i guess i need to update this more often or just stop doin it...lemme know
passed on the load to iowa...took one goin from princeton, ID to riverhead, NY that loaded a day before the other
hauled butt across country and am currently sitting in bloomsburg, pa T/A waitin on monday for my unload....im hoping to get a really good load outta this area an keep runnin strong...truck's averging 7 mpg loaded at 63 mph
the only problem i have been havin besides lighting issues is i cant seem to tune my new antenae to the cb radio...lol
so far im loving being an o/o but i can defintly see the differance from when i drove for the company....doin alot more thinking on how to be economical instead of just plantin the speedo of 68 mph an cruisin
my fuel surcharge has paid for all of my fuel on this trip including d/h
not knowing the truck well enuff yet i have been keepin the tanks full but that not bad i guess
the funest part of this whole trip will be taking my truck out on long island..fun fun...and im still not used to this trailer...lol
be safe everyone....

Keep the post coming.....I am reading them

keep them coming,its good to know someone is making it,so when i get back out there i know what to expect.

well im glad someone is...id hate to do all this one finger typing for nothing
after i deliever ill post what this load paid and where/how it was all spent
hopefully i wont make too many mistakes in this venture and someone can learn from the ones i do make (small ones i hope), if for no other reason than to lesson the burdon on thier own o/o journey

Well I for one appreciate your post. I will be headed to Davis as a company driver soon.

Bronc you can easy run 1000 miles between fill ups. At the mileage your getting you could run 1200. The tanks are twin 110s giving you a total of 220 gallons. It isn't possible to use the whole thing but I have already put in 196 gallons. As you might imagine I was a wee bit nervous until I rolled up to the pump.

What light issues are you having? I may be able to help with some thing that went wrong and I fixed.

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Yes, More reading your post than you may think. I read more on here than post. I am trying to learn from all's eventures so once I am able to get out there, I know what to do and not to do.

Sounds like your doing great on Fuel.

alright...i got delievered out in riverhead, ny this am so heres the breakdown of what it paid...wasnt to bad beleive it or not
heres a ruff breakdown as i have lost the sheet i wrote it on...

princeton,id to riverhead, ny
$3300 for mileage pay # 2700 miles....# $1.27/mile
$1045 fuel surcharge
$300 for tolls
$50 tarp charge

now for my new load
towanda pa to medford or
2771 miles # $1.45/ mile =4167.95
fuel surcharge # $.28/mile=775.88
OR fuel surcharge....$75
Tarp charge...$75

as for the bad things that happened today...i found out for sure that the trailer ABS does not work...on the long island express way...had to lay on the dynamiters a bit....and after i got reloaded i forgot to let the trailer fully air back up and well...a winch ate my tire so i get to get it fixed in the am

plus heres a hint on your log books....always use the same time zone....i forgot witch one i was on today an really messed em up...started on MT (the one im suposed to use) an ended up on EST....darn cell phone clock....i forgot all about the one on the dash....took me awhile to figure out what happened to about 2 hours of my day as it didnt check out quite right...i knew it didnt take no 7 hours to get to towanda...i got it straitened out in the end...but man was i flustered for about 10 minettes

TRUCKING...its more than a job its an adventure

Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question......but of the numbers you posted, what is your income and what is your expenses?

I pay myself a strait $500.00 a week....
last week i bought about $200 worth of items for the truck...i.e. lights and stuff (+5th wheel puller and new antena's but dont tell the wife )
fuel ran me $1000.00
davis takes 13% of my gross and puts it in a reserve account until it has reached a preset limit
out of that account goes my plates, fuel taxs and insureance payment
food i think i spent a whoppin $50 on... i gotta stop eatin fast food
misc expences (laundry ..that kinda stuff) was $17
$1 a month for ez/pre/nor pass

as far as total income for the truck so far....i cant say for sure as i dont get my first settlement until monday..but it should be about $2500
the reason it is so low is i took a $2000 advance for fuel and such....which i still have about $500 of on my t-check card
for every load i put on the deck i can take up to a 50% advance (what load pays total)

my big plan is to only have the fuel surchagre put on my card so the rest goes to my account until i have it built up enuff to just pay for my fuel and stuff outta it and leave the t-check alone....i hate doing advances...it's like borrowing something that is already yers
now that that is as clear as mud

be safe everyone