Picking my own freight baby! My journey to & of being on Schneider choice, the Adventure & Numbers!

One other thing, don't take things so personal.

You will hear, see, smell and feel things out here on the road that if you can't laugh it off it'll cause a breakdown mentally.

The CB is full of asphalt cowboys who can't scare their own shadow but can hide behind the curtain and smack talk.

If off color jokes or loud mouths bother you take my advice stay off the CB.

Good luck.

 

Umm, many guys with pre emissions Series 60s get in the 7 MPG range

 

When the Cascadia EVO came out, there were tests and articles saying that it was getting 9-10 mpg. Real world, and I run 63-65 with the occasional push past that to pass, I'm getting 7.4 on winter fuel, around 8 when it was still regular blend, and during that 8 mpg stretch, I did a lot of light, MidWest freight, which meant almost no hill climbing.
Thinking or planning a business on what the industry shills say you'll get just isn't feasible.

 

Problem is, new ICs can't lease on anything newer than EPA2010 trucks...had financing lined up to get an old Schneider Columbia glider and they wouldn't let me sign it on. I would NEVER have leased a new truck unless I had no choice.

 

I remember working with a guy back in 93 , I was a company driver he was a l/ 0 at same company. He had a ol fld speck to run 70 his avg 7.25 . yes it was Detroit,

 

You are definitely coming across as know it all...you're going to find out the hard way...people who think they know it all, really don't know nothing at all...you had better start listening more than talking....

 

Well said sir. Was thinking the exact same thing.

 

Hey you stupid ####s that drop trailers knowing they're damaged and don't say nothing need your lease cancelled on the spot...

 

What was the damage?

 

Went to go pick up a load and the pins on the tandems are broken.. So they loaded it not knowing it needed to be repaired. Guess who has to waste his 14... But called sni told them either off load it or I'm going to find something else..SEM said something like a hour and half before I get a call back. No sir