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Twmaster
Expert Expediter
Is this the same outfit you are asking about?
http://www.expeditersonline.com/dcforum/DCForumID2/881.html
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Mike N
http://www.expeditersonline.com/dcforum/DCForumID2/881.html
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Mike N
That's the one . Their website has had a new announcement every week saying it will be under construction for the next week . The recruiter claims a cube van will earn $1100 - $1500 a week but refuses to mail out any written material . When asked if there are any seasonal slowdowns he says things slow down around December and they shut down the first 2 weeks of July . This was the biggest red flag to me . What customers would have no need for service the first couple of weeks of the 3rd quarter ? Sorry for the delayed response . I drive over the road now , leaving Sunday p.m. and getting in Friday p.m. . My wife would like to go on the road with me so we're considering expediting . This site is very helpful .
>When asked if there are any seasonal slowdowns he says
>things slow down around December and they shut down the
>first 2 weeks of July . This was the biggest red flag to me
>. What customers would have no need for service the first
>couple of weeks of the 3rd quarter ?
Automotive customers! That tells me right there that most of their business is automotive. Most automotive plants shut down those 2 weeks for model year changeover if I remember correctly.
Dreamer
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>things slow down around December and they shut down the
>first 2 weeks of July . This was the biggest red flag to me
>. What customers would have no need for service the first
>couple of weeks of the 3rd quarter ?
Automotive customers! That tells me right there that most of their business is automotive. Most automotive plants shut down those 2 weeks for model year changeover if I remember correctly.
Dreamer
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In the 60's people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird, people take prozac to make it normal.[/font]
i meet a guy who drives for them he said he makes about 1000.00 a week on avg.they do run alot of auto parts sorry forgot to tell you he was in a van. he said he started with them in a mini van now he has a cargo van. he didn't talk bad about them just said there all right
Thanks for the info . I know most expediters swear by straight trucks but I don't know if I want to buy a new $80,000 truck every 3 years . Expediter Freightliners seem to depreciate about $15,000 a year and after 5 years who wants them ? They may be worth it to hard running teams . I'm not afraid of work . I run over 3,000 miles and log over 65 hours a week over the road now . I just need to be assured of real good potential income before going to expediting . Right ow I'm a company driver with full benefits driving a truck leased from Ryder . Owning a truck would mean a lot more potential headaches .
Well you don/t have to buy a new $80.000 truck every 3 years unless you want to. My unit is 8 years old still running strong with about 810,000 on it.Lots of TLC and maintenance plus conservative running will keep a vehicle going for a long time. My problem these days is more cosmetic then mechanical. The truck which is a 1996 FL 70 does not owe me a cent.I realize it is worth zilch on a tradein but so what,payment free for 4 years means a lot. Now there are new members of this forum that talk about outfitting monster trucks to haul that 2,000 pound load,more power to them.We all spend our money different ways.
>...Lots of TLC and maintenance
>plus conservative running will keep a vehicle going for a
>long time....
I'd love to hear more about what you mean by "conservative running." I've heard various folks talk in passing about how drivers care for or abuse trucks. Please elaborate. What conservative running practices do you follow and advocate?
>plus conservative running will keep a vehicle going for a
>long time....
I'd love to hear more about what you mean by "conservative running." I've heard various folks talk in passing about how drivers care for or abuse trucks. Please elaborate. What conservative running practices do you follow and advocate?
silverdollar
Expert Expediter
>>...Lots of TLC and maintenance
>>plus conservative running will keep a vehicle going for a
>>long time....
>
>I'd love to hear more about what you mean by "conservative
>running." I've heard various folks talk in passing about how
>drivers care for or abuse trucks. Please elaborate. What
>conservative running practices do you follow and advocate?
That is hard to explain,that is where three or four years experience
comes in handy.
>>plus conservative running will keep a vehicle going for a
>>long time....
>
>I'd love to hear more about what you mean by "conservative
>running." I've heard various folks talk in passing about how
>drivers care for or abuse trucks. Please elaborate. What
>conservative running practices do you follow and advocate?
That is hard to explain,that is where three or four years experience
comes in handy.
>>>...Lots of TLC and maintenance
>>>plus conservative running will keep a vehicle going for a
>>>long time....
>>
>>I'd love to hear more about what you mean by "conservative
>>running." I've heard various folks talk in passing about how
>>drivers care for or abuse trucks. Please elaborate. What
>>conservative running practices do you follow and advocate?
>
>
> That is hard to explain,that is where three or four years
>experience
>comes in handy.
Simple question.. simple answer.... don't 'FLOG IT'... :+
Keep your RPM's in the recommended range, don't be like some drivers and redline it every shift. We've all seen those guys who 'drag race' with every start. What's the point? Drive safe, drive smooth, and you'll save the truck. I'm sure that's how Rich has gotten the longevity out of that truck he has, when many others don't. With the relatively small trucks of expeding, and a higher torque motor, you can take off pretty quick, if you 'hammer it'... that doesnt' lead to long life tho...
seen the movie.. "Like Mike"? I'll bet if more drivers drove their truck "Like Rich".. they'd last a lot longer!
Dreamer
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>>>plus conservative running will keep a vehicle going for a
>>>long time....
>>
>>I'd love to hear more about what you mean by "conservative
>>running." I've heard various folks talk in passing about how
>>drivers care for or abuse trucks. Please elaborate. What
>>conservative running practices do you follow and advocate?
>
>
> That is hard to explain,that is where three or four years
>experience
>comes in handy.
Simple question.. simple answer.... don't 'FLOG IT'... :+
Keep your RPM's in the recommended range, don't be like some drivers and redline it every shift. We've all seen those guys who 'drag race' with every start. What's the point? Drive safe, drive smooth, and you'll save the truck. I'm sure that's how Rich has gotten the longevity out of that truck he has, when many others don't. With the relatively small trucks of expeding, and a higher torque motor, you can take off pretty quick, if you 'hammer it'... that doesnt' lead to long life tho...
seen the movie.. "Like Mike"? I'll bet if more drivers drove their truck "Like Rich".. they'd last a lot longer!
Dreamer
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In the 60's people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird, people take prozac to make it normal.[/font]
how Rich has gotten the longevity out of that truck he has, when many others don't. With the relatively small trucks of expeding, and a higher torque motor, you can take off pretty quick, if you 'hammer it'... that doesnt' lead to long life tho...
seen the movie.. "Like Mike"? I'll bet if more drivers drove their truck "Like Rich".. they'd last a lot longer!
Dreamer
We are easy on our truck as well, going the speed limit or slightly under. The only exception would be out west. Out there we do put it in the wind.
Unlike some of the companies, Panther has a age requirement when signing on, but once you are there it can be any age if it passes DOT inspection. I think Fedex is like that? That is a RichM question.
seen the movie.. "Like Mike"? I'll bet if more drivers drove their truck "Like Rich".. they'd last a lot longer!
Dreamer
We are easy on our truck as well, going the speed limit or slightly under. The only exception would be out west. Out there we do put it in the wind.
Unlike some of the companies, Panther has a age requirement when signing on, but once you are there it can be any age if it passes DOT inspection. I think Fedex is like that? That is a RichM question.
I change oil every 9-10,000 miles.I do very little idling.Every morning I check my fluids,it is very important due to how a diesel runs to keep your fluids topped off. The temperature on the bottom of the cylinder head and the top of the pistons can easily get to 900 degrees. When I start it up I let it take 5 minutes or so to warm up,when the oil pressure starts to drop then you know the oil is warm and off I go.
I do not upshift over 1500 RPM.I don/t wind the engine out nor do I lug it down.Lugging the engine is worse then overreving it,much strain goes on the rod bearings ,connecting rods etc when it is lugged. I cruise at about 63-68 mph depending on the state and the engine is chugging at about 2000 rpm which it seems to like. My present truck is my 3rd expeditor truck and the 2 previous ones went about 900,000 miles before I traded them. They were Mercedes Benz's and you just couldn!t kill them,slow but reliable. I really miss old D 1564,that truck generated some good bucks and I traded it because after Damilier Benz bought out Freightliner they stopped making Mercedes units in the USA.
I also put in 2 quarts of Lucas oil Treatment after every oil change and put in 1 quart when I have the transmission serviced.I use a fuel additive Howes Meaner Cleaner religiously,easily pays for it's self with incresed mileage. But the big thing is too take it easy.
I do not upshift over 1500 RPM.I don/t wind the engine out nor do I lug it down.Lugging the engine is worse then overreving it,much strain goes on the rod bearings ,connecting rods etc when it is lugged. I cruise at about 63-68 mph depending on the state and the engine is chugging at about 2000 rpm which it seems to like. My present truck is my 3rd expeditor truck and the 2 previous ones went about 900,000 miles before I traded them. They were Mercedes Benz's and you just couldn!t kill them,slow but reliable. I really miss old D 1564,that truck generated some good bucks and I traded it because after Damilier Benz bought out Freightliner they stopped making Mercedes units in the USA.
I also put in 2 quarts of Lucas oil Treatment after every oil change and put in 1 quart when I have the transmission serviced.I use a fuel additive Howes Meaner Cleaner religiously,easily pays for it's self with incresed mileage. But the big thing is too take it easy.
RichM has some excellent advise. What I do is very simular. I use the Howes power cleaner and the Lucas. Only difference on my engine is I stretch oil changes to 13,000 (no idle time because of generator) and use a full gallon of Lucas on oil changes. If you start to stretch your oil changes, make sure you have it tested to determine the time to change it out.
I do get my oil changed at Speedco. Smaller engines(30qts max.) is 99.00 instead of 139.00 Gallon of Lucas is 14.00 plus they give me a free gallon of regular oil. I use the extra gallon for the generator.
If you don't want the extra gallon, they give you 4.00 credit.
I do get my oil changed at Speedco. Smaller engines(30qts max.) is 99.00 instead of 139.00 Gallon of Lucas is 14.00 plus they give me a free gallon of regular oil. I use the extra gallon for the generator.
If you don't want the extra gallon, they give you 4.00 credit.
> That is hard to explain,that is where three or four years
>experience
>comes in handy.
That's why I asked.
Long before my wife and I entered the industry, we went to school on the experiences of veteran drivers. We spent countless hours studying driver comments on line and interacting with them to generate more info. As a result, we hit the road with a higher knowledge base than most newbies do. We're grateful that experienced drivers shared as they did. We didn't have to learn from our own mistakes. We learned from theirs.
So, in that spirit, and before we buy a truck of our own, let me ask again, what conservative running practices do you follow and advocate?
Please answer! Enquiring Newbies Want To Know!
>experience
>comes in handy.
That's why I asked.
Long before my wife and I entered the industry, we went to school on the experiences of veteran drivers. We spent countless hours studying driver comments on line and interacting with them to generate more info. As a result, we hit the road with a higher knowledge base than most newbies do. We're grateful that experienced drivers shared as they did. We didn't have to learn from our own mistakes. We learned from theirs.
So, in that spirit, and before we buy a truck of our own, let me ask again, what conservative running practices do you follow and advocate?
Please answer! Enquiring Newbies Want To Know!
Twmaster
Expert Expediter
>So, in that spirit, and before we buy a truck of our own,
>let me ask again, what conservative running practices do you
>follow and advocate?
To me this question has an obvious answer and has already been mostly answered. Treat the truck properly, do the maintenance it needs *on time* and don't drive like Mario Andretti. Treat your ride like your livelyhood depends on it because it does.
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Mike N
>let me ask again, what conservative running practices do you
>follow and advocate?
To me this question has an obvious answer and has already been mostly answered. Treat the truck properly, do the maintenance it needs *on time* and don't drive like Mario Andretti. Treat your ride like your livelyhood depends on it because it does.
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Mike N
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They got the office in their house..lool...still waiting for my money...after two months