Its an absolute no brainer for my truck (though I do 48-state OTR not oil field work). It paid for itself in fuel savings in a little more than...
According to the sign out on the highway they pull reefers. I happen to live a few blocks away from them.
Easy way to find out is to call recruiting and give them your old employee number. The system has a "will rehire?" type field and they can tell...
It is a common misperception that lease operators do better (or at least better than company drivers) by focusing on miles rather than profit....
My lease finished in June of 2012. I eventually elected to purchase the truck from them and the note will be paid off in January. I wrote a final...
Guy I used to drive with was from South Africa and they use retarders there -- sounded much more effective than jakes here. He was always puzzled...
That isn't a surprise... as Volvo doesn't manufacture it either. I've had the original one in the truck (truck was built in Oct of 2006) and it...
Ditch Verizon and get millenicom (a verizon reseller). Get 20gb a month of Verizon bandwidth using a verizon jetpack for $70 bucks.
My 2007 780 D12 has given me an ECU error code for the past 3.5 years. Both Volvo shops and the company shop that have looked at it asked me if I...
It may also be that your inverter has an 1800 watt maximum rating and somewhat less of a sustained rating. I personally don't think a coffee maker...
This happened once to me earlier this year, problem was the rubber gasket on the secondary fuel filter not being seated quite right and allowing...
(From posts above) and To me that's time spent out and running used trucks. YMMV. Jim
I really must misunderstand these plans then. I drive a (then new) Volvo I leased and make an average of $1,250 a week before taxes and am usually...
There is a Walmart with very nice parking across the highway from the larger of the two truckstops in Lamar... always room at that exit.
I use a Mefi jetpack device from a company called Millenicom (Verizon reseller). About $70 per month for 20 gigs of Verizon 4g. NOTE: While the...
While I hate to disagree with someone who puts such a shine on my aura, I really don't see anything I do as a lease operator as a sacrifice, and...
There was another thread here a week or two back (in the "Bad companies" forum if I recall correctly). In short, a few years ago the pay package...
I also pay for plates and registration and HUT... as I stated in my original post: "The only thing that has changed with HB in the past several...
Yes, I still have my 2007 Volvo. It is getting close to 600,000 miles now and it has been running fairly well (recently replaced air compressor...
The only thing that has changed with HB in the past several years from my perspective is the recent changes made to the FSC. They used to pay the...
