FCC--Fremont Contract Carriers

They said it was the 1box. She said it was over 12k. Was yours under warranty. Dealer doesnt think so. Have to talk to shane tomorrow about it.

 

I have the new extended warranty that starts at 500k miles. That warranty would have covered the 1box. Unfortantly i only have 461k so its not covered yet. Shane is working on it. Should be fixed this afternoon.

 

so the extended warranty starting at 500k covers an item that isn’t covered under the original warranty? Or is there a mileage gap between the two?

this part of being O/O makes me even more cautious about it... lol ... I’m on site with my company today, I need to get more info on their program... I know it’s different than FCC and more mileage based than percent...

Too much changing in my world at the moment to consider making a jump to O/O ... but it continues to be on my radar.

 

I see you guys referencing Broken Bow often... is that the one in NE or OK?

 

O/O and L/O are different. A true O/O does not purchase their tractor through the company they work for. They finance it (or own it, if it’s paid off) and lease it on to a company. They can either run under their own authority, or utilize the company’s authority that they lease on to. A L/O only “owns” the tractor as long as they work for that company, unless they pay the lease off. Then they can take it anywhere. IMO, neither is worth the hassle. No offense to those who do either of these, I just like the fact of not having to worry about maintenance and breakdown coming out of my pocket.

 

Only looking at O/O, if at all... not fond of the idea of taking on more of the liabilities yet only having ties to one company... as a company driver or Leased O/O, one can flow where they need to... L/O has too many limitations should things ever go sideways.

and while the additional expenses do come from ones own pockets, ideally the pockets are bigger to cover the increased costs and have more left over... if not, agreed, the company driver option has a lot less headaches.

the other aspect is that since OTR lives in a truck some 26 out of 30 days, the truck quickly becomes ones home... ive always preferred to own my home... especially with some of my potential upcoming changes.

 

And with the way freight rates have dropped, tonnage down, brokers taking over more of the freight and double brokering freight, I’d think hard and long about investing that type of coin into a one man show. All one needs to do is look at all the companies that have shut down this year alone, and they hade better buying power in fuel, tires, repairs and so forth. Not saying it won’t work, just saying one needs a big cushion to fall back on.