mercer transportation

Discussion in 'Mercer' started by kw12, Jul 21, 2012.

  1. Razorwyr

    Razorwyr Road Train Member

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    I guess because we get lazy too easily. I don't think I did last year, and I know I wasn't before the breakdown. I've been working hard to get back ahead like i was before the engine blew in case something happens again quickly. Probably would have been back a month ahead already if I didn't get new tires and put $2k worth of batteries on the truck. I think im gonna definitely make my cusion bigger though. It was nice not having to stress about bills while the truck was getting fixed, but if it took much longer, and I kept spending money at the rate I was, I'm not sure how long little stress would have lasted.
     
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  3. Razorwyr

    Razorwyr Road Train Member

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    $50? Where did you find that at? I usually pay around $90, found it on sale a couple of times for $70 or $80. I didn't say it was cheap....but it works miracles. Well worth the money in my opinion, but I use it for almost everything.
     
  4. Chickadee

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    Any advice on going from Brentwood, NH to Fort Myers, FL as far as avoiding exorbitant tolls? Are there tolls on I95 all the way?
     
  5. Razorwyr

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    No tolls after Maryland, or you could go out of CT on 84, take 81, 77, 85, 75
     
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  6. mickeymouseclub

    mickeymouseclub Heavy Load Member

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    It's actually not related to lazy, it's just the numbers as they are.
     
  7. TruckerPete1990

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    I'm so mad at the guys in the red trucks. My axle nut had 2 broken clips.... How do you not see this while replacing my wheel seals?.... This could of ended very badly.
     
  8. Dynames

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    If a guy ran inside a square from Chicago to Memphis over to Charlotte up to Carlisle and back over towards Chicago, could he average $4000-$5000 gross a week if willing to haul heavy and tarp?
     
  9. spyder7723

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    With today's market 20k a month to the truck is very doable. Somebody will tell ya the average is only 12k a month but I'm not willing to be average and will put in the effort to be much better than the average window licker. No reason you can't be above average either.
     
  10. mickeymouseclub

    mickeymouseclub Heavy Load Member

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    The weak spot in that scenario is the Carlisle corner of the square ,narrow in that corner to about Youngstown and ya might be in the deal. 4 k is a good figure to shoot for , 5k is a bit harder to hit week after week. You'll count on one hand the single operators who did 200 k this past year,. That entails 4k for 50 weeks out of the year.
     
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