yes..... i agree....
I know he can ..... but how does he know if she is out of the truck or not.??
Fleet Owner Blues
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yes..... i agree....
I know he can ..... but how does he know if she is out of the truck or not.??
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 day suggest he beep her in the qc? (or can those be hooked up to one's cellphone?)
This is one of those times when maybe it's better to take the cowardly route, afterall he could receive such a note from anyone, not even necessarily someone in the same fleet.
If I were an owner, I would sure want to know about it (at least if I were paying the fuel); and I would want to know about the additional risk of theft if someone were to break a window and just get on in and drive away with it already running.
In? Out? What difference does that make? If there is a history of an average 3-4 MPG when it's sunny and 70, how'd you like to get the fuel bill? That kinda behavior is simply cutting into YOUR bonus at the end of the year. Nuther reason for you fleet owners to put contractors on 60% and give them fuel responsibility. Seems to me, if they decide to walk, you'd be better off parking it, rather than have a clown like that in it. That is just totally ubsurd.
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 opposed to the owner paying no matter what.
ahh that is soo true..... and the owner is paying for ALL the fuel...
HMMMM a note.... trying to figure a way to get one to him.... unless i mail it... and dont sign it or put a return addy .....
this girl is not a very close friend....
and i like working for the owner i am employed by very much..
ya know...... i thought about buying my own truck. and the one he jjust took me out of and put me in the one i am now...... the other one was 2005 ..had 300,000 something miles on it.... nothing wrong with it .. had a nice huge sleeper for a team..... and he likes to trade them in when they get that many miles ... and was selling it cheap. told me he was asking 42,000 for it.... just in case i knew anyone whom was wanting to buy......
friends of mine ... tried pushing me to get it from him..... it was a excelllant starter truck for someone ..... in great shape.... lots of storage... sink..nd such....
buttttttt .. im not good with the buizness sense of this all..... *sigh*.......
and this nice 2007 truck im in now..... omg....... it has had more damm problems......
5x to the aulmi bunk for sleeper leaks...... and now the unit that has the shelf and closet.. is coming lose from the wall..... the extra stroage box came loose from under the truck.... good thing it didnt fall out on the highway.... and now had to go to frieghliner to find out why i had a antifreez leak ..... all the hoses were loose..... and this is a brand new truck...
they laffed said it must b one of them fri /monday trucks....... OOyyyy.....
soo i told my owner........ seeeeeeeee told ya .. should of let me stay in the other truck.. LOL
btw.....
I like your running horses.... lol
please excuse my spelling.... i been multiasking..... lol
ok i am reposting this...... i dont know what happend to my other one... this is the 2nd time i writ this long post...... and hit submit and it well vanish's .....
anyways....... let me try this again.......
hey ya gang....... howz it going out there???
hope u all are staying warm.....
i am in waterlooo Iowaaaa..... ha
i just got this load offer....tell me what ya think.....
it was picking up ... 134 miles from here......... at $1.10 and .45 cents sur
and going 135 miles..... to deliever..... in Demoins... hmm hope that spelled right....
what would u do????
oh and im a solo driver.
this is wierd ...... i trired posting this in the panther forum for like 3x now.... and it wont post. it disappears....
anyways....... let me try this again.......
hey ya gang....... howz it going out there???
hope u all are staying warm.....
i am in waterlooo Iowaaaa..... ha
i just got this load offer....tell me what ya think.....
it was picking up ... 134 miles from here......... at $1.10 and .45 cents sur
and going 135 miles..... to deliever..... in Demoins... hmm hope that spelled right....
what would u do????
oh and im a solo driver.
this is wierd ...... i trired posting this in the panther forum for like 3x now.... and it wont post. it disappears....
ericmoss37
Seasoned Expediter
It seems like it's very common to get loads under two hundred miles as a solo. If you own the truck and run as a solo I don't see these type of loads as a problem.
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 to get the load? If so, that's 270 miles for $417.. if not, that's 270 miles for $209! What's it cost to run the truck per mile? Will the new location be good for outgoing freight?
Thanks re the horses, I likem too.. husb not so crazy about them
As a bunch have mentioned, it is the total pay for ALL miles that the run would require. I would watch that number much closer than the run miles themselves.
A 200 mile run can be as good as a 1000 mile run, or just as bad.
It is what you wind up with, and where you are at when you deliver.
ericmoss37
Seasoned Expediter
Very good points Dave about the quality of the loads. I prefer the longer loads because it keeps my drivers happy. Some of the best loads are the 30 mile loads from pick up to drop. Thats a $99 dollar flat rate at Panther.
jaminjim
Veteran Expediter
Unless that is your only run for the day. While it may pay the most per mile, it may not pay your fixed expenses for the day.
On the other hand it might let you move up the board in a crowded area, with a first out after delivery.
99 dolla? What a bargan!! Can you imagine how happy the shipper {would be} if there quote were {actually} about $150, to have a man and equipment on call at their demand at that price?? Think about it.
KW there are too many of em. An remember, at BEST odds, 30% don't get the message.
KW there are too many of em. An remember, at BEST odds, 30% don't get the message.
It is a reasonable question. An answer would be quite helpful to readers, and especially aspiring fleet owners, would it not?
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 to get the load? If so, that's 270 miles for $417.. if not, that's 270 miles for $209! What's it cost to run the truck per mile? Will the new location be good for outgoing freight?
Thanks re the horses, I likem too.. husb not so crazy about them
mawnin gang......
well.... thats it..... no DH $$ talk...... and anyways.. it was going further west.... and im already way to west.... lol for a solo.
im about as far west and im gonna get.... or I know my boss will jump at me .. umm i think.... i dont know he knows i am not the type to go messin around and I do call him if I need too.
Last night they tried giving me a load going out to Nebraska..... good think i was out of hours.... i could not do that.. i would of been really stuck if i did that..... heh.
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ericmoss..... Im not a owner..... but i have to answer that ?? sometimes... it is hard to decide on passing on a load.... and if it was a bad move or not....
now look ..... im here in waterloo Iowa.... and passed 2 loads..... going further west.....
cause I know.... my owner doesnt want me as a solo going that far west..... hell ... im about as far west as i need to be...... lol I got a nice load offer heading down to Mississippi... but i did not have my hours bk in time to go pic up the load.... *sigh*.. now if they could of gotten it maybe bumped up 1 extra hr ..... i could of gone after it... wish they would of done that.
soooo here I sit a lil longer...... now i have hours bk.... and ready .... i figure since there were 3 loads sent my way yesterday...... i should get something today.
a another driver was here yesterday morning.... she and i stay in touch ... via cell phone... she is a solo driver...... and got a load out of here yesterday morning... so that makes it .....4 out of this area.... a couple were a lot of DH miles.......
i found out that there r no trucks in a 200 mile radious here..... yesterday.... not sure about today.
soooooo .. now.. i have to decide..... how long should i stick around here????
how far should i DH .. to get awy from this area???? what if the next load offer is going west again??? .... if i do DH out of here.... most likely i will head est and get closer to chicago.
I been with panther for 2 and half yrs..... and my owner 1 and half..... i always tell them . if there is anything.. i need improvment on . tell me..... I never hear them or anyone complaining on what im doing out here.... i have learned a lot so far......and still learning.
wwooHOOo.. see it paid off..... im heading out to grab a load going to the chicago area..
bbl...... im gone...... ha
ericmoss37
Seasoned Expediter
Good for you Morningstar. How many miles is that run? My driver has been stuck in upstate NY for over 24 hours. He started at number five on the board and he's down to number two now.
LOL TY.... WOW 5 ??? IN UPSTATE?? hmm.... i live in Buffalo NY.. and i never have problems geting loads out of there... heh.
it wasnt a whole lot of miles.. maybe like.. 167 ish .. but got me in a better area.....
but ya know..... where i was . i got a lot of load offers... its not really to bad there... for loads......
i just couldnt go to nebraska.... lol..... or ..... anywhere further west being a solo driver.
welp. im pooped......
gdnite.
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ericmoss37
Seasoned Expediter
Yep he's still in upstate NY and is still number two on the list. Number one is not the first one out either. Two drivers got frustrated and moved up to Rochester that gets one load a day. Panther said the area averaged five loads a day and now they knocked it down to three on the owner website.