It has been my experience, with a reefer trailer, that I can get much better rates, going that general direction, from eastern and northern NC...
I notice you said "offered". I'm sure that broker/shipper tried to "offer" that rate to anybody that would listen. A friend of mine who lives in...
I'm just thinking that depreciation would give you more flexibility. You could accelerate via section 179 if needed.
Roadmedic, could someone who had a lease, such as one of these Lone Mountain leases, choose to depreciate the asset using the sum of payments as a...
I dont see how it isn't cut and dry on a capital lease with zero balloon at the end. If you spend 70k in lease payments on a truck, and that...
At one time, Chiquita only imported their bananas into two ports in the entire country, Gulfport, MS and Wilmington, DE. I'm not sure if that is...
Is this thread a joke? Is that seriously what these big company lease purchases look like? All I can say is, WOW, I am in the wrong sector of the...
Where were you able to get a Star glider? Did you order it and have it put together yourself, or did you buy it pre-assembled?
I haul for them quite a bit as well. I actually caught them with their pants down the day before Thanksgiving, this past year, and cashed in....
It sounds like he is the reciever and thus he probably has no control over it. Transport was most likely arranged by a broker on behalf of the...
Nope. Are you having an issue collecting one now or are you looking at their days to pay number on ITS and trying to decide? I have worked...
BTW, Florida isn't horrible right now. Citrus and Strawberries are moving out of here. They don't pay great but you could make some money doing...
That is why I do as well as I do. I have a good money customer in the south with loads going north. Not many people can say that. I get out of...
The last two weeks are typically two of the worst weeks of the year. If you are running load boards and broker freight only, I would say you did...
I got a very small, family run, brokerage that I use to get out of Chicago. It is a brother and two sisters that work there. They are good...
What is the gap now and can you tighten it up any? Once you get past a certain number, I think it is like 42", it no longer matters. For...
I will clear the air as well as you nor anyone else here really knows me. Yes, my wife and I are a small carrier and own 8 trucks and 10 trailers...
You should be able to get better than 5.3 out of that truck, even at 70. I doubt you would ever consistently average over 6, but I would say that...
There are two general schools of thought as for the reason one wants to become an owner operator. A.) to have the potential to make significantly...
When you say "old technology", is it a B model Cat(mechanical) or a newer electronic Cat? If it is an old 3406B then that 5.3 number isn't horrible.
