O/O Facts to live by

You got to admit tho, Joe even taking a good wrench with you won't keep the overhead down. Drivers that pay mechanics to wrench shell out a lot of dough. You maintain your own and that is one of your edges. Plus you sleep at home every night so having the hood up is not like being out for weeks and then spending your off time under the hood. I know several that run older trucks. My neighbor has his own authority and lately his truck has really cost him in repairs. He has it in the shop now. I ride by a freightshaker (I don't know the guy) He pulled his motor and was loading it on a straight truck with a backhoe. He saved a lot by pulling it himself, but it was about a month before I saw him unloading it. Was a few weeks and he was still putting it back in. He saved some by sending it off, but the downtime had to hurt.

I have relatives that are O/O's and they service their own, but have repairs done. Lots of drivers that own seemed chained to the truck. Either driving it or working on it. As a company driver my off time had nothing to do with the truck. I put nothing in it and after all the monies the average O/O puts in I am not sure if the headaches and worries out weigh what a company driver can make minus all the expenses. Like I said tho. I was never an O/O. I married my wife not a truck! Come to think of it; tho I slept with a truck more than my wife!

 

Going back to the original comment on buying an inexpensive truck. I was almost tempted to buy one last weekend. It was a 95 International Eagle with a 9 speed and a Detroit 60 Series. The complete drive train was rebuilt by the dealer about 15,000 miles ago. The truck was spotless and looked like it had just come off the showroom floor. It has new rubber all around and a completely reapolstered interior.

He had all service tickets, and all work was done at the dealer. The total rebuild cost for the truck driveline was over $12,000.

It went at an absolute auction (no reserve) for $5,200.

 

I feel iI got a good deal on my truck.2004 F/L Columbia,had 267,000 miles on it.Turned in early for new trucks w/o new EPA engines.I don`t take it to the F/L dealer for repair`s unless it`s the last resort.I find good mechanics near our terminals that don`t try to bend you across the fuel tanks.Hey,every penny helps..:smt025

 

Yep every penny you save goes right on your bottom line. Don't ever forget that.

 

Where was this auction?

 

one thing i havent seen mentioned in this tread yet that i think is important....fuel efficancy
consider this....
W900L KW, with a 72" standup will only average in the low to mid 5mpg range
my 1996 T600 is averaging mid 6 to low 7 range
i know it doesnt like like a huge differance but do the math, on a 3000 mile trip the w9 will use around 600 gallons, t6 around 460 gallons....now multiply by what you paid per gallon of fuel today ($2.65 here in medford) and the cost differnce for the same trip is $371...just in fuel
now i know it doesnt sound like a lot of money but figure it out over a 12,000 mile month, or 120,000 mile year...
as has been stated in this thread b4...every litle bit helps

before i get yelled at ....i was looking at buyin a W9 before i bought this truck....who doesnt want one of those gorgous trucks...but fuel mileage came into my equasion....now i have a good lookin truck and mileage to boot....so all im sayin is consider an aerodynamic truck, save some cash and increase your profits, and if you still want a box...buy one with cash a few years down the road

 

Yup fuel mileage is where it's at ! I been hearing good things about big hp cats! My son just swapped seats from a 95 FLD 12.7 470hp 6.5 mpg to a n 05 Volvo 12L 435 hp that gets 5 mpg not happy!

 

Wow! Had did you find this thread? It's over three years old?