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Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Vurtle, Sep 17, 2017.

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  1. Sep 17, 2017 #11
    Justrucking2

    Justrucking2 Road Train Member

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    Add more trucks... Do you have any clue what you are in for on the mechanical side? EGR, DPF, SCR? Put it this way, if you want to make a million in trucking, start with three... The saying used be two million, but I had to modify it for the EPA mandated trucks. I would not do it.

    And what Dave in AZ said...

    One customer would not float my boat, especially knowing the costs of moving a truck down the road today. This ain't twenty years ago when we had reliable equipment. And don't get me started on drivers. When I had trucks, it took ten drivers to find a keeper... Today, I would guesstimate that one would have to hire twenty drivers to find a keeper. Just my .02, but I don't know sheet.
     
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  3. Sep 17, 2017 #12
    Dave_in_AZ

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    And when you find that 1 in 25, make sure you treat him / her like ####, so they know who is boss.
     
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  4. Sep 17, 2017 #13
    Vurtle

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    I have been running two trucks hauling sand for the last three years and made it through the slow time. I am a diesel mechanic and help manage an independent shop that puts out high quality work. The egr/dpf/def systems are a product of our government and someone is getting rich off of it. My personal slogan is "We fix what the government broke!" I once asked a Cummins rep what they were doing to fight the EPA and there reply was "Nothing." If you look at the ROI of the emission systems to help the environment, I believe the ROI is negative. Poorer fuel economy, increased pollutions from production for the components, and the pollutants didn't mysteriously disappear. They are burned out in a super concentrated form that lands on the earth's surface quicker.
     
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  5. Sep 17, 2017 #14
    Justrucking2

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    It is not easy, and not a game. I have one truck, it is free and clear and I am the driver. This new bunch of drivers out here, I want nothing to do with them. They will not even take the initiative to understand the industry they work in. Enough said.
     
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  7. Sep 17, 2017 #15
    Justrucking2

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    Rawze.com... ;-)
     
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  8. Sep 17, 2017 #16
    Dave_in_AZ

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    That's just laziness, and no respect for anything as a whole.
     
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  9. Sep 17, 2017 #17
    Justrucking2

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    Yep, and seems to be the norm out here.
     
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  10. Sep 17, 2017 #18
    Vurtle

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    I am assuming Dave is being sarcastic. If so, lol.
     
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  11. Sep 17, 2017 #19
    Vurtle

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    I am advanced in the Rawze Jedi ways.
     
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  12. Sep 17, 2017 #20
    Justrucking2

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    Did mine in my driveway... ;-)
     
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