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so if 10mph reduces the mpg by 1, then this would change to: if driving at 68mph x 100,000mi/yr = 1470.59 hours driving if driving at 58mph x 100,000mi/yr = 1724 hrs driving 253.4 hours more per year 21 hrs per month more driving time

Duly fixed.. yes, sorry :o if fuel is 4/gallon and cpm is .50, that means 8 mpg if can increase to 9mpg for the same 4/gallon cpm is .444 .50-.444=5.5cpm savings 5.5cpmx100000driven = 5500yr saved 5500/12mos=458.33/month saved if driving at 68mph x 100,000mi/yr = 1470.59 hours...

I see what you're saying. What kind of truck do you drive TH? Not that I would know, but I don't know that you could call it 'trust'.. I would think some companies may prefer to make some allowance for obstacles that may arise along the way, which would prevent the 750miles within the 11hour...

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for finding ways to lessen one's expenses.. just wondering about your calculations though.. so you keep your speed up and get to your stop early or first, and you therefore get another load before someone else.. that was one day.. but how many *extra* loads can you...

Thanks so much for the tip! Will let you know how it turns out!

We're not with Panther, but I still think you're privileged to be with FedEx, at least you know what's what, and things seem to be by the book :cool:

I really can't even remember a time when husb was ever called on a weekend, but he has always been available every weekend.. the only weekend calls he has rec'd have been on a Sunday dinntertime-ish, asking to to pick up at 3am or something on a Monday.. So.. if there are weekend guys that...

Husb just got home and crawled into bed, but I asked and he isn't familiar with a Brandon.. he'll look into it.. will keep you posted.. So are you saying he is on the B List? Another little learning curve procedure to find out about the weekend work available to A List OOs? Is that kinda like...

We have found that it is dead on the weekends also, and holidays also. If he's close to home, why wait it out at a stop somewhere else? I didn't see anything about him turning his cell off, did I miss something?

If I may, the way I read it, is that it's good advice for a newbie, or someone considering getting into this business, to look back at least a year on the forums and just do lots of reading. ATeam referred to that as going to school, some may argue it's not school, but you know, I personally...

Sounds great! Unfortunately I'm not able to become a 'team' yet with husb, but I'm sure he'd love to meet you sometime if you're ever in the same area! Thanks for the offer.. tonite he is in Ontario.. let us know if you're around MI, OH area, he seems to go there quite a bit.

Just curious how the insurance thing works with 'teams'.. say you are given a price for insurance cost, from the carrier, say FedEx for example.. would a team double that cost? or would it be only slightly higher to allow for a 2nd driver, considering the one truck used, is already covered, ie...

Yes I hear ya! I was thinking with fuel and insurance at least, the numbers might be more of a number to be used as a yardstick.. the truck payment percentage would be useless information, as well as repairs.. one might have a high truck payment and no repairs, and one might have no payment and...

Does anyone happen to know these numbers for themselves? For example, 'for me, insurance works out to ?% of gross revenue over the course of a year', or 'fuel works out to ?%' or.. whatever. Are there 'industry averages' for these costs in relation to revenue? Before we got into this, we were...

That has happened to me before.. sometimes hitting the 'refresh' button will work.. sometimes hitting the 'back' button will work.. other times, it's just plain gone! Hey that sounds like the type of offers husb gets alot of times! So do the math.. are you getting paid for the 134 deadhead...

That's a great suggestion. I wouldn't want to be responsible for someone else choosing how and/or whether or not to, conserve fuel.. then any running the engine for hours, and any unauthorized deadheading, and driving speeds, will be at the expense of the one choosing to do these things, as...

You are in one of those between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place places; could you send an anonymous note to your owner suggesting he analyze fuel consumption in her truck, keep an eye on "?" (however it is determined when the truck is running for hours), and if he finds it's running for hours during the...

Wow, now it almost sounds similar to our GST reporting now that you put it that way! Thanks for making it into a much easier to understand scenario!

Re: Diesel price versus cost, or whose $20 is that Thanks for the great info! Wow, it DOES make one's head spin! Of course, I have some questions.. How often, (if ever?), do these tax rates change? Are they something needing to be checked on a daily basis, monthly, yearly? When you say it...

Please excuse our ignorance. We're not really clear on this issue, all we know is the carrier looks after it. We read something about quarterly reporting, but haven't seen anything to that effect. Would your normally have to pay more, or get a rebate? Is this something that only the carrier...