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Per Mile Operating Cost of a Commercial Truck - TruckersReport
$180,000 The average total yearly cost of operating a commercial truck. The largest operating expense is diesel fuel. A commercial truck can easily consume more than $70,000 of diesel fuel per year. Driver Salary is the second largest operating cost. Standard commercial truck driver salaries are based on the distance driven, per mile.
What are the physical requirements to be a truck driver?
And the strength required to drive a truck and crank the landing gear is next to nothing. It’s unfortunate because the most important thing is highway safety, not how much weight you can lift. If I were a woman truck driver and was discriminated against by one of those so-called strength tests, I would file a Title VII sex discrimination ...
Driving a privately owned Semi | Page 9 - TruckersReport
2008年12月9日 · I live in the State of Washington, I drive a 2002 Columbia using it to tow my 45 foot long, 22,000 pound RV trailer, the truck is titled and registered as a "Motor Home" as it has been outfitted as the law requires to meet the State standards as a Motor Home.
Transporting an out of state used truck purchase?
2011年2月3日 · Hey guys I appretiate the information. I'm looking into buying used truck from private owner or dealer. I'd rather buy a truck cash than have a 1200-1400 month payment. I don't have the best credit, around 600 score and heard about lone mountain but their monthly payments are too high.
A Semi for Personal Use- Paperwork Question - TruckersReport
2007年11月26日 · I am thinking hard on singleing out a tractor to haul my fifth-wheel toyhauler. I tow with a F-350 Cab-n-chassis with a steel bed now. The truck and trailer scale out at a hair over 23,000 pounds loaded light with nothing in the toy section. The truck does a good job, but I would be a LOT more comfortable with a singled out tractor.
Driving to Alaska | TruckersReport.com Trucking Forum | #1 CDL …
2012年9月28日 · You can buy 30 day temp registrations for your truck and trailer at the Tok, AK weigh station but they will cost you more than a 1 year plate for the truck and a permanent for the trailer. Cost of the 1 year for the truck is 331.00 and the permanent for the trailer is 20.00.
Fast Food Drive throughs for 18-wheelers? - TruckersReport
2008年2月21日 · Some fast food joints post signs for height clearance, and also saw one the other day at Burger King that said NO Semi trucks allowed in drive thru area. Cybergal , Mar 11, 2008 Cybergal , Mar 11, 2008
driving with differential locked - TruckersReport
2015年7月20日 · Basicly, with the inter axle unlocked, the power from the drive shaft is transferred between the axles as needed. On flat level dry road, the division is 50/50. That can change lots of times depending on any number of factors such as weight, road conditions, etc.
Owning a truck, Hiring a driver - TruckersReport
2012年7月28日 · You should be able to answer the question yourself. You know your costs and you should know how much revenue the truck will generate. IF you think that the truck will generate enough revenue to support your driver and your family, then you are dreaming. If it was true we'd all be sitting @ home drinking beer having a minion working for us.
Changing drive tires, which ones and how many?
2016年10月26日 · I currently have about 260,000 miles on my truck and the drive tires aren’t looking so great. They still have between 10 and 11/32 of tread so this doesn’t have to be done right away but one of them went flat the other day and I caught it in time to fix it but if it was not fixable I would’ve had to buy a new one and I know it is not a ...