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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. Jun 28, 2015 #891
    Cat sdp

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    DY what kind of warrantee did you get on the rebuild...?
     
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  3. Jun 28, 2015 #892
    double yellow

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    $15k is my estimate of the difference between having your own authority and leasing your truck & trailer to a company like Landstar, Mercer, F2F, etc.

    More than half of that is insurance, which you can pay in installments, but it'll cost you ~$1500 extra in interest...

    Starting from scratch, I still think ~$60k is a good amount.

    1 year, unlimited mileage
     
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  4. Jun 28, 2015 #893
    DUNE-T

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    How long did it take you to get Ifta stickers?
     
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  5. Jun 28, 2015 #894
    vikingswen

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    I spent about $53,000 when I started out this year. That was getting my own authority, IRP registration, insurance down payment, buying my reefer trailer outright for $23,000(10 year old tridem) and a $22,500 down payment on the truck. Plus some other misc. things that came up. My IRP was higher since I am licensed at 90,000lbs.

    You go to your IRP licensing office in the state you live. Fill out the form and pay $10.00 for the stickers per truck and off you go. That is how I did it in Washington when I licensed my truck a couple month back.
     
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  7. Jun 28, 2015 #895
    colorado18spd

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    I'm at about 34k I would probably lease to someone instead of trying to live off load boards. I've looked at a few trucks nothing yet though. Might relocate to Midwest for better freight lanes .
     
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  8. Jun 28, 2015 #896
    double yellow

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    2 months, but that's because California. It shouldn't take nearly that long, but they wouldn't give me ifta stickers until I had an apportioned plate, and I couldn't get an apportioned plate until I had ifta stickers.
     
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  9. Jun 29, 2015 #897
    Lepton1

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    DY, I don't want to hijack your thread, but thought your expertise in mpg issues might help start to inform my decision making as I get closer to pulling the trigger on becoming an O/O as a flatbedder:

    While I like the additional room of having a full sleeper with bunk, it seems I'd be losing quite a bit in mpg compared to getting a low profile tractor. Do you have any information about that? Most of my loads are heavy and low profile: pipe, bottom tools, etc. for oil rigs.

    I still get rocked quite a bit by strong cross winds in the '07 Freightshaker I'm driving now (with the bunk sleeper). Seems like having a low profile truck would reduce that headache and improve mpg.
     
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  10. Jun 29, 2015 #898
    double yellow

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    I don't have any firsthand experience with flats, but from what I've read you do want to match the height as much as possible. For straightline aerodynamics, a shorter sleeper generally hurts (with a daycab being worst of all), but it may be that in heavy crosswinds shorter is better (or for jobsite maneuverability).

    If I was doing highway flatbed, I'd look very closely at how Maverick specs their trucks. But if driving on a lot of lease road well sites, mpg would take a distant backseat to dependability, serviceability, driveability, and traction.
     
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  11. Jun 29, 2015 #899
    Lepton1

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    That's a good thought. I'll start chatting up a few Maverick drivers to see what they are running. Even though some folks have noted 13 speeds are a bit more delicate, I'd like to get back into a beloved 13 speed for my own truck.
     
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  12. Jun 29, 2015 #900
    Cranky Yankee

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    13 speeds are not really delicate
    just not good as a training /noob tranny
    biggest thing i see is people running to keep rpm's high like they got some old 318 Detroit then they are losing mpg
     
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