Being an O/O under a Carrier's Authority

They want to check the evaporator and condenser as well. If these are flushable that won't be an issue; if they're not I was told those may need to be replaced as well. I was thinking have them do the compressor and dryer, charge it up, if it runs fine I'm good, if not Then I guess you would have to move on to those other components. It didn't give me any warning signs and that has me PO'd. I listen to my truck and keep a close eye on things to avoid stuff like this. It has been working fine until the day it happened.

I have zero skills when it comes to working on things. I can tell when something is going wrong and can pinpoint issues but that is it. I usually just make matters worse by touching it.

 

Dodged a bullet. The compressor did fail but it was the clutch that caused it and not internal. No metals in the system. I had a leaking output seal on the transmission and had them do that while it was in there. Total price was $980 and some change.

 

Trailer financing has been completed and I'll have all my insurance active by Wednesday to finish the purchase. I'll also be able to get my plates, KYU, and NYHUT once I have the insurance certificates. I have to send FMCSA an email, I already have an open ticket in it, with proof of insurance to get the MC number turned on. And finally, once the MC is on, I'll be able to finish up with the factoring company. Almost done so when I go in during the first week of May I just have to get all the junk from my mailbox, pickup the trailer, and I'll be ready to roll. I cleaned out my inbox the other day and deleted 75 emails, it has been busy getting this all squared away.

 

I became a NASTC member and they partner with Orange Capital. Their rate is better than several others I checked out. The fee is 2.5% for NASTC members.

 

Got the IFTA back at 7.55 mpg for the quarter. I was a little disappointed with that but I was expecting it to be lower. They have had me pounding Texas a lot for a while now. Lots of traffic and it's always north to South, TX to upper Midwest and back. The rates have been higher lately and I've been bringing in lots of revenue so that makes up for it. All miles last month was a 1.52 per mile.

 

Delivered my last load and wrapping things up this week to go out on my own numbers. The dealer made a mistake with the title so that may throw my plates off. I'll be down there tomorrow to fix the issue. I am wanting to hit the road Monday with my first load. Have some maintenance stuff to due in the meantime and get my logo on the truck. I have been pulling for a company called Fortune Transportation out of Windom, MN and they have done a great job.