Getting back in the game

I am assuming that you never really ran paper logs, correct? The flexibility that the paper log will naturally enable you to run better. Not even harder per se. When you have a 800 mile load, you can log it where you can get it off the next day. With the ELD, that turns into a 2 day transit and it should not be. Just as an example.

 

7.5 vs 5.5 on 2500 miles per week at $4.50/gallon is over $500 per WEEK in fuel cost difference.

Factor in up time (more miles able to be ran) and less repair costs (likely around .04 vs .20 per mile) along with fuel savings when fuel goes back high and your new truck is much much more affordable. Not to mention much less head aches revolving around it.

You will gross more dollars per year, and spend less per year with a new truck in this scenario being talking about. Even before fuel gets that high you’ll be money ahead. Higher it goes the more competitive vs your peers you’ll be.

Good luck.

 

No I have. I started on paper and prefer it .

I have talked to refer guys one running on an old W9. He was told by his company his fuel cost were like 20k a year higher than modern Cascadias the company drivers run. Him and his wife did coast to coast. He was going to trade in his w9 once it was paid off, in 8 months and get a modern truck.

 

If you have your choice I would go for pre Eld. It isn't that you are doing anything wrong you just have a lot more flexibility. Not to mention what I think is just a better truck.

As far as them outlawing older trucks I don't know about that. The reason I say that is because I don't think they can do that through an executive order. If it was executive order then the next president could reverse that. I think that would have to be something that's actually passed into law and I don't think there is enough support to really do that. Not if the filibuster is still in place. Now if with the filibuster goes, the United States is going to see things that outlawing old trucks is going to be the least of our problems...

I think probably a more pressing problem would be if they raised the insurance minimums to two million dollars or four million dollars the insurance rates will really go up.

We already know fuel prices are going up and they're going to keep going up. I don't think that $4 a gallon or $5 a gallon or more is an unreasonable guess.

If the insurance rates go up and the fuel prices go up together you'll see a lot of guys go out of business.

I am hoping for something better, but my rational self does not see eye-to-eye with my hopeful self.

 

DOT agency can. They have broad mandate powers. I worked under the FDA, in a blood theorpy manufacturing facility. They had ultimate power over rules of production.



Under the FDA. Stupid auto correct. Any change in production procedure had to get approved by them.

 

I'm not saying you're wrong at all because Idon't know for sure, but I don't think they can.

The reason I say that is because any mandate for old trucks to be taken off the road is going to come from EPA not DOT.

For the EPA to do that I would think it would have to be some kind of a law that goes through Congress.

 

Far as I know and understand. The EPA sets the rules at the Presidents direction. Or, sets the rules and has the President sign off. The last President was able to roll back some silly epa stuff and we know that didn’t go to congress. Generally the President doesn’t get too crazy overturning things because it messes with companies plans and investments in a huge way.

 

Can get an 800 mile load off next day with elogs.