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Awoke at 5:00 AM this morning, cleaned a building for my wife that she took over for me 2 hours drove to the gym one hour work out. Drove to the Dealership and Picked up truck had PM done. Brought it back home spent 3 -4 hours washing it in and out. I am now paying for both activities. I...

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Please read my post in Newbees RE Patriot Act this should clear up what I have been trying to make a point on.

I have many years dealing with Chemicals as well. Can one really understand a MSDS sheet? I seriously doubt it. Reading and understanding are two different issues. I apologize in advance if I sound rude in these posts but the point being is the training I have been through is poor or...

Thanks for emphisizing my point or points. No additional pay, rush the load no time to read built in. This could have long term (life long effects) to your health to your financial future. Just have a placard blow off and not know it. We are talking about fines in the thousands not hundreds...

This is what our elected official decided to call this PATIOT ACT as if I wish to be Patriotic when we as US born citizens have to go through this endurement and costs. We all know the answer to this question and so do our Politians, but I will ask anyway just for the record. How many...

Get a notebook, if you are serious about this industry it is going to take months to compile all of the reserach. Mail will need to be three hole punched to keep in this to refere back to your notes. The better your note keeping the happier three months from now when you need that answer that...

Can't brag about intresting loads my dream load is a truck load 22ft by 108 stacked floor to cieling of $100.00 bills unmarked. I could than help everyone on the site pay off there trucks and

Spend the next two weeks writing down everything you know about the industry, what youve read over the years, what you know. Example how much faster or longer does a tire and brakes wear and why on a dump vs a tractor and why? Saftey, service on the vehicles I am sure you could give us all...

Thank you both now I can put the dumb hat away that I felt I had to wear knowing that I was so close to the break even point that I was only working for the truck, love the truck dont get me wrong. My family supported me getting into this and I feel a strong obligation to support them...

This is my real expierences, Wall Marts are great after ten PM before than impossible to get any rest, little itty bitty cars with very big mufflers, steroes, and doors closing no matter how far you park away. Truck stops where campers park this is my real life story got blocked in watch it...

RE: So, just how muck of your revenue goes to the I found this term did not invent it, when cleaning Central Transport/Universal Am Cam Division. To the truck is the total Gross paid to the truck for a run or per mile. What type of expenses you run is is subtracted and the rest is what you...

This is exactly what the point I was trying to make a few months back when I posted the question RE$1,700.00 a week the average? And I will say I was BLASTED BY MANY. Being a Business Owner most of my Life I understand unexpected expenses, and my last carrier demanded the truck be serviced and...

I was in Indy two weeks ago several Van Drivers one lady was quite excited about her current and past week. Dayton, Cinci, and Indy said she could hardly find time to shower or rest. Thats the only Van driver who I actually had time to talk with. Vans are different than Straight Trucks thats...

A better question might be what is the break even point? Everyones maybe diffeent but get an average then the spread sheets will be much more beneficial. Question I did not ask but figured I had and I was pretty close, then the second question should be to your carrier average weekly $ and $...

Less than 8K and more BTUs than you will ever need in your truck the sooner you buy one the quicker it returns $ in your pocket. Taking bets on the Lions in next years Super Bowl.

I bought one and returned it, stacks sticking up in the sky, never thought about a car parking next to me great point. Will be picking one up today having to much fun now, to not wake up. And the darn $$%^%$$ next to me will just drive away with no recourse for my family. Sounds like a great...

Thank you all, these were the answers I was looking for. The true answer is YES IT MATTERS, I am comparing my old company to the new one and this dispatch works much harder and smarter for me and the bottom line is the difference. Average DH between ALL LOADS has been 67 miles. Average 5.5...

Did I read this right? Says "do not drive for an o/o" So I have company in my line of thinking. I could not work for anyone no offense to any of you out there o/o it is attainable determination, LUCK, and more determination plus a whole lot of common sense I think I have some left now that I...

Can I say or may I say CONFUSED. I can hardly wait to be asked let me see that log book. I thought I had my X$%^ together WOW. They are neat kept current usually with in three hours and with the previous days hours 7 days 8 days listed on the past days log. After reading Doc's response I...