Ask them some questions about downtime to find out if they like to work..
Buy another tractor...lol...
Yes there is if they are ear buds.. However if you want to ware ear plugs for noise then that is up to you.. No one really wants to say one way or...
Hears what i have so far.. Landstar expenses.. Plates $1650 year, Permits $200 yr, EORB $327 yr, Seal/lock program $125 yr. Communciations Network...
Guys, lets start listing all of our true expenses.
You know i recalculated some #s. Based on what Landstar told me... They said that the drivers are averaging 1.84 cpm. So, lets take a 2000 mile...
My breakdown is more from an income point then a cost per mile like yours is. Gross pay for 108,000 paid miles at .82 average per mile after 35%...
Shepard74. Lets do this together. I have 18yrs expirence in the field and was looking into becomming an Owner Operator with Landstar or other. I...
If you need to downshift your rpms are too low. Take it out of gear, rev it and let it drop into gear. In time you will become a pro at it.
Pay cash, otherwise it could come back at you in your home state with your tax return.
Deadhead miles, paying yourself back the $20,000 down payment and of course i think landstar will not let you run unless you have disability ins,...
Good tires are more like 4,000 dollars. I think your op is too low. With unexpected down time and added maintance cost figure to net between 40...
I drove a T2000 back in 2003 and it had an automatic. Your right, you can shift manual. I was thinking about this last night driving my DD13 10...
Thanks, i am sure their mpg would go down some driving east of Mississippi..
Are you kidding, they got ya by the @#$^&*... The plan is to get you all into leasing and owning the trucks. Then as you can see crunch the #s in...
Any remarks on the MX Paccar engin. Has Paccar had a good reputation in the past?
Is that 1.80 before or after their 35% cut off the load?
Lets start a list of known common creeper DOT roadside check points thoughout the US. This can help us with our routing, and if we can, avoid some...
What do you mean look to mtv for specs?
I am looking to buy a new/used tractor and am wondering if an ultrashift will give me the best mpgs. Also are they reliable? What is considered a...
