Are there any decent companies who will sign me on with an older truck?

so is the 600 HP which I was told puts me around 4.5 MPG when I am on-it.... so to speak gona kill me?

 

o.k. guys if you check my profile, you'll see I have bought a 97 Kenworth with a Cat 500HP and 13 speed. The truck is in pretty good shape. But the previous owner took off the Muffler to increase MPG. I spent a week fixing things. Don't have an Annual inspection yet though?

Here is my question. On a haul to Little Rock last week, I say a pretty nice Pete, Yellow, W/lots of chrome. You could tell the truck was well maintained by an O/O. DOT in Arkansas had him pulled over, and was doing a road-side inspection. When I passed the DOT guy was on a creeper under the tractor.
#1. I know running with no muffler is illegal. But I think a lot of guys do it. What is my risk here?
#2. Where can I get a list of what they inspect. Yea, I know the basics, lights, brake slack, safety equipment, mud flaps, but what else?
#3. Is an annual inspection mandatory. I read different rules. Some say you must have one. But I know a lot of guys run with out one?

Can I get some feed back? Thanks.

 

ok, nother question. How are some guys blowing past the weigh stations, when I don't see any Pre-pass signs. I saw two trucks in front of me just stay in the right lane and keep going, with out exiting to go accross the scales. Are they just trusting that they won't run out and jump in the patrol car and come after them. Or is there something else. I saw this several time between Nashville and Western arkansas?

 

I cross every scale I come to. I figure better safe then sorry. Even the ones that have the closed gates! LOL! Do they know if you blow past them?