Yeah, back in 60's it was the "no substitute for cubic inches" vs. the "high revvin' small blocks". All detroit iron. One notable car from my...
You would have loved racing on Hall st. in st. louis in the 60's then. 4 lanes, straight for a mile, no traffic after dark. (well, almost none.)...
A racing paradise indeed! I live near Gateway International in the St. Louis area plus a few dirt tracks, and drag strips. Did the drag race...
would the scca be the place to go to get information on different types of racing, and costs to get started? Also, how and when did you get...
CPT. Zoom; Have you checked out the new ford mustang with I.R.S. two v-6's over 300hp, and a new 5.0 v-8? car and driver was saying the new...
Go to expeditersonline.com and look for greasytshirt. He is a HINO mechanic, and helps the expediters with their Hino truck problems. I'm sure...
I hope I will be able to start in March. I need to have cataract surgery first and lose a few more lbs. I'm a little undertall for what I weigh...
Jaguar115, glad to see you return to the thread. I've been reading all the ACT threads I can find to get as much info as I can on company...
I'm looking to restart my driving career after 4 years off due to injuries. Do you know of any drivers with ACT who returned to driving through...
Just a thought here. Take the average weight of the loads you're carrying, then determine what your empty weights would be with a steel or combo...
I was a gunners mate in the navy and the QUAD 40 was the type of gun mount my crew and I operated while in the rivers in viet nam. I've worked on...
here are two websites that may give you some answers. First is hotshotcarrier.com. they have information on all aspects of the hotshot business....
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that expedite carriers hired contractors w/tractors only, but not w/trailers. At least...
found two 2012 36' stoughton trailers. Tandems w/sliders, no liftgates,really clean. one heavy duty, $20,000. one regular, $19,000. I think...
You're right about no sliders. Looked in the truck paper at 32 footers, no sliders. FYI, a 2012 great dane 32' tandem w/liftgate, air ride....
OK here we go. I would go with a 5 axle setup. slider tandems on the trailer to offset the weight of a liftgate, and distribute weight. tandem...
How about this for LTL: A 3 axle day cab, a 32' van, tandem axle with a lift gate. Pretty good setup for 250 mile radius local work. yes/no?
my last tractor was a freightliner century, pretty much fleet spec. high roof, dbl bunk. roomy enough for me though. wt. was in the 17.5 range....
Depending on the size of the tractor, I think you could get under 25,000, but that would probably be with a small sleeper s/a tractor and a pretty...
If you found a good 36' trlr w/liftgate, would you want tandems or a single axle? I thought of a 3axle tractor and pup combo to stay below...
