Double Yellow's Company Driver to Independent Thread

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by double yellow, Nov 5, 2014.

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  1. Feb 2, 2015 #241
    DenaliDad

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    Yup. You might be able to into this business with "no down and no credit check," but staying in this business isn't as easy. It is not cheap and it's not for the faint of heart or those who can't manage money.
     
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  3. Feb 2, 2015 #242
    double yellow

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    Yeah, the previous owner ran TX to the Carolinas so I'm sure it saved a lot of hot, humid idling. But I typically idle only ~20 nights/year which is just $400-$800 in fuel.

    I already significantly exceeded my annual idling budget after 3 separate failed nights of running & subsequent repairs, so I got fed up with it and still haven't even pulled the cover to see what went wrong last time (in July).

    I'm sure I'd use it often as a luxury if I had it working and I will give it another shot before spring & warmer weather, but I just don't see it as a money saver for my operation. I may wind up removing it altogether because its just been an expensive 400lbs of ballast so far...
     
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  4. Feb 2, 2015 #243
    rollin coal

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    That's what I did with my pro heat. It was an ill maintained 500 lbs of deadweight constantly breaking down so off to the side it went.
     
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  5. Feb 2, 2015 #244
    Redtwin

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    Looks like the previous owner bought drive tires for fun. They usually last much longer don't they?. I am sure road debris can damage tires beyond repair, but that just seems excessive.
     
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  7. Feb 2, 2015 #245
    Ruthless

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    Driver what you clearly missed is that DoubleYellows truck is a 370/430 Detroit motor. The tires that were bought were to replace the ones smoked off at the burnout competition ;)
     
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  8. Feb 2, 2015 #246
    DenaliDad

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    Love a good sense of humour!
     
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  9. Feb 2, 2015 #247
    Redtwin

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    Like I said, he bought drive tires for fun. :)
     
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  10. Feb 2, 2015 #248
    double yellow

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    Previous owner bought 28 tires -- mostly piecemeal -- in 875,000 miles. That's 2.8 sets -- or a 1 set every 312,500 miles. That isn't fantastic, but not obscene -- especially for recap drives...
     
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  11. Feb 2, 2015 #249
    ironpony

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    Just any ol' cheap tire without regard to how much it cost him to run those tires. Know anything about rolling resistance double yellow?
     
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  12. Feb 2, 2015 #250
    Cat sdp

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    Another thread headed down the super singular black hole......
     
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