Truckers Report Jobs

Find Trucking Jobs

Company Driver Company Driver Dry Van Dry Van Flatbed Flatbed Refrigerated Refrigerated Specialized Specialized Owner Operator Owner Operator
More Trucking Job Searches ⌄ Fewer Trucking Job Searches
⌃

Making On-Time Delivery When Broken Down?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by PE_T, Feb 22, 2019.

Page 2 of 2
  1. Feb 23, 2019 #11
    Ridgeline

    Ridgeline Road Train Member

    22,720
    123,234
    Dec 18, 2011
    Michigan
    0
    Yeah but that's not their call, it isn't much of a choice if you tell them the truck isn't moving.

    I wonder if your rental plus the towing of the truck and all the time lost is going to cost you more than the load?
     
    Ridgeline, Feb 23, 2019
    Ridgeline, Feb 23, 2019
    #11
    Farmerbob1 and PE_T Thank this.
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. Feb 23, 2019 #12
    brian991219

    brian991219 Road Train Member

    3,016
    6,166
    Aug 10, 2013
    Lords Valley, PA
    0
    So what if it does, it is part of providing exceptional customer service. Besides, I would not want to do a repower with my own trailer, which the OP has said it is his own trailer. If it were a pool trailer for a fleet, who cares, but not letting anyone else pull my equipment ever.
     
    brian991219, Feb 23, 2019
    brian991219, Feb 23, 2019
    #12
    Farmerbob1, 88228822 and Midwest Trucker Thank this.
  4. Feb 23, 2019 #13
    Midwest Trucker

    Midwest Trucker Road Train Member

    5,914
    21,388
    Aug 31, 2018
    0
    Exactly. And besides it would suck to get blacklisted from a broker you like and have them potentially make a mark against your company on carrier411. A lot of brokers read that website and it can affect multiple relationships at that point.

    Plus, if it takes a little while for the repair it’s not like he can’t go and do other loads to build more revenue.

    If it’s repowered, what happens to the trailer after it’s delivered? Gotta pay to bring it back to you? How much is that going to be? Letting the freight sit and saying heck with it is very short sighted IMO.
     
    Midwest Trucker, Feb 23, 2019
    Midwest Trucker, Feb 23, 2019
    #13
    Farmerbob1, TallJoe and brian991219 Thank this.
  5. Mar 2, 2019 #14
    PE_T

    PE_T Road Train Member

    3,412
    3,789
    Jul 12, 2017
    Texas (trucking since 02/2013)
    0
    Update:

    So I went with the Penske truck rental. It was a 5k deposit. I tried getting the truck on a Sunday, but my insurance (broker?) was completely closed. The delivery appointment, which was originally scheduled for Monday, had to be changed to Tuesday. It looks like I will need a bigger insurance company so I can make simple changes to my insurance policy on weekends.

    The whole Penske transaction went pretty well. It was a bit of an adventure, and I have to say it was nice using paper logs. Hahaha.
     
    PE_T, Mar 2, 2019
    PE_T, Mar 2, 2019
    #14
    brian991219, TallJoe and nikmirbre Thank this.
  7. Mar 2, 2019 #15
    kemosabi49

    kemosabi49 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

    10,977
    47,914
    Jan 13, 2013
    SW Arkansas
    0
    Did you find outwhat was wrong with your truck? Is it fixed?
     
    kemosabi49, Mar 2, 2019
    kemosabi49, Mar 2, 2019
    #15
    PE_T Thanks this.
  8. Mar 2, 2019 #16
    PE_T

    PE_T Road Train Member

    3,412
    3,789
    Jul 12, 2017
    Texas (trucking since 02/2013)
    0
    Oh, yeah. They changed two (coolant) temperature sensors. I noticed one of them was the sensor on the coolant reservoir. The bill was $672. Both the sensors were about $50 in total. The truck was ready in a day and half.
     
    PE_T, Mar 2, 2019
    PE_T, Mar 2, 2019
    #16
    TallJoe and Ruthless Thank this.
  9. Mar 3, 2019 #17
    brian991219

    brian991219 Road Train Member

    3,016
    6,166
    Aug 10, 2013
    Lords Valley, PA
    0
    Not sure if Penske works like Ryder does, but once I was set up in their system I could get a truck 24/7, the insurance was once and done as long as my insurance carrier sent updates when my policy renewed. So, check with Penske, you may be all set for the next time.
     
    brian991219, Mar 3, 2019
    brian991219, Mar 3, 2019
    #17
    PE_T Thanks this.
  10. Mar 3, 2019 #18
    PE_T

    PE_T Road Train Member

    3,412
    3,789
    Jul 12, 2017
    Texas (trucking since 02/2013)
    0
    Now that I remember, when I got set up with Penske, they did not require at the moment my insurance certificate to match their requirements. I am in the process of figuring out with my insurance how much difference would it be to keep Penske insurance requirements as they are higher than mine, in particular, the 120k physical damage. If the difference isn’t high, I may just keep the 120k physical damage permanently on my insurance to facilitate the Penske truck rental process. My insurance agent told me the Penske insurance change would only be for one week, but will quote me also for the remainder of my policy.
     
    PE_T, Mar 3, 2019
    PE_T, Mar 3, 2019
    #18
    brian991219 Thanks this.
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

    • Page 2 of 2