woobergoober
Expert Expediter
Hey gang,
I just got my password problem fixed and can now post again, but for the past several months, have been dilligently monitoring all the posts, and man what a great resource this is.
I have a question which could almost be considered a dilemma, but it is manageable at this point. Heres my deal: I bought an 04 Ford F650 dock high straight truck about a little over a year and a half ago. When I purchased it, I was using it working for a local operation, hauling skids of USPS parcels. When I ordered this truck, I got it with an extra long 28 foot box, and a roll up door. As a result, the box will not accomodate the real large fork lifts, due to the much shorter height. Getting it converted to barn doors is not an option simply because the overall height of the box is still way too short. I have not had any problems really, as the couple exceptions where they only had one size forklift, and that was the real big one, I always carry chains, and some places have pallet jacks. Unfortunately, some of the plants nowadays will kick you out of the plant just for looking at the docks, let alone going out on them.
Thats the first problem. The second problem is, I really need a sleeper, not only for comfort, but for legality. I get a motel when I really need to, or if I know I am going to be stuck for a couple days, but off the record, I have slept many an hour in my cab (comfortably, believe it or not). How feasible is it for me to take my truck to a place, and trade in my box for either a new, taller and shorter one, and get a small sleeper mounted to it?
I would love to get one of these beautiful rigs that International makes, with the huge sleeper and what not, but I still owe a good sume to the bank, and everybody knows how easy it is to get out from under a used truck. A Ford may not be what an Expediter envisions as being a good truck for our type of work, and I would tend to agree on many a day, but, I stay true to the philosophy that you have to make do with what you have, and this is what I am going to have for a good couple years at least.
Thanks for any input you guys can provide, and if any of you ever see a white f650 with On Time Express on the doors, give me a shout. See ya!
Scott
I just got my password problem fixed and can now post again, but for the past several months, have been dilligently monitoring all the posts, and man what a great resource this is.
I have a question which could almost be considered a dilemma, but it is manageable at this point. Heres my deal: I bought an 04 Ford F650 dock high straight truck about a little over a year and a half ago. When I purchased it, I was using it working for a local operation, hauling skids of USPS parcels. When I ordered this truck, I got it with an extra long 28 foot box, and a roll up door. As a result, the box will not accomodate the real large fork lifts, due to the much shorter height. Getting it converted to barn doors is not an option simply because the overall height of the box is still way too short. I have not had any problems really, as the couple exceptions where they only had one size forklift, and that was the real big one, I always carry chains, and some places have pallet jacks. Unfortunately, some of the plants nowadays will kick you out of the plant just for looking at the docks, let alone going out on them.
Thats the first problem. The second problem is, I really need a sleeper, not only for comfort, but for legality. I get a motel when I really need to, or if I know I am going to be stuck for a couple days, but off the record, I have slept many an hour in my cab (comfortably, believe it or not). How feasible is it for me to take my truck to a place, and trade in my box for either a new, taller and shorter one, and get a small sleeper mounted to it?
I would love to get one of these beautiful rigs that International makes, with the huge sleeper and what not, but I still owe a good sume to the bank, and everybody knows how easy it is to get out from under a used truck. A Ford may not be what an Expediter envisions as being a good truck for our type of work, and I would tend to agree on many a day, but, I stay true to the philosophy that you have to make do with what you have, and this is what I am going to have for a good couple years at least.
Thanks for any input you guys can provide, and if any of you ever see a white f650 with On Time Express on the doors, give me a shout. See ya!
Scott
