Where is everyone #5

Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by DDlighttruck, Aug 27, 2017.

  1. rank

    rank Road Train Member

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    Not all aerodynes are the same either. There is a model year break on m....sometime between 1995 and 1998 where KW did away with the partition wall behind the seats.
     
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  3. rank

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    That looks like the same bridge the famous SWIFT driver did the U-ie to avoid only Swiftie came at the bridge from this side
     
  4. pushbroom

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    The tri axle glider I posed a bit back ran across the scales at 29078lbs with half tanks and no chains/binders or gear. 5930kg on steer, 7260kg on drives.

    Worked on a 1988 4mg b block today. Spent half an hour trying to find a diagnostic plug to get my laptop plugged in, dunno how they make these things run with no #### wires.
    Had to blow a quarter inch of dust off all the tooling. Oil leak behind fuel pump, fuel in oil and tick in the top end.
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  5. Lysdexis

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    Beer still in hand.

    Only way 1.50 a mile would remotely be worth it in my book is if I'm not footing the fuel bill. But even then that still doesnt seem right. I average 5.5 mpg. So to go 1000 miles I'm spending 500 in fuel roughly. At 1.50 a mile making 1500 bucks not paying for the fuel still isnt much considering the other things youd have to pay for. For that cheap of a rate theres got to be more to it than that.
     
  6. stwik

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    Big yellow tonka truck for sure...
     
  7. Lysdexis

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    Looking at their website more they talk about fuel discounts so fuel definitely isnt paid either. They do talk about a fuel surcharge that is added to it but it doesnt say what it is just that it's based off national average so I'm guessing its 1.55/mile plus itd have to be around .50 a mile maybe on the fuel surcharge? I'm just guessing of course but thatd bring you to 2.05 a mile which still isnt great.
     
  8. PoleCrusher

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    Don't know, if it ain't on Mercer's board I don't see it.
     
  9. singlescrewshaker

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    Would you have to pay a % back to the company too, or would that $2.05 be yours to keep..?
     
  10. Lysdexis

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    According to a 12 year old forum post at the time they paid .385 a mile in fuel surcharges so I guess .50 a mile isnt that far off of a guess.

    No clue what the rate was back then but guessing at 1.55 a mile plus a .385 a mile fuel surcharge youd be at 1.935 a mile so 1000 miles is 1935 bucks. That doesnt seem bad. Is that bad for a 1000 mile run?
     
  11. stayinback

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    Oh I see.......Yeah usually when I get up to the Cities,The only thing halfway decent I get directly is outta Ratner in Roseville...... I usually Frown upon going up there though.
     
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