why does landstar pay alot more

So egr's are on 06's? I Thought they didn't come out til like 08 or something like that

 

Emissions is based on the year of the engine. Typically the truck itself will be a year newer than the engine year i.e. 2003 truck w/ 2002 engine, 2007 truck with 2006 engine. There will always be some freak truck that doesn't follow the rules. EGR came into play on 2004 trucks/2003 engines. DPF came in on 2008 truck/2007 engine, and DEF on 2011 truck/2010 engine.

 

08 was dpf filters and the ultra low sulphor fuel. 03 was egrs, atleast for detroit.


It's all about epa emission mandates and how an engine builder decides to meet that mandate. Caterpillar for example went with that twin turbo acert set up, then decided they couldn't meet the next mandate and instead paid a big fine for each engine sold while they phased out their on highway north American engines. International went a different route and fudged the test numbers and are now in the middle of a huge government lawsuit over it. I wouldn't be surprised if they follow caterpillar and exit the market in a few more years.

 

Well for a first truck would you recommend pre-emission or emissions?

 

Well that depends on the guy. If you are halfass mechanically inclined, and willing to get your hands dirty, a pre emmisions truck. If you are not, the newer the better. Every truck, even brand new, is gonna break. Obviously, the older the more risk something is gonna break but going new doesn't eliminate that risk.

Personally, if it was me. I'd get the best paying company gig i could and put the family on a beans and rice bare bones budget till i had about 25 to 30k saved. Then I'd shop shop and shop some more till i found a well maintained pre egr 12.7 in a century that i could pick up for 20k max. And do a thorough inspection on it, including dyno, ecm report, rig dig, and most importantly the full maintenance records. No records? Walk away. Once i finally found the truck and got it home, id drop the pan and inspect the bearings. This will require renting or buying a big torque wrench. But that's me, with the benefit of hindsight and lessons learned over the last twenty years. Whatever you do, make sure you have a good chunk of money left over after all the start up costs.

 

Ok thanks for the info.

 

Dry van ?

 

Van and Flatbed......I do better on flat. Even though at the moment flat and van are pretty close

 

I never average over $2 after LS cut pulling van. You would have be booking loads at almost $3.10 a mile.

 

Why do you give away 7% of your gross? That's a lot of net profit margin when a trailer might cost you 3% if you don't buy a cheap one outright.