressure (to hide a leaky radiator or bypassed heater core))... Hmmmm.....maybe a...

HI, Thanks for the input so far.... I am going to go at least look at the truck since I have the potential for an upcoming contract and will need a primary truck or back up truck anyways. I think if the truck doesn't smoke, leak, knock or have any funny sounds or smells not normal to a...

HI, Thanks for the input thus far... I agree with what you are saying about other possible deferred / poor maintenance in light of letting the thermostat go for over a year. The owner even admitted shivering for over 30 minutes in the winter until the engine "warmed up" .....I almost think...

HI All, Looking at buying a 1999 International 4700 Truck with a DT 466 and 400K miles (truck was a delivery truck with 20 to 30 miles between stops). Per the owner, the engine was rebuilt 2 years ago but at about 1 year after the engine was rebuilt, the thermostat stuck so before it...

HI, True about potential slow pays..... I guess I've been relatively lucky that most of the companies I work with are right on time with payments... I do keep a buffer of $$ back in case of slow payers and have hooked up with a few factoring companies in case things get really crazy. I do...

I'm on the east coast but have family in Michigan...I guess that's kinda Midwest. Ever think of moving to the East (Richmond VA or surrounding area) ? .... I am trying to get stuff going here in a big way (have a Lowe's contract already so that could be worked on right off the bat...just need...

HI All, Thanks ( I Think) for the responses thus far... I understand that some folks here may be reluctant (or maybe don't know what reasonable numbers are) but I am really trying to get at lest some "feel" for what to charge...PLUS if we get some good numbers and info flowing here we could...

Without a human present in the vehicle, who would stop the load from getting hijacked if somebody shot out the revolving sensor on the roof? I would think NOT having a human on board would open up a lot of load jackings.... It's like having drones delivering packages....I'd imagine a lot of...

HI All, Long term driver here ( technically an "employee" if you go by IRS guidelines but always get 1099'd since the hiring companies didn't want to pay employee taxes etc...it's OK with me since I get all the $$ w/o taxes coming out first) . I recently started searching for contracts for...

HI, I was looking at buying a Sprinter van and doing a gig here in VA....Waynesboro VA area. PM me if interested (I could get the contract and you could drive it since you already have a van? I have a E350 extended if you have no van or maybe I'd get a sprinter like Ive been thinking). Andrew

The best truck to get would be an older under CDL International with an all mechanical DT466 backed by an auto tranny (so anybody can drive it). The property tax and insurance would be low and the repairs on an older all mechanical engine would be cheap. Parts are plentiful for internationals...

HI, I have not been able to get the codes from the mobile mechanic but FWIW, the accelerator switch may not have been the cure all.... the other day we started the truck and let it run a bit to warm up before driving it. After a bit, we put it in gear , released the parking brake and as we...

Replaced accelerator switch....hopefully that will stop the engine error codes and the drastic cut in power that comes along with the engine light....

HI, Thanks for the input thus far. A mobile mechanic read the codes and it seems to point to the engine oil pressure being critically low. Since the oil gauge read pressure good (factory gauge not a separate "good" gauge), The mechanic swapped out the oil pressure switch and changed the...

HI All, Had a few issues with my 1999 International with DT 466 and auto trans lately. 1) Once in a parking lot my helper was warming up the truck for seemingly a long time. I asked him why he didn't just start driving the truck to the loading dock....he replied the truck would not move...

From here and the TDI forums, most people are of the bigger is better thought as far as engine... I may break down and go for a 4BT swap instead of a TDI but another thought popped into my head... Big truck engines tend to turn really slowly in comparison to a TDI or 4BT.... How would a 13...

HI All, I've been seriously thinking about building a custom tow rig to haul RV's (5th wheel and large pull behinds). The runs are about 1380 miles round trip and it pays about $1.35 per loaded mile. I have access to a 1990 Dodge d350 diesel dually (engine and tranny was sold so it is...

HI all, Yesterday my helper ran our international 4700 box truck out of fuel (or at least low enough to stall the engine out....DT466). We brought fuel to the truck and filled each tank equally (about 30 gallons total between the 2 tanks). I told my helper to never let the tanks get below...

Hi, I am running (well hopefully running soon....it's "only" been about 2 months since the process started) 24 / 26 foot under CDL box trucks with liftgates. The contract is fixed rate (per stop) local work doing delivery work. In theory, their flat bed work (CDL required...fixed rate per...