An example. A couple weeks ago I was in Utica, NY and had to go Rochester and Syracuse. A storm blew through and dumped a lot of snow in only a...
If your check ECAS light is on, the system may not be working. Freightliner uses MeritorWabco ECAS. One of my trucks is 2016 Freightliner 6x2....
I let them know what the quarterly says and what I expect. I pay them very well, salaried. I stress to set the cruise and take it easy, you aren’t...
I post a lot in the 9+ mpg group on Facebook regarding the A26. But, for the year in 2020, 124k miles, 13% deadhead, average weight 71-72k, along...
If anyone wants good information, I recommend joining the 9+mpg group on Facebook. I post stuff in there about the A26. I’m looking towards...
It looks accurate. I always 10k miles as my benchmark. Running in the northeast, home weekly, 9-10k is pretty reasonable. If you can keep the...
If it were easy everyone would do it. In the beginning, you may not get home each weekend. It takes a a little time to get used to negotiating and...
Being home every weekend is doable. I’m doing that with one of my guys right now, and it works. Where you live has a lot to do with it. Arkansas...
I run into that issue when in New England, frozen fish, needs the 250k.
I have it with NASTC right now, using Northland. I’m paying 1600 per truck per month, including the cost of the down payment. So almost 20k per...
A26 410hp 1450/1650TQ 6x2 Super singles TK Evolution 2.5 ratio 10spd direct Fuller Advantage, manual 226” wheel base Flow below with steer axle...
My final IFTA for 2020 came in, 9.25 mpg. 124k total miles, 13% DH, total mpg for the year was 9.11. In this report 1501 is the 2015 turd Volvo...
The Volvo I have has a Carrier APU on it. The driver likes it, but I’ve found the Achilles heel of that APU, the fan shroud. It keeps breaking,...
Everything is booked to end the month. This one was my best yet. 80,150.00 revenue, 2.90/mile on all miles, 12.7% DH. I got both of them home on...
That one was from a private seller in Hagerstown, MD. He used it to move office furniture and household goods, mostly local. Maybe spend a night...
One guy is 28 and the other is 27.
No. He does a good job, just every once in awhile he goes on a streak like this. I think his problem is he plays on his phone too much and does...
most deliveries are 0200-0800. They’re not running nights for the most part. Deliver early, get empty, reload, and deliver the next day same...
reefer loads. Sleeping beauty has had issues before. If it’s before 0600 he has a hard time with it.
Gave him a warning for now. I told him if that happens again, I can’t keep you. That was too much.
