Hottest I saw in Texas was 81 degrees. Go figure!
Ok, housekeeping's caught up. Got rolling this morning from Van Horn and soon after got a call from a planner. I'm sitting in Lordsburg waiting on...
You're welcome. That little exercise was for me as much as it was for you! I just noticed that you're in Ft. Worth. I go through there a lot more...
If you've owned your own business before, then you're way ahead of most. You can easily succeed at JCT if you like to run hard. Your five years...
Hi Captain, thanks for reading. My average is actually a little over $.40/mile. Let's run some numbers and check this out: My average miles per...
18K, ouch! Yep, JCT pays me just enough on a 600-mile day to be able to eat some BBQ. . . if I order from the kid's menu that is!
Yep. One $30 lockout call later (after 3 years in a Volvo) I have a key well hidden under the hood and another one laced into my shoes. It's...
I got a PM regarding my Scangauge. One gripe with JCT is the way they spec out their trucks. My last company truck had a fuller instrument panel...
Got thru Houston like a boss, but getting up at 4am sux! Got to Van Horn 640 miles later with 7 minutes left of my 11. Stopped in Junction for my...
If you own your own truck, how about Landstar for dry van? If you're curious about leasing a truck, come check out how I've been barely making it...
There will be a selection of used Cascadias and ProStars at least and probably some new Cascadia Evolutions. I don't get thru Sapulpa very often...
Yes. Approximately 65 gallons of fuel paid for this week but not used yet. At $3.80/gal that's $247 in additional profit for a total $962 for the...
Good run today, 621 miles and four state lines crossed. Tomorrow's plan is 645 miles and zero state lines. . . can you guess which state I'm in?...
I wish there was some parking! I love Cuban sandwiches! Instead, I got another heavy load. Scaled at 79,120#. Managed 7.3 mpg to Cottondale today.
Driving thru Tampa this morning I spotted a food truck parked on the causeway. The sign on the side said, "Cuban Sandwiches - Live Bait". Yum!
There's a P&L calculator on the JCT website http://johnchristner.com/?r=drivercareers&drv=whyjct that lets you play around with the numbers to get...
I'm starting a fresh JCT thread to chronicle my experiences. Be forewarned; this thread might occasionally talk about the benefits of the...
Terry is driving JCT's show truck.
