JJ's Place

Did they let you check the truck out before you signed on the dotted line (dyno run, oil samples and so on)?

 

i'm not going to spend money on things i can do for free. but, being a retired mechanic. i kind of have the upperhand over the rest of you guys that have no mechanic experience. you do get to take a road test with a loaded trailer. they have a trailer with jersey barriers in the yard. and the trucks are generally in the 300 - 400k range.

they fix everything that needs fixing. and pay for any repairs needed in 30 days. and come with current dot inspections. which have to be done every 90- days. if the truck passes. they pay. if it fails you pay plus expenses.

i do miss the extra 25 horses i had in the last truck though. but i've got the tightest truck i've ever had the pleasure of driving. also the lowest miles.

i c one load taking me home. and tons leaving home. INCLUDING a steel plant i want to get in with. but man, finding loads to get me east don't seem to be happening unless i want to haul cheap.

i c no reason to stay out for weeks at a time when i can make the same amount and still be home weekly. just like the brokers and shippers/receivers.

 

We delivered in Flint yesterday and went to the TA in Bridgeport MI you should have said hi you Snob!

 

@ Snowwy let me know how you do running that area and home every weekend

 

I see your are getting friendly with me since you are calling me names. Unfortunately, when I have 23 stops and burn through my 70 in 5 days there are not enough hours to break out the old lap top. I tried to visit you guys before when we past each other in Alabama in January.
Are you guys rolling yet? I will try to find a truck wash and need to have a trailer fixed that is loosing air.

 

Yeah we are on our way to Indianapolis IN for an Delivery in the morning!

 

I did not know your back ground. I am a heavy equipment mechanic myself. That is good that they let you do all the checking. I just always see the stories were guys run out and pick the one they like and than cry the blues when it broke down before they can pick up their first load.

Good luck to you with your new venture. I imagine the learning curve is steep and mistakes can be costly.

 

them ones crying the blues are the ones that really don't know what to look out for. LOL.

i don't see any costly mistakes happening. if i haven't figured out after 2 years. i shouldn't be doing this.

i'm enjoying myself. going where ever in the heck i want. but right now. getting out of montana is turning into a joke. i may have to pull some air for a few miles just to get out of here. lots of wood to be hauled. and they're all shopping for the cheapest brokers.

the load i had booked to get me home. and go from there. went for half price on another truck. WHAT A IDIOT.

 

if the two companies i worked for can get me home. there's no reason why oi can't.

but on the other hand. i don't know how they do it with the cheap rates on this side of the country hauling nothing but wood and sheetrock and steel.

i've got wood to haul if i wanna run for free. and only found one that was no tarp.

we've got some oversized loads going to north dakota. but i don't know if i'm ready to be hauling 12 feet wide and 12 fet high till i learn the ropes and get comfortable with this company.

 

glad i've got a furnace on this truck. keeps me all warm and fuzzy without the engine.