Running with JCT

I originally wrote something that just would have started an argument so I deleted it.

 

You nailed it on the fuel Sharp, so many guys(and companies talking to O/O's) say that one of the reason for a bad/negative settlement is overfueling. That's just wrong headed thinking. You have to think long term and buy as much fuel as your tanks will hold where it is cheap and as little as possible where it is expensive. You do that and over time you'll come out way ahead of the guys that worry about overfueling so they get a decent settlement next week.

 

im not in a union.
i think its foolish to tell each other to ignore him.
retirement is coming up fast.
he is talking about your health care and if your social security check is gonna cut it.\
so you cant afford to take the weekend off or go on vacation. that freight dont pay squat

 

Is there really going to be social security when we retire? And we will all be under government health care in a few years.

 

The fuel part was the mistake I made. At first, I didn't keep track of my fuel mileage and was buying trip to trip. Then I found this thread and it encouraged me to track all that and I started using fuelog and started looking harder at fuel prices. I consider my tanks full with 150 gallons (dual 100's) to save weight, but now I don't fill up til I really need the fuel and try to get where it is cheapest. I am going between 800-850 miles before getting fuel again. That seems to be working for me right now and have managed to put a few hundred dollars more in my pocket.

Right now I have enough fuel to get me to Detroit and still able to go another 500-600 miles.

 

exactly. my boss been paying all my health insurance forever and now im looking at taking a crappy voucher down to the insurance office.
if there is social security the leasers arent paying in.
so your an old man with a million mile freightshaker cant afford a day off. no thanks

 

Right now, JCT offers a Scheduled Plan. It is kind of limited since you only get so many visits per year and all. But between October and January, they should be offering something more in the line of major medical, since we'll all have to comply with Obamacare regulation or pay additional taxes as a penalty. Of course, we'll still have to pay for it...it's not like they're going to foot the bill. LOL.

 

You can check out www.mygauges.com for free fuel tracking software. The site has other features too (like Profit Gauges), but Fuel Gauges is free. You just input your fuel receipt info and it gives you your daily, 30 day, 60 day, 90 day, and overall avgs. It also lets you compare your numbers with other trucks. Check it out.

 

lol I was giving a few drivers a hard time didnt mean no harm!! Lol