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Truck going down for the next week for shop repair.

43 gals short for monthly Top Gear at TA/Petro. One week remaining to get those 43 gallons. But not going to happen with the truck in the shop.

Need a favor from you guys.. if someone could please use my telephone number at the pump instead of swiping a card and pump those 43 gallons for me it would be appreciated.

Hit me up in messenger if you're willing to pump the 43 gallons and put me over the top so I have Top Gear for next month.

TIA

Mark

Time for me to upgrade!

2016 Freightliner Cascadia for sale. That's right the green limousine is up for sale! Working right now today healthy and strong.

DD15 10sp 710k on the drivetrain. Lots of new parts. Too many mention here. Call me or p.m. for details.

$55k cash deal. No Finance being offered.

214. 732. 2587

Mr. Potato rocketing across the planet!!

Trucking Potatoes! First time in over a decade we learn how to get on a potato rack for unloading. How much damage can occur? Lets find out!!

Looking for a career minded OTR driver. One seat open for an experienced dry van or re**er operator. 2018 Cascadia w/auto trans. Full sleeper size w/ upper bunk. Microwave, Tri-pac APU, and power inverter. New leather seats. Team drivers encouraged, but a solo can work at too.

Relatively clean DAC/MVR. 3yrs verifiable OTR. No job-hopping past.

$0.80/mi or 30%... 1099 or payroll processed, your choice. Will train you "...to pick your own load." from various boards. (I recommend percentage)

100% transparency so you know exactly where every penny goes. No smoke and mirrors B.S. like the mega-carriers.

Job based on clearance to drive by the Authority owner based in Iowa.

I have personally driven this rig and can vouch for the moneymaking opportunity being offered. You will be running with the same company I am with right now. This place is some next-level #$@× and I'm not going anywhere!

If you are ready for 100% job freedom and control over where you run and your time.... This is it. BUT.... Be prepared to be 100% professional. 100% on time pickup. 100% on time delivery. It's a career, not a job.

Ready to grow?

Call Alan Godfrey at: (214) 677-6041 for more details.

Long time coming...

UPDATE!!

YES!! Alive And Well Just Like Matt Eso!! There is nothing wrong with taking a break! Matt Eso is not wrong at all. Here's an update video about me and what's been going on in my 4-year break. Life i...

...and so goes another year.

This new program has so many holes in it.

The enforcement of this new provision is based on the training provider to report 'self-certification' or self-reporting everything. There is no audit function or accountability by 3rd party oversight!

L.E.O. simply check a database that is self-populated with information that was keyed in by the damn schools themselves! No verification by any 3rd party as to the accuracy of the submitted data! What the hell?!

Results:

#1 - A boatload of new CDL schools fleecing new career seekers claiming they are 'experts' in the new training requirements.

#2 - Substandard training of new recruits resulting in HIGHER accident rates.

#3 - Feds claiming that the new standards are working!

#4 - Lawyers making a crap-ton of money off accidents because now they can tie accident liability back to the training school as well as the individual trainers!

Yes... You read that last one correctly.

TRAINERS..... You can now be directly named in future accident lawsuits that your students are involved in. Victims will sue the insurance company, carrier, truck owner, freight owner, training school and YOU as trainer.

All that data and training performance sign-off on those students in your name.

Still wanna train new students after Feb.7th 2022?

https://www.ozarkradionews.com/local-news/new-federal-cdl-training-requirement-taking-effect-feb-7

Get ready for trailers to go back to being naked again!!

U.S. court voids emissions rules for heavy-duty truck trailers A U.S. appeals court on Friday tossed out greenhouse gas emissions rules for heavy-duty truck trailers, ruling two government agencies had exceeded their authority.

Dear America,

TURN OFF YOUR F****** HIGH BEAMS!

Thank you,

Everyone

Time for an update!!

Well.... It's been 6 weeks or so at the new place and so far, it looks awesome on many levels!

In the 6 weeks or so that I've been here, all my initial goals are being met. I have complete control over my time, load selections, dwell time, utilization rate, and... AND complete transparency in viewing the numbers. All the s**t barriers that was causing growth and revenue problems in the past have been blasted out of the way! Trucking is FUN again 😂

The money is great enough that I took a week of hometime in the 2nd week. I've run another 4 weeks and have stopped again for another week back here in Vegas to visit with the wife while she house sits for her sister.

With this schedule .... I don't have any 6 consecutive numbers to report as of yet. When this break is over on Saturday, I should be out for the 6 weeks needed to truly get metric operational numbers I can report off of.

As of now... Gross income is up 70%. Operational costs are reduced by 30%. Gross vs Net is depositing about 62% into the bank each week. These are rough numbers, obviously... Having 6 consecutive weeks of uninterrupted numbers will provide the clearest and most realistic picture.

The take-away at this point is this fact: All the bulls**t operational problems that were being injected by others claiming, "We want you to succeed" ...all the while tripping you up with non-logical crap and apathy, is gone. There is no one in my way any more. 100% success or failure rests completely in my hands and it's nice. :-)

It's nice to have REAL freedom and control. I pick the load, call the broker, and negotiate on my own. I get a copy of the ratecon, back office work is handled for 8% and i see all numbers. Settlement pay is weekly with zero cost factoring and no backcharges. What gets scanned in by Monday afternoon is paid out by that Friday at the latest. A lot is done by the authority owner's office staff while still paying out 92% to the truck.

Let me head off the early questions now....

"No" ...
They are not looking to add O/O's right now.
They do not have company driver positions.
They do not lease equipment.

As things change, I will update yall.

Be good. Be safe. Stay tuned.

Mark