You are totally right about this point. Being I run the I-80 corridor from Chicago to Jersey every week I get the privilage to see a lot of junk...
So you won't take the chance and spend 3-4 hours out of 5 days to see if you can drum up a direct connection that will possibly benefit you then...
Congrats for doing the little bit of reading and leg work that most drivers won't do. Many of the places that require lumpers have their manuals...
I run the northeast every week out of WI. Normally I find good LTL going back for at least double what the guys hauling full load are getting....
Wow where to even start...how did they force you into taking a load at any given rate? If you own the truck/trailer and accepted the rate that is...
CAT does have a new offering, but it is very misleading. The part number is good except non of the part guys will tell you it also states that...
Your original adjustable governor is a Bendix D2 unit. In my mind they are a better choice all around for a o/o that uses air tools off his...
The emissions system (IVA) don't start working until the ECM sees that coolant temp is over about 160*. Before that the ECM is running the engine...
On my ACERT I had problems with large fitting riping out of the compressor head and also there was a rash of unloader valves being coked up....
I shower most of the time at the same 2-3 places. The workers clean with pride and actually take a interest in you. For this I leave a couple of...
Thanks for the compliment, but mine is no show truck. Mine is actually a middle of the pack truck compared to the rest of the fleet. Mostly...
Quality has dropped for the past decade or so from Pete and KW. Some issues may be from producing more trucks since a few bigger fleets are now...
You are partially right in your statement. The vast majority of the brokers do not care as long as the freight is moved. But there are a small...
From the OP post it sounds like he was delivering to a Maines Paper DC. If that is the case the office person was half right and half wrong....
O/O running LTL reefer out of Wisconsin to the northeast every week. Usually have 6-14 drops going out. My backhauls vary from deadhead, single...
Another benefit if stainless is that it won't show the scratches as easily as painted panels will. The small tree branch scrathes on my white...
Give Randy Roberts in Bowling Green, OH a call. He is located on Wooster St just east of Main St in BG. Been taking my taxes there for the past...
Leased to a carrier pulling my own reefer I averaged $2.31 for all miles. Would of been higher, but I bounced from NJ, NY, and PA back home or to...
Tell that to the tater haulers out of PA that have the chromed out rides with special order Great Dane spread axle tater vans. There is money to...
Lumping charges aren't always "built" into the rate. Especially in the LTL segment the lumper rate can vary tremendously depending on who is...
