The first driver has recently purchased a black, short, 1/2 ton Chevy van that he will be trying to expedite in beginning in two weeks...
Yeah , i talked to the driver of your last Build in Waco , Tx... wasn't pleased with Gas mileage or Handling and a former Promaster driver of yours now in a PM cube last November in El Paso .. he wasn't thrilled about hauling 4000 lbs. in a PM or gas mileage while doing such loads ... i guess all projects/inventions can't be Winners ....
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Just a few ... i never ask their names ... just ask how their Vans are working out ...
While I cannot be responsible for what has gone on in the industry, I can tell you at the show there were 5 Russians that spent a couple hours around my van trying to figure out how they might be able to either purchase them from me or figure out how they are made and make them themselves. They made offers but we are exclusive to Load-1 regardless of any potential selling to those ratekillers.... I gave them very little information that they could actually use. It would be almost impossible for someone else to combine all of the engineering, tools, materials, and talent to build these themselves for anything reasonable.Just a few ... i never ask their names ... just ask how their Vans are working out ...
Owner/Operators , Expedite company managers , drivers of vans and Straight truck drivers & owners have come on EO and Facebook and complained about how the Russians /Foreigners and the Yellow Penske cubes have driven the rates down by hauling 5 to 6 skids and undercutting everyone .... well you hauling 5 to 6 skids in your new van is doing the same general thing ... you may get a better rate from John ..but you are doing 2 van loads .. which in turn used to be possibly 2 family incomes .. thats what started the yellow cube craziness ... lets haul 2 van loads ... more work for that cube .. less work for the vans ... kinda the same thing if John would start hauling all his Straight truck loads on his available Semi's ... 2 loads in 1 ... eliminate the Straights right ... make more money on the Semi's ... right ...
You have a nicely designed Transit van and i am sure John will make sure you make good money with it ... but i look at the Big Expeditite picture ... there is an over abundance of Vans out here and vehicles hauling 2 van loads on 1 van and possible overweight and illegally insured is going to increase ... thus hurting the industry as a whole ... again just my opinion ...
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People are saying 10,000 lbs GVW this and that ... i still havn't seen the Scale ticket ... have any of you ... put a driver in seat .. tank of gas ..personal items .. scale it with picture .... Otherwise its all Hearsay ... out here on road .. i like a few others on EO .. have shown figures ..add ons... weight available for cargo after upfitting ... Many on EO know i don't haul heavy or drive 1,500 miles without sleep ...i invest in my Van ... not abuse it hauling 4000 lbs. or extending Federal Regulated Van dimmensions ... such as frame ... or box/ limitations ... Safety testing done by the Feds on Crash tests / Braking/ Roll over testing .. bad weather handling .... most Federal Safety testing done on New Vehicles is over a 2 year period before New Model hits the Show room floor ...
Actually it's the exact opposite of hearsay. It's direct testimony from the designer, builder and owner of the vehicle (and someone, I might add, with a sterling reputation for blunt, matter-of-fact honesty about his vehicles). You can either believe his testimony, or not. Up to you.
Correct... when you purchased your Sprinter ...and Leased onto Express 1 and later to Load 1 ... did they take your word (hearsay) on empty weght or did they request a Cat Scale ticket as proof ... to calculate available cargo capacity ...
I am Not saying anything that You did in building your Vans was illegal or done in a way to shortcut safety issues .... But as you stated from the Expo there was certain people looking at building something similiar to yours ... and they would take shortcuts and not pay full attention to details ... You did your homework in the building of your van ....others will not follow your foot steps ...but will take Short-Cut Ave...
That's it in a nutshell. Money talks, bullsh*t walks. Can Westy keep up his track record of sound truck building? We shall see. He does have a tremendous advantage, tho, of having Load One behind him. Could someone like me, running for a smaller company, do the same? I don't know, and I don't have the money to find out.As for hurting the industry, the current business model calls for the ability to do more for less and this fits! Like any business, innovate or die
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Here is a possible new van canidate for you .... and its your favorite color ...
Again, not hearsay. Hearsay is a statement from a third party. Do not confuse "hearsay" with "claim." If I tell you that my van weighs 6000 pounds empty, that's a direct claim, either substantiated or unsubstantiated, but it's direct testimony from me personally. If you then go and tell someone else that my van weighs 6000 pounds empty, that's hearsay. Your statement carries no weight, as it were. They are much better off hearing it from me directly. They can then choose to believe me or not. If they don't believe me, they can ask for proof of my claim. They cannot ask you for proof of my claim. The only proof you could come up with is, "Well that's what he told me."
