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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;roundhouse, post: 12439709, member: 220225&quot;]I worked hard , after I got&nbsp; the truck , I worked 102 days in a row without a day off .and I’m a pretty decent mechanic so I was able to fix the little stuff .</p><p>The company I was doing the lease purchase with had endless freight with direct their own customers. And they were paying local drayage companies a lot lot more than they were paying the owner operators who leased on . So the company WANTED the new o/o’s to succeed since it was so</p><p>Much cheaper than hiring local drayage companies </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>although the third week I got two roadside inspections in one day .</p><p>Where they checked the travel of slack adjusters , checked the air pressure buildup time etc etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>The second inspection they found a loose U bolt where a leaf spring had recently been replaced , and I got put out of service.</p><p>Had to call a road service for that .</p><p><br /></p><p>but in two years of making a thousand a week&nbsp; when I was used to earning $200 a week , I was able to save like $50k</p><p>So writing a $9k&nbsp; check to add to the $7k I got from my insurance for the wrecked one , for a used rig to replace the wrecked one , was no biggie.</p><p><br /></p><p>second rig was a Ford LTL-9000 with a big cam 400 and 13 speed .</p><p>It had leaf</p><p>Springs too, I had never ridden in a rig with air suspension so I didn’t know what I was missing , the ford had power steering , which my first rig didn’t have so I thought that was awesome .</p><p><br /></p><p>same drivetrain as a Pete or KW but half price since Ford wasn’t a status rig .</p><p><br /></p><p>I built a shower and toilet and fridge in the big Ford , and after about 18 months some offered me too much money for it and I sold it , and bought a IH 9700 cabover with the set back steer axle and air ride drive suspension and a double length sleeper .</p><p><br /></p><p>loved loved loved that rig .</p><p>Rode like it was on a cloud and the short wheelbase would fit anywhere[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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