Stevens Transport aviary

yes they do, they are called drivers and i'm sure he would have seen that if he did a pretrip on trl. we can't blame others if we don't do our jobs properly.

 

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Monkeypuncher you need to butt out, as you do not know what I did do.

NObody checks the loaded trailers on the yard until a driver hooks up to it, and checks it out.

I pretriped the trailer...no problems...preloaded at kraft 5 days ago. Trailer inspection report states it has a refrigerant leak. Shop says it is fixed.

Not my mistake the leak increased and the shop did not fix it. And Stevens did NOT have TK in Amarillo fix it either, just recharge the unit, and send me on my way. Normal operating procedure for Stevens.

 

Here I sit in Cheyenne, WY making my drop. I imagine it will be to the meatpatch from here. I arrived here just after 1800 yesterday. Having a 24 plus hour layover waiting to unload can really hurt the miles. I tried to repower, however, since I was ahead of the load and not behind, it did not happen.

Smokr, glad to hear you at least got a truck with an apu.

 

sorry yall didnt mean to start nothin. i just didnt know

 

Ok, you checked it and freon was fine. So that means if anyone else on yard checked it freon was fine. Now it is so bad you are out in 50 miles? By the way, it is illegal to just refill w/o fixing a leaking a/c unit.

 

monkeypuncher...a driver needs to pre trip a trailer and if it passes muster, he runs with it. Vibration can open up a weak seam, accentuate a hole or who knows what else.
I pre trip EVERY trailer every time. I have had two coolant failures in the last year, both were good when I picked them up. One didn't make it 50 miles before it coded out.
Maybe you've been lucky and never had a problem.
It's the luck of the draw.
The point is, don't criticize another's work when you don't know the details. TLea simply pointed out the bad luck of having the service failure. I believe him. It's happened to me too.
Your criticizem and tone denote as much as calling him either incompetent or a liar.
Lay off!

 

I could only give you the info that I have which is the price of my truck. However, if you're looking at the price of the truck alone, your business will fail. there's more to consider. I'm about to turn in my T2000 for a T700 very soon. The t700 will have a more aerodynamic shape which will give lower wind resistence. It will probably have super single tires and the overall truck will be lighter enabling me to have less trouble with the weight of the freight.

In addition, the newer engine performs in lab tests much better than the cat on a $/mile basis. So I will be able to move more money at the same cost, or the same miles at lower cost. Either way, it increases the profit of my business.

So, do the math, (or I'd be glad to run the numbers for you based on the true weekly lease cost of my truck) I'd need your average miles per month (or week since I'll convert it that way) and your average MPG. With that I can tell you within the ballpark the number you really want to know. Will I be better off as a company driver or alliance?

 

WG, From my limited expeience with Alliance (been on Alliance 5 weeks) I would say a driver needs to average 2600 miles a week + to really make it worth it. That said, 2600 miles a week should be fairly easy to average. I am curious as to what the projected MPG's are with the new T700's. I have a T2000 with a Cummins, and I am averaging about 7.2. Also, I have heard a rumor that the T700 lease payments are about $800/week. Any truth to that?

 

If you look you will see I was responding to the comment about someone on the yard checking the trailers. Bad luck I understand, blaming someone else I do not. No offense meant TLea. And I probably know emusified if you've been at Stevens over 4 years. I don't want to fight with anyone but I will be truthful. Breakdowns happen, when they do just be glad you don't have to pay for them. Good luck all.