Well, the trouble isn't low oil level or low coolant. I guess the next thing to check is the air filter?
I know nothing about the APU. I've been looking into while I'm home. It's a Frigette. You may be right about the oil. I'll look into that when...
My truck actually came with an APU. But, I didn't know anything about them when I picked out the truck. I just made sure it would start. Turns...
I do have a built in MPG reading that tells me what I'm getting as I drive. And I've just calculated my mileage over the whole route. I'm...
Look, you asked why they offered it to me and I answered. I appreciate your input, but I still think this is the best option for me at this time....
They offered it to me because 1) it's a new program and 2) I met the qualifications. Hiring a lawyer to look at the contract would have cost me...
I said I was putting away 30% for taxes, other maintenance and the balloon payment at the end of the lease. But, I live in Texas and don't have...
I know all about taxes. I owned tattoos shops for ten years before I got into trucking. And I live in Texas where we have no state income tax....
Here is the whole deal I run from Brownsville, TX to Laredo, TX to Kansas City, KS and back to Brownsville (2600 paid miles a week) I'm paid 90...
I signed the deal and have the truck. It's a 2010 Cascadia with 415,000 miles. It has an APU. The dedicated lane I took will give me an average...
Thanks for that link. I've downloaded the ebook and will read it.
I acknowledge that the company wants to push maintenance costs on the driver. For them it's all profit. I also understand that if one driver...
Spyder7723 you are a good person and I cannot thank you enough. Tomorrow I'll try to post a photo of the truck in this thread. Unless they...
I appreciate what you're saying, but it's a little late. I drove into the home yard today and first thing in the morning I'm picking out my truck...
I've posted enough here that if you were to search my posts it wouldn't be hard to figure out what company I'm working for. But, I'll tell you...
I know I'll get better miles because they will give me a dedicated route. And I can choose my route. One option I'm looking at is Laredo to...
Right now I'm paid .33 CPM and I'm lucky if I get 2000 miles a week and that's staying out here for four to five weeks at a time. Even if I don't...
Alright, it's not the best deal out there. But, that doesn't make it a bad deal. Tell you what, next month I'll post my gross income from my...
As for owning a truck, I've never given it a thought until this deal came up. it wasn't on my to do list. My friend that's been in this business...
If I get into a 2010 model my total buying price will be $63,000.00 or $54,000 for an 09. I just looked into the pricing of similar trucks and...
