let's talk fleet managers

Discussion in 'Prime' started by Pouring Coal, Apr 7, 2014.

  1. ironpony

    ironpony Road Train Member

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    Then you'll appreciate the necessity of minimizing your costs by first, learning how to operate your truck efficiently, second getting enough experience with the HOS regs to understand how to use them to your advantage, and third not choosing a routing to the east coast that will cost you hundreds of dollars in unnecessary tolls.

    I don't know you from Adam... so why would I want to spend my capital in credibility with the FMs I know vouching for a newb with zero track record? Chances are you'll screw-up, and my stock goes down. Either work your way into this properly, or plan on an education the hard way.
     
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  3. Pouring Coal

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    Look, of course reality is different, but my numbers were estimated low on the earnings side , high on the costs side, and bottom mid of the fuel economy. And you know what? It still showed a profit. I expect.ill operate at a loss some weeks, but overall, profitable. This.is a game of long term prospects, not a paycheck chase.
     
  4. Pouring Coal

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    I didnt ask you for a reference. Simply whos good and its turned into a #### show. I love the attitude around here. Im not going to have a hard road, because I have a ####### brain. I can pull mpgs out of the truck. I have my fuel stratagy figured out. Etc etc etc.

    I ran logs the.last 2 years, there is no genius required to make them work for you, especially with a qual com. What else ya got?
     
  5. ironpony

    ironpony Road Train Member

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    Why should I risk my credibility for someone who has no clue about what they're getting in to?
     
  6. Pouring Coal

    Pouring Coal Light Load Member

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    How do I have no clue what I am getting into?
     
  7. Pouring Coal

    Pouring Coal Light Load Member

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    Piss on it, I asked advice in the past simply to confirm what im seeing. Delete this thread, no benefits to be gained. Ive got a handful of successful l/ops I talk with, to hell with trying to bounce ideas around on ttr
     
  8. ironpony

    ironpony Road Train Member

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    Who have you driven for in the past?
     
  9. Pouring Coal

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    Otr, no one. Who have I drove for? Calfrac well services, in some places that would make you want to cry. 129k gross down an ice covered mountain lease road, 214k and 9 axeles up a road so tight you couldnt figure out the hell I made it. Drove straight truck for a year. Starting when I was 16, my step dad put me behind the wheel when I ran with him. He was a o/op with landstar for 15 odd years, among other companies in his 40 some year career. How long have I been around the otr business? Since I was a kid. Grandpa, uncles, cousins stepdad, all independents.
     
  10. Pouring Coal

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    Who have.you driven for in the past btw?
     
  11. ironpony

    ironpony Road Train Member

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    Then why would you want to run the toll roads to the east coast?
     
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