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Truck on a partnership going bad !!!

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by d60-14, May 23, 2012.

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  1. Jun 16, 2012 #61
    d60-14

    d60-14 Light Load Member

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    Finally is all good! Paid the other guy $8700 ( his part $7000 + registration and some repairs) and the owner $2500 and the Truck is all mine now. They signed the bill of sale. The question is : Should I continue working with the same company, light loads from TJ MAX 15-20 000 pounds, 5000 miles a week, $1.39 per mile. I want to go and try flat bed, but I am not sure if this truck will be good enough for that. It is only 438/470 DD 60, 14 L and axle ratio is 4.30

    Thank you guys for the support!
     
    d60-14, Jun 16, 2012
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  3. Jun 16, 2012 #62
    Cranky Yankee

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    how are you planning to drive 5000 miles by yourself?
     
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  4. Jun 16, 2012 #63
    d60-14

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    Well, I can do it. It is like 700 miles per day, but the company won't let me to and I hired a co driver.
     
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  5. Jun 16, 2012 #64
    rsconsulting

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    Congrats on working it out and getting the truck title...

    Rick
     
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  7. Jun 16, 2012 #65
    d60-14

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    Thank you for the support !
     
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  8. Jun 16, 2012 #66
    TommyV

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    700 miles a day X 7 days a week = 4900 miles/week. Pretty much illegal!
     
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  9. Jun 16, 2012 #67
    rsconsulting

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    Not if you're RUNNING TEAMS - which was what he was running in his previous "partnership"...

    Rick
     
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  10. Jun 16, 2012 #68
    d60-14

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    Why is illegal? If I can run 700 miles in 10 hours, week will be 70 hours, nothing illegal. It is too much but possible.
     
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  11. Jun 16, 2012 #69
    Shoestring

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    Pretty much impossible to run 700 miles daily. Your truck would have go from 0 to 70 in a split second, and it would have to be capable of flying to avoid the traffic jams, and areas of lower speed limits. You still have to stop for fuel, pretrips and all the other little things that happen in an average day. Average daily speed is more like 55 to 60 mph. If you can get 600 miles daily then your doing good.

    But congrats on getting the truck and title. Must have been a stressful 2 weeks.
     
    Shoestring, Jun 16, 2012
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  12. Jun 16, 2012 #70
    spacetrucker88

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    just wondering if I missed something here you said he can not get a drivers license so what will he do with the truck and how did you two run as a team?
     
    spacetrucker88, Jun 16, 2012
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